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 proud of myself for doing X I sleep for 9 hours… Read More
Love 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 learned about it, started using it, told my doctors about it, and more! If you want the full thing sign… Read More
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 too little “infertile time” due to a hormonal imbalance of life phase. But that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have… Read More
Red blood on Christmas day
Disclaimer: This is a totally different kind of past than normal here at Holistic Hormonal Health to close off the year. I wrote it on the 25th, Christmas day, which also happened to be the first day of my period. It’s un-edited (and if you’ve ever tried to write anything on the first day of… Read More
Hormonal vs. non-hormonal contraceptives
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
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
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
Is the Lady-Comp/Pearly worth it?
Have you ever thought about getting a lady-comp for natural birth control? While it boasts great effectiveness, there are a few downsides. People ask me all of the time: “Should I splurge on a LadyComp? I see how effective they are and it seems like such an easy natural birth control method!” While LadyComp is… Read More
Ovulation predictor kits: are you getting the info you need?
So what’s the deal with OPKs? Are they really worth it? Will they help you identify ovulation more easily? Though many people choose to use OPKs, either as additional information or as a sole mechanism of ovulation detection, they have many shortcomings. Expensive Only tell you an average of 36 hours before ovulation (generally). Do… Read More