Fertility Awareness Project

Menstrual cycle awareness and fertility awareness are powerful tools for tuning into your cycle, they are similar but have different outcomes. If you're using FAM, you're already halfway to menstrual cycle awareness! In this episode we chat about:

The difference between FAM and menstrual cycle awareness

Our own experiences tuning into the phases of our cycles

Tools for practicing Menstrual Cycle Awareness

Self-care approaches and ways to manage emotions throughout the cycle

Links from this episode:

Wild Power - Alexandra Pope and Sjane Hugo Wurlitzer

Period Power - Maisie Hill

50 Things to Know about Periods - Claire Baker

Period Queen Podcast

Cycles Journal

We are giving away 6 LIFETIME subscriptions to Read Your Body (yes, even if you already use the app!). All you need to do is leave a review for the podcast wherever you are listening to the podcast, follow @read.your.body, @famtasticfertility and @fertilityawarenessproject and enter here.

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Nathalie Daudet:

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Website: http://www.fertilityawarenessproject.ca/

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body literacy, for everyone, forever!

Laura Robson is the facilitator of The Body Literacy Collective, a UK non-profit that equips people with the information and tools they need to understand their menstrual cycles. She is a certified fertility awareness educator and long-time cycle charter, and coordinates the ongoing development of the Read Your Body app as a tool that connects and serves the fertility awareness community. Read Your Body is a highly customizable and inclusive menstrual cycle charting app with total data privacy. It's 100% user-funded and constantly growing with everybody's input.

www.readyourbody.info

www.instagram.com/read.your.body

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Thanks for being a listener of Body Literacy Babes! We are giving away 6 LIFETIME subscriptions to Read Your Body (yes, even if you already use the app!). All you need to do is:

1. Leave a review for the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Podcast Addict or Spotify.

2. Be sure you are following @read.your.body, @famtasticfertility and @fertilityawarenessproject. 

BONUS ENTRY: For a bonus entry, share an Instagram story - screenshot, share one of the podcast episodes or take a photo of yourself listening and tag @read.yourbody @famtasticfertility, @fertilityawarenessproject! (One bonus entry per day). 

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Connect with us!

Megan McNamara:

Instagram @FAMtasticfertility

Youtube: FAMtastic Fertility Youtube Channel

Nathalie Daudet:

Instagram @fertilityawarenessproject

Website: http://www.fertilityawarenessproject.ca/

Become a direct supporter of Body Literacy Babes:

Your support of this podcast via a small monthly donation helps sustain future episodes.  Head over to the support page to get started. (http://anchor.fm.bodyliteracybabes/support)  We’re deeply grateful for your support and it allows us to continue this work - thank you!

We want to hear from you!

Email your stories to [email protected] and please include “listener story” + your topic in the subject line so we can search for them more easily.  Boundary: we cannot offer specific charting advice to those who are not our clients.  Thank you!

body literacy, for everyone, forever!

Welcome to Season 2 of Body Literacy Babes! We are so excited for ~fresh new~ conversations on the topics you love.

In this episode, we chat about how to start and continue the conversation with your partner about FAM. Whether it's a brand new relationship or you've been together for a while, do you even need to tell your partner about FAM? We answer this question and more. 

Megan and Nat chat about: 

How to advocate for yourself when transitioning off HBC

How to explain how FAM works to your partner

Incorporating FAM into your relationship and how our partners have an active role

Chatting about intentions with pregnancy and when to check in

What to do if your partner is afraid or anxious

Gottman Institute

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Megan McNamara:

Instagram @FAMtasticfertility

Youtube: FAMtastic Fertility Youtube Channel

Nathalie Daudet:

Instagram @fertilityawarenessproject

Website: http://www.fertilityawarenessproject.ca/

Become a direct supporter of Body Literacy Babes:

Your support of this podcast via a small monthly donation helps sustain future episodes.  Head over to the support page to get started. (http://anchor.fm.bodyliteracybabes/support)  We’re deeply grateful for your support and it allows us to continue this work - thank you!

We want to hear from you!

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body literacy, for everyone, forever!

Therapy, MLM's, bidet's & FAM-inspired gifts are all things we cover in our Christmas episode (?). Enjoy this chat by the Christmas tree as we wrap up 2020 in a very Body Literacy Babes fashion.

Grateful for all your support in this past year of starting the podcast, by listening you are a part of the wider fertility awareness community. We could not be more thankful for you!

