Woven Well: Natural Fertility Podcast

Sherelle Gilbert shares the role faith has played during her 5 years of infertility and pregnancy loss. Sherelle is candid about the emotional, physical, and faithful struggles she's experienced over these years, and how her relationships with God,  her husband, and her sisters in Christ have sustained her. You do not want to miss Sherelle's impactful testimony - you will leave encourage...

Do our bodies really matter? Do they have the ability to teach us things we can't understand otherwise? Or are our thoughts and feelings enough? Today we explore some important things God uses our bodies to remind us of, just in time to celebrate the most important body ever born. Thanks for enjoying this short message! Merry Christmas!  NOTE: This episode is appropriate for all audiences.  B...

Grateful to share a client story with you today that goes through all the emotions! Leslie shares her story of experiencing a honeymoon baby - how she felt about it at the time, how she feels about it now, and what it's taught her about her own relationship with her body, her fertility, and God. Leslie shares her heart and her advice - and it's one you don't want to miss! NOTE: This...

Are you familiar with Advent? Do you practice it? I love Advent - it's one of my favorite seasons of the Church calendar. And I find that it has meaningful lessons for not only our spiritual lives, but our fertility journeys, as well. This episode is a supplement to the Advent focus on our @wovenfertility Instagram page. I'd love to hear your thoughts on Advent there, as well!  NOTE: Thi...

Counselor Kerri-Anne Brown joins us again, this time to talk about tips for managing the events and emotions of the holidays when walking through infertility. What makes it so challenging? What do you do when you're hit with sadness in the middle of a Christmas party? Should couples try to suppress the grief and put a smile on their faces? We talk about those topics and more!  NOTE: This epis...

We're keeping this episode short so that you can spend time with family, grab leftovers, and check out the one-day sales! BUT - we think Thanksgiving is the perfect time to pause and give thanks for what we've all learned about fertility and experienced within our fertility journey this year. We hope you'll spend a few minutes to listen while you take your after dinner walk or start...

This episode is for you! Tracy Mann has spoken with us before about PCOS-specific nutrition tips, but today's episode applies to every female of reproductive age. She goes over a wealth of great information; I learned a lot myself! She talks about what nutrients women need the most, how our body tells us when we aren't getting them, what to do with cravings (and what our cravings can tel...

Did you know all women follow the same general fertility timeline and milestones throughout their life? This is called the Reproductive Continuum. And knowing what it is and how it works can make understanding your phase of fertility (and what to expect next!) that much easier. Today's episode explains the Reproductive Continuum and what to expect in each phase, when they begin, and what to e...

Today's client story is with Anna, who began charting with me a little less than a year ago when her doctor wasn't listening to her about her reproductive concerns. Hear Anna share what her experience was like with her local OBGYN versus her Napro medical professional, what she gained from learning to chart, and her story of healing through the restorative health approach! NOTE: This epi...

I tend to work with a lot of clients who have walked through the IVF process after being told it was their only hope for pregnancy. After finding it unsuccessful or unappealing to them, they begin looking for other options. I'm thrilled to share another option: the Restorative Health Approach. Today's episode shares what you need to know if you're afraid IVF may be your only option....

Pregnancy Loss affects 1 in 4 couples, but it's not nearly as often talked about. We want to change that! Today we're talking with Kerri-Anne Brown, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who specializes in Maternal and Reproductive Mental Health and Grief Coaching. She shares common myths about pregnancy loss, grief, and resources available to walk through your pregnancy loss! NOTE: This ep...

Perfect for listening to in partnership with our last episode (Ep. 40: We're Engaged! What should we know about family planning?), today we talk with Julia and Donald Paul, an engaged couple who has just begun learning the Creighton system to use in their marriage. Hear from them about why they wanted to use this system, what the experience has been like so far, and what they think it will be...

You're engaged! Congratulations! As you plan for your wedding - and your marriage! - the important topic of family planning will come up. You have options for your family planning! Today's episode gives an overview of those options, and reviews the most frequently asked questions I get from engaged couples: what are our options for avoiding pregnancy? How can we be SURE we won't get...

I get asked about supplements all the time and I've compiled some of my most frequent suggestions for those wondering the question: Should I be taking supplements? We talk about what supplements are, how you should decide which to take, what they can do for you, and cautions for their use. NOTE: This episode is appropriate for all audiences. Show References: Ep. 36: Advocating in the Dr'...

Several weeks ago, Woven Natural Fertility Care released a free Prayer Guide for the Female Body. (You can still get this resource here !) This prayer guide is intended to help us understand the design and beauty with which God created our female bodies. But praying over & about our bodies can be a new experience! Even with the guide, you may need a little help in getting started. The goal of...

Infertility. It's a scary word, whether you're walking through it or afraid that you'll have to. No doubt it's a hard road, but not one without hope! Today's episode dives in to the importance of how we define the word, common and alternative approaches, how we recommend addressing it, and where to find God in the midst of it. NOTE: This episode is appropriate for most aud...

It can be intimidating to ask questions of your doctors - after all, they're the experts! But you have something vitally important to contribute to your time together.  Today's episode talks about why your questions and contribution are critical, how to ask good questions, and tips for getting the most out of your appointment - all while respecting the hard work and education of our medi...

Today we hear from long time clients, Rachel + Evan, who began using the Creighton system in preparation for marriage back in 2018. Both Rachel and Evan were skeptical about Creighton's effectiveness and hesitant about using it for family planning. Listen as they share their honest thoughts on Creighton, both when they got started and now after 4 years of use to avoid pregnancy! NOTE: This ep...

Last month,  we discussed why we should think theologically about our bodies. Now we're beginning to do just that, and our first topic was voted on by our Instagram followers @wovenfertility: contraception. Its use is largely accepted among Christians, but that doesn't mean that Christians don't have hesitations and questions. Today we take a first look at why that may be. NOTE: Thi...

Excited to share another client story with you, and today it's with a long time Woven client, Anna. She just graduated from college, but has been charting with the Creighton method since 2015! She shares her story of beginning to chart at age 14 and how that early start has affected her perspective on her reproductive health, then and now. Her biggest message? Understanding your body is NOT j...

This episode is for all the teen girls out there (or those who love them)! Cycle issues in teens are often swept under the rug. Teens are told to just wait until they get older and things will resolve, or - if you don't want to deal with it - you can use hormonal contraception to mask the symptoms. But teens deserve better than this. Today we talk about 5 teen cycle issues that you should NOT...

We've talked a lot about Naprotechnology, a reproductive signs that respects how the body was designed to function and seeks to restore that function. But there's nothing like hearing about it directly from a Medical Consultant! Today we talk with Laura Ducote, F-NP, CFCP, who discusses her calling to the napro philosophy, the differences in approaches, and what you can expect when you g...

We've all heard things about our fertility that we're shocked to later find out are FALSE! But how do we know they're not true? When you hear something over and over again, you tend to believe it. That's why we're doing a Fertility "Myth Buster" episode today to bust some of the most common myths I hear. Have other myths you'd like busted? Send them to us @w...

Should we think theologically about fertility? If you've listened to our episodes before, you know that we *do* talk theologically about it. But it's important that we know why. Dr. Cameron Jorgenson explains what theology is, how our bodies are a tool for better understanding God, and how God may show up as we welcome God into this special area of our lives. NOTE: This episode is approp...

Again and again, women have shared with me how their body image, past, physical struggles, etc have affected how they see their bodies and how connected they feel to their bodies. I wonder if this is a struggle we all have, whether we can pinpoint it or not? The #selflove movement tries to help combat this, but it will always fall short - because the things the world tells us to value about oursel...