Condoms have a 13% failure rate with typical use, according to the CDC, meaning that 13 out of every 100 condom uses fail. You can immensely increase the efficacy rate of condoms if you know how to use them safely. I'm going to break down exactly what you need to know to use condoms in the safest way possible and what your options are if a condom breaks.

Here’s what we’ll explore in this episode:

• Common mistakes that decrease a condom's efficacy and how to avoid them
• 9 tips to use a condom in the safest way possible
• Medical and herbal options for if a condom breaks or fails
• Avoiding pregnancy naturally with the fertility awareness method
• Efficacy rate of condoms vs fertility awareness
• How fertility awareness can help you know if you're pregnant as early as possible so you can access an abortion even in states with restrictive laws

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor and this is not medical advice. This podcast episode is for informational purposes only.

Join the FEARLESS Membership to learn the fertility awareness method - https://flowwithyourflow.com/membership

Learn more about fertility awareness in episodes 9-12

Fertility awareness study - ⁠https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17314078/⁠

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Donate to support the podcast: @flowwithyourflow on venmo

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Coming off birth control can be incredibly empowering if that's what you desire, but it's not always the right choice for everyone in every stage of life. In this episode we're going to dive in what to consider when you're deciding whether or not now is the right time to come off birth control and how to put support in place for you to avoid pregnancy naturally and bring your body back into balance.

Here’s what we’ll explore in this episode:

• Avoiding pregnancy naturally with the fertility awareness method
• Efficacy rates of fertility awareness vs the pill vs condoms
• Options for healing your cycle naturally
• Questions to ask yourself and what to consider when you're deciding whether or not to come off birth control
• The time and financial privilege involved when coming off birth control and taking stock of your resources
• Supplement recommendations
• How to support your body post-birth control

Join the FEARLESS Membership - https://flowwithyourflow.com/membership

Get the $8 Cycle Sovereignty Ebook - https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/sovereignty

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Check out episodes 9-12 on this podcast to learn more about the fertility awareness method

Study that shows that fertility awareness is 99.4% effective with typical use if you’ve worked with an instructor: ⁠https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17314078/⁠

Donate to support the podcast: @flowwithyourflow on venmo

Let’s Connect: follow me on ⁠instagram⁠ & ⁠tiktok⁠ @flowwithyourflow

In this episode of Wombspace, Lexi Mondot (they/she), joins us to talk about gender inclusivity in womb healing and menstrual cycle healing. All folks who menstruate deserve to have information about the menstrual cycle and the power of their womb, not just cis women. I brought Lexi on to share their wisdom with you because they have founded the Cuntopia movement to dismantle the patriarchy using cyclical living in a genderless paradigm.

Here’s what we’ll explore in this episode:

• What womb healing and cycle healing looks like in a genderless paradigm 
• What the gender spectrum is and which genders can menstruate
• Gender identity vs reproductive anatomy 
• Viewing menstruation as a genderless experience
• Dismantling the structures of privilege and oppression that created the gender and reproductive binary of “man/male” and “woman/female”
• Addressing the argument, “when we don’t use the word women, we’re erasing women”
• Suggestions for what leaders can do to be more gender inclusive and suggestions for gender inclusive languaging 

Connect with Lexi: Instagram: @thecyclewitch / Tiktok: @thecyclewitch / Website: thecyclewitch.com

Connect With Your Host, Lindsay: follow me on ⁠instagram⁠, ⁠tiktok⁠, and lemon8 @flowwithyourflow

Donate to support the podcast: @flowwithyourflow on venmo 

In this episode of Wombspace, Peggy Khoucasian (she/her), joins us to share her personal fibroid healing journey and using her intuition to make the difficult decisions she was faced with in order to have the best chances of conceiving. Peggy is the owner of my favorite clothing brand, Daughters of Culture, which is female + immigrant founded and ethically sourced in small batches, and is perfect for spiritual women and business owners.

