Amethyst Community Health

Amethyst Community Health Traditional Community Midwife, Abortion Chaplain, Spiritual/Life Coach, Sex Educator, Reproductive & Perinatal Social Worker, & Therapist

Amethyst Community Health is an alternative holistic healthcare practice, which serves families & individuals living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. While we are open to serving clients from any community, we have a special interest in serving individuals & families in the following communities: LGBTQIA2S+, BIPOC, Teen, Financially-Deprived, and those who have been historically excluded & marginalised. We provide midwifery care, well person care, abortion support & information, life & parenting coaching, spiritual direction, diversity & inclusion consulting, inclusive sex & sexuality education, and can be booked for related speaking/teaching engagements. Find out more at https://midwitchery.net/practice

Midwife Michele ("Misha") identifies as queer, genderqueer, transgender nonbinary, fat, disabled, autistic, Romani, & Mizrachi. They are a Traditional Community Midwife, Herbalist, Chaplain, Spiritual/Life Coach, Sex Education Teacher, and MSW-student. Find out more at https://midwitchery.net/about

How are you spending your evenings? I am watching season 3 of Marcella while assembling kits. Each kit contains ( ),...
11/13/2025

How are you spending your evenings?

I am watching season 3 of Marcella while assembling kits. Each kit contains ( ), substance testing strips for & , and non-latex gloves.

This training is for all reproductive & birthworkers who want to learn valuable skills to help resuscitate newborns, esp...
11/11/2025

This training is for all reproductive & birthworkers who want to learn valuable skills to help resuscitate newborns, especially in low resource settings like homebirths and rural hospitals without a Labor & Delivery department. This specific training is not meant for the general public or for parents.

Saturday, November 15th, 2025.
It will run from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM, with a prompt starting time of 9:30 AM.
Late arrivals will not have time to catch up.
Registration and payment are due by 5:00 PM ET on Friday, November 14th, 2025

Location:
Iya Pittsburgh Project offices inside of
Tripoli Street Community Center
816 Tripoli Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212

The fee for this training is Pay What You Can, with some level of investment expected. The training is valued at $350 ($250 for BIPOC/LGBTQ+).

There is a link to PayPal at the end of the registration form for you to pay through. If your payment is not received by 5:00 PM ET on Friday, November 14th, 2025, a seat will NOT be held for you. This training is offered on a first come, first served basis with a 12 seat cap. Once that cap has been reached by paid registrants, the registration link will be disabled.

Registration & more information @ bit.ly/HBBreg

Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy is a systemic, non-pathologising model of psychotherapy that conceives of the mind...
10/27/2025

Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy is a systemic, non-pathologising model of psychotherapy that conceives of the mind as being naturally subdivided into numerous sub-personalities or “parts.” It posits that every individual possesses a core, resilient essence known as the “Self,” which is characterised by inherent wisdom, compassion, and clarity. Essentially, we contain multitudes.

The primary therapeutic objective is to help clients access the Self's leadership to foster a harmonious relationship with their internal system. Parts can be numerous or just a handful or two, but they can all generally be categorised as: Exiles, which are young, wounded parts carrying pain; and two types of Protectors who either try to manage things proactively, controlling the environment to prevent distress, or more extreme Protectors who react impulsively when Exiles are triggered.

By facilitating a process of “unblending” from extreme parts and accessing the Self, the therapy guides the client to “unburden” Exiles of their trauma and allows the protective parts to relinquish their extreme roles, resulting in greater internal integration and psychological wholeness.

IFS therapy is generally considered highly effective for a wide range of psychological and emotional challenges, especially those rooted in trauma and internal conflict. IFS is best for anyone seeking a deeply compassionate and empowering approach that puts the client in the role of the expert on their own internal world.
- Trauma & PTSD
- Anxiety & Depression
- Addiction & Compulsive Behaviours
- Relationship Issues
- Self-Esteem Issues, Shame, & Anger
- Dissociative Identity Disorder*

*With certain forms of DID, stabilisation would be necessary before beginning parts work.

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How is GBS handled at a homebirth?
10/26/2025

How is GBS handled at a homebirth?

