Reclaiming Catholic Intimacy

Amy Karney joins us to share her journey of 20+ years with NFP. I loved getting to hear from someone who has such wonderful experience of many years of marriage to share with us, and I know you will too!

Reach out to Amy: https://www.instagram.com/amy.karney/

Things we talked about:

The Woman School

Holy Sex by Dr. Gregory Popcak

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Megan Faller (@thealignedcycle) joins us to talk about her work in helping women work their life into the natural rhythms of their cycles! She shares with us the 4 phases she has developed and what you can try to focus on during these different phases of your cycle. This episode is going to be one to share with your friends!

Reach out to Megan:

Website: https://thealignedcycle.com

IG: https://www.instagram.com/thealignedcycle/

Work Aligned Guide: https://thealignedcycle.com/?page_id=463

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Jamie is joining us to share her NFP journey!

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Fr. Mario Rizzo from St. Joseph Basilica in Alameda, CA joins us to discuss NFP ministry in the parish. We talk about where NFP can fit, creating an integrated pro-life/respect life ministry that encompasses all aspects of life including respect of the marital act and marital intimacy, and a few suggestions as to what you can do to bring NFP ministry to your parish. 

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We are joined by Ellen Mitchell, FertilityCare Practitioner Intern and fellow lover of helping others figure out the best FABM for them!

We're talking through some basic questions you can ask yourself to discern what the best fertility awareness based method is for you. The questions are below! This episode has been split into a part 1 and a part 2. 

Want a nice pretty version of the questions with space to write in your thoughts and answers? Email [email protected] or message me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/

1.    How regular are your cycles? Regular is anything in the range of about 23-35 days. Do you want to seek medical help for regulating your cycles?

2.    Is cost a factor for choosing a method of Fertility Awareness?

3.    How would you most like to chart? Paper charts, app on your phone, online charting, doesn’t matter, etc.

4.    How committed are you to charting? Charting doesn’t take a long time, but some methods do require a bit more effort and/or time.

5.    How much data would you like? Some methods are simple with just one sign charted and some offer multiple signs to crosscheck. 

End of Part 1

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6.    Is your schedule similar day to day or different daily? For example, do you work shift work and often sleep and wake up at different times or do you typically wake up at the same time daily?

7.    How do you feel about using technology with a Fertility Awareness Based Method? Some methods rely on your personal observations of biomarkers throughout your cycle, some rely on a monitor or thermometer to give objective data, and some are a combination of both. What would you say is your level of trust in your ability to observe your body signs (keep in mind instructors work with you to ensure you are confident in charting your signs)? What would you say your level of trust is in relying on some form of technology (monitor, thermometer, etc.) to give you data?

8.    What is your short-term goal? What stage of life are you in right now (getting married soon, single and want to chart for knowledge, postpartum, perimenopause, etc.)?

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We are joined by Ellen Mitchell, FertilityCare Practitioner Intern and fellow lover of helping others figure out the best FABM for them!

We're talking through some basic questions you can ask yourself to discern what the best fertility awareness based method is for you. The questions are below! This episode has been split into a part 1 and a part 2. 

Want a nice pretty version of the questions with space to write in your thoughts and answers? Email [email protected] or message me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/

1.    How regular are your cycles? Regular is anything in the range of about 23-35 days. Do you want to seek medical help for regulating your cycles?

2.    Is cost a factor for choosing a method of Fertility Awareness?

3.    How would you most like to chart? Paper charts, app on your phone, online charting, doesn’t matter, etc.

4.    How committed are you to charting? Charting doesn’t take a long time, but some methods do require a bit more effort and/or time.

5.    How much data would you like? Some methods are simple with just one sign charted and some offer multiple signs to crosscheck. 

End of Part 1

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6.    Is your schedule similar day to day or different daily? For example, do you work shift work and often sleep and wake up at different times or do you typically wake up at the same time daily?

7.    How do you feel about using technology with a Fertility Awareness Based Method? Some methods rely on your personal observations of biomarkers throughout your cycle, some rely on a monitor or thermometer to give objective data, and some are a combination of both. What would you say is your level of trust in your ability to observe your body signs (keep in mind instructors work with you to ensure you are confident in charting your signs)? What would you say your level of trust is in relying on some form of technology (monitor, thermometer, etc.) to give you data?

8.    What is your short-term goal? What stage of life are you in right now (getting married soon, single and want to chart for knowledge, postpartum, perimenopause, etc.)?

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This episode is covering Sympto-Thermal methods. Be sure to check out the rest of the episodes in this series to learn about the three different method types of FABMs! 

Carlos and Mariana who teach with Couple to Couple League are chatting with me (Ellen) who teaches with SymptoPro. 

Reach out to Carlos and Mariana: [email protected]

Couple to Couple League: https://ccli.org/

SymptoPro: https://www.symptopro.org/

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This is episode two in a series on finding the right method for you. We are discussing Sympto-Hormonal methods of fertility awareness. We have Theresa Sullivan, CCRN, BSN who teaches the Marquette Method, Ulrika Drevniok who teaches FEMM, and Christina Valenzuela who teaches Boston Cross Check.

Want to learn more about the methods we talked about?

Marquette Method: www.marquettemethod.com

FEMM: https://femmhealth.org/

Boston Cross Check: https://www.bostoncrosscheck.com/

Other helpful links:

Whole Mission (Marquette method): https://www.mmnfp.com/

Femme Fertility (Marquette method): https://www.femmefertilitynfp.com/

TrueFem (FEMM): https://www.truefem.org/

Feel free to reach out to the instructors we talked to via the links on their names above!

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This is episode one in a series on finding the right method for you. We are discussing Mucus-Only methods of fertility awareness. We have Flenje Rose Oaferina who teaches Billings Ovulation Method and we have Lisa Morvant who is a Creighton Model Instructor. 

Want to learn more about the methods we talked about?

Billings Ovulation Method: https://www.boma-usa.org/

Creighton Model FertilityCare: https://fertilitycare.org/

NaPro Technology: https://fertilitycare.org/

Feel free to reach out to the instructors we talked to via the Instagram links above!

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We're joined by Justine Gabner who shares her NFP story that involves a true reversion to the Catholic faith because of learning about NFP! 

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