Here’s what we’ll explore in this episode:

• What Peggy wishes she knew when she was younger and what she learned about herself on her healing journey
• Why Peggy chose to get her fibroids removed surgically and how she made her surgery sacred
• Peggy’s experience with fusing spirituality and holistic healing with the medical world on her healing journey
• Peggy’s advice for others who are on their fibroid healing journey

Connect with Peggy to purchase her clothing, have an in-person or virtual styling session, or receive support in conscious business development: instagram: @daughtersofculture / TikTok: @daughtersofculture / Website: daughtersofculture.com

Please use my affiliate link: https://www.daughtersofculture.com?sca_ref=3231834.fgC6zkkNGT plus the code LINDSAY10 to save 10% on Daughters of Culture

FREE Womb Connection Meditation - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/wombmeditation⁠⁠

Donate to support the podcast: @flowwithyourflow on venmo

Connect With Your Host, Lindsay: follow me on instagram & tiktok @flowwithyourflow

Have you ever been afraid to avoid pregnancy naturally? The biggest thing that holds my clients back from taking the leap and coming off the pill or getting their IUD removed or ditching condoms is the fear of unplanned pregnancy, and what’s beneath that fear is usually the lack of trust in themselves and in their body.

In this episode of Wombspace, I’m going to dive into how we can build trust in ourselves to avoid pregnancy naturally through using the fertility awareness method and building a relationship with our body.

Here’s what we’ll explore in this episode:

• The science behind avoiding pregnancy naturally with fertility awareness, which is 99.4% effective with typical use
• How to build a trusting relationship with your body, using the same foundation we use for building trust with another person
• My biggest recommendation for learning the fertility awareness method, especially if you want to avoid unplanned pregnancy at all costs
• A jaw dropping client story of how she avoided pregnancy through her connection with her body, even though she had sex right before she ovulated

Ready to avoid pregnancy naturally with the fertility awareness method? Join the FEARLESS membership, the no such thing as TMI community to take back your reproductive freedom with the fertility awareness method - https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/membership

Get the $8 Cycle Sovereignty Ebook for visual learners to understand the basics of how fertility awareness works and how to get started - https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/sovereignty

If you’d like to go even deeper with avoiding pregnancy naturally with the fertility awareness method, check out episodes 9 and 10 on this podcast

Study that shows that fertility awareness is 99.4% effective with typical use if you’ve worked with an instructor: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17314078/

Donate to support the podcast: @flowwithyourflow on venmo

Let’s Connect: follow me on instagram & tiktok @flowwithyourflow

Your menstrual cycle is a literal reflection of the moon cycle and the seasons, and nature has so much to teach us about caring for our bodies.

In this episode of Wombspace, I’m sharing how each phase of your menstrual cycle connects to the energy of a corresponding moon phase and season, and what it looks like to live cyclically with these energies so that you can have the most vibrant life and cycle possible.

Here’s what we’ll explore in this episode:

• How the 4 phases of the menstrual cycle, the moon cycle, and the seasons reflect each other energetically through a pattern of growth and rest
• How nature can become our biggest teacher in helping us channel our gifts and strengths in each cycle phase
• Why I think cyclical living is watered down on social media and what the true meaning of cyclical living is for me
• What it can look like to live cyclically, even in a world that doesn’t currently honor the menstrual cycle

Rewilding Your Womb is now a self-paced cyclical living course. Join Rewilding Here - ⁠https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/rewilding⁠

FREE Womb Connection Meditation - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/wombmeditation⁠⁠

Let’s Connect: follow me on instagram & tiktok @flowwithyourflow

Engineered by Melissa Kaitlyn Carter of Making Audio Magic

The womb provides us with a compass to understand ourselves and our emotions, but this important part of ourselves is often ignored in healing and therapeutic spaces. In this episode I’m addressing this missing piece and what incorporating the womb into our healing can actually look like.

I went to school for my Masters in Social Work to become a therapist, and I also have multiple trainings and certifications in the trauma healing world. I’ve been a facilitator and a client in both spaces, and I’m going to share the gaps I see currently and what I would like to see as a more womb-centered healing path.

Here’s what we’ll explore in this episode:

• The gap I see in the trauma healing space right now amongst therapists and healers
• My story of going to school to become a therapist and then choosing to offer womb healing instead
• What womb healing actually looks like through real client stories that give me chills
• How you can work with me 1:1 right now to deepen into the next layer of your trauma healing journey through connecting with your womb

1:1 Womb Healing Journey - https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/wombhealing

FREE Womb Connection Meditation - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/wombmeditation⁠⁠

Let's Connect: Follow me on instagram & tiktok @flowwithyourflow

Using the menstrual cycle as a healing tool is often the biggest thing that is overlooked in the trauma healing world. Trauma is stored in the body, and the menstrual cycle is a tool that can help us reconnect to ourselves.

