Thank you to those of you sharing my podcast! This bonus episode had to be a quick recording due to life circumstances but I wanted to sum up some research I did on the history of the popularity of telling ghost stories at Christmas time and during Yule. Of course, how these got me thinking about the popularity of romcoms.

Please forgive the quailty of the recording.

Fran, the blogger I mention can be found at: www.whingewhingewine.co.uk.

"Don't text your ex." Is that sound advice or just click bait? In this episode of "What's Haunting You?" I share some thoughts on the current, disruptive energies and how to feel empowered during times of chaos or confusion.

Questions or topic requests? Email us at whatshauntingyou@gmail.com

"What's Haunting You?" is written, produced, and hosted by ⁠Ms Micah⁠

Visual and audio production by ⁠Jim Hesterman Photography⁠

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I was excited to use Halloween as an excuse to talk about Alewives and how they likely became the blueprint to the scary witch trope we know today. I share a bit of a medieval poem used to disparage a female brew master at the beginning just for fun but you can skip that and go to 4:12 for the podcast.

Happy Halloween!

Message us at whatshauntingyou@gmail.com for questions and topic ideas.

Written, Hosted and Produced by me: MsMicah.com

Audio and Visual Production by Jim Hesterman Photography

Resources:

The Tunning of Eleanor Running - Poetry Foundation

E-text of John Skelton's The Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng

Why Did Women Stop Dominating the Beer Industry - Smithonian Magazine

For Centuries, Women Dominated the Brewing Industry - Atlas Obscura

Bubbling Brews and Broomsticks: How Alewives Became the Stereotypical Witch

Judith M. Bennett - Ale, Beer, and Brewsters in England - Women's Work in A Changing World, 1300-1600-Oxford University Press, USA (1996) PDF

Alewives in Oxford: A History of Female Brewing - Museum of Oxford

Witchhunts in Early Modern Europe - Gendercide.Org

The History of Midwifery and Childbirth in America: A Time Line

Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers (Contemporary Classics) 2010 - Barbara Ehrenreich & Deirdre English

The Herbal Lore of Wise Women and Wortcunners: The Healing Power of Medicinal Plants -

Wolf-Dieter Storl

Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation

Silvia Federici

Music is "So This Is It" by Ty Simon. Purchased on Artlist Pro License #406064

We're getting deeper into the darkness now. With that in mind I wanted to briefly share a paranormal experience I had and what it taught me. I'm hoping my message comes across in the spirit of which it's conveyed. We all have our place in the world and areas in which we excel but it doesn't mean "gifts" are exclusive.

I will be taking the rest of the year off for the holidays but will post bonus episodes as I'm able. Please like and subscribe to watch or listen as I'm able to post them. Then in 2026 I'll have a more consistent schedule now that I know more about what I want to create here.

Thank you!! Ms. Micah

Questions and suggestions? Email ⁠whatshauntingyou@gmail.com⁠.

Audio and Visual Production: ⁠Jim Hesterman Photography⁠

Music is "So This Is It" by Ty Simon. Purchased on Artlist Pro License #406064

Expanding on the previous episode where we discussed liminal spaces, in this episode we look at how different cultures viewed the journey of death as well as transitions in life. How did their beliefs shape our world now? Is there anything we can still learn from them?

References:

Those Terrifying Liminal Spaces: Reflections on Not Knowing

The Psychopomp Guide

Norse Mythology: Valhalla

The Tibetan Book of the Dead - A Tour

The Final Journey : Crossing the Styx

Aztec God Xolotl - Overview and Mythology

Questions and suggestions? Email ⁠whatshauntingyou@gmail.com⁠.

Audio and Visual Production: ⁠Jim Hesterman Photography⁠

⁠MsMicah.com

Music is "So This Is It" by Ty Simon. Purchased on Artlist Pro License #406064

An introduction and invitation to my podcast, "What's Haunting You?".

Only recently did I realize what liminal spaces were when I was going through a liminal space myself. Liminal spaces can change who you are physically, psychologically, and spiritually so understanding when you're experiencing a liminal space and what to expect can make this time so much easier.

Questions and suggestions? Email whatshauntingyou@gmail.com.

Audio and Visual Production: Jim Hesterman Photography

MsMicah.com

References:

Thin Places: Where the Veil Between This World and Another Is Thin

Thin Places and Liminal Spaces in Celtic Culture

Samhain (Samain) - The Celtic roots of Halloween

Samhain: Goddesses Tlachtga & the Morrígan

Irish-American Witchcraft: Fairies and Samhain

Tlachtga - The Hill of Ward & The Samhain Fire

Music is "So This Is It" by Ty Simon. Purchased on Artlist Pro License #406064

We tend to forget what we're capable of and unfortunately, we often forget our strength and power when we need to remember it most.

In this episode we explore the basics of what happens to our brain and body when in different emotional states, especially what fear does to us over time.

To look into the supernatural examples of humanity's power given in this episode see:

TV Show: Kindred Spirits Season 3 episode 1 "No Salvation", Kindred Spirits Season 5 episode 2 "Zombie Boy".

Podcast: Haunted Objects podcast episode 4 "Opening the Dybbuk Box at 3am (Gone Wrong!)"

Books: "The Gift of Fear" by Gavin de Becker and "Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking" by Malcolm Gladwell

Other Resources:

"You're Not the Average of the Five People You Surround Yourself With"

"Brain Waves Synchronize When People Interact"

CranioSacral Therapy

"The Physics of Death (and What Happens to Your Energy When You Die)"

"The Science Behind Emotional Energy: Exploring the Vibrations of Our Emotional World"

Produced, Written, and Hosted by Micah

Audio and Visual Production by Jim Hesterman Photography