FFP 008 | Trying to conceive after long-term birth control use | Fertility Awareness | Amy Sedgwick

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Amy has a unique background in traditional medicine and alternative health. She is a certified Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner and a practitioner of the Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy. Amy has also completed the Access Intuition training with renowned channeler and Medical Intuitive Lori Wilson, as well as taken courses in therapeutic nutrition and supplements. Amy’s background in traditional medicine and alternative health allows her to support her clients wherever they are on their journey. Amy and her sister Kim are the Red Tent Sisters. The Red Tent Sisters are based out of Toronto and the sisters have been working tirelessly for many years now to provide holistic solutions for women in the areas of natural birth control, pregnancy preparation and fertility support, sexuality and much more!

Topics discussed in this episode

• Amy’s experience coming off the pill after 10 years
• Why Amy recommends that women who are planning to get pregnant go off the pill at least 1 year before trying to conceive
• The short-term and long-term effects of the pill
• The negative impact the pill has on gut health and what to do about it
• How to reverse the depletion of the body’s vitamin stores (specifically B vitamins and Folic acid) after coming off the pill
• Dietary and lifestyle changes that can reverse the negative effects of the pill and help to restore your fertility
• How periodic abstinence can actually improve your sex life
• Non-hormonal birth control options during the fertile window
• Why the perfect time for women to learn the Fertility Awareness Method may be in their teens
• The disconnect between modern day feminism and our fertility
• Why the best time to have babies, biologically speaking, is actually between ages 23 and 29
• Coping with infertility

Connect with Amy!

You can connect with Amy on her website redtentsisters.com via email: [email protected], on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and you can listen to her Podcast here!

Resources mentioned

• Red Tent Sisters | Amy Sedgwick
• Ecosex | Red Tent Sisters
• Eco-contraception | Work with Amy | Red Tent Sisters
• Conceive with Grace (Infertility Support program) | Red Tent Sisters
• Caya Gel | Eco-friendly spermicide | Ecosex | Red Tent Sisters
• Caya Diaphragm | Ecosex | Red Tent Sisters
• Justisse Healthworks for Women
• Kati and Will of Kindara on “The Doctors”
• Red Tent Sisters Podcast on iTunes
• Red Tent Sisters YouTube channel

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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by Sirc of (The Nock)