Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health Professionals

In today's episode Rose shares her personal experience with pill-induced gall bladder disease, as well as what lead her to use fertility awareness personally and in her women's health nutrition practice.

Rose Constantine Smith is a Registered AFN Nutritionist specializing in women's health.

Using nutrition, lifestyle and now menstrual cycle charting Rose supports women to meet their health goals whilst helping them to understand and appreciate their bodies beyond their physical appearance.

She works with women of all ages with issues including menstrual health, digestion, preparing for pregnancy, supporting energy, postnatal recovery and health post-menopause.

Now with her knowledge of fertility awareness which helped her through her own journey where she was left with very little support after the birth of her daughter, she is on a mission to provide women with the information and support they deserve to navigate their health and hormones smoothly throughout their life.

Today's episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Mentorship program, class of 2023! Early-bird registration is officially open for next year's class of 2023. Will you be joining us? Click here to register now!

• Rose's profession and what brought Rose to Fertility Awareness
• Rose's menstrual cycle and birth control history
• Rose's experience being on the pill
• Side effects Rose experienced while on birth control
• Rose's experience with gall bladder attacks
• Side effects Rose experienced when she got off birth control
• How she managed the gall bladder attacks
• When Rose realized the connection between the gall bladder attacks and birth control

You can connect with Rose on her Instagram, email and on her website.

• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

• FFP 435 | Birth Control Induced Gall Bladder Disease | Pill Reality Series | Barbara & Lisa
• FFP 369 | Hormonal Contraceptives & Gall Bladder Problems | Pill Reality Series | Lucie Fink
• FFP 141 | Surviving Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Getting Your Period Back Without Fertility Drugs | Nicola Rinaldi
• FFP 086 | Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Period Repair Manual | Healthy Hormones | Dr. Lara Briden

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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

This episode is sponsored by FAMM! Are you a women's health practitioner looking for a solid way to incorporate comprehensive fertility awareness chart analysis into your practice? If yes, FAMM is the program you've been waiting for. Click here to apply now!

In today's episode Melissa shares her experience in the FAMM program, and how it has impacted her physical therapy practice.

Dr. Melissa Thompson is a board-certified Doctor of Physical Therapy with a specialty certification in Manual Therapy, which is a tool for hands on treatment. She is also a pelvic health specialist with an advanced certification in Fertility Awareness (as a certified FAMM practitioner).

She helps women connect their menstrual cycle health to their pelvic health so they can heal pelvic pain, relieve bladder issues, and take charge of their fertility. She has established a holistic "birth center" style clinic from fertility all the way to postpartum. She starts with you as you are planning your family, and you become part of their family as you stay with the clinic through your whole journey into postpartum.

Melissa believes every person deserves a head-to-toe assessment for your pelvic and fertility concerns. Holistic health means that instead of looking at one body part, we look at the whole body to find all of the contributing factors to your problems. This creates lasting healing.

She earned her bachelor's degree at LSU, a master's degree in Pharmacology at LSU Health Sciences Center. From there, and her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. She currently practices in south Louisiana.

Today's episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Mentorship program, class of 2023! Early-bird registration is officially open for next year's class of 2023. Will you be joining us? Click here to register now!

• Why someone would end up in a pelvic floor therapy office
• What the standard approach is to pelvic floor therapy
• What is a kegel
• The benefits of visiting a pelvic PT when pregnant
• How to determine causes of pain with sex
• Why Melissa chose to bring Fertility Awareness into her practice and how it has influenced her work and clients
• The long term benefits of charting and how it is a feedback tool for Melissa's clients
• How Melissa's cycle has transformed since going through the FAMM program

You can connect with Melissa on her Instagram and on her website.

• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

• FFP 423 | Mercier Therapy for Pelvic Pain and Infertility | Period Pain Replay Series | Dr. Jennifer Mercier, ND, PhD
• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 345 | Understanding Your Fifth Vital Sign | Lisa & Grace
• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 319 | Her Period Saved Her Life | The Fifth Vital Sign | Fertility Awareness For Birth Control | Lisa & Michelle
• FFP 315 | Clear Passage Abdominal Therapy For Pelvic Pain & Fertility | Larry & Belinda Wurn

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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

This episode is sponsored by FAMM! Are you a women's health practitioner looking for a solid way to incorporate comprehensive fertility awareness chart analysis into your practice? If yes, FAMM is the program you've been waiting for. Click here to apply now!

