Michele “Misha” James-Parham
midwife, abortion chaplain, social worker, & therapist

*First things first, there are a limitless variety of concoctions for pregnant folks to be overwhelmed by. Every midwife and herbalist...

First things first, there are a limitless variety of concoctions for pregnant folks to be overwhelmed by. Every midwife and herbalist has...

*First things first, there are a limitless variety of concoctions for pregnant folks to be overwhelmed by. Every midwife and herbalist...

First things first, there are a limitless variety of concoctions for pregnant folks to be overwhelmed by. Every midwife and herbalist has...

“The sea owes us nothing and takes everything.” ~ trueriptide Sometimes people look at me oddly, at first, when I tell them that I am not...

“I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;” ~ John...

I am a witch. I think, if I recall correctly, the first time I uttered those words was in the Summer back in 1997 when I was fifteen...

Elder Sambucus Nigra, Sambucus Canadensis elderberry, elder berry, “poor man’s pharmacy”, Hylde Moer, Elder Mother Description small tree...

First, I want to preface this post with the disclaimer that while we are radical/whole life unschoolers, we have been #unschoolers since...

It snowed the first #snow of the season in #Pittsburgh in the wee hours of the morning on Tuesday. I awoke to bright sunshine and about...

cw: homophobia, mention of drug use/abuse, suicide, rape, slurs “Who are we when we’re ten that we need to be more or less of?” ~ Reem...

some days it is eerily like holding up a mirror some days not at all it is those little surprising differences that pull me in otherwise,...

Imagine being #pregnant. This is your second #pregnancy; you have a 20 month old child. You are young, low-income, and not sure how best...

Purple fingertips Scent of celery seed Giant bowl (the one w/ the lid) Slaw August 19, 2013 at 08:03PM via Facebook Bright, pregnant moon...