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Protected: What Nobody Told You About Finding a NaPro Doc
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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#Sex&MarriageGoals: They’re Exactly the Same for Everyone.
When you can’t seem to get pregnant, something becomes painfully obvious – everyone else who can, and the vast differences and responsibilities that appear to separate your family from theirs. Sex takes on additional pressures and is often robbed of pleasure. Being Catholic likely adds to stress as babies and growing families tend to be…
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Total Eclipse of the Infertile Heart: How IVF Denies the Gift
I was probably 8 years old and preparing for an upcoming dance recital when my mom announced that she was going to the grocery store. For some strange reason that I don’t understand now that I’m an adult, I wanted to go. So I asked, and for whatever reason, the answer was “no, not this…
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A New Name.
The ultimate Giver of life would continue to bloom new life into the world through me. I will always be limited by my human nature, but Christ within me cannot be contained. If death couldn’t hold Him back, how could my empty womb?
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Mainstream & NaProTechnology: What’s the Difference?
Based on my own personal experience and other important information I’ve learned If you’ve hung around the world of fertility awareness long enough and have encountered someone who has experienced moderate to severe pain and/or infertility, or a range of other symptoms, you are probably familiar with this common question: “Have you tried NaProTechnology?” When…
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You Can’t Fake Fiat: Two Ways to Heal from Infertility
When I was in the 6th grade and recently dealing with some huge changes in my life, one very ugly week crept up on me. I suddenly began being haunted by disturbing thoughts that I couldn’t shake. I became incredibly stressed, lost my appetite, and was taken to various priests for spiritual direction as that…
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To Be Seen: Visualizing the Invisible Pain of Hopeful Mothers
We put a pool in our backyard not too long ago. It took a couple of years for our now 4 year old adopted daughter to learn how to swim, but she can finally hop into the water with no problem. One day the ripples of the waves caught her eye and she took particular…
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NFP For the 21st Century
In case you haven’t yet noticed, I recently teamed up with my friend and fellow fertility awareness advocate, Emily (over at totalwhine.com), to create a new non profit corporation and fertility awareness database called FAbM Base (pronounced FAM-base), a place where science and real life intersect – essentially giving NFP a long overdue makeover. We’ve…
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Taking Family Planning to the Bank, Part 2: Counterfeit NFP
Expectations When I was a kid, I wanted a kitten very badly. I would often see those four-legged cuties on TV or at a friend’s house and long for a little guy or gal of my own to love and smother with unwanted attention. My parents were not really any kind of animal people, much…