“Grit is a prerequisite to a beautiful life… without grit, we stay on the surface of what is possible, without grit we miss the wisdom...

When I present the Introductory Session , I like to highlight that Creighton is a shared system of family planning. It’s one of the many things I love about Creighton. It doesn’t place all of the responsibility for family planning on the woman. It actually helps bring the couple together. As I like to say, if a couple can talk about cervical mucus , they can talk about pretty much anything! Using the Creighton Model System requires communication , which is essential to any he

Hope. Why should any woman care about the Creighton Model FertilityCare System? One of the main reasons: hope. And that is a reality....

You may be wondering what do if you have been experiencing difficulties with your cycles, menstrual flow, infertility, or serious health...

When learning about the Creighton Model System you probably hear what it's all about from a Practitioner or a doctor. Although those sources are definitely very helpful and give great information. Why not hear what it's like to use the system from a woman who uses the system and her experience? Everyone's experience is different with the CrMS. Each woman or couple comes into the method in a different situation and season of life. In deciding who to interview for this post, I

Years ago when I was first going through my Practitioner training, an educator said something very impactful to me that has become more...

I realize that this title might be troublesome for some. However, there is a beauty to the dignity of being a woman. A woman’s cycle and...

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” - Hippocrates 431 B.C. As I have touched on in previous posts, infertility can be a...

What is an abnormal chart and what does it mean?

Many new clients that practitioners see are engaged couples. These couples may have found the Creighton Model System on their own, or it...

What is postpartum depression, and how can you recognize and treat it.

One of the things that most people are most surprised to hear is that not all of my clients are married or engaged. And I am so happy...

Some may wonder what it’s like to be a FertilityCare Practitioner Intern (FCPI). As an FCPI, I have had the opportunity to learn so much...

A question we get often as practitioners is "when should I begin charting?" or "when I should I start learning Creighton?" The quick answer is: yesterday! Women of every age in their reproductive years can benefit from charting and a better understanding of their fertility. Remember, Creighton Model System (CrMS) is not strictly about achieving or avoiding pregnancy . There are health benefits , marital benefits , and even benefits to your overall sense of confidence and w

Spice is an integral part of the Creighton Model System that helps married couples grow in love and intimacy

"When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place" - C.S. Lewis In the post, Infertility (Part I), I...

It’s FertilityCare Appreciation week which means its a great week for Groesbeck FerilityCare Center to get the word out about the highest...

Women who are on the birth control pill come to a Fertility Care Practitioner for a variety of reasons. The most common include: They are unhappy with the side effects of the pill and want to continue avoiding pregnancy without the artificial hormones They have been taking it to “manage” a health condition and need help For moral/ethical reasons To achieve pregnancy In our experience, women are very often prescribed the birth control pill as means to manage a health condit

How the standardization and classification of mucus sets Creighton apart from other Natural Methods

This post is the first of a 2 part series on the birth control pill (“the pill”). I’ll explain how the pill works in your body to prevent you from becoming pregnant and what types of other effects come along with that. Next week, in part 2 , we’ll dive into why and how to come off of the pill. Most birth control pills are a combination of estrogen-like and progesterone -like artificial hormones, called Endocrine Disrupters, that are not human identical. A few (sometimes calle