Naomi Swartzentruber
Ex‑Amish content creator and author of a self‑published memoir about leaving a strict Swartzentruber Amish community and her subsequent life experiences, interviewed here about Amish life and leaving the community.
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Jan 27, 2026 • 1h 8min
The Cult of The Amish
Naomi Swartzentruber, an Ex‑Amish creator and memoirist who left a strict Swartzentruber Amish community, joins to recount life inside and the reasons she ran away at 17. She discusses strict rules, shunning, language and schooling, and tensions between conservative and more liberal Amish groups. Conversation touches on leaving, adapting to modern life, and why Amish aesthetics fascinate outsiders.
