With the launch of my Fertility Boost Group Program in full swing, I decided to release a special bonus episode to share my experience of learning fertility awareness in a group environment and share the top 3 benefits of learning fertility awareness surrounded by women who are doing the same thing.
I was recently interviewed by a woman who is writing a book about female reproductive health, and one of the questions she asked me really stood out to me. She asked if fertility awareness is so straightforward and simple to learn, why would anyone need the help of an educator, and how could it possibly take 2 years of intensive training to learn to teach it? I thought about it and recognized that there are so many misconceptions about fertility awareness starting with the idea that since fertility awareness helps women to connect with their cycles and femininity in a natural way, that it should somehow be intuitive or “natural” to learn. I address this idea and many others in today’s episode!
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Topics discussed in today’s episode
- Who can benefit from learning fertility awareness from an educator?
- What is the difference between learning a concept theoretically versus being taught a practical skill?
- The myth that fertility challenges are “easy” to fix
- How does fertility awareness education extend into the realm of health coaching?
- Why there are no generalized “cookie cutter” solutions that work for every woman
- Why women are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the standard of care their physicians are providing to them
- The dangers of thinking your cycles are “normal” when they are actually outside of the normal ranges
- How learning from an educator can increase your confidence and the effectiveness of the fertility awareness method
- Your chart as a diagnostic tool for your health and fertility
- How does having a community of women to draw on enhance your learning experience?
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Resources mentioned
- Fertility Friday | Fertility Boost Group Program
- Effectiveness of Fertility Awareness-Based Methods (Research Study)
- Taking Charge of Your Fertility (book) | Toni Weschler
- The Garden of Fertility (book) | Katie Singer
- FFP 044 | Taking Charge of Your Fertility | Fertility Awareness Method | Toni Weschler
- FFP 033 | The Garden of Fertility | Night Lighting & Cycle Regulation | Electromagnetic Radiation | Katie Singer
Top Episodes on the Fertility Awareness Method
- FFP 002 | Fertility Awareness Method Cycle Charting | Rose Yewchuk
- FFP 003 | Identifying Menstrual Irregularities with Fertility Awareness | Special Charting Considerations | Rose Yewchuk
- FFP 004 | Using Fertility Awareness with Condoms and Withdrawal | Hannah Ransom
- FFP 005 | Using Fertility Awareness when trying to conceive | Allison Macbeth
- FFP 013 | Using Fertility Awareness with Irregular Cycles | Charting your Cycles while Breastfeeding | Justina Thompson
- FFP 015 | Fertility Awareness Method Cycle Charting Q&A Session | Common Charting Questions | Rose Yewchuk
- FFP 020 | How to Accurately time Sex to Optimize your chances of getting Pregnant | Why Cervical Mucus is Essential | Dr. Kerry Hampton
- FFP 033 | Why Having Healthy Menstrual Cycles is Important for All Women | Night Lighting & Cycle Regulation | Electromagnetic Radiation | Katie Singer
- FFP 037 | Managing Your Fertility Naturally with Fertility Awareness | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
- FFP 044 | Taking Charge of Your Fertility | Fertility Awareness Method | Toni Weschler
- FFP 053 | The Effect of Light on the Menstrual Cycle and Fertility | Sleeping in Darkness to Regulate Menstruation | Natural Family Planning | Joy DeFelice
- FFP 082 | Fertility Awareness | Body Literacy | Grace of The Moon | Sarah Bly
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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic
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