Have you ever wondered if you could get really specific about your hormones? Do you know how to specifically identify ovulation? Wondering if it's possible to capture your body's data from home? Today's guest is Dr. Amy Beckley, founder & CEO of PROOV, the first FDA cleared test to confirm ovulation and ovulation quality at home. Bridget and Amy sit down to discuss Amy's personal story and struggle with infertility, her desire to learn more about her body and figure out what the heck was goi...
Dec 14, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 14
How do you love your spouse during times of abstinence? What does chastity look like in marriage? How can husbands stay supportive when practicing NFP? Bridget talks to her friend, John Capistrant, about the joys and struggles of using Natural Family Planning (NFP) in marriage and how to love your spouse when NFP feels hard and challenging. They talk about what it looks like for husbands to love their wives, especially when NFP is an integral part of marriage, and how to be a supportive spouse w...
Nov 09, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Do you want to have a healthier marriage? Are you wondering how you can incorporate intimacy into your marriage? Does sex feel more like a chore, but you want it to be more enjoyable? In this episode, Bridget sits down with Dr. Sarah Bartel, a moral theologian and mom of five, she and her husband of twenty years created the Cana Feast virtual marriage ministry to help bring the benefits of marriage retreats to more couples. She is passionate about helping women understand their bodies, specifica...
Oct 26, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 12
What's it like to live out Fertility Awareness (FA) in everyday life? How can Natural Family Planning (NFP) help your marriage? What can we do to broaden the conversation around FA/NFP? Bridget sits down with Cami Berthiaume, Digital Content Coordinator for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Fertility Awareness Advocate, to talk about what it's like to live out FA/NFP in everyday life. She shares more broadly about why FA/NFP is so valuable for women and how her own personal journey led her to beco...
Jun 15, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 11
When should women learn about their cycles? How can we start these conversations sooner and make it age appropriate? Can cycle awareness help overall body positivity and health literacy? Bridget chats with Christina Valenzuela, Fertility & Cycle Educator and Founder of Pearl & Thistle, to discuss age appropriate ways to talk to young girls about body positivity, periods, and cycles and the program she's put together for parents & daughters to attend together: Cycle Prep. In this conv...
Jun 08, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Are you wondering if it's possible to be at peace with your period? Do you struggle with body positivity? Is it possible that a mindset shift could positively change your relationship with your body? Bridget sits down with Sarah Rooney, wife, mom, and entrepreneur with a passion for helping women and families, specifically around fertility and reproductive health. Sarah is a FertilityCare Practitioner with a particular passion for women's health, focusing specifically on mindset and self image. ...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Should you ramp up intimacy before marriage? Is lube okay to use? How do you combat purity culture when you've been raised with "sex is bad before marriage"... and now you're married and terrified? Emily Frase is BACK! Bridget and Emily sit down to have an honest conversation about sex, commonly asked questions about the wedding night, and confusion about intimacy (thanks, purity culture). This episode is geared specifically towards engaged couples and addresses questions specific to those who a...
May 25, 2021•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Is the movement towards clean beauty products a gimmick? How do you start cleaning out your cabinet of personal care products? Why does what we put on our bodies impact our fertility? Bridget chats with Elizabeth Marcolini, Entrepreneur, NYT Best Selling Author, and Executive Director with Beautycounter, to talk about her personal journey to swapping out her products for cleaner alternatives and what motivated her to make the change. They share their own mishaps and struggles with switching to c...
May 18, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Is it possible to sync your cycle to your workouts? Can you maximize your workouts while honoring your body? Do you hate your period and think it gets in the way of your workouts? Bridget sits down with Mairead Suthoff, Certified Athletic Trainer & Certified FEMM Instructor, to talk about the specifics of cycle syncing, if it's real, how it works, and how women can use this information to have better workouts and overall health. Mairead offers coaching sessions and trainings to help women un...
May 11, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 6
What does authentic, holistic women's health care look like? How can we embrace our bodies as women - including our reproductive system? Can we change conversations around birth control and feminism? In this episode, Bridget sits down with Alex DeRose to talk about her experiences as a NaProTechnology-trained nurse practitioner and how her views of women's health were deeply impacted by the women she served in her nursing career. They talk about her research in her Master's program, the need for...
May 04, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Bridget sits down with Kelly Breaux, co-founder of Red Bird Ministries, to talk honestly about the struggles of pregnancy and child loss, resources needed, how the Catholic Church can better support women and couples, and what to say to a friend who's experienced loss. This interview is so beautiful and Kelly shares her own story of loss and how it impacted the ministry she and her husband founded to help women and couples navigate loss with tangible resources. They really focus on integrative, ...
Apr 27, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Did you ever think you could align your cycle with your work schedule? Have you ever wondered if you could maximize your productivity with your cycle instead of fighting it? This episode is for you! Really, for every woman ! Bridget sits down with Megan Faller, Cycle & Productivity Strategist, helps women align their cycles with their schedules to maximize their daily routines to help grow businesses, goals, roles with ease. You can work with Megan 1:1 to align your cycle with your schedule ...
Apr 20, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 3
What does it mean to have "holy sex" and what does that actually look like? How can you create a thriving, healthy sex life with your spouse? Does the Catholic Church hate sex and only celebrate babies? In this episode, Bridget chats with Emily Frase all about sex, tackling the theological, historical, and, most importantly, the practical. Emily and Bridget delve into an honest conversation about what it means to have holy sex with your spouse, answering commonly asked questions and identifying ...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 2
What is the feminine genius? How does fertility awareness tie into the feminine genius? Why should women lean into their feminine genius? In this episode, Bridget chats with Emily Harpole about the feminine genius and how it relates to fertility awareness. Bridget & Emily delve into living lives of wholeness and integration to better understand who we are as women in order to help us embrace our bodies and cycles. Additional resources discussed: Letter to Women : http://www.vatican.va/conten...
Apr 05, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 1
