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Julie McKay, FCP

Jan 11, 20223 min read

Stress and Your Cycle Part 2

In a previous blog post, I discussed how stress can cause double peaks. However, there are other ways that stress can affect your cycle....

Julie McKay, FCP

Dec 21, 20214 min read

Holiday blog: pumpkin pie

I love the holidays, especially Christmas. I love looking at the lights, seeing the church decorated, and baking cookies. And I love...

Julie McKay, FCP

Nov 16, 20213 min read

Stress and Your Cycle Part 1

With the holidays coming up, you probably have a lot on your mind. Whose family are we visiting when? Will the gifts I ordered online...

Julie McKay, FCP

Oct 26, 20213 min read

Should teenagers chart their cycle?

Isn’t NFP just for engaged and married couples? It’s just for avoiding and achieving pregnancy, right? While the Creighton model can...

Julie McKay, FCP

Oct 12, 20213 min read

Healing after Miscarriage

1 in 4 pregnancies will end in miscarriage. But the fact that miscarriages are so very common and experienced by so many women in no way...

Julie McKay, FCP

Jul 13, 20212 min read

What about the men?

When I present the Introductory Session, I like to highlight that Creighton is a shared system of family planning. It’s one of the many...

Julie McKay, FCP

May 11, 20212 min read

Charting as an Engaged Couple

Many new clients that practitioners see are engaged couples. These couples may have found the Creighton Model System on their own, or it...

Julie McKay, FCP

Apr 20, 20212 min read

Life as a FertilityCare Practitioner Intern

Some may wonder what it’s like to be a FertilityCare Practitioner Intern (FCPI). As an FCPI, I have had the opportunity to learn so much...