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This is an excerpt I wrote back in December 2022: “This comes to you after a lot of tears. And I mean a lot. Phone calls, frustration,...
This is an excerpt I wrote back in December 2022: “This comes to you after a lot of tears. And I mean a lot. Phone calls, frustration,...
The hardest time of the year is here...cold and flu season...get all the tissues, electrolytes, soup, but be careful when reaching for...
Have you ever had a profound calling from God you could not ignore? I have been blessed enough, this has happened to me many times in my...
Starting to observe and chart can be overwhelming. It is can feel impossible to keep charting especially when life gets busy or something...
It's no secret that when using any type of NFP, a period of abstinence is used during the fertile time of a woman’s cycle if the couple...
Difficult conversations are that: they are difficult. A conversation about infertility, in its reality, can be very difficult. The road...
On this cold rainy spring Tuesday (at least if you’re reading this in real time in mid-Michigan), I have a little history lesson for you....
I hate using NFP. It's true. I also hate eating an alternative diet, exercising, cleaning my house, and giving birth. I could pretty much...
As a practitioner I have been asked many times, "is this a good reason to avoid?" And for a long time I did not know if I could really...
I first heard of the Creighton Model FertilityCare System in April of 2019. At that point in our marriage, my husband and I had three...
I am someone who unfortunately struggles with anxiety. It is been something I've dealt with since I was 15 years old. It comes and goes,...
Everyone’s experience with NFP is unique. Women and couples seek it out for so many different reasons and usually stay with it for...
"If therefore there are well-grounded reasons for spacing births, arising from the physical or psychological condition of husband or...
I'm too busy to chart. It's just one. more. thing. And it didn't get done again this month. I can't have one more thing on my plate...
While the first official day of Fall may not be until next week, it feels like Fall is already here. The cooler temperatures in the...
What can you expect when you achieve a pregnancy while using Creighton Model? First, contact your practitioner! As part of our education...
I want to start this post by saying, this is no way to bash other methods of Natural Family Planning. I am simply relating to you all...
I hear quite a few myths about NFP, and as a practitioner intern, I want to counter these myths and provide accurate information about...
Regardless of why you're using Creighton Model, whether to achieve pregnancy, avoid pregnancy or learn more about your fertility, we want...
We all have expectations. Expectations for little things like how clothes will fit or our ability to keep our promises to volunteer. And...