In today's episode, my lovely co-host Kristen has taken up the mantel of interviewer so that I could have a chance to share my FAM story. This ended up being pretty deeply personal and vulnerable, and humbling to say the least. I've never publicly shared so much of my story, since parts of it are somewhat unsavory. I talk a bit about an abusive relationship from my early 20s that had a significant impact on my self-conception as a woman, and I get pretty real about my emergence from that struggle and how it hasn't exactly been a linear or neat and tidy process. I hope coloring in some of this background information about me helps you to understand my heart for this work and my mission with this show. I am sincerely honored to hear your stories and to be trusted to witness the sharing in real time, to be trusted to publish these stories for the edification of others, and now to share my own testimony of the power of fertility awareness to lay the foundation for a life of victory over victimhood, and freedom in femininity.

Check out Bailey's course, Body Literacy, here: https://www.baileyjo.co/bodyliteracycourse

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Music: The Course by Ayla Nero x Moontricks Remix

This episode marks a very special moment in the history of this podcast, as I am joined by the lovely Kristen Fernandes. A colleague turned bestie, Kristen and I became fast friends when we connected in a peer review session held by our alma mater over our obsession with German New Medicine. Flash forward a couple weeks, and she flew all the way from Poland to California where we spent a week together, exploring each other's minds and the terrain of SoCal. My brain twin, intellectual powerhouse, absolute sweetheart, gorgeous talent, and now creative partner and co-host shares her testimonial for Fertility Awareness in this delicious episode. I'm so excited for you to get to know her and I'm even more excited to keep creating new episodes with Kristen for you all. This is just the beginning and there's so much more to come, but for now, please enjoy Kristen's story.

Check out Bailey's course, Body Literacy, here: https://www.baileyjo.co/bodyliteracycourse

Follow Bailey on Instagram @baileyjo_fae

Follow Friends of the FAM on Instagram @fotfpod

Connect with [guest] on IG @xxx and [website]

Music: The Course by Ayla Nero x Moontricks Remix

Find Kristen at https://femlab.pl/ and on Instagram @femlab_pl

I'm joined by the lovely Cree from Salt Lake City, Utah in todays episode. Also an educator and graduate from The Well, Cree's journey began like most of ours -- divorced from connection with her womb and her cycles, but a moment of presence with her own blood changed everything. We discuss her path forward into the natural health space as a massage therapist and eventually a cycle wisdom educator, radical responsibility for both men and women in creating life, "accidental pregnancies," and how sometimes FAM may not be the best choice for everyone. Cree is a beautiful wellspring of the fruits of wisdom and embodiment that the FAM tree so often bears, so I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

Check out Bailey's course, Body Literacy, here: https://www.baileyjo.co/bodyliteracycourse

Follow Bailey on Instagram @baileyjo_fae

Follow Friends of the FAM on Instagram @fotfpod

Connect with [guest] on IG @xxx and [website]

Music: The Course by Ayla Nero x Moontricks Remix

You can find Cree at https://www.creeanaiyahcox.com/ and on Instagram @creeanaiyahcox