Reader -

I was really excited about buying a new silver ring with my bonus, the purchase was already made as far as I was concerned. I'd already emotionally committed. I was ALL IN.

That was until...

I was sitting with two people that I care a lot about their opinions: my sister and Matt.

We're eating Timbits waiting for my mom's EV to charge and they ask me to show them the ring.

I excitedly pull it up ready to be met with the same same enthusiasm I was feeling. Ready to be affirmed in my expensive purchase, actually.

But instead...

Silence.

A questioning "hm" and “why do you like that?”

They hated it.

I had been so sure. And now I'm doubting myself. It SUCKED to not have that affirmation.

Let's be clear I am still getting this ring. But there was a second there when someone else didn't immediately get it, that the certainty I'd felt got a little shaky.

I hear this happen over and over again with people wanting to go all in on FAM as their primary birth control.

They read blog posts, take FAM Fundamentals, start to imagine using it as their primary birth control. They feel excited, like this might just work for them, until they mention it to someone. A boyfriend or bestie or doctor.

And that someone goes:

isn't that the same as the rhythm method?

isn't that how you get pregnant?

In an instant, the thing that made sense yesterday feels questionable today. The excitement dissolves and you're back to square one.

No matter how much research you do and how much you convince yourself, it's hard to go all in on something as serious as FAM when the people around you don’t understand it yet.

That ends today. Enter:

In this free private podcast + slack community you'll learn:

• how to talk to your partner about FAM
• which biomarkers actually matter (and which ones don’t)
• how to build enough understanding that you’re not relying on vibes
• what it looks like to trust this as your primary form of birth control

It's going to be SUCH a fun week. You'll also get a downloadable cycle fridge tracker to share with your family what phase of your cycle you're in AND be entered to win a Feeling Luteal crewneck!

It’s about getting to a place where you don’t wobble the second someone questions you and FAM doesn’t become unreliable just because someone doesn’t understand it.

You can join the challenge here → Fearless AF Five Day FAM Challenge​

Warmly,

Nat

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