I am joined by Nora Pope, retired Naturopathic Doctor and Dr. Jessica Liu, Naturopathic Doctor to discuss those questions around the health care field and why fertility awareness isn't more know! So many links because we talked about so much! Nora and Dr. Jessica's course for healthcare professionals: https://www.fertilityce.com/ Ina May Gaskin: https://inamay.com/ The Fifth Vital Sign Book by Lisa Hendrickson-Jack on Amazon Marguerite Duane, MD, MHA, FAAFP at Georgetown University _____________...
Feb 08, 2021•30 min•Ep. 22
I'll keep it short an sweet here: a few reasons why you need to learn a fertility awareness based method and NFP in general from an instructor and not a book. ___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our recommended books! Reach out at instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/ or email us at ellen@vinesinfullbloom.com Ready to improve your sex life and take it to the next level? Check out our courses: vinesinfullbloom.com/courses...
Feb 01, 2021•14 min•Ep. 21
The buzz word of 2020 probably (right alongside of pivot). But what really is self care? And why the heck are we talking about it on a podcast about NFP? Julia Hogan, LCPC joins us for this conversation in defining self care and how it fits in with cycles and fertility awareness! Find out more about Julia here: https://www.juliamariehogan.com/ ___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our recommended books! Reach out at instagram.com/chartin...
Jan 25, 2021•42 min•Ep. 20
Why NFP and not some other form of contraception? Why does the Church allow NFP and not the pill? Hands up if you've heard these questions before! We dive into some accessible answers to these questions and more in this week's episode. ___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our recommended books! Reach out at instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/ or email us at ellen@vinesinfullbloom.com Ready to improve your sex life and take it to the n...
Jan 18, 2021•15 min•Ep. 19
We're joined by Johnna Wilford to talk about working out during our cycles! This episode is definitely more tailored to our female listeners as we're talking about how a woman might specifically feel during workouts at different times of her cycle and how she can optimize working out! Connect with Johnna at https://www.instagram.com/johnnawilford_/ ___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our recommended books! Reach out at instagram.com/ch...
Jan 11, 2021•33 min•Ep. 18
We're discussing changing methods and how to assess if the method you are using right now is right for you! If you're looking to figure out which method is best for you check out my method match options: https://ellenholloway.com/matching-you-with-a-method/ Episode questions: How do I feel overall about NFP? Am I empowered, angry, overwhelmed, too busy to do it well, etc.? Do I feel confident in charting my signs? Am I understanding the rules to my method? Does it feel like there are too many ru...
Jan 04, 2021•18 min•Ep. 17
Joe and Janessa Nufable join us to share their NFP journey in the last episode of our Advent Series. Both Joe and Janessa have been on episodes on the podcast, but we brought them back to do an episode together! This is the 4th episode in our advent series, if you haven't listened to all of the episodes, go back and look for NFP brings HOPE, Making PEACE with NFP, and Finding JOY in NFP in addition to this episode. We also have a very exciting announcement when Charting Toward Intimacy is back o...
Dec 21, 2020•44 min•Ep. 16
My husband Kurt joins me and we share our NFP journey! The joys, the trials, the months on end of abstinence...gloves are off and the whole story is shared. Need a good book to read about Sex within your marriage? We loved reading Holy Sex! by Gregory Popcak ___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our recommended books! Reach out at instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/ or email us at ellen@vinesinfullbloom.com Ready to improve your sex li...
Dec 14, 2020•29 min•Ep. 15
Welcome to week 2 of our advent 2020 series. This week's theme is Peace. We are joined by Keiru and Aaron who share their NFP journey and how peace fits into the equation of using Natural Family Planning in your marriage. This is an episode you don't want to miss. ___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our recommended books! Reach out at instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/ or email us at ellen@vinesinfullbloom.com Ready to improve your ...
Dec 07, 2020•29 min•Ep. 14
This is the first episode in our Advent Series: NFP Brings HOPE. Anne Marie and Alex join us to share their personal NFP journey and how NFP and Fertility awareness helped them through temporary infertility and ultimately to have their daughter. Anne Marie and Alex share how NFP truly brought hope to their marriage and their journey toward becoming parents. If you are struggling with a similar situation, please know you are not alone. Please reach out to us and we would love to connect you with ...
Nov 30, 2020•28 min•Ep. 13
Molly Daley joins us to discuss the finer points of how Natural Family Planning is connected to the Pro Life Movement (hint contraception and pro-life don't go together). If you want to learn more about Molly, head to bodylanguagelife.com ___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our recommended books! Reach out at instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/ or email us at ellen@vinesinfullbloom.com Ready to improve your sex life and take it to th...
Nov 23, 2020•39 min•Ep. 12
I'm joined by Emily Frase to dive into why NFP is not just Catholic birth control and really how you can't even compare the two. Follow Emily Frase at totalwhine.com or on Instagram @totalwhine_ Follow Emily and Mary Bruno's new org FAbM BASE on Instagram @fabmbase Humanae Vitae ___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our recommended books! Reach out at instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/ or email us at ellen@vinesinfullbloom.com Ready t...
