Allison Moir-Smith - Cold Feet
Allison Moir-Smith is a psychotherapist and bridal counselor, who counsels brides from all over the US, and the author of Emotionally Engaged: A Bride’s Guide to Surviving the “Happiest” Time of Her Life. Visit her online at EmotionallyEngaged.com.
Dr. Charles Hurst - Who are the Amish?
Dr. Charles Hurst recently retired as professor of sociology at The College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. He has spent the last 15 years researching the Amish and is the co-author of “Amish Paradox”, which focuses on the Holmes County Ohio settlement, the largest Amish community in the world. Click here to buy the book at Amazon.com.
Tom Shachtman - Rumspringa
Tom Shachtman is the author of more than thirty books on a wide range of subjects, as well as the writer-producer of documentaries for network television. He spent several years working among the Old Order Amish in Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania for his book RUMSPRINGA: TO BE OR NOT TO BE AMISH. Vist him online at TomShachtman.com.
Ruth Irene Garrett - Former Amish
Ruth Irene Garrett was born and raised in Iowa as a member of a strict Old Order Amish community. She left the Amish faith in 1996 and was ultimately excommunicated. Visit her online at RuthIreneGarrett.com.