Read about the qualities that set Creighton apart from other methods

How the Creighton Model System helps identify indicators of health issues, infertility, and miscarriage

It’s finally May in Michigan, which means more sun, warmer weather, swimsuits (maybe), and…I’m just going to say it…sweatier crotches. Why should you care? Well, my friends, as women, we most likely all have experienced pasty creamy (“PC”) discharge at some point in our lives (I truly can’t remember a client of mine who didn’t have it at least once while charting), and we’re even more likely to have PC discharge in the heat. Last week, Daria talked about how fertility appreci

Your fertility is not a burden. It’s one of your greatest superpowers.

No matter where it comes from, these voices can be loud, overwhelming, and deeply unsettling.

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It’s tempting to think, “I can figure this out myself!” NFP seems like it should be simple ,and it can be, track a few signs...

The Groesbeck FertilityCare Practitioners This past Saturday, December 7th, the lovely FCPs and CFCPs met for a day of professional development for the Groesbeck FertilityCare Center at our yearly in-person retreat day for professional development at the beautiful St. Mary’s in Williamston. This year marked our fourth year of meeting in person to discuss the vision of GFCC for the year all while sharing plenty of fellowship, support, and good food. Today’s blog will

Here are 5 things you should know about menstrual cycles. Actually, I think everyone should know these!

As much as part of me would like to chuck my iPhone out the window, go off the grid and never look back, it seems like more and more tasks of modern day life "require" or are at least made exponentially easier by the use of an app on this handy little hunk of metal and plastic. In just the last few hours of my day yesterday I used it to pick up a curbside grocery order (probably my favorite modern invention of ALL TIME as a mom), navigate via GPS to a friend's house, RSVP to

In striving to be everything for everyone, they frequently place their own needs on the back burner, when it comes to their health.

After the Introductory Session, clients are usually feeling excited about the information they have just learned, a little overwhelmed, or a combination of the two. We end the Introductory Session by stating that the next step in learning the Creighton Model is to attend follow-ups. Follow-ups are crucial to learning the Creighton Model , and for learning it well. During a follow-up, very specific questions are asked about how observations are made and the chart is reviewed i

What to do with infertility and abnormal cycles or abnormal fertility

Breaking up is hard to do—especially with something as ingrained as the birth control pill. But more and more women are doing just that!

There are so many NFP terms that I have decided to create a part 2 to explain more NFP jargon. Let's jump in!

The basic of NFP or Natural Family Planning.

If you've used any method of NFP, particularly Creighton Model, for any length of time, I don't think you'll argue with me that there is a great deal of tenacity ( or grit ) involved. One of my favorite definitions of tenacity is: " a persistent pattern of behavior, and a fundamental bias in effort computations by which the costs of effort are devalued, and the value of long-term rewards is emphasized." ( source ) In other words: consistently and persistently making short te

There are 4 ways your vacation can mess up your chart. Find out what they are and how to deal with them.

It’s the day after Memorial Day, which means summer has officially started! And while I am a huge fan of long, lazy summer days with a lot less crammed into my schedule, charting still remains, and that is something I do not like to be lazy about! Here are my top 3 tips to help your charting stay on point during the summer heat: 1. Always keep to the observational routine. Known as Instruction A on the back of your chart, this one is listed first for a reason! With the

How to have difficult conversations