Fertility Awareness Project

What's your pleasure? In this solo episode, Nathalie Daudet reviews the new Netflix docuseries Principles of Pleasure, and talks about how FAM can open the door to better understanding your sexuality.   

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What preconceived beliefs do you have about natural family planning and the Catholic community? Jamie Murphy joins Nathalie Daudet on this episode of the podcast and busts pesky myths and misconceptions related to NFP and its place in the Catholic community.  Also covered in this podcast is the importance of acknowledging the strengths and weaknesses of each FAM method in order to find the right fit for you, regardless of spiritual beliefs. 

Jamie Murphy is a fertility awareness educator with a passion for educating women about their bodies. She believes everyone should have the tools necessary to be confident and knowledgeable about their fertility and her mission is to help FAM users become autonomous and empowered. Jamie is a full-time toddler mom, part-time SymptoPro educator, and in her leftover free time you can find her reading and writing about menstrual activism and anthropology. Find her on IG - @followingmybody or on her blog - www.followingmybody.com.   

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Ready to dive deep into all things pregnancy release care and learn more about the interconnectedness of all things FAM, nature, and spirituality? In this episode of the podcast, Samantha Zipporah shares her profound and unique insight in regards to her work as a fertility awareness educator, her pregnancy release program, and her view of fertility awareness and its deep connection to nature.  

Samantha Zipporah is a fertility, sex, & cycle educator with over 20 years of experience developing her craft. She is devoted to breaking the spells of oppression in reproductive & sexual health through collective healing & liberation. Sam’s work rises from an ancient lineage of midwives, witches, & wise women. Animist, anarchist, Jewitch, citizen scientist, & word nerd are a few of the many titles she enjoys.  With a unique praxis weaving informed scientific data, historical context & spiritual depth, her books, courses, mentorship, & workshops offer knowledge & embodied wisdom for claiming inner authority, pleasure, & power. She has tended to a wide spectrum of pregnancy & fertility experiences both in & out of clinical settings, including a decade of service as a birth keeper. Sam provides vital education for everyone from professionals to preteens. She hosts monthly events & shares an extensive library of self published books, courses, & works in progress in her online learning community, The Fruit of Knowledge. Please visit www.samanthazipporah.com to explore her nourishing educational offerings such as her Miscarriage and Abortion Support Course! 

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Looking to balance your hormones, reduce period pain, and restore your cycle regularity? One piece of the hormone balance puzzle is restoring your minerals! Amanda Montalvo of Hormone Healing RD shares her take on hormone balance and what we need to remember on our health journey when seeking symptom-free cycles. 

Amanda Montalvo is a women’s health dietitian that helps women get to the root cause of hormone imbalances and have healthy menstrual cycles. Amanda started off her education in nutrition with the traditional route, but after dealing with her own health problems after getting off hormonal birth control she quickly realized the value of functional medicine. After healing her acne, balancing her hormones, and learning the value of her menstrual cycle, Amanda found her purpose—to help women create a body in balance and not settle for anything less. Take the mineral quiz here!

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If you're a fertility awareness educator, looking to build your critical chart eye, our Chart Review Workshop for FABM educators might be for you! Find out more and purchase tickets for live workshop on April 11, 2022. 

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In this solo episode, Nat talks candidly about her experience with her cycle over the last 9 months. It's a fine balance between control and taking action, challenging the narrative of the perfect 28-day cycle while still seeking support for hormone imbalance. She talks about why it's been hard to open up on social media, how she's planning on addressing her long cycle, and the mindset she's taking as she navigates PCOS. If you have ever had a long cycle, or if you've been frustrated with your FAM chart not 'looking' like you wanted it to, you won't want to miss this episode!

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If you're a fertility awareness educator, looking to build your critical chart eye, our Chart Review Workshop for FABM educators might be for you! Find out more and purchase tickets for live workshop on April 11, 2022. 

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Are you clear on your fertility intentions? Have they shifted throughout your charting journey? In this episode Tami Stroud and Nathalie Daudet talk about charting following infertility, choosing a FAM instructor in line with your personal values, fertility intentions and how they can shift over time, and how cross referencing biomarkers from various fertility awareness methods can help or hurt your charting practice depending on how you use them.  This episode is packed with Tami's rich life experience as a FAM educator and mother of a large family leading an unconventional and happy life!

Tami is a certified fertility awareness educator with training in multiple fertility charting methods, including FEMM, TeenFEMM, Sympto, and Billings. Tami typically works with charters seeking to avoid pregnancy who have difficult cycle patterns, such as postpartum, premenopause, constant mucus patterns, post hormonal birth control, and/or hormonal dysfunction. Find her at her website www.starryliving.com as well as on Instagram @starryliving

Join Tami and Nat for a Chart Review Workshop for FABM educators on April 11, 2022! More details and ticket info here. 

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In this solo episode, Nat reviews he Business of Birth Control documentary and offers her ~opinions~ as a FAM educator. She also dives into her experience taking the Billings Ovulation Method teacher training, who Billings is right for and why the method has been SUCH a game-changer. 

Thanks for being here for season 3 of the podcast! 

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Reclaiming our body and pleasure is a beautiful side effect of charting our cycles and living cyclically. Part of this process comes from the awareness and perception of our own bodies and anatomy. Nat has a beautiful conversation with Vida, a fellow Cycle Coach, embodied movement teacher and an anatomy enthusiast.  Vida owns her own studio, called Body Sense, where she works with clients 1:1 to help them heal their bodies and their relationships with their bodies through movement, menstrual cycle awareness and cyclical self care. She lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with her wonderful partner, James, and their 2 dogs and 3 cats. Learn more about Vida's work on Instagram and on her website.  

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