Nat Daudet, Cervical Mucus Queen and Fertility Awareness Educator
Join thousands of people ditching the pill and charting their cycles for birth control. Weekly cervical mucus, BBT and FAM tips, unapologetic stories, cult of wellness survival strategies and monthly favourites roundup.
cuts like a laser
Reader - There are a few (okay quite a few) things I have very strong opinions about: Yorkshire Gold Black tea, making sourdough with bread flour, sleeping in a cold room with a heavy blanket, whole milk, having candy in my car, cappucinos, colour coordinated google calendars, sleep hygiene... ...and sharp knives. My 2026 resolution is: quadrouple it. If I'm going through the work to make one serving of vegetarian pot pie, I may as well make four. Same for bolognese. And chickpea curry soup....
this newsletter is getting a tiny upgrade
Reader - Before I got the I've landed text, I got a follow notification. The profile was a business speaker coach and entrepreneur who sent me a DM along the lines of: I just met your dad on a plane to Calgary and he told me about what you do! I'm super excited to follow you and can't wait to connect! (or something along those lines Instagram is currently Bricked on my phone so I can't pull up the original DM) Then, shortly after, a message from my dad: He explained that he spent the two...
cult of wellness reality check
Reader - January 2021's seed cycling... ...was 2022's bone broth ...was 2023's protein lattes ...was 2024's greens powder ...was 2025's creatine. All new year new me attempts to capitalize on women's hormone imbalance and cycle irregularity insecurities. I want to be really clear about something: none of these things are inherently bad. The problem isn’t the food. The problem is that these hormone balance trends are sold as magic pill shortcuts to perfect cycles. They rely on the idea that...
and the 2025 nat awards go to...
Reader - Last year I did a roundup of the habits, systems, products and mindset shifts that changed my life, and you loved it. So all year I've been making mental bookmarks of things that were going to make the list this year. So here they are. The 2026 Nat Awards. Let's get right to it shall we? Best Boring But Life Changing Domestic Upgrade: These lidded ice cube trays. I didn’t expect ice cube trays to change my life so dramatically. And yet. Always having ice on hand means iced coffee,...
i'm gonna be smug for a sec
Reader Coming to you deep from the luteal trenches: You might be thinking, Nat! You were just luteal! Back when you were launching your feeling luteal crewnecks! Well, yes, I JUST was. Is this what it feels like to be regularly cycling? I am going to be smug about it because I can. Because suddenly my cycles are behaving and I've had two regular cycles in the last two months!! Am I also going to be smug about the fact that I had 100% attendance and went to all 42 workouts since September in...
the birth control acceptability scale
Reader Every single person choosing birth control is doing a calculus of tradeoffs. Unfortunately there is no perfect option. We all choose our method based on what’s tolerable and what’s right for our lives at that moment. Someone might use: the pill for five years, switch to FAM, go back to hormones, use condoms all cycle long, and change it all after a planned pregnancy. People think fertility awareness advocates want to eliminate hormonal birth control (we don't) Not enough people talk...
it's not that serious: birth control acceptability
Reader Every single person choosing birth control is doing a calculus of tradeoffs. Unfortunately there is no perfect option. We all choose our method based on what’s tolerable and what’s right for our lives at that moment. Someone might use: the pill for five years, switch to FAM, go back to hormones, use condoms all cycle long, and change it all after a planned pregnancy. People think fertility awareness advocates want to eliminate hormonal birth control (we don't) Not enough people talk...
why the FAM comunity is pissed about that NYT article
Reader I know the news cycle moves fast but it's taken me a week to get my luteal thoughts together to respond to the NYT article on FAM that's been floating around - MAHA-Fueled Rise of Natural Family Planning In the meantime I’ve been watching the reactions from secular educators, medical providers and longtime charters and have finally got the words to talk about why the secular FABM community is pissed. Secular fertility awareness isn’t new One thing the article gets wrong right out of...
CC DAY 5: This is your second puberty 🩸🕯️
Reader Before we wrap up the challenge, I want to take a sec to talk about something that often gets left out of the coming off the pill convo: the emotional, energetic, and honestly, sacred side of it all. This isn’t just a physiological shift. This is a rite of passage. Coming off birth control is a return.A re-meeting.A reconnection.And if it feels big, that’s because it is. Think of this like a second puberty. But this time, you get to go through it with language. With intention. With...
CC DAY 4: How to track your cycle
Reader Welcome to day 4 of the Cycle Comeback! A reminder that Cycle Love, my FAM group program, opens on Monday!! Waitlist folks get: → First dibs when doors open → A $200 discount just for being early Click here to join the Cycle Love waitlist. Today we’re talking: 📆 How to track your cycle post-pill 🌡️ How to get started with FAM if you're wanting to go non-hormonal 🛠️ What tools you actually need Where to start: → Grab an thermometer or Tempdrop. I don't recommend Apple Watch or other...
Join thousands of people ditching the pill and charting their cycles for birth control. Weekly cervical mucus, BBT and FAM tips, unapologetic stories, cult of wellness survival strategies and monthly favourites roundup.