Can You Track Your Cycles with PCOS? The Empowering Truth You Need to Know
If you’ve ever tried to track your cycles with PCOS and thought, “This isn’t working. Maybe fertility awareness just isn’t for me“.…
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Field Notes
Notes on cycles, postpartum, and learning to read your body — newest first.
5 Unfortunate Truths About “Taking Charge of Your Fertility”—And Proven Resources You Can Trust
The book Taking Charge of Your Fertility (TCOYF) by Toni Weschler comes up a lot in conversations about fertility, natural methods of…
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Is Your Menstrual Cycle Trying to Warn You? The Powerful Vital Sign You Need to Know
Have you ever noticed how your period changes when life gets chaotic?Maybe you skip a cycle during a season of stress or…
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How to Improve Your Fertility with Detailed Cervical Mucus Charting
Cervical mucus charting is a key part of many fertility awareness based methods, but how you approach it can significantly impact the…
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10 Menstrual Cycle Secrets To Transform Your Health Journey
Over the past decade, I’ve deeply explored women’s menstrual health to improve my own life as well as having had the privilege…
Read More →An Honest Tempdrop Review: Pros, Cons, And What You Need To Know Before Buying (Part 2)
In Part 1 of this review, we explored what Tempdrop is, its history, and how it fits into fertility awareness charting. Now,…
Read More →An Honest Tempdrop Review: Pros, Cons, And What You Need To Know Before Buying (Part 1)
This updated review has been a long time coming, and I’m excited to share my experiences—both the good and the bad—with this…
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The Hidden But Important Role of the Pockets of Shaw in Fertility Awareness
Have you ever heard of the Pockets of Shaw? These small but mighty structures play a significant role in your fertility awareness…
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The Basic Infertile Pattern: A Powerful Tool for Understanding Your Cycle
One of the foundational concepts in fertility awareness is the Basic Infertile Pattern (BIP). While most fertility awareness based methods do not…
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Trying To Conceive: 5 Powerful Lessons I’ve Learned & Why You Need To Know
Trying to conceive (TTC) can feel like a rollercoaster of emotions—hope, excitement, and sometimes frustration or confusion. If you’re in this season…
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Your Body’s Amazing Natural Fertility Barrier You Didn’t Know About
When it comes to understanding cervical mucus, most of the focus is on fertile types like the slippery, stringy mucus that helps…
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Clarifying The Truth Of Cervical Mucus & Debunking A Popular Misconception
When it comes to understanding fertility, there’s a lot of confusion around cervical mucus, especially the idea that all cervical mucus before…
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How to Empower Yourself to Conceive Naturally While Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is a beautiful way to nourish and bond with your baby. However, if you’re considering adding another little one to your…
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What is the 28 Day Cycle Myth?
Have you been told that the menstrual cycle lasts 28 days? Or that ovulation happens on cycle day 14? Well, that’s a…
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Natural Pregnancy Prevention For Breastfeeding Mamas Made Easy
Exclusive breastfeeding can provide a natural period of infertility for many women, but few realize that specific conditions must be met for…
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Break Free from Purity Culture: Empower Your Faith with Fertility Awareness
Navigating adulthood and marriage as a Christian woman raised in the midst of purity culture has been a complex journey. Like many…
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Change Your Life: Invest In Expert Fertility Awareness Support
If you’re health-conscious and seeking a natural way to manage your fertility, you’ve probably come across fertility awareness methods (FAM). Whether you’re…
Read More →Why Stitch Fix is the Ultimate Solution for Stress-Free Clothing Shopping
If you’re like me, the thought of going to a store and trying on clothes sounds more stressful than relaxing. Whether it’s…
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Maximize Your Fertility: A Complete Guide to Using OPKs
Ovulation predictor kits (OPKs), also known as LH test strips, are one of the most common gateways into fertility tracking, and for…
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Femometer Ring Review 2024: Is This Affordable Wearable Worth It For Fertility Tracking?
