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  • Have you been thinking about stopping hormonal birth control use and/or IUD use as we start the new year in 2020? . 💫 It is true that hormonal birth control (HBC) and IUDs are the mainstream ways told to women for how we should manage our fertility. It can be scary to step away from that dominate story. Did you know that there are effective alternatives that have zero health side effects? Have you been fully informed of all your options? . 🌟 What are some fears you have around stopping? What are some questions you would like answered? . ✨ If you’ve already stepped away from HBC/IUD use, then what do you wish someone would have told you sooner?
  • Sometimes getting to take a longer flight on an airline that doesn’t offer inflight entertainment can be a blessing in disguise. On my recent flight to and from Thailand, I finally got to dig into the book “The Anthropology of Childhood: Cherubs, Chattel, Changelings” 2nd ed. by David F. Lancy. . 🌟 Admittedly, I’m still working my way through it, but I’m repeatedly struck by how we so often view children as anything, but simply human. Overwhelmingly, children are seen as super human, angelic cherubs, subhuman chattel commodities, or demonic changelings. Lancy pulls from anthropological data from cultures all over the world. Reading the book has made me reflect a great deal on how I relate to my own children and the unintentional ways I, in essence, delegitimize their humanity in service of my own point of view. A truly fascinating read.
  • Our family just got back from a lovely visit to the Hua Hin region of #Thailand. So many happy memories! 💖🇹🇭
  • So, what am I working on if I’m not taking on new 1:1 FABM clients right now? 🌟 Well, one project I’m working on is a Neo Fertility course called Chart Your Cycle, headed up by Melissa Buchan of Virtus Fertility Care. Melissa has actually assembled a team of FABM instructors from a variety of training backgrounds to work with the students in the Chart Your Cycle course. I’m really excited about what she’s building with the approach she’s using with this course. . 🌟 As you may already know, I’m a FEMM certified FABM educator, I'm also finishing my certification with the Sympto Therm Foundation (Sympto) as well as working through instructor training with WOOMB International (Billings). I also love trying out femtech. So, I'm just an all around #FAMgeek and I have this drive to #learnallthethings. . 🌟 Why Neo Fertility? Neo Fertility caught my interest, because it’s an interdisciplinary charting approach that pulls from research in a variety of FABM traditions with a focus on Restorative Reproductive Medicine (RRM). RRM is an approach to women’s healthcare which focuses on ultimately restoring health, restoring hormonal and biological function, not simply masking a series of symptoms while the underlying issue remains untreated. Another aspect of an RRM approach is the use of a fertility chart to aid in diagnosis and assessment of treatment progress. It’s really an approach where patient and medical provider work hand in hand towards a healthy outcome. Medical providers typically need additional training in various RRM diagnostic and treatment protocols. This is why randomly taking your chart to your doctor can often be met with really disheartening responses. . 🌟 The approach in the Chart Your Cycle course is to teach women how to chart in a way that many RRM doctors are taught to read using the Neo Fertility FABM guidelines and Neo Fertility app. Then to help women find RRM friendly doctors to review their charts for health purposes. . 🌟 Can you see why I’m so excited about this course and this approach?! . 🌟 Join me! Doors close Oct. 1 💖 #linkinbio or Short URL: 👉 http://bit.ly/ChartYourCycle2
  • My daughter makes the most adorable tiny creations. Just look at these little envelopes, letters, and mailbag she made. #cuteoverload 😍
  • I love finding compass artwork when I’m out and about! 🧭 Found this one at Asakusa Station in Tokyo, Japan. 🇯🇵🌟
  • #Tempdrop Giveaway! 🤩 Signup for the FREE Online Workshop: How to Manage Your Cycle without the Pill 👇 Go to Profile 👉 @virtusfertilitycare https://www.melissabuchan.com/workshop This is a FREE workshop by a friend and fellow FABM instructor, Melissa Buchan. If you have been thinking about coming off #thePill / #HBC / #IUD and want to be able to naturally manage your fertility, or if some of my #FAMfriends have a friend you've been trying to gently nudge in that direction (you know who you are #ahem), check out this FREE workshop and share with your friends. "In this workshop, I promise you will learn something new. AND...you'll learn how to win a FREE TEMPDROP!" – Melissa Buchan
  • I can’t believe I’m going to share this! I’m 41, premenopausal, and for the first time in my life I tried a diet and exercise program. I’ve always been naturally “skinny enough” not to be bothered with actively managing my weight and body shape. Well, then premenopause hit. My midsection grew to where I’d get questions about being pregnant (when the last time I was pregnant was over 6 years ago!). Not fun! I was having hot flashes and wonky fertility cycles. 💫 🌟 I tried a few different programs, but the one that I ended up falling in love with is Metabolic Renewal by @jadeteta. The thing is, I was starting from a place of ignorance of all the various trends and best practices in the diet and fitness world. It’s just not my geeky wheelhouse. What I do know is fertility charting and the female hormonal cycle. So, when I came across a program that specifically looked at how to leverage the normal hormonal changes in the female cycle, I was interested! 💖 🌟 To cut to the chase, swipe to see a before and after picture of me (I can’t believe I’m sharing this!🙈). Not only did my waistline improve, but so did my cycles, energy, mood, sleep, and the hot flashes that were plaguing me vanished. Also, all that improvement was from me bumbling through the program in a vastly imperfect way and tweaking things as I went along. I’m now starting a new round of MR and I’d love for you to join me on this journey. I have some great tips about how to get started and set yourself up for success. 🙌 🌟 Read more about my experience with the Metabolic Renewal program, including what specific implementations and tweaks are working for me, at the STARRY ✦ LIVING blog. Go to the home page (#linkinbio) and scroll down to see the latest blog post or use the URL below. 💫 🌟 Metabolic Renewal: A Cycle Friendly Diet & Exercise Plan http://www.starryliving.com/metabolic-renewal/