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misha
Nov 13, 20155 min read
Birthwork Changed My Perception of Birth (And Vice Versa)
Today I am writing at the request of a reader who has recently given birth and has been enjoying my blog while squishing on their new...


misha
Nov 11, 20152 min read
What Is In My Personal Birth Kit?
Yesterday I wrote up a general list of what is in the typical birth kit for a homebirth and I mentioned that I would share what I have or...


misha
Nov 10, 20153 min read
Homebirth Birth Kit
I get asked a lot by clients and strangers what all supplies are needed at a homebirth. I am going to offer my list of suggested items,...

misha
Nov 6, 20151 min read
It's The Waiting
From the moment you get the heads up that things are happening, your body starts to do some interesting things. First, there is a sense...


misha
Nov 5, 20158 min read
Nonheteronormative Exclusion In Midwifery (TERFy Bullshit)
(CW: transphobic quotations from birthworkers) “I am a midwife, which means I am with women and I only provide care for women. If you say...


misha
Nov 4, 20155 min read
Sex Education
Everyone has been really interested in having the curriculum or at least an outline of what I am teaching for my classes. I was not sure...


misha
Nov 3, 20152 min read
#2
We visited friends/family in #Oklahoma at the end of September. One of the moments of great import was attending “poetry night”, which...


misha
Nov 2, 20153 min read
Third Trimester
Here I am in the third trimester of this pregnancy. It is so weird to say that. On one hand it seems like May, when I found out I was...


misha
Aug 20, 20153 min read
Halfway! What?
I have a thing for numbers. It can be pretty intense at times. So, when I noticed that I was 20 weeks pregnant on the 20th of August, of...


misha
Jul 26, 20155 min read
Second Trimester
(TW: mention of perinatal depression) One of the things that I was not prepared for was the overwhelming days of #depression during my...


misha
Jun 24, 20156 min read
I Always Wanted To Be A Parent
(TW: infertility & miscarriage) Despite all of the jobs I have held or various hats I have worn, I have always wanted to be a parent....


misha
Apr 14, 20154 min read
Three Rivers Free Clinic For The People
{Since this has been posted, a lot has happened in life! I've given birth to another child, broken my leg, and the clinic has...


misha
Jan 7, 201513 min read
Tech Support -- How To Plug Your Kids In
So my eleven year old son, my husband, and I had a pretty good time tearing apart an anti-technology/anti-“screen-time” article in an...


misha
Nov 30, 20141 min read


misha
Nov 28, 20144 min read
Autobiographical
“It is not my deeds that I write down, it is myself, my essence.” ~Montaigne I have always wondered how and when it is that people decide...


misha
Nov 27, 20143 min read
Tabletop Games
Tabletop games have become a serious thing at our house over the last few years. Tabletop games are important staples in #Unschooling...


misha
Nov 25, 20145 min read
Human Rights in Birth (Pennsylvania)
I am going to get political today. If you have been a long time reader, you know that I have some ranty posts about midwifery, homebirth,...


misha
Nov 16, 20144 min read
Herbs For Postpartum Sitz Bath
*First things first, there are a limitless variety of concoctions for pregnant folks to be overwhelmed by. Every midwife and herbalist...


misha
Nov 15, 20144 min read
Herbs For Postpartum Hemorrhage
*First things first, there are a limitless variety of concoctions for pregnant folks to be overwhelmed by. Every midwife and herbalist...


misha
Nov 14, 20144 min read
Herbs For Lactation
*First things first, there are a limitless variety of concoctions for pregnant folks to be overwhelmed by. Every midwife and herbalist...
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