On this cold rainy spring Tuesday (at least if you’re reading this in real time in mid-Michigan), I have a little history lesson for you....

By the grace of God, we have made it through another Lenten season. We have journeyed forty days through the desert of fasting and...

As we enter in Holy Week, I want to share some reflections on suffering. Suffering is present in many stages of the fertility journey,...

When it comes to waiting, there are very few things that compare to what can be the agony and anxiety induced by waiting. Having some end...

As a practitioner I have been asked many times, "is this a good reason to avoid?" And for a long time I did not know if I could really give a great answer. I know for myself it took me discerning and praying with my husband to make our decision to avoid, but that process may not be as clear cut for everyone. Fo awhile my simple answer was "that is between you (the couple) and God". Honestly I did not feel this was a good enough answer nor was I qualified enough to answer it.

I first heard of the Creighton Model Fertility Care System in April of 2019. At that point in our marriage, my husband and I had three children. With my youngest turning one and breastfeeding officially ending, my menstrual cycle was back in full force with an a vengeance that had become the new "normal" after weaning my second baby over 2 years. For one week each month I would become an anxious, weepy mess, barely able to keep up with the demands of my life as a stay-at-h

I’ve had a lot of clients come to me for a number of reasons. Each with their own unique set of circumstances, each with their own unique...

Daria and Karoline have shared how the Creighton model has impacted their lives. I want to share my own journey. My cycles were always irregular. I had what I thought were “light periods” of brown bleeding very often. Only some months would I have periods. It was confusing, but I didn’t know what to do about it. While I was in college, I woke up one night in horrible pain. I convinced my parents to drive me to the urgent care in the morning. I didn’t know how to describe the

I am someone who unfortunately struggles with anxiety. It is been something I've dealt with since I was 15 years old. It comes and goes,...

In this new age of technology and DNA testing which allows us to find out where our ancestors came from and even medical history...

Here we meet again friends, three days into the New Year of 2023. So how are your New Year’s resolutions holding up? If you are a...

Cervical mucus. It might a little uncomfortable for people to talk about or think about but as we like to say: if you can discuss cervical mucus, you can discuss anything. So consider this your opportunity! Cervical mucus is a very important symptom that you can easily learn to observe and be aware of and in doing so get lots of valuable information about your health. The more in tune you are with your body and it's normal functions, and the deviations thereof, the more you

Here at Groesbeck and on or blog we have talked a lot about hormones and why they are so important to conceiving a baby, helping with...

What can you expect when you achieve a pregnancy while using Creighton Model? First, contact your practitioner! As part of our education...

I want to start this post by saying, this is no way to bash other methods of Natural Family Planning. I am simply relating to you all...

Having a new baby is simultaneously exciting and exhausting. Charting postpartum can have its challenges. How can you fit in observations...

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

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...