Fertility awareness should be taught in sex ed
For some people fertility awareness is not the right kind of birth control. It doesn’t sing to them, or they have a problem putting too much attention on their pelvis for various reasons, or they have...
View ArticleLove the idea of fertility awareness, but not sure on the execution?
This is an excerpt from a new 5 day email course going deep into the benefits of the sympto-thermal method of fertility awareness and includes loads of personal stories of mine from when I first...
View ArticleWhy you need to love your body and 5 tips for getting the love flowin’
Some of the most common stuff I hear? Ugh, I need to lose weight. You look perfect. Look at me! I’m so stupid, I can’t believe I did that. And things I never hear? Man I look hot in this dress I am so...
View ArticleWhy you need to trust your body to use fertility awareness
I have a pretty damn regular cycle. It’s been within a 4 day range of changing over the last couple of years, in fact. Not only that, but I have never ovulated before day 13. So, color me surprised...
View ArticleDoes hormonal birth control cause psychological issues?
Do hormonal contraceptives cause moodiness, depression, anxiety, or other mental health issues? Or do they help it? That tends to be a common question asked by most women as well as slews of scientific...
View ArticleWhat a better understanding of cervical fluid can do for you
I know I have talked about how central cervical fluid is to using fertility awareness here, but I’m not sure I could ever talk about it enough since cervical fluid is so important, so you get more :)...
View ArticleI used to think my vulva was fat
Do you remember when you were a youngin’ and just experiencing all of the fun things that come along with being a woman? You know… Periods, mystery fluid in your underwear, bumps in your chest, and the...
View ArticleTechnology v. psychology: What will really further charting
One of my favorite things about all of the fertility awareness technology is that it gets fertility awareness into the hands of people who would have never otherwise been exposed to it. For example,...
View ArticleTechnology v. education: Do you need education with good technology?
As I discussed last week, fertility awareness is a pretty simple practice that can be overcomplicated because basics are skipped. One basic is making sure that you are psychologically prepared and...
View ArticleWhy the sympto-thermal method is my favorite natural birth control
There are many reasons to love fertility awareness, but there are 4 specific reasons that I love the sympto-thermal method of fertility awareness the best of all the natural birth control methods. I...
View ArticleHow fertility awareness increases your body confidence
After a small time of using fertility awareness as my birth control method I noticed that there were some other benefits (that, honestly, were even better than the birth control part). One of them is...
View ArticleHow to do self care like a boss
Many women have a tendency to put other people before themselves. I know I am one of those people, and you can go ahead and raise your hand (uhh… or just keep reading) if you are one of those people,...
View ArticlePeriod problems are not normal
I was just watching a documentary film and I saw an OBGYN talking about her patients getting on the birth control pill and staying on it for years because of a period problem. They would get on it to...
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