Who

Hi there! I appreciate that you have found my little spot here. Maybe you just stumbled here by accident, from a link on social media, or you are a stan following me over from Patreon. Regardless, welcome.

I am Michele "Misha" James-Parham (they/he/elle/él).

I am a human of many lived & intersecting experiences: queer, transgender masculine/nonbinary, genderqueer, demisexual, poly/relationship anarchist, fat, disabled, neurodivergent, autistic, Jewitch, spouse, partner, teacher, and parent.

I am a human of many inherited exiles & diaspores, carrying both colonised & coloniser bones, blood, roots, & culture: Romani (English Romanichal, Welsh Kaale, Lovari/Vlachi, & Dom/Nawar), Mizrahi/Persian-Jewish, Czech/Bohemian, English, Irish/Irish Traveller, and Sephardi/Spanish-Jewish.

My praxis or theories and study combine the wisdom & folk practices of my ancestors; the Torah & Jewish Mysticism (heavy lean into Feminist & Queer Neo-Hasidism), Sufism, & Buddhist Thought; psychology, anthropology, & social work; the seasons, weather, & waters; and my walks with baneful plants.

• I have been a healer in the realms of birthwork, reproductive justice, midwifery, herbalism, and holding space since 1998.
• I am a teacher in the realms of inclusive sex & sexuality education, gender inclusivity, and meaningful rituals.
• I am a mender in the realms of words, broken hearts, spiritual ennui, times of transition, and holey woollens.
• I am a traditional community midwife, herbalist, Jewish/secular abortion chaplain, spiritual/life coach, reproductive & perinatal social worker, therapist, & sex educator providing inclusive care to the financially-deprived & to Q/T/BIPOC individuals & their families.