The list of FAM-inspired gifts (or just get them for yourself):

tempdrop

ohnutco rings

sex talk card game

gottman card decks app 

RYB app year subscription

femometer vinca ii bbt

any fam or sexuality books

period aisle

dame pillow

maude

nixit menstrual discs

Manta sleep mask

Cycles journal

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Megan McNamara:

Instagram @FAMtasticfertility https://www.instagram.com/famtasticfertility/

Youtube: FAMtastic Fertility Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/famtasticfertility

Nathalie Daudet:

Instagram @fertilityawarenessproject https://www.instagram.com/fertilityawarenessproject/

Website: https://fertilityawarenessproject.ca/

Become a direct supporter of Body Literacy Babes:

Your support of this podcast via a small monthly donation helps sustain future episodes. Head over to our support page to get started. ( https://anchor.fm/bodyliteracybabes/support ) We're deeply grateful for your support and it allows us to continue this work - thank you!

We want to hear from you!

Email your stories to [email protected] and please include "listener story" + your topic in the subject line so we can search for them more easily. Boundary: we cannot offer specific charting advice to those who are not our clients. Thank you!

body literacy, for everyone, forever

Nat + Megan chat candidly about topics surrounding fertility awareness and sex like sensuality, natural libido + orgasm shifts throughout the ovulation / menstruation cycle and when transitioning off of hormonal birth control, taking n00d photos, uncovering cultural messaging / family messaging / peer messaging around sex, the importance of accurately charting the type of sex you have + being open with your certified FABM educator, masturbation and cultivating the sexual connection within yourself, the true anatomy of the clitoris, responsive vs. spontaneous sexual arousal, accelerators and brakes of libido, sex toys + body-safe lube, embracing non-PIV sex and they also share resources and recommendations to help listeners continue their journey with sex + FAM!

RESOURCES

---> BOOKS

Come as you are by Emily Nagoski

She Comes First by Ian Kerner

Women’s anatomy of arousal by Sheri Winston

Pleasure Activism by Adrienne Maree Brown

---> INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS:

@evyan.whitney

@sexpositive_families

@the_yoni_empire

@tantric.alchemy

@the_vspot

@godisgrey

@ericasmith.sex.ed

@talkpuritytome

@thesexdoctor

@thes3xtalk

@givingthetalk

---> PODCASTS:

Sexually Liberated Podcast

Why Won't You Date Me? with Nicole Byer

---> SEX TOY RESOURCES

Canadian Ethical Sex Toy Shop - Come as you Are

Maude

Dame

Vixen Creations

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Megan McNamara:

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Youtube: FAMtastic Fertility Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/famtasticfertility

Nathalie Daudet:

Instagram @fertilityawarenessproject https://www.instagram.com/fertilityawarenessproject/

Website: https://fertilityawarenessproject.ca/

Become a direct supporter of Body Literacy Babes:

Your support of this podcast via a small monthly donation helps sustain future episodes. Head over to our support page to get started. ( https://anchor.fm/bodyliteracybabes/support ) We're deeply grateful for your support and it allows us to continue this work - thank you!

We want to hear from you!

Email your stories to [email protected] and please include "listener story" + your topic in the subject line so we can search for them more easily. Boundary: we cannot offer specific charting advice to those who are not our clients. Thank you!

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After realizing just how life-changing fertility awareness can be, you might be considering venturing into the world of teaching FAM, but you have QUESTIONS!

Let us answer your questions and spill the tea on our mistakes and lessons learned, our process of starting our FAM businesses, how long it took for things to get off the ground, and more…

Are you:

considering expanding your wellness practitioner toolkit with fertility awareness teaching but are not sure if it's right for you? 🧰

curious about what it's like being a full-time FAM instructor? 🧑‍🏫

overwhelmed with how to choose a fertility awareness training? 🤯

We're holding a live panel with time for some live questions from you! 

Can't attend live? No worries - there will be a recording sent out to all participants after the webinar.

Sign up here! bit.ly/bodyliteracybabes 

$5 off with discount code BABES for our pod listeners!

Nov 21 11am CST (12pm EST / 9am PST / 5pm London)

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About your panelists:

Megan and Nat, certified fertility awareness educators, have collectively taught hundreds of people how to chart their cycles for birth control + more. They chat candidly about the world of fertility awareness in their podcast, body literacy babes.

