In this special edition of my Fertility Awareness Reality Series, I interview Amy. Amy is a member of my most recent Fertility Friday Group Program. Amy joined the group program right at the time she decided to come off hormonal contraceptives. Amy shares what she has discovered so far. She used the pill for… Read More »
Do I Need A Fancy Thermometer To Chart My Cycles?
One of the questions I get all the time is “what thermometer should I use?” I find this interesting because it’s amazing how quickly a fairly strait forward aspect of charting your cycles can get so complicated when technology is involved. One of the most exciting aspects of fertility awareness for a science loving nerd… Read More »
How To Break It To Your Friends & Family That You’re Using Fertility Awareness
If you’ve found yourself in the middle of an extremely negative conversation with your friends, family members, or perhaps your doctor (after mentioning that you use fertility awareness for birth control) let me reassure you that you’re not alone. The reality is that even though the fertility awareness method is a scientifically proven and highly… Read More »
10 Unexpected Benefits of Fertility Awareness Charting
If you’ve heard of the Fertility Awareness Method you probably think of it only in terms of birth control or getting pregnant, but there are many other benefits to fertility awareness cycle charting that you probably have never even thought of. Fertility awareness involves learning to identify the short window of time when a woman… Read More »
FFP 064 | Fertility Awareness, Feminism, and Reproductive Freedoms | Geraldine Matus
Geraldine is the founder of the Justisse Method – a comprehensive method of fertility awareness cycle charting that she founded in 1987. She is the CEO of Justisse Healthworks for Women, and she is the Academic Dean of the Justisse Training College. She has worked as a fertility awareness educator and a holistic reproductive health… Read More »