This week, let's release attachment, control, and the illusion of being separate, while embracing impermanence, the pres...
10/26/2025

This week, let's release attachment, control, and the illusion of being separate, while embracing impermanence, the present, and allowing what is.

What did you/do your clients forget when preparing for a waterbirth at home? Let me know in the comments!
10/19/2025

What did you/do your clients forget when preparing for a waterbirth at home? Let me know in the comments!

"...existential condition of lack." What a mood, right?!?
10/19/2025

"...existential condition of lack." What a mood, right?!?

Updated availability for midwifery clients in 2026. There are three more openings; one each for Summer, Autumn, & Winter...
10/19/2025

Updated availability for midwifery clients in 2026. There are three more openings; one each for Summer, Autumn, & Winter 2026.

Openings available for multiparous clients who are BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+. Priority given to VBAC, Breech, & Twins.

Therapy is not about being fixed, made whole, or perfected. You are not a broken vessel to be repaired or problem to be ...
10/19/2025

Therapy is not about being fixed, made whole, or perfected. You are not a broken vessel to be repaired or problem to be solved, but rather a being in a constant state of flux. My role is not to make you more acceptable to others, but to help guide you in finding a deep and gentle acceptance of yourself, exactly as you are.

The struggles you face are not simply symptoms to be diagnosed or feelings to be labelled; they are part of the natural, often challenging, landscape of a human life. Therapy is a space for cultivating curiosity, awe, and compassion, not correction. Here, we can engage in a practice of honest inquiry with your innermost Self, exploring the wisdom within your struggles, stories, joy, and pain, rather than searching for absolute resolve or easy answers.

In our work together, we will explore what it means to be fully present with your experience, without judgment. We will practice letting go of the need to cling to certain outcomes or identities. Instead, we will provide space to the parts of you that have been exiled or silenced, so they may be heard in safety—not just by me, but by you. This is a space where we can nurture a deep sense of self-awareness and self-compassion, recognising that your feelings are not facts to be proven, but passing phenomena to be observed with loving-kindness.

The true work of therapy is to strengthen your relationship with yourself—not as a static entity, but as a human in a constant state of change. This work is rarely neat or comfortable, and that is precisely where its power lies. In fact, it is often in the messiness and discomfort that we can truly see the nature of things. For even in the deepest moments of discomfort, of confusion, and of pain, we can find meaning, begin to relate to our discomfort with wisdom and compassion, and discover the path back to a state of connection—to ourselves, to others, and to our communities.

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09/21/2025

Please join us for a parents / caregivers class on baby wearing. This is for all baby ages/sizes!

And you may just get to meet Frog, a weighted doll I made for Laura McCarthy for these classes 🐸🖤

Please message me Emergence birth and lactation services and I will get you the registration link.

Spots will fill quickly as these intimate, personal classes are 10 people or less! ✨

Wondering what my philosophy on therapy is? Wonder no more! Openings for therapy clients starting in October, waitlist o...
09/16/2025

Wondering what my philosophy on therapy is? Wonder no more!

Openings for therapy clients starting in October, waitlist open now @ bit.ly/MJP-waitlist more info in general @ iyapittsburgh.org/socialworker

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📣📣📣Waitlist for therapy openings that begin in October bit.ly/MJP-waitlist
08/13/2025

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Waitlist for therapy openings that begin in October bit.ly/MJP-waitlist

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Pittsburgh, PA
15212

Website

http://iyapittsburgh.org/socialworker

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Michele plunged into their midwifery journey head first as a 16 year old looking for some direction in their life after attending the undiagnosed twin birth of a friend in the basement of another friend's house. What followed was a few apprenticeships, college classes, a distance study course, lots of self-study, and a continued passion for holding space for pregnant and birthing people. As a genderq***r (trans nonbinary) midwife, Michele has a special interest in providing care for q***r and gender-diverse clients from pre-conception through early parenthood, as well as providing inclusive and culturally competent Well Person Care.

Michele now spends time teaching student birthworkers, teaching s*x & s*xuality education, and expanding their reach as a community herbalist. At some point, when another 12 hours are added to the day, they will find time to get back to gardening and hand quilting.

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