We've had some awesome blogs as of late containing advice for marriage, relationships, FertilityCare, how to navigate a natural method,...

We haven't interviewed a client on our blog since last summer and we thought it was time again to check in with some real-life Creighton Model users and ask them about their experience using CrMS. I had the privilege of asking 2 long-time clients of mine about their experience and feedback. Both of these wonderful women have been charting for nearly 5 years. They started using CrMS before marriage and have navigated health challenges, NaPro interventions, babies, miscarriag

We are living in very crazy times *commence head spinning*. Everything seems to be bursting in flames or increasing in price (okay maybe I am being a bit dramatic). Either way life is not the same as it was even 3 years ago. But one thing is still true, date nights are very important to your relationship. You need that time to connect and unwind with your loved one. Unfortunately hitting up your favorite restaurant and a movie may not fit the budget, seriously when did going

I hear quite a few myths about NFP, and as a practitioner intern, I want to counter these myths and provide accurate information about...

I've heard a million response about why FertilityCare will never work. For example: -"there is no rhyme or reason to fertility" -"my...

We're all feeling the pinch of rising costs. Gas. Food. Toilet Paper. Diapers. I was down South last week and saw gas for $4.83 and...

Regardless of why you're using Creighton Model, whether to achieve pregnancy, avoid pregnancy or learn more about your fertility, we want you to be successful in achieving those goals! We are here to walk alongside you. Through years of experience, your Creighton Practitioners have been able to identify key characteristics that we see in women and couples that tend to be the most successful in achieving their fertility goals. We can teach, guide, correct, advise and accompan

I am sure when you think of PMS you think of a time, you yourself or another woman you know, when you may possibly be at your worst....

We've talked about early miscarriages , healing after miscarriage , and infertility and loss from the man's perspective . But what about the pregnancy after a loss? It can be hard to get excited about the new life growing inside you when your last pregnancy did not end with a baby in your arms. It can be challenging to navigate, and it can feel isolating. The following quote from Made for This: the Catholic Mom's Guide to Birth really resonated with me: "Those six short week

The other week, Jenny wrote that: "I hear so often that something is “not what I expected". There is frustration and sadness that come along with it. The disconnect between what we thought would happen and what actually happened can be stressful" and in particular can happen with the use of any method, with no exclusion to the Creighton Model System. So how does one approach their charting and/or intentions with using the Creighton Model System, lest they fall into temptati

We all have expectations. Expectations for little things like how clothes will fit or our ability to keep our promises to volunteer. And...

When original sin entered the world through Adam and Eve, God told Eve: "I will intensify the pangs of your childbearing; in pain shall...

We have come to the end of our SPICE series, hope you have learned a new thing or two. To close out our series we are going to talk about the emotional connection between couples. This may be the part of your relationship you are most uncomfortable with or have a hard time addressing, but it is a very important part of a healthy and intimate relationship with your significant other. Previously we spoke about the spiritual , physical , intellectual , creative , and communicat

So far, we've talked about the spiritual , physical , intellectual, and creative elements of SPICE . This week we get to talk about communication! I'm very passionate about this topic. I want to share some tips that my husband and I have received, some of which we have implemented in our relationship and some of which we are still working on incorporating. I have also learned so much from my clients, so I want to share some tips inspired by them as well. 1. Don't be afraid to

This series always makes me think of "Ice, Ice, Baby" because it is so close to "SPICE, SPICE, Baby." Perhaps that's why I'm writing...

Here we are at Part 3 intellectual, if you have missed the previous blogs on SPICE I do encourage you to take a look at them. Being intellectual as a couple can sound BORING and nerdy, but that is far from the truth. Being Intellectual means learning new things with each other which is vial part of growing closer to each other. In many marriages it can be so hard to find time to learn something new together because of the demands of our lives. I have found it very easy to say

As Karoline discussed last week, the Creighton Model System isn’t just a system that approaches human sexuality from a strictly genital...

We've discussed the Creighton Model Fertility Care use of the term "SPICE" in some previous blog posts here and here . But over the next few weeks we'll be diving deeper into the individual aspects of SPICE (spiritual, physical, intellectual, creative, communicative and emotional) because there is just so much to unpack with any one of these topics! With your use of CrMS (and, honestly, just life in general) there will be time periods where you don't or can't have (strictly

Infertility is not only something which hurts the hearts of women as they struggle to get pregnant or carry a pregnancy to full term. The...

I’ve clients get REALLY excited over the thought of learning about their cycles, or preparing for marriage, or just learning about their body. What they weren’t as ready or prepared for were mucus observations. Yes, I used that word in a blog. The Creighton Model FertilityCare system is a mucus based method, which means that women will check routinely for a mucus discharge. For the couples that come, that means that the men will also learn about mucus observations and disch