I started using FAM as a birth control method + as a way to get curious about my health, but what I didn’t expect was how it would shift my relationship with my body. 1️⃣ I can see what is going on under the surface – Our hormones work in a cycle and when things […]

When I met Jake, I had already been practicing FAM for a while but this was allllll new territory to him 🤷🏻‍♂️ But we had mutual goals around babies and he trusted that I wouldn’t be encouraging something that I thought would put us at risk. 👉🏼 He’s a facts guy – he wants to […]

I talk about the big topics of “gut health”, “nutrient deficiencies”, and “hormonal imbalance” when it comes to the impact HBC can impact our systems, but I find it to be really helpful when we put this in the context of day-to-day life, so let’s discuss 3 ways hormonal birth control could be affecting your […]

Are you interested in Breaking up with your Hormonal Birth Control? We opened up the waitlist last week and had over 40 women on it within 72 hours 😱 and those who enrolled are already looooving it So if you are planning to ditch HBC or have done so recently, this one’s for you… INSIDE […]

I’m sure you’ve heard countless horror stories about women who came off of their hormonal birth control and their bodies went to shit. Let’s talk about “Post-Birth Control Syndrome” I’m one of them 👋🏼 But that doesn’t have to be your story. I’d argue that there’s 3 reasons a woman may experience hell on earth […]

If so, you’re not alone! 58% of US women use hormonal birth control for a purpose other than contraception. Did you go on birth control hoping it would fix your period problems? 🩸Irregular cycles, heavy bleeds, cramps, acne, hormone headaches, and whatever other period problems you can name – the typical solution offered is hormonal […]

Here’s your history lesson of the day about birth control: The first run of the pill was progestin only (made to mimic our naturally occurring hormone, progesterone) and its intended use was to regulate periods.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀A “side effect” was pregnancy prevention and this quickly caught on as a way to prevent having babies, despite its advertised […]

Your period is an indicator of your health. I wish there was a magic pill that could heal all period problems, but there isn’t, because most women’s bodies aren’t lacking synthetic hormones. But your body could be lacking water, proper nutrients, emotional release, or whatever else might be affecting your system’s ability to maintain homeostasis. […]

Birth control is a personal decision that affects your entire body, so I advocate for natural contraceptive methods as much as possible. With that being said, it is still important to talk about hormonal birth control options. In today’s spotlight: Hormonal IUD I wanted to talk about this form of contraceptive first, because it is […]

Are you scared of what will happen if you ditch or try breaking up with hormonal birth control (HBC)? Because I’m sure you’ve heard the horror stories about post-birth control syndrome… 🤦‍♀️ what about all of the magical ✨ things that can happen when we break up with HBC the easy way? The way we […]

Hormonal birth control wasn’t designed with women’s health in mind 👉🏼 In fact, when the first concept of the pill was tested and 17% of womxn complained of symptoms and 3 died… there was no investigation into the side effects or deaths and symptoms were deemed as psychosomatic (look up The Puerto Rico Pill Trials) […]