Amy Duggar King mentions that during her time on 19 Kids and Counting, she felt “frightened” and “muffled.”

Amy Duggar King Vows to Parent Differently

One of the 19 Kids and Counting alum and daughter of the brother-in-law of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, Amy Duggar King, explains that she has really changed a lot since her TLC days, giving credit to her husband, Dillon King. “I don’t recognize the girl I used to be when I watch my old And Counting videos,” Amy said to E! News. “She was an extremely limited person. She was scared. She couldn’t defend herself. She was silenced. She existed in a lot of fear.”

“Hi world, this is Amy”: A New Chapter

Amy, 39, is all set to come back with her memoir, Holy Disruptor: Shattering the Shiny Facade by Getting Louder With the Truth, publishing on Oct. 14, and with a new “Hi world, this is Amy” statement. She said, “It’s kind of great to be like, ‘Hi world, this is Amy. I’m a holy disruptor.’ I’m in the process of changing my life. After today, I’m going to live in peace.”
She acknowledges that much of that change was due to the ten years that she has been married to Dillon King, her life partner and co-parent of their 5-year-old son, Daxton.

Breaking Old Patterns with New Support

“For a really long time, I didn’t understand that the way I learned my things through my childhood, teenage years, and youth was not the right way,” Amy admitted, “I just always did what I was taught and I never doubted it.”
She also stated that Dillon was the one who made her aware of it: “He brought my vision in a different perspective-‘Amy, wake up. This is not good.’ He is the one who has really been the most support to me in my personal growth.”
Family was also a great support to Amy during her memoir writing. Her cousin Jill Duggar Dillard turned out to be an amazing help as Amy started writing her autobiography.

“Jill and I Have a Vault”: On Trust and Sisterhood

“The book really wasn’t easy to write, but it was great to have her there for me,” Amy revealed. “Part of what we’ve done is to have these deep talks that are only between Jill and me—and that’s how trust is formed, by being able to open up to each other without putting up a façade, without being on guard. We can voice it and still feel that it’s not going anywhere.”
“Jill and I have a vault and the trust there is this unbreakable thing,” she said. The cousins have not only gotten “so close” but their relationship is also “increasing” as Amy mentioned. “I really credit her for it.”