Today I share a special episode outlining the benefits of utilizing the menstrual cycle as a vital sign in your women's health practice. If you regularly work with female clients in the health space, you may be missing out on important pieces of the puzzle by not incorporating menstrual cycle charting in your client work. This episode also provides insight into how you can better understand your own health and hormones by focusing on menstrual cycle charting!

Today's episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Mentorship program, class of 2023! Early-bird registration is officially open for next year's class of 2023. Will you be joining us? Click here to register now!

• Why Lisa started to use her menstrual cycle as her fifth vital sign
• Why Lisa started the FAM Mentorship program
• Benefits and applications of using the fifth vital sign in your women's health practice
• Why you should consider the menstrual cycle as the fifth vital sign
• What is HA
• What is the cause of HA
• How we can utilize the menstrual cycle as a vital sign
• Idea of having the menstrual cycle as an important puzzle piece

You can connect with Lisa on her Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and on her website.

• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

• FFP 389 | Top 6 Benefits of Incorporating Fertility Awareness Into Your Professional Practice | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 381 | Using Fertility Awareness As A Vital Sign | Lisa & Meg
• FFP 351 | Using The Menstrual Cycle As A Vital Sign | Nora Pope
• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 345 | Understanding Your Fifth Vital Sign | Lisa & Grace

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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

This episode is sponsored by FAMM! Are you a women's health practitioner looking for a solid way to incorporate comprehensive fertility awareness chart analysis into your practice? If yes, FAMM is the program you've been waiting for. Click here to apply now!

Jenneh lives a full and fulfilled life, despite managing multiple chronic illnesses and surviving open-heart surgery. Her personal experience navigating the healthcare system as a Registered Nurse who was eventually diagnosed with Endometriosis along with several other debilitating conditions makes her uniquely qualified to support anyone navigating their imperfect journey. As the founder of The Endometriosis Coalition and author of Part of You, Not all of You, Jenneh focuses on educating and encouraging people suffering from chronic illness, advocating for their needs, and helping us all pivot to a better direction in our lives.

Today's episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 10 week group coaching program! We start on October 4th! Will you be joining us? Click here to register now!

• What brought Jenneh to write her book
• Jennah's menstrual cycle and birth control history
• What were Jenneh's symptoms before diagnosed with endometriosis
• The steps Jenneh took to diagnose herself
• Types of birth control Jenneh took
• Jenneh's experience with the IUD insertion
• Jenneh's thoughts on if birth control suppressed the endometriosis symptoms and diagnosis

You can connect with Jenneh on her Instagram, Twitter, and on her website.

• Part of You, Not all of You
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

• FFP 422 | Managing Endometriosis Naturally | Period Pain Replay Series | Jessica Drummond
• FFP 420 | Endometriosis | Managing Severe Period Pain | Stasha Washburn
• [FAMM Practitioner Series] FFP 392 | Endometriosis, Period Pain, & Self-Advocacy | Brittany Cornish
• FFP 322 | Managing Endometriosis Naturally | Banishing Painful Periods | Jessica Drummond

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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

This episode is sponsored by FAMM! Are you a women's health practitioner looking for a solid way to incorporate comprehensive fertility awareness chart analysis into your practice? If yes, FAMM is the program you've been waiting for. Click here to apply now!

Today Lisa shares a brand-new episode in her Pill Reality Series. In this episode Barbara shares her experience with a lesser-known side effect of the birth control pill: Gall bladder issues. Barbara is the second woman in the Pill Reality Series to share how the pill led her to have her gall bladder removed to prevent frequent (painful) gall bladder attacks.

Today's episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 10 week group coaching program! We start on October 4th! Will you be joining us? Click here to register now!