This review has been a long time coming. I first started using the Femometer Ring in December 2023 and have been testing…
Read More →Tempdrop or Tempdrop 2.0? A Review of the Exciting Tempdrop 2.0 Upgrades
Tempdrop first came on the market in July of 2017. I purchased my first Tempdrop in January of 2018 when I began…
Read More →An Honest Review of Heart of Herbs Herbal School
If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’re already familiar with herbalism—or perhaps you’re looking to dive deeper into this age-old…
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The Best Basal Body Thermometers for 2023
When looking for a thermometer to use for cycle charting, you want to look for a basal body thermometer. You shouldn’t compromise…
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Cervical Mucus Charting: Billings Ovulation Method vs the Symptothermal Method
The Billings Ovulation Method is considered a “mucus only” method. It is one of the least understood methods due to it being…
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What is a Fertility Awareness Educator?
If you’ve ever wondered what a Fertility Awareness Educator does, you’re not alone! I often get asked if there’s a difference between…
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Fertility Awareness Method vs. Natural Family Planning
There are many terms used to describe what’s often called cycle charting or fertility charting. The two most common terms are Fertility…
Read More →Stitch Fix Maternity Clothes Review
You’re pregnant and your belly is starting to grow. Whether from early pregnancy bloating or from the rapid growth of your baby.…
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The Top 5 Best Prenatal Vitamins
Everyone always asks what the best prenatal vitamins are. I’ve spent a lot of time researching them for myself so I thought…
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Troubleshooting Basal Body Temperature for Fertility Charting
“My basal body temperature isn’t reliable.” I hear this a lot, with a lot of different reasons following, depending on the person.…
Read More →Mira Fertility Monitor Review and Mira Fertility Plus Discount
I was excited when I first learned about the Mira Fertility Monitor specifically because I want to be able to check my…
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When Mainstream Medicine Can’t Help: Finding a Fertility Friendly Doctor
“How do I find a doctor who… won’t push birth control on me?”will support my natural fertility journey?”understands or utilizes fertility awareness?”will…
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Femometer Vinca 2.0 Review: Why it’s My Favorite Thermometer!
As a Fertility Awareness Educator, I like to experiment so I can educate others on all their options. I’ve tried lots of…
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Tempdrop Review: Is Tempdrop Worth it? A Review of the Most Popular Wearable Thermometer
You can find the review of Tempdrop 2.0 here. DECEMBER 2022 UPDATE: As of December 2022, Tempdrop no longer retroactively changes temperatures.…
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Can Vitex Help Raise Progesterone? How to Know When Vitex is Right for You
How to Know When Vitex is Right for You Vitex agnus castus, also known as chaste berry or chaste tree berry is…
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Self-Sufficient Birth Control: A Sustainable Choice for Homesteaders
How my homesteading journey began I fell in love with the idea of “homesteading” nearly 10 years ago. At the time I…
Read More →The Best Basal Body Thermometers
Getting Started with FAM: What kind of thermometer do I need? To see my most up to date recommendations, check out The…
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Getting Started with FAM: What is Cycle Charting?
Have you ever heard of cycle tracking or charting? I believe that every woman should chart their cycles to remain connected with…
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Adoption in Virginia: Process, Costs and Restrictions
How is the adoption process started? In Virginia there are two paths to adoption, agency placements and non-agency adoptions. Agency placements are…
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What Does Blood Sugar Have to do with PCOS?
You’ve probably heard by now that PCOS and insulin resistance go hand in hand. You may have been diagnosed with hyperinsulinemia, insulin…
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The Problem of the 28 Day Cycle Myth
In part 1 of this series we learned about what the 28 day cycle myth is and why it’s wrong. Now let’s…
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What is Estrogen Dominance? The Proper Testing of Estrogen and Progesterone
“Estrogen Dominance” is a term coined by the late Dr. John Lee to describe the lack of progesterone available to balance estrogen.…
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