Fertility Awareness Project Nathalie Daudet

A summer bonus! Take a peek behind the curtain, and life before Fertility Awareness Project. How did a season of burnout as a social worker led Nat to FAM? We're sharing a recording of an interview that a past Cycle Love client, Nicole did with Nat. Nicole had me on her podcast our conversation was so good, we wanted to share it here! Nicole did her research, and came through with some hard hitting questions. This episode covers:


Nat's story, how she found FAM, and her connection to social work
Social media influencers shaping the narrative around hormonal birth control 
The polarized narrative around hormonal birth control and FAM
Who can use FAM? 
What if I have irregular cycles, or currently am on hormonal birth control?
What do I have to do to follow FAM?
How do I start?
How much does FAM cost?
How can I involve my partner? 



⁠Vice article by Anya Zoledziowski: ‘Holistic Healers’ on TikTok Want You to Quit Birth Control ⁠

⁠Wired article by Sarah Sloat: Birth Control TikTok Is a Symptom of Medicine's Bigger Problem⁠



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Listen to Nicole's podcast:

⁠www.multitudespodcast.com⁠

IG: ⁠@multitudes.podcast⁠

Or how Nat accidentally became the poster child for FAM misinformation on Tiktok. In this episode she talks candidly about reading her own words in a pretty popular magazine piece, and the problem with these types of articles. Delving into the difference between wellness influencers telling people to ditch the pill and FAM educators who devote their lives to sharing evidence based information about the cycle. 

She also talks about how FAM is not for everyone, and how we need to talk about the pros and cons of both hormonal birth control AND fertility awareness. 

In this episode, Nat shares her personal experience with fertility awareness and discusses the benefits and considerations of this method. 

Fertility awareness isn’t hard, but you need to be all in to see results. And because you put your mind, heart and soul into learning and mastering a method of FAM, it’s even more rewarding to interpret your body’s signs and confirm ovulation, to use your body as your birth control.



Links:

Read more about who fertility awareness IS and ISN'T for

Read the article Nat talks about published in Glamour Magazine

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Finding yourself out of your charting habit? Listen to this episode to get back into charting/leveling up your charting if you’ve been at it for a while. With every skill, there are ebbs and flows, and FAM is no exception. This episode dives into:


learning a new method, refreshing on your old method, working with an educator
elements of good charting - keeping an accurate + consistent record
perfecting the method you use
going through your custom data lines/refreshing
being realistic - how to chart only what you need to chart
when it's okay to shortcut chart
how to create reminders for yourself
and reconnecting with your initial goals for charting

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Why is Nat using Natural Cycles? It’s all part of a grand experiment. In this episode, Nat compares her symptothermal and Billings chart to the Natural Cycles algorithm. How effective is Natural Cycles, and how does it compare to a FABM? We also talk about:


The fallacy that tech is smarter than us
Long cycles and predicted ovulation in period tracking apps
The psychology behind the seamless “FDA approved” design
Red days and calculation rules in long cycles
Outsourcing our sense of security to tech
And replacing the feeling of safety on the pill with an app



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Oura, Ava, Tempdrop, Apple Watch, BBRing, Fitbit... There are SO many temp wearables on the market, how do you choose? Are they even accurate for fertility charting? The queen of in depth resources and research, Jessie Brebner, answers all of your questions about wearables. We also chat candidly about postpartum, and Jessie's experience charting through the return of fertility,

Jessie Brebner of Fertility Charting is a passionate advocate for Fertility Awareness as a gateway to improved health, body literacy and reproductive empowerment. She is a certified Symptothermal Method Instructor for both natural birth control, natural conception and health tracking. She is also the creator of Fertility Charting Journals. Jessie is passionate about the power of social media for communicating menstrual cycle health concepts. She also regularly blogs on menstrual cycles, fertility charting, journaling, natural contraception/conception and more. Find Jessie on Instagram @fertilitycharting.

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Brand new to fertility awareness, or in need of a refresher? In this episode, we break down:


What fertility awareness is and how it works
Is FAM too good to be true?
What the fertile window is and how we track it, breaking down cervical mucus and LH testing
Who fertility awareness is for
What methods of fertility awareness exist
Why learning about your physiology and hormones is the most empowering thing you can do.

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