the vessel village
About
Us
A space for the whole village — for women in every stage of becoming, from the maiden, to the mystic, to the matriarch.
A place for transformation, integrity, and the support that helps a woman move toward what she knows she is here on earth to build.
our story
Our Story
In 2020, Michale and Molly met for the first time at a workshop on lip and tongue tie that Molly in her chiropractic practice was hosting with another IBCLC. While Molly had no idea who Michale was before she arrived, the connection became clear almost immediately.
Michale had come through a near-death experience in the season following her own tongue tie release just years before, and what she learned through that threshold profoundly reshaped how she understood healing, resourcing & the body’s capacity to reorganize. When she began sharing her background in working with babies — along with her foundation in BowSpring, a movement practice already woven into Molly’s chiropractic lens — it felt as though several worlds collided at once. That night, a deep connection was born.
What began as a single meeting quickly grew into a mentorship. They created their first course — originally called the Evolution of Lip and Tongue Tie — offering mothers a wider lens including oral restriction, cellular resourcing, foundational movement & practical tools that returned more agency to the mother.
As their collective work continued, they realized this path was never only about a child’s symptoms, but about a woman’s relationship to her body, her discernment, her desire, the life she is shaping and her village. From that need, the vessel was born — a place for transformation, integrity, and the support that helps a woman move toward what she knows she is here on earth to build.
the founders
Two women. Two timelines.
One shared vision for what humanity deserves.
co‑founder / creative director
Molly
Dr. Molly Peralta is a mediator in unleashing the healing power of the body, a community-building enthusiast, and an encourager of living a radically heart-centered life.
As a facilitator of The Vessel Village, Molly is passionate about creating a space for women to gather in celebration of their own healing and becoming — while encouraging them to grow into the individual role they’re meant to hold within their family, lineage, and village.
From a young age, Molly felt a call to live a life of service. That call led her to Dallas, Texas, where she began her doctor of chiropractic education. Early in the program, she encountered the profession’s innate-centered philosophy, and something deep within her sparked. That spark evolved into a passion for understanding the foundational principles that support the fullest expression of life — not just in the body, but in community.
Molly has trained with leaders in chiropractic, midwifery, and infant oral function. She brings those tools into her facilitation with grace and intuition, holding space for women to remember their wholeness. Her facilitation process centers around bringing depth into form.
Born and raised on a farm in Missouri, Molly now calls Hawaii home with her beloved husband Sam and their sweet children. She loves quiet mornings, baking, dreaming up creative projects, cruising anywhere near water, and soaking in the beauty of the island she’s come to cherish.
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from molly
“Once a woman crosses a true threshold, she doesn’t go back.”
co‑founder / lead framework developer
Michale
Michale Chatham has been in integrative healthcare for over 40 years.
Her vast experience includes the fields of Oncology, Gastroenterology, Industrial Toxicology, Biological Densitry and Dental Airway Practice. She is a pioneer in Airway Dental Practice formation and management. She created one of the first integrative Tongue-Tie frenectomy clinics in the country.
Michale has an impressive inclination for framework development, coaching and helping others unlock their personal brand wealth. Her clients consistently exponentially multiply their income by leveraging their unique style and blueprint.
Her BSN is from The University of Mississippi Medical Center. She has advanced training in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy and TMJ treatment from UCLA School of Medicine. Michale has completed most of the cranio-facial orthodontic appliance method residencies. A massage therapist by training, she has been mentored by creators of various fascial techniques as well as the founders of functional medicine and IVC therapy.
Michale brings her unique gifts and experience to The Vessel as a Matriarch, an elder and one who has done and continues to do her inner work so that others may benefit from her experience and journey.
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