Charting Toward Intimacy

We are joined by Ellen Mitchell, FertilityCare Practitioner Intern and fellow lover of helping others figure out the best FABM for them!We're talking through some basic questions you can ask yourself to discern what the best fertility awareness based method is for you. The questions are below! This episode has been split into a part 1 and a part 2. Want a nice pretty version of the questions with space to write in your thoughts and answers? Email podcast@ellenholloway.com or message me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/1.    How regular are your cycles? Regular is anything in the range of about 23-35 days. Do you want to seek medical help for regulating your cycles?2.    Is cost a factor for choosing a method of Fertility Awareness?3.    How would you most like to chart? Paper charts, app on your phone, online charting, doesn’t matter, etc.4.    How committed are you to charting? Charting doesn’t take a long time, but some methods do require a bit more effort and/or time.5.    How much data would you like? Some methods are simple with just one sign charted and some offer multiple signs to crosscheck. End of Part 1___________________________________6.    Is your schedule similar day to day or different daily? For example, do you work shift work and often sleep and wake up at different times or do you typically wake up at the same time daily?7.    How do you feel about using technology with a Fertility Awareness Based Method? Some methods rely on your personal observations of biomarkers throughout your cycle, some rely on a monitor or thermometer to give objective data, and some are a combination of both. What would you say is your level of trust in your ability to observe your body signs (keep in mind instructors work with you to ensure you are confident in charting your signs)? What would you say your level of trust is in relying on some form of technology (monitor, thermometer, etc.) to give you data?8.    What is your short-term goal? What stage of life are you in right now (getting married soon, single and want to chart for knowledge, postpartum, perimenopause, etc.)?___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our recommended books! Reach out at instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/ or email us at ellen@vinesinfullbloom.comReady to improve your sex life and take it to the next level? Check out our courses: vinesinfullbloom.com/courses

This episode is covering Sympto-Thermal methods. Be sure to check out the rest of the episodes in this series to learn about the three different method types of FABMs! Carlos and Mariana who teach with Couple to Couple League are chatting with me (Ellen) who teaches with SymptoPro. Reach out to Carlos and Mariana: cascafu@gmail.comCouple to Couple League: https://ccli.org/SymptoPro: https://www.symptopro.org/___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our recommended books! Reach out at instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/ or email us at ellen@vinesinfullbloom.comReady to improve your sex life and take it to the next level? Check out our courses: vinesinfullbloom.com/courses

This is episode two in a series on finding the right method for you. We are discussing Sympto-Hormonal methods of fertility awareness. We have Theresa Sullivan, CCRN, BSN who teaches the Marquette Method, Ulrika Drevniok who teaches FEMM, and Christina Valenzuela who teaches Boston Cross Check.Want to learn more about the methods we talked about?Marquette Method: www.marquettemethod.comFEMM: https://femmhealth.org/Boston Cross Check: https://www.bostoncrosscheck.com/Other helpful links:Whole Mission (Marquette method): https://www.mmnfp.com/Femme Fertility (Marquette method): https://www.femmefertilitynfp.com/TrueFem (FEMM): https://www.truefem.org/Feel free to reach out to the instructors we talked to via the links on their names above!___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our recommended books! Reach out at instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/ or email us at ellen@vinesinfullbloom.comReady to improve your sex life and take it to the next level? Check out our courses: vinesinfullbloom.com/courses

This is episode one in a series on finding the right method for you. We are discussing Mucus-Only methods of fertility awareness. We have Flenje Rose Oaferina who teaches Billings Ovulation Method and we have Lisa Morvant who is a Creighton Model Instructor. Want to learn more about the methods we talked about?Billings Ovulation Method: https://www.boma-usa.org/Creighton Model FertilityCare: https://fertilitycare.org/NaPro Technology: https://fertilitycare.org/Feel free to reach out to the instructors we talked to via the Instagram links above!___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our recommended books! Reach out at instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/ or email us at ellen@vinesinfullbloom.comReady to improve your sex life and take it to the next level? Check out our courses: vinesinfullbloom.com/courses

We're joined by Justine Gabner who shares her NFP story that involves a true reversion to the Catholic faith because of learning about NFP! ___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our recommended books! Reach out at instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/ or email us at ellen@vinesinfullbloom.comReady to improve your sex life and take it to the next level? Check out our courses: vinesinfullbloom.com/courses

We're back with another NFP journey episode. This week Kathleen shares with us her journey. This episode follows up very nicely to the previous two episode about abstinence. Kathleen and her husband were both on different sides of the spectrum of abstinence and it took good, deep, and difficult communication to get on the same page. Be sure to check out both the "When Abstinence is Really Hard" and "When Abstinence isn't as Hard" episodes!Things we mentioned:Love languages: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/Exodus 90: https://exodus90.com/Mentionables Lingerie: https://shopmentionables.com/___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our recommended books! Reach out at instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/ or email us at ellen@vinesinfullbloom.comReady to improve your sex life and take it to the next level? Check out our courses: vinesinfullbloom.com/courses

Check out last week's episode for the first installment in this series when we talked about when abstinence is really hard. This episode is focused on when abstinence isn't as hard! Spoiler alert: If you find yourself in either situation at any point in your marriage, that's OK! You're normal. The most important thing you can do is communicate with your spouse how you are feeling. ___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our recommended books! Reach out at instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/ or email us at ellen@vinesinfullbloom.comReady to improve your sex life and take it to the next level? Check out our courses: vinesinfullbloom.com/courses

We're talking about the times when abstinence is really hard and what you can do about it. Some of it is practical tips you can take home (or to the bedroom) and some of it involves a mental shift in how we think about abstinence. Emily Frase joins us to dive into this topic. Connect with Emily: https://www.instagram.com/totalwhine_/ or https://www.instagram.com/fabmbase/Uterine Isthmocele: https://veritasfertility.com/conditions/uterine-isthmocele/___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our recommended books! Reach out at instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/ or email us at ellen@vinesinfullbloom.comReady to improve your sex life and take it to the next level? Check out our courses: vinesinfullbloom.com/courses

Sara shares with us her conversion story and NFP journey all wrapped into one! Join us as we dive into another NFP journey to help us all understand, its not easy for anyone and we all have our ups and downs with NFP. Find Sara: https://www.instagram.com/saragrafcoaching/ or https://www.instagram.com/saragrafpiano/___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our recommended books! Reach out at instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/ or email us at ellen@vinesinfullbloom.comReady to improve your sex life and take it to the next level? Check out our courses: vinesinfullbloom.com/courses

We are here with our first NFP journey episode with Jenna and Paul sharing their journey thus far with NFP. Attention if you are not yet married: PLEASE make this your story!Reach out to Jenna and Paul or find the A Shower of Roses podcast: https://www.instagram.com/ashowerofroses/___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our recommended books! Reach out at instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/ or email us at ellen@vinesinfullbloom.comReady to improve your sex life and take it to the next level? Check out our courses: vinesinfullbloom.com/courses