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The Cycles of Infertility

I work mostly with clients walking the path of infertility. I am not really sure how this started, but these are the clients God...

Chastity is for Married Couples Too

“All the baptized are called to chastity” (Catechism 2348). Of course, growth in chastity looks different for people in different stages in

Hills, Valleys, and God's plan for marriage

A priest gave a talk during my Fertility Care Practitioner education on supporting Catholic marriages. As part of that talk, he read to...

Make no decisions in the heat of ovulation

if you are wavering on your resolve to avoid pregnancy during ovulation and the fertile window of your cycle, I would pause and take time to

At-home date night inspiration

We have talked about the important of SPICE, all the different forms of intimacy. Intimacy and connection can be as simple as a hug or a...

SPICE: Holiday Edition

I'm really excited about all the holiday-related posts we have so far about double peaks, self gift, and charting while traveling. In the...

We are not the sex police

"Can we have sex" on such-and-such day? This question pops up in follow ups all the time. Spoiler alert: if you're married and you're...

A Different Kind of Gift

Last year during the holiday season, I wrote about how to handle nosy relatives that butt into your sex life. And last week, Jessica...

Am I Ovulating if I Have a Period??

As a young lady, I believed that having a period meant that I must be ovulating and was able to get pregnant. Many women have had "the...

Effectiveness to Achieve Pregnancy

We've discussed how the Creighton Model is very effective when you are trying to avoid pregnancy. Is the Creighton Model effective when...

Finding Joy Amidst the Sorrowful

It was a typical Monday night bedtime routine. I was attempting to lead the kids through their bedtime prayers while my husband was...

A Lifetime of Honeymoons

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...

Your marriage vs. Your difficult chart

Using natural methods of fertility regulation (aka, "NFP", e.g., "Creighton") makes marriages stronger. You've probably even heard some...

Lent, suffering, and fertility

We're well into Lent now, and I don't know if anyone else feels this way, but it seems to me that life always feels a little extra "hard"...

Do Not Let Anxiety Control Your Charting

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,...

My fertility journey

Everyone’s experience with NFP is unique. Women and couples seek it out for so many different reasons and usually stay with it for...

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