How can you decide if FAM is for you if you don't know about it?
Spread the word, don't let it be a secret!
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What are the reasons for people not practicing Fertility Awareness Method? A big one is that women simply do not know about it. Unless you have been down a fertility rabbit hole for *insert your reason here*, it is still pretty unlikely that you would come across Fertility Awareness Method in the mainstream. Unfortunately, I have not yet come across a general doctor in my community that includes the Fertility Awareness Method when they discuss fertility management with a client, despite the method being backed by science.
Obviously, I am biased, and I think this method is for everyone and that everybody should at least know about Fertility Awareness so we can all make informed choices when it comes to our fertility.
When I talk to women who feel reluctant about using the Fertility Awareness Method, these are some of the reasons why:
Fear of unwanted pregnancy
Not trusting the method
Not trusting oneself to learn and practice a FAM method (i.e. don’t have enough time, not the right time, or they struggle sticking with a routine) + uncertainty of where to start
Feeling concerned about the unknown territory when coming off hormonal birth control
Being judged by others for their choice of contraception
In my last newsletter I talked about the efficacy of FAM, and now I want to address the scepticism you might be feeling when you come across FAM for the first time (I certainly did!!). Read more about that here.
Yet once I learnt the method, I literally could not believe everything my body was communicating with me, and that I could compile the information, and thereby manage my fertility. Just writing it out, still feels like a bit of a WOW moment🤯.
The culture that we have grown up in has taught us that our bodies are separate from us, mysterious, uncontrollable and something we must ‘put up with’ as we will never be able to understand it - only trained professionals will. From this point of view, it is inconceivable that a woman’s cycle would hold all the information necessary to naturally avoid pregnancy, and that this power is our birthright.
I think the key to unlocking some of the above mentioned worries and fears around fertility management, is to understand how the our cycles and the Fertility Awareness Method works. Because knowledge and in this case, learning FAM will crush your fertility fear(s) and set you free. When learning FAM, I always recommend working with an educator, because having someone who goes on the journey with you, supports your charting, and who you can soundboard all your thoughts and challenges with, helps you to learn the method with confidence much faster. Don’t use this method as contraception until you are on top of your tracking and charting!
Fertility Awareness, and here I mean the bare fundamentals of how our cycles work, is a MAJOR GAME CHANGER AND DISRUPTOR to how we perceive women and our fertility. More and more women are learning about this inherent and basic knowledge, and coming to know, love and trust their cycles because of it. Thankfully. So let’s spread that word! 👇
Learning the Fertility Awareness Method is essential, but first you have to know about it in order to make sound decisions about your fertility management. I am here to teach you how to track and chart your cycle so you can reap all the benefits of your beautiful body, hormones and fertility! FAM is not a one-stop, quick fix method - it requires your interest and motivation in combination with your fertility intention. The more women who know about FAM, the more women will be able to:
use science backed fertility knowledge to smash their fears
take ownership of their cycle and fertility by making conscious and informed decisions
feel empowered by connecting to their sovereign cycle
And for you who is ready to learn and dive in deep - sign-up to be the first to hear about my 2024 FAM group course via this link. 🫶
With Love,
C