Author Archives: Michelle M. Jacob

Exciting news: The Auntie Way: Stories Celebrating Kindness, Fierceness, and Creativity is ranked #1 in new releases on Amazon for Native American Demographic Studies! The paperback version is #1 and the Kindle version is #15. The Auntie Way is a book that celebrates the love and lessons we learn from our Aunties. Yay for Aunties!Continue reading “Aunties are #1”

Mother Earth nurtures us, and so do Aunties! Thank you, everyone, for all of the positive feedback about The Auntie Way! The book was just published and it is perhaps the perfect time for it–we need our Aunties now more than ever. Here is some Auntie logic to help brighten your day: Problem: stress andContinue reading “Happy Earth Day!”

When asked what message I would give to my younger self, I see and hear so clearly the exact message: You have wisdom and a voice that is unique and important. Find a way to use it. How special and sacred is this message. I can imagine myself as a young child, my hair neatlyContinue reading “Wisdom and Voice”

As a child, I remember feeling a burning sense of injustice, although I didn’t have the words for that then. But I had the feeling. Do you know the feeling? When someone or many ones whom you love are being treated unjustly by a system that you know is not meant to help them? ThatContinue reading “Childhood Memories and the Heart”