Reader -

119 days.

That was how long my very first FAM cycle was, and I started charting it exactly ten years ago today.

That cycle was my initiation.

Because when you’re on day 94 and still waiting to ovulate, you start wondering if your ovaries work at all.

Over the last ten years, I’ve had cycles inside cycles.

Long follicular phases that felt like they lasted forever. Months where I was convinced something was wrong. Cycles where I celebrated ovulation because the cycle would finally come to an end.

If I hadn’t been charting, I would have lost a LOT of sleep wondering if I was pregnant 👀👀

Instead, with all the data I had from charting (Follicular phase length, luteal phase length, bleed length and quality, cervical mucus patterns, when ovulation was actually confirmed) and I could see those patterns in real time

Without knowing when I ovulated, without knowing whether my follicular phase was 9 days or 75 days, I would not have taken control of my health and hormones. And more importantly, I would feel SO lost.

What stands out to me most after ten years of charting is that I intuitively know my cycle. Not in the way that I confirm ovulation based on vibes, but in the way that I completely trust my body and when I do eventually ovulate, it is clear as day.

Because your cycle is not random.

Your luteal phase length is not random, neither is your bleed quality, your follicular phase length, your cervical mucus patterns.

They all have something to say about your Estrogen, Progesterone, LH and FSH.

Your cycle is speaking a hormonal language, and charting is how you decode it.

Which is why, in celebration of my TEN YEAR FAMIVERSARY (!!), I’m throwing a free community class!!

Inside Cycle Oracle, we’re talking about What Your Chart is Telling You About Your Hormones. Aka:

• what’s normal
• what’s not
• what’s just a fluctuation
• and what’s actually worth looking into

Complete with chart examples and prizes (win a Tempdrop or feeling luteal crewneck)

Come celebrate with me. Let’s decode your cycle together!

Can I ask you something? If my work has been helpful, inspiring or meant anything to you over the years, would you come write me a love note on my most recent IG post? This luteal girlie with a words of affirmation love language would absolutely love that 💌

Warmly.

Nat