In the fall of 2017 I joined Victoria Thorogood: Health Coach on Facebook Live to chat about Exploring the Fertility Awareness Method. We talked about how to get started with FAM, the effectiveness at preventing pregnancy, how to use FAM to get pregnant and to tell you information about your health, as well as fertility […]
Which Fertility Signs Should I Chart?
Fertility signs are individual biomarkers which can indicate fertility status that a woman can observe and chart. If you ask various fertility charters what are the best signs to chart, you are likely to get a wide range of answers. People often have different ideas about what fertility signs are best to chart based on […]
Postpartum Birth Control Options (Without Artificial Hormones or IUDs)
Many women, who love the idea of fertility awareness, think they can’t use a Fertility Awareness Based Method (FABM) while they are postpartum and waiting on their return of fertility, because they are not experiencing a regular cycle. Actually, there are ways to effectively fertility chart during postpartum amenorrhea, however it is true that many […]
How To Choose a Fertility App
It seems fertility apps are becoming more and more common, which as someone who loves fertility awareness and technology, I think is kind of a cool thing. The trouble is, how do you know the app you’re using to tell you when you’re ovulating is any good? Is one fertility app just as good as […]
Exciting News!
I have super exciting news I want to share with all of you! I’m now offering Fertility Awareness Classes!
Remembering My First Homebirth
I had my first homebirth in 2009. My previous births were all in a hospital. My fourth born child, Luke, was born at home in Austell, Georgia, USA. That child’s birth was among those featured in Elephant Journal’s Homebirth Unveiled—The Voice & Heart of Homebirth Mothers. (150+photos). This photo and commentary is what I submitted […]
A Super Long List of Fertility Awareness Based Methods (FABMs)
There are lots of different FABMs to help a woman figure out when she is fertile and infertile each cycle. Some have a better efficacy than others, however choosing a method that you will actually follow is way better than badly following another “better” method. Here’s a list of all the FABMs I know about, along with a few things that get commonly get mistaken as FABMs.
Fertility Awareness & Self Directed Learning
In the last year my interest in learning more about fertility awareness has grown beyond simply what’s needed to effectively fertility chart for myself into something much bigger. I would definitely say it’s now an obsessive, passionate interest of mine! It’s been really interesting for me to think of this interest in the context of unschooling…
Life in Riyadh
Who knew that life in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia would end up being this wonderful balance of isolation, adventure, and modern convenience! So far I’m really liking our life in KSA. It’s strange, I kinda feel like I should be posting interesting pictures and anecdotes about our new life for friends and family back home, but […]
Mindfulness in the Midst of Exhaustion
Why do I feel bad about setting firm limits about what I’m willing to do when I know I’m at my limit? I want to own my choices, my work, and be content that I am enough. But honestly, it feels like I’m not enough right now. So, I have a hard deadline for moving. […]