After leaving the Amish community, Misty Griffin found herself with no identification, no Social Security card, and had been thrust into a world whose rules and machinations she didn’t understand. “One of the most difficult things was social interactions. I had been taught to not talk to men, to look at the floor when I walked and that was difficult to overcome,” she said (via the Daily Mail). Fortunately, with the help of an extended family member, she was able to get her life back into order.
It took her a while, but Griffin was eventually able to get her GED, and by 2012, she’d written her first book, “Tears of the Silenced: An Amish True Crime Memoir of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Brutal Betrayal, and Ultimate Survival,” according to The Cinemaholic. Since then, she’s written additional books, married, and become a mother, according to Distractify. As of May 2022, she was working as a nurse. “I am going to keep raising awareness about this issue until Congress passes and enforces significant legislation to help abused children in religious communities,” she said.
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