Maria Moore (she/her) spent the first years of her life as an Old Colony Mennonite in Mexico. Her life exposed her to emotional and sexual abuse which was also the life that her mother endured. Generational trauma and the murder of her father are the foundations with which she was provided at a young age. Through education (as a registered nurse) she has learned how to take the shame of her past to educate and empower others with similar challenges. She has written a book - Not My Kind of Mennonite - to bring attention to the struggles of her parents as they moved out of the colony and tried to make a life in Canada. A murder, a criminal trial, addiction, mental health struggles, abuse and the breakdown of a family set the tone of this true story.You can connect with Maria on Instagram @authormariamoore and on her website https://www.notmykindofmennonite.com/ where you can purchase her book, Not My Kind of Mennonite.The death packet Kari spoke about in the episode is from Mark Green’s Atheopaganism Blog and is linked here.Your Friend, The Therapist is hosted and produced by Kari Fillian. You can follow the show on Instagram at @yourfriendthetherapistpod. Subscribe to my Substack for more musings: https://yourfriendthetherapist.substack.com/You can listen to the show on Substack, Spotify & Apple Podcasts. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yourfriendthetherapist.substack.com

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