• Barbara's menstrual cycle history
• What led Barbara to hormonal contraceptives
• Symptoms Barbara encounter from using different forms of birth control
• Why Barbara skipped around on different forms of birth control
• What ultimately led Barbara to get off birth control
• Barbara's experience with her gall bladder removal surgery
• Side effects Barbara experienced after she removed her gall bladder

You can connect with Lisa on her Facebook, Twitter, and on her website.

• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

• FFP 369 | Hormonal Contraceptives & Gall Bladder Problems | Pill Reality Series | Lucie Fink
• FFP 203 | The Pill Problem | Ross Pelton
• FFP 007 | What the pill really does to your hormones | PCOS & Menstrual Irregularities | Dr Lara Briden
• FFP 006 | The problem with the pill | Menstrual taboos | Groove charting app | Jennifer Aldoretta – CEO & Co-Founder of Groove

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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

This episode is sponsored by FAMM! Are you a women's health practitioner looking for a solid way to incorporate comprehensive fertility awareness chart analysis into your practice? If yes, FAMM is the program you've been waiting for. Click here to apply now!

In today's episode Lisa's client Sydney shares her IUD experience, and what lead her to switch from hormonal birth control to fertility awareness!

Today's episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 10 week group coaching program! We start on October 4th! Will you be joining us? Click here to register now!

• Sydney's menstrual cycle and birth control history
• Sydney's experience with hormonal and non-hormonal contraceptives
• What led Sydney to the fertility awareness method
• Side effects Sydney had from the IUD
• Why Sydney hopped from pill to pill
• Different side effects Sydney felt from the different forms of birth control
• How Sydney's side effects differed from the two different IUDs

You can connect with Lisa on her Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and on her website.

• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

• FFP 410 | Copper IUD Failure | Pill Reality Series | Annalise & Lisa
• FFP 388 | IUD Disaster | Implant & The Shot (Epic Fail) | Pill Reality Series | Annie & Lisa
• FFP 365 | Copper IUD Side Effects | Pill Reality Series | Christine & Lisa
• FFP 073 | Copper Toxicity, IUDs and the Birth Control Pill | Julie Casper

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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

This episode is sponsored by FAMM! Are you a women's health practitioner looking for a solid way to incorporate comprehensive fertility awareness chart analysis into your practice? If yes, FAMM is the program you've been waiting for. Click here to apply now!

In today's episode Lisa's client Serrita shares her experience trying to conceive, and we discuss different ways to boost progesterone and optimize her chances of conception with fertility awareness!

Today's episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 10 week group coaching program! We start on October 4th! Will you be joining us? Click here to register now!

• Serrita's menstrual cycle and birth control history
• Side effects Serrita had with birth control
• How were Serrita's cycles effected when she got off and on of birth control
• Serrita's journey to the Fertility Awareness Method
• Serrita's experience trying to conceive
• How to boost progesterone
• Different ways to boost progesterone
• Optimizing Serrita's chance of conception with fertility awareness

You can connect with Lisa on her Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and on her website.

• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

• [FAMM Practitioner Series] FFP 393 | PMS & Low Progesterone | Preconception Planning | Nora DeBora
• FFP 383 | Boosting Low Progesterone | Short Luteal Phase | PMS | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 112 | Fertility Awareness Reality Series | Low Progesterone, Miscarriage, Stress & The Menstrual Cycle | Overcoming Fertility Challenges | Amelia & Lisa
• FFP 106 | What You Need To Know About Progesterone and Pregnancy | Using Your Cycle To Time Hormone Testing | Fertility Awareness Method | Nora Pope

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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

This episode is sponsored by FAMM! Are you a women's health practitioner looking for a solid way to incorporate comprehensive fertility awareness chart analysis into your practice? If yes, FAMM is the program you've been waiting for. Click here to apply now!

In today's episode Lisa's client Maria shares her experience learning fertility awareness for birth control with irregular cycles. And, in case you missed it, "regular" cycles aren't required for using fertility awareness successfully!

Today's episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Course. The most in-depth and comprehensive online fertility awareness self-study program available. Click here to join now!

• Maria's menstrual cycle and birth control history
• What brought Maria to move to fertility awareness in this stage of her life
• How has Maria's partner supported her in the fertility awareness method
• Charting with irregular cycles
• Challenges charting with irregular cycles

You can connect with Lisa on her Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and on her website.

• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

• FFP 399 | The Truth About Using Fertility Awareness for Birth Control | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• FFP 398 | Using Fertility Awareness For Birth Control | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 309 | Using Fertility Awareness for Birth Control | Lisa & Freya
• [On-Air-Client Session] FFP 293 | Using Fertility Awareness For Birth Control | Kallie & Lisa

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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

This episode is sponsored by FAMM! Are you a women's health practitioner looking for a solid way to incorporate comprehensive fertility awareness chart analysis into your practice? If yes, FAMM is the program you've been waiting for. Click here to apply now!

Dr Lara Owen is an author, academic and consultant focused on the ideas and practices that surround menstruation. She holds a PhD on menstrual organization from Monash Business School in Australia and has been a Research Fellow on menstrual stigma and sustainability at the University of St Andrews in the UK.

Lara's bestselling book, Her Blood Is Gold, investigated the influence of culture on menstrual experience, and explored ways to honor the menstrual cycle. Her next book, to be published by Oxford University Press, analyzes the impact of new methods of organizing menstruation on individuals and society. She consults with a variety of organizations on menstruation in the workplace and mentors' individuals working in menstrual education, health, and activism. In March 2022 she launched a year-long masters' level course in Contemporary Menstrual Studies.

Today's episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Course. The most in-depth and comprehensive online fertility awareness self-study program available. Click here to join now!

• Different aspects of menstruation
• How menstruation has been stigmatized
• How the menstrual cycle has changed
• What brought Lara into studying menstruation
• Economic implication about menstruation
• The way the menstrual cycle is commodified
• How the tech industry has impacted women and their menstrual cycle

You can connect with Lara on her Website, and on Facebook and Twitter.

• Her Blood Is Gold
• Contemporary Menstrual Studies
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

• FFP 351 | Using The Menstrual Cycle As A Vital Sign | Nora Pope
• FFP 313 | Histamines and Your Menstrual Cycle | Fix Your Period | Nicole Jardim
• FFP 308 | How Does Stress Impact The Menstrual Cycle? | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• FFP 239 | 6 Ways to Improve Your Menstrual Cycle in 2019 | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• FFP 173 | Reclaiming Menstruation | The Wisdom and Power of Your Menstrual Cycle | Lara Owen

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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

This episode is sponsored by FAMM! Are you a women's health practitioner looking for a solid way to incorporate comprehensive fertility awareness chart analysis into your practice? If yes, FAMM is the program you've been waiting for. Click here to apply now!

Mike is a women's health advocate and author, who spent much of the past decade exploring the risks of birth control. He recently completed work on an expanded audio version of his shocking book, In the Name of the Pill.

The new version continues his investigation into the dubious nature of both the history and science of birth control. It features new content on modern devices and some of the little-discussed dangers scientists have linked to the various forms of birth control.

Today's episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Course. The most in-depth and comprehensive online fertility awareness self-study program available. Click here to join now!

• What prompted Mike to expand on In the Name of the Pill book into his audiobook
• How Mike ended up writing the book, In the Name of the Pill
• Mike's perspective on why women aren't being given full side effects of the pill from their doctor
• Mike's research results on the different forms of birth control
• Side effects of different birth control methods that Mike found out

You can connect with Mike on his Website, Facebook and Instagram.

• In the Name of the Pill- Book
• In the Name of the Pill- Audiobook
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

• FFP 376 | Birth Control Pills From Your Doctor's Perspective | Summer Replay Series | Dr. Miranda Naylor
• FFP 361 | Yes The Pill Does Cause Anxiety | Pill Reality Series | Lisa & Gabby
• FFP 316 | In The Name of The Pill | Mike Gaskins
• FFP 310 | The Pill Gave Her A Stroke | Pill Reality Series | Lisa & Amanda

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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

This episode is sponsored by FAMM! Are you a women's health practitioner looking for a solid way to incorporate comprehensive fertility awareness chart analysis into your practice? If yes, FAMM is the program you've been waiting for. Click here to apply now!