Reclaiming Catholic Intimacy

We're back with another NFP journey episode. This week Kathleen shares with us her journey. This episode follows up very nicely to the previous two episode about abstinence. Kathleen and her husband were both on different sides of the spectrum of abstinence and it took good, deep, and difficult communication to get on the same page. Be sure to check out both the "When Abstinence is Really Hard" and "When Abstinence isn't as Hard" episodes!

Things we mentioned:

Love languages: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/

Exodus 90: https://exodus90.com/

Mentionables Lingerie: https://shopmentionables.com/

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Check out last week's episode for the first installment in this series when we talked about when abstinence is really hard. This episode is focused on when abstinence isn't as hard! Spoiler alert: If you find yourself in either situation at any point in your marriage, that's OK! You're normal. The most important thing you can do is communicate with your spouse how you are feeling. 

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We're talking about the times when abstinence is really hard and what you can do about it. Some of it is practical tips you can take home (or to the bedroom) and some of it involves a mental shift in how we think about abstinence. Emily Frase joins us to dive into this topic. 

Connect with Emily: https://www.instagram.com/totalwhine_/ or https://www.instagram.com/fabmbase/

Uterine Isthmocele: https://veritasfertility.com/conditions/uterine-isthmocele/

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Sara shares with us her conversion story and NFP journey all wrapped into one! Join us as we dive into another NFP journey to help us all understand, its not easy for anyone and we all have our ups and downs with NFP. 

Find Sara: https://www.instagram.com/saragrafcoaching/ or https://www.instagram.com/saragrafpiano/

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We are here with our first NFP journey episode with Jenna and Paul sharing their journey thus far with NFP. 

Attention if you are not yet married: PLEASE make this your story!

Reach out to Jenna and Paul or find the A Shower of Roses podcast: https://www.instagram.com/ashowerofroses/

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This awesome crossover episode with Jamie and Theresa from The Hormone Genius Podcast is about embracing the beauty of your natural design of fertility. We don't need to shut it down with hormonal birth control because your body's not broken, it's fertile. 

Find The Hormone Genius Podcast: https://www.hormonegenius.com/the-hormone-genius-podcast/

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We are joined by Julie Linder a nurse and instructor in the Creighton Model to discuss the benefits of charting before you get married as well as the differences in charting before you get married vs. after you're married!

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We're joined by Mary Bruno to talk through cycle pain and what the Church's call to use NFP has to say when you're dealing with irregularities in your cycle or intense pain or some other medical issue (hint it's not just "take up your cross"). We also discuss when the Church actually does allow birth control and what those circumstances look like. We additionally speak to making sure you look into all of your options before deciding birth control is your only choice. 

Connect with Mary: https://www.instagram.com/takingbacktheterms/

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Oh hey there! This is a redo of the first ever episode of Charting Toward Intimacy. 

This episode serves as an introduction into what NFP is. It's a great resource to share with anyone looking for a quick intro into Natural Family Planning!

List of USCCB approved methods of Natural Family Planning and links for more info: https://www.usccb.org/topics/natural-family-planning/nfp-national-providers

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This was one of my biggest sticking points with NFP (honestly) before I started using NFP: If the efficacy rates are as good as they say they are, why do people who use NFP have like 5 or more kids?

So we're diving into that this week and talking about what that really reveals about NFP use within a marriage. 

*Note to listeners: This episode uses a stereotypical understanding of NFP users as having large families to reveal what NFP use does to our hearts and our marriages. This is not to say all couples who use NFP have large families or that having a larger family is somehow more holy than having a small family. NFP is about working with God to plan your family. God has a perfect plan for your family whether it is two people (you and your spouse) or ten people. 

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