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“On a scale of 0-10, how would you rate your stress?” This was a question on a health intake form I recently filled out…and I was like “how am I supposed to quantify this?!” Since stress can come from so many different areas of life- work, family, finances, infertility- it can be hard to put […]

Hustle culture- this urge we have as a society to work harder, faster, stronger, & constantly be productive- is doing a lot more harm than good when it comes to your health.  Hustle mode keeps the body in fight or flight, steeping the body in stress hormones. (OK, first before I hear some backlash on […]

Last week I got a DM through instagram…it was so simple and yet asked a BIG question.  “So how do you help couples who are trying to get pregnant?” Let’s explore that… 1. Get Curious and be the detective Taking a thorough health intake to gain a better understanding of whether there may be hormone […]

This is a BIG question, and if the answer is “yes”, then we have a huge potential to influence fertility, especially in the year leading up to getting pregnant. After all, we have to eat, so why not make sure we’re fueling fertility at the same time? It’s really easy to get caught up in […]

Egg Quality, Aging & Supporting Fertility Egg Quality & Aging: I want to start this post off with a story… A woman, let’s call her J, contacted me online asking if I thought I could help her…she had suffered 2 miscarriages, was 37 years old, and feeling hopeless. As I always caution, “there are no […]

I know so many people who rely on OPKs to tell them when they’re ovulating… But the truth is OPKs CAN’T confirm that ovulation actually happened (and neither can your period tracking app ).  Luckily, using the tools in this post can identify if and when ovulation happened.  You might be thinking “but how does […]

If you’re trying to get pregnant (or avoid pregnancy), it helps to know exactly when you ovulate and when you’re most fertile. Remember how I said Apps can’t tell you exactly when you ovulate? (link) Well, this post is going to give you some great guidance on how to PREDICT ovulation.  Some quick facts:  The […]

Ovulation: What Your Cycle Tracking App CAN’T Tell You, and What to do About it If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard “my app says my fertile window is…” This might be surprising to some of you, but your app can’t perfectly predict when you ovulate. You could have a 28 day […]

After stopping birth control at 25 years old, I didn’t get a period for almost 6 months. My acne was the worst it had ever been (I’m talking painful marble sized cysts that would take months to resolve and left bright red scars). Once my period returned, it would only show up every 2-4 months! […]