Apr 29, 2026
In part two of this powerful conversation, Tamera continues sharing her story of being brought into the Grandin, Missouri Nationwide Mennonite church and learning to survive within a high-control religious environment she did not choose. We explore coercive control, belonging, faith, gender roles, survival, and the...
Apr 19, 2026
This week, we’re shifting locations and perspective.
Instead of Ohio, we’re heading to Missouri, where I sit down with a former member of the Grandin church. Raised by a single mother, she shares her story of being brought into the church as a young girl—navigating a world she didn’t choose, and learning how to...
Apr 7, 2026
Picking back up where we left off in the last recording, I sat down with a law enforcement officer out of Ohio to hear his perspective on The Amish Restoration Team.
You’ll hear his real-time reactions to the answers the RT has been giving Amish women within their communities—and what that actually looks like from...
Mar 31, 2026
Last year, over 300 abuse cases were documented by what is known as the “Restoration Team” in Holmes and Wayne County, Ohio.
Fewer than 10 of those cases ever made it to the Wayne County Sheriff's Office.
So what’s happening in between?
In this episode, Jasper brings you into the beginning of her investigation...
Mar 23, 2026
In this episode of The Plain People’s Podcast, we continue our look into Amish and Mennonite mental health systems—specifically, what are known as “the facilities,” or residential treatment centers for those struggling within plain communities.
This episode focuses on Hoffnung Heim, a facility widely known among...