Woven Well: Natural Fertility Podcast

Dec 05 2024 145 ep. 16 mins 7

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A natural fertility podcast with short episodes that empower women in their health decisions, family planning options, fertility treatments and more, while honoring the deep connection between faith and fertility.

Host, Caitlin Estes, uses her extensive experience as a Certified FertilityCare Practitioner to educate you on all things natural fertility, while interviewing trusted medical professionals (like those trained in NaProTechnology) and real world clients who demonstrate that anyone can see their fertility journey transformed by exploring natural fertility options.

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Ep. 144: Theology of the Body, with Jen Settle

Dec 05 2024 19 mins

Have you heard of Theology of the Body? In today's episode, we're welcoming guest, Jen Settle, who works as the Director of Ongoing Formation at the Theology of the Body Institute. She gives a great introduction to "TOB" and we discuss understanding the human identity, the impact of TOB on women, the gift of femininity and motherhood, and even how it relates to our understanding of

Ep. 143: Preventing Miscarriage by optimizing Thyroid with functional med/NaProTechnology, with Amanda Frederick, FNP

Nov 28 2024 19 mins

Your thyroid controls much of what happens in your body, including the health of your reproductive system. Healthy pregnancies require healthy thyroid functioning. But general thyroid labs are often limited and too general. We speak with functional medicine and NaProTechnology trained family nurse practitioner, Amanda Frederick, about how to identify, diagnose, and treat thyroid is

Ep. 142: Cervical Mucus for Fertility Awareness

Nov 21 2024 11 mins

There are many different forms of fertility awareness or cycle awareness that help you confidently track your cycle for natural family planning for hormonal and cycle health improvements. Each method tracks different reproductive biomarkers created by a woman's body, but many methods have one in common: cervical mucus. What is cervical mucus? What does it do? What function does it

Ep. 141: Healing after Birth Control - Grace's Story

Nov 14 2024 19 mins

Getting off of birth control can feel scary when you're not ready for children. Can you prevent pregnancy successfully without the pill? Grace faced these fears and questions as she and her husband made the decision to ditch the Pill after she felt angry, anxious, and emotionally spent after a year on the lowest dose of birth control. Today, she shares her story of how God met her

Ep. 140: Isn't Natural Family Planning a Catholic thing?

Nov 07 2024 10 mins

Isn't Natural Family Planning (NFP) just something Catholics do? This is a great question that hits on a common misconception! YES, Catholic couples often use NFP, but why is that the case? And is it still beneficial and effective for non-Catholic couples? If you're hesitant about using Natural Family Planning because you're not Catholic, this episode is for you! It explains WHY NF

Ep. 139: Preventing scarring, adhesions, and repeat endometriosis surgery, with Dr. Naomi Whittaker

Oct 31 2024 19 mins

Today we have the opportunity to speak with Dr. Naomi Whittaker about the keys to preventing scarring, adhesions, and repeat endometriosis surgery. This is HUGE! If you’re dealing with endometriosis or suspect that you are, PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS BEFORE YOU HAVE SURGERY TO REMOVE IT, if at all possible. Did you know that the #1 way to prevent adhesions and scarring from endometrio

Ep.138: Faith-informed fertility decisions, with Fr. Michael Novotny

Sep 26 2024 19 mins

NEXT EPISODE RELEASE: Nov 1, 2024!!As Christians, our faith has a heavy influence on all of our important decisions in life: spouse, jobs, finances, moves. But what about our fertility decision? How can our faith guide us when it comes to questions about contraception, sterilization, or sexual union within marriage? Fr. Michael Novotny joins us to talk about why he discusses these

Ep. 137: Fertility Myths 003

Sep 19 2024 15 mins

We've all heard things about our fertility that we're shocked to later find out are FALSE! This seems to be especially true when it comes to trying to conceive myths or how to get pregnant myths. 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 t

Ep. 136: "I can't participate in Creighton" -- Anna's Story

Sep 12 2024 19 mins

While cycle charting is for every woman, some women experience medical or hormonal conditions that seem to prevent them from participating. Anna shares her story of feeling disqualified from fertility awareness options and how her interaction with this podcast and Woven Natural Fertility Care radically transformed her relationship with her body, her cycles, and her health journey.

Ep. 135: Can I trust Natural Birth Control?

Sep 05 2024 12 mins

Switching to Natural Birth Control of some type -- like fertility awareness methods or natural family planning -- can feel really scary. How effective is natural family planning anyway? What if it doesn't work? These are fair and valid questions that every woman/couple should ask as they figure out the best option for them. But the great news is that certain forms of natural birth