Nov 09, 2020•41 min•Ep. 11
Bridget Busacker of Managing Your Fertility (https://www.managingyourfertility.com/) joins the podcast to talk about the issues of NFP Accessibility including cost and information dissemination. We bring up more questions than answers and come to the conclusions that if NFP is going to be more accessible then it needs to start with all of us expanding the NFP conversation and stepping up to help in our local communities and parishes. ___________________________________ Did we mention a book on t...
Oct 26, 2020•43 min•Ep. 10
There are a lot of terms and acronyms that float around the NFP and FA world (like those two acronyms). There's also a lot of different ways people define those terms. In this super short bonus episode, Ellen is here to define some of those terms in the way that we will be using them here on this podcast. This is not to say these are the only possible definitions of these terms, it's just to help you and other listeners understand when we use these terms and acronyms. Did we mention a book on th...
Oct 19, 2020•7 min
In this episode we are joined by Martha. Martha shares with us her experiences talking with siblings and parents about NFP and Fertility Awareness. Join us to discuss how we can best approach these conversations within our own families. ___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our recommended books! Reach out at instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/ or email us at ellen@vinesinfullbloom.com Ready to improve your sex life and take it to the ...
Oct 12, 2020•37 min•Ep. 9
In this week's episode, Yolanda joins us again to discuss one of our most asked for topics, talking to your doctor about NFP. We share our hilarious bad examples of what we've done when talking to our doctors and share some tips for the next time you are asked the "So what do you want to do for birth control?" question. We also discuss a great resource for doctors and medical professionals: https://www.factsaboutfertility.org/ ___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this wee...
Sep 28, 2020•42 min•Ep. 8
We are joined by Peggy Murray in today's episode who is a wife, mother, Symptothermal Method instructor, and an overall amazing woman! Peggy gives us some great ideas and tips for keeping the conversation open, honest, and comfortable with children of all ages about Natural Family Planning and Theology of the Body. We talk about a few resources in the episode, so check them out if you are interested! Theology of the Body books for all ages from TOBET: https://tobet.org/product-category/bookstore...
Sep 14, 2020•33 min•Ep. 7
We are joined by Janessa Nufable to discuss talking to your friends about NFP. ___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our recommended books! Reach out at instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/ or email us at ellen@vinesinfullbloom.com Ready to improve your sex life and take it to the next level? Check out our courses: vinesinfullbloom.com/courses...
Aug 31, 2020•28 min•Ep. 6
I'm joined by Joe Nufable for this episode where we talk about prayer within your marriage (and making it a part of your foreplay). We touch on desirability, redefining the word foreplay, and suggestions for engaged couples and those who are single. ___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our recommended books! Reach out at instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/ or email us at ellen@vinesinfullbloom.com Ready to improve your sex life and ta...
Aug 17, 2020•40 min•Ep. 5
Today we chat with Dn. Tim Roberto from the Diocese of Oakland on discovering God's love through spousal intimacy. Hint: talk about it! If you're not married, don't worry there's some awesome nuggets for you too! We touch a a tiny bit on the Theology of the Body (TOB) in this episode. For more info, resources, and courses on TOB, check out https://tobinstitute.org/ Charting Toward Intimacy is sponsored by the Diocese of Oakland. ___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this w...
Aug 03, 2020•26 min•Ep. 4
In this episode we are joined by two guests who share their personal stories with NFP. Rose shares how NFP helped her through her struggle with infertility and helped her have her daughter. Jorge shares about his reversion to the Catholic Church and how his discovery of the Theology of the Body lead to learning about NFP and how he fell in love with the practice as he brought it to his marriage. ___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our ...
Jul 20, 2020•25 min•Ep. 3
There are many things we wish we knew about NFP before we started! Yolanda joins us in this episode to talk about some of the different methods of NFP and how it would have been so helpful to know that they all existed. We also touch on how some women change to different methods throughout their NFP journey. If you feel like your method isn't working well for you, check out some other methods. The list below is not exhaustive, these are just the methods we spoke the most about in this episode. S...
Jul 20, 2020•32 min•Ep. 2
Oh hi there! You have found the first ever episode of Charting Toward Intimacy. Guess what, I've learned a lot since I started this podcast and some of the information in this episode isn't exactly correct. I'd love for you to take a look at some of the more recent episodes of the podcast and the updated version of this episode with the same name at episode 117 (Just search in your podcast player). Thanks for understanding that we're all human and we all grow and learn! Best, Ellen Holloway, Hos...
Jul 20, 2020•18 min•Ep. 1
Welcome to Charting Toward Intimacy where we are expanding the natural family planing conversation! Listen in for an introduction on what we plan to do here. Launching in July 20 for NFP awareness week! Expect episodes every other Monday, but in honor of our launch and NFP week, three episodes will be out next week! ___________________________________ Did we mention a book on this week's episode? Click here for our recommended books! Reach out at instagram.com/chartingtowardintimacy/ or email us...
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