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 get rid of a problem they had like heavy bleeding, cramps, irregular periods and more. This… Read More
How 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, too. But in all this taking care of others effort, sometimes we forget to take care… Read More
How 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 obviously learning more about my hormonal health, which I have talked about before, but there was another thing that I… Read More
Why 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 get super excited when I talk about fertility awareness for these very reasons. Especially excited about the sympto-thermal method. To see what… Read More
Technology 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 accepting of the method. Without that, the littlest thing will feel insurmountably hard. Today, we get to basic #2: education. What is the last… Read More
Technology 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, how many people who menstruate DON’T have a period tracker on their phone? Look it up in the apple store or… Read More
I 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 weird mood changes. It all starts when your young, and you definitely get some explanation of the crazier… Read More
What 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 :) My journey with cervical fluid started just like my journey with the rest of fertility awareness: with… Read More
Does 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 researchers. Because of that, you’d think we’d have more answers by now, but they don’t really seem to be rolling in…. Read More
Why 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 that right now I am possibly on my 3rd day past ovulation and I’m on my… Read More