Lately, I have been reading a lot of reviews of Holly Grigg-Spall’s book Sweetening the Pill: how we got hooked on hormonal birth control. Big surprise: a lot of people aren’t taking it very well. Generally, people think that it is propaganda to tear down the feminist movement and “reduce women to their biological functions.”… Read More
Should you learn fertility awareness if you are trying to conceive?
Maybe you have been trying to conceive for a while, maybe you are just starting to try, or maybe you are thinking about trying soon. In all cases, you may be wondering if an education in the sympto-thermal method of fertility awareness is for you. The method may seem laborious, or your doctor didn’t seem… Read More
Sex during your fertile phase
What are your options during the time that you are fertile in your cycle? Are you worried about using the sympto-thermal method of fertility awareness because you still have time that you are fertile and you need to figure out protection during that time? I want to help you out with what your options are…. Read More
How to identify low progesterone and raise low levels naturally
Did you know that charting two signs your body gives you will give you a good estimation of your progesterone levels and there are some simple things you can try to do to raise those levels if they are low? Unfortunately, low progesterone is really common. Though this is often not severe enough to affect… Read More
Birth control while breastfeeding
What is the best method of birth control while breastfeeding? The Lactation Amenorrhea Method (LAM) you can use if you are less than 6 months post-partum, are exclusively breastfeeding, and have not had a menstrual period. Though these characteristics have little to do with typical fertility awareness methods, LAM is often grouped with fertility awareness… Read More
Is hormonal health important for reasons other than getting pregnant?
Should you worry about imbalanced hormones if you aren’t trying to get pregnant? As unfortunate as it is, we live in a time that most people don’t have great hormonal health. It can get pretty complicated, but here are a few contributing factors: Stress Sleeping with light Not following natural circadian rhythms Poor food quality… Read More
7 reasons fertility awareness is a feminist act
Are you curious about the sympto-thermal method’s role in the life of a feminist? Are you worried that it isn’t woman positive enough? A lot of feminists get up in arms when anyone dares to disgrace the pill. The pill has been regarded as the catalyst to get women out of their role as nothing… Read More
Fertility awareness for the non-monogamous
It’s pretty standard: most people, including fertility awareness educators, recommend that you are in a committed relationship before using a fertility awareness method (you can learn more about the method here). And here I am, about to explain why this is crap. Why be on hormones when you don’t have to? If you are single,… Read More
What is holistic healing and how to approach it.
Susan Weed’s “six steps to healing” are a very important mindset to have for those who are into holistic treatment. They favor things that build you up overall, and not those that target specific symptoms, don’t look for the cause, and give you various side effects. Rather, you only delve into those treatments when everything… Read More
You don’t have to be a doctor to know when you ovulate
Have you ever wondered what time of your cycle you are fertile at? Did you know that you can reliably find that time using signs your own body gives you? Are you wondering how you can know when you are fertile? Perhaps you have heard that you are only fertile for part of their cycle… Read More
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