Nat chats with Megan about her long and tumultuous relationship with irregular cycles, some of the tools she's used and changes she's implemented to manage PCOS, and how to stay sane when charting and things aren't going quite as you'd like them to!

@thePcosbible

@thewomensdietitian

@ambrosiastable

@foodpeacedietitian

@drfionand

If you're wanting to use FAM but you have PCOS and delayed ovulation, you may find it helpful to work with a Billing's Instructor.

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Megan McNamara:

Instagram @FAMtasticfertility https://www.instagram.com/famtasticfertility/

Youtube: FAMtastic Fertility Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/famtasticfertility

Nathalie Daudet:

Instagram @fertilityawarenessproject https://www.instagram.com/fertilityawarenessproject/

Website: https://fertilityawarenessproject.ca/

Become a direct supporter of Body Literacy Babes:

Your support of this podcast via a small monthly donation helps sustain future episodes. Head over to our support page to get started. ( https://anchor.fm/bodyliteracybabes/support ) We're deeply grateful for your support and it allows us to continue this work - thank you!

We want to hear from you!

Email your stories to [email protected] and please include "listener story" + your topic in the subject line so we can search for them more easily. Boundary: we cannot offer specific charting advice to those who are not our clients. Thank you!

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Find Arin's work at @onascollaborative and @moonli.x!

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Megan McNamara:

Instagram @FAMtasticfertility https://www.instagram.com/famtasticfertility/

Youtube: FAMtastic Fertility Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/famtasticfertility

Nathalie Daudet:

Instagram @fertilityawarenessproject https://www.instagram.com/fertilityawarenessproject/

Website: https://fertilityawarenessproject.ca/

Become a direct supporter of Body Literacy Babes:

Your support of this podcast via a small monthly donation helps sustain future episodes. Head over to our support page to get started. ( https://anchor.fm/bodyliteracybabes/support ) We're deeply grateful for your support and it allows us to continue this work - thank you!

We want to hear from you!

Email your stories to [email protected] and please include "listener story" + your topic in the subject line so we can search for them more easily. Boundary: we cannot offer specific charting advice to those who are not our clients. Thank you!

body literacy, for everyone, forever

Living with chronic pain forces you to take care of your body. In this episode, Nat interviews Megan about her chronic pain story and how Megan manages her pain from work and schedule adjustments to the specific tools that reduce pain. We also talk about charting when you experience chronic pain and how fertility awareness can help you manage and find solutions for health conditions. 

Jen Carrington Business Coach 

E3 rehab podcast

Dr Sam Spinelli

Dr Jen Esquer

How U Feeling

Marley Jamason

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Megan McNamara:

Instagram @FAMtasticfertility https://www.instagram.com/famtasticfertility/

Youtube: FAMtastic Fertility Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/famtasticfertility

Nathalie Daudet:

Instagram @fertilityawarenessproject https://www.instagram.com/fertilityawarenessproject/

Website: https://fertilityawarenessproject.ca/

Become a direct supporter of Body Literacy Babes:

Your support of this podcast via a small monthly donation helps sustain future episodes. Head over to our support page to get started. ( https://anchor.fm/bodyliteracybabes/support ) We're deeply grateful for your support and it allows us to continue this work - thank you!

We want to hear from you!

Email your stories to [email protected] and please include "listener story" + your topic in the subject line so we can search for them more easily. Boundary: we cannot offer specific charting advice to those who are not our clients. Thank you!

body literacy, for everyone, forever

Loving the podcast?

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Connect with us!

Megan McNamara:

Instagram @FAMtasticfertility https://www.instagram.com/famtasticfertility/

Youtube: FAMtastic Fertility Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/famtasticfertility

Nathalie Daudet:

Instagram @fertilityawarenessproject https://www.instagram.com/fertilityawarenessproject/

Website: https://fertilityawarenessproject.ca/

Become a direct supporter of Body Literacy Babes:

Your support of this podcast via a small monthly donation helps sustain future episodes. Head over to our support page to get started. ( https://anchor.fm/bodyliteracybabes/support ) We're deeply grateful for your support and it allows us to continue this work - thank you!

We want to hear from you!

Email your stories to [email protected] and please include "listener story" + your topic in the subject line so we can search for them more easily. Boundary: we cannot offer specific charting advice to those who are not our clients. Thank you!

body literacy, for everyone, forever