In this episode of Wombspace, I'm sharing how you can use the phases of your menstrual cycle to facilitate your trauma healing journey. I’m going to be diving into how trauma can show up in each phase of your cycle and what your body may ask you to process in each phase.

Here's what we'll explore in this episode:

• The 4 phases of the menstrual cycle: menstruation, pre-ovulation, ovulation, and pre-menstruation
• The vulnerabilities that come up in each phase that our body is asking us to hold space for
• The healing opportunities that our body gives us in each phase to help us facilitate our journey
• How each phase of the menstrual cycle relates to a phase of life / an archetype - the inner child, inner parent, inner wild one, and inner elder - and how these archetypes can bring specific layers of our healing to the forefront

1:1 Womb Healing Journey - https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/wombhealing

FREE Womb Connection Meditation - ⁠⁠https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/wombmeditation⁠

Let's Connect: follow me on instagram & tiktok @flowwithyourflow

In this episode of Wombspace, Nicole Kruck (she/her) joins us to talk about how we can use traditional medicine to help us conceive. Nicole is a womb-centered reproductive health practitioner who has been providing holistic treatments such as acupuncture, Arvigo abdominal therapy, and herbal medicine and nutrition for over 25 years.

What we’ll explore in this episode:

• Nicole’s story of healing period pain and painful sex through bringing her uterus back into alignment
• How traditional medicine and bringing the uterus back into alignment can support our bodies with conception
• What the conception preparation process can look like and how to create a welcoming space in your womb for new life to grow for 9 months
• Advice for people who are not conceiving right away
• How traditional and western medicine can be integrated for conception support

Connect with Nicole for virtual consultations & in-person services in NYC:
Instagram @fertilegardenwellness / Website: nicolekruck.com

Learn the fertility awareness method to time conception and understand your hormone health with the FEARELESS membership - https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/membership

Connect with Your Host, Lindsay:
Follow me on instagram and tiktok at @flowwithyourflow

In this episode of Wombspace, I'm talking to Rachael Brooke (she/her) about her experience as a client in Rewilding Your Womb and how she's used what she learned in the program to implement cyclical living / cycle syncing in her movement practice, her business, and her overall life, as well as how she's used fertility awareness to come off the IUD and avoid pregnancy naturally. Rewilding Your Womb is the 4 month group journey to reclaim your trust in your womb through taking back your reproductive freedom and transforming each phase of your cycle into a self-healing ritual.

This episode gives you an idea of what it’s like to work with me and what it’s like to be in Rewilding from the perspective of someone who has been through the program. Even if you’re not sure about joining Rewilding, I still encourage you to listen to this episode because Rachael is so full of cyclical living tips now after embodying what she’s learned in Rewilding for the past year, and she’s going to share them all with you.

Here's what we'll explore in this episode:

• Rachael's story of suppressing her cycle for 15 years and then deciding to get her IUD removed at age 30
• How Rachael supports her cycle in each phase through her movement practice, her business, and her overall life
• Rachael's passion for having open conversations about cyclical living and cyclical pleasure 
• How avoiding pregnancy naturally has changed Rachael's relationship with her body and with sex

Rewilding Your Womb is now a self-paced cyclical living course. Join Rewilding Here - https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/rewilding

Ready to avoid pregnancy naturally with the fertility awareness method? Join the FEARLESS membership, the no such thing as TMI community to take back your reproductive freedom with the fertility awareness method - ⁠https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/membership

Transparency Note: Rachael is an affiliate of Rewilding Your Womb and the FEARLESS Membership

Connect with Rachael:
Movement, Microdosing, Pet Loss Support
@rachaelbr00ke on instagram
@nineishlives on tiktok
https://rachael-brooke.com/

Connect with me:
@flowwithyourflow on instagram and tiktok 

In this episode of Wombspace, I'm sharing the differences in the menstrual cycle, which mimics the moon, and the male hormonal cycle, which mimics the sun, and what can happen when we feel pressured by the patriarchy and capitalism to function in a linear world, despite our cyclical nature.

Here's what we'll explore in this episode:

• The values of a global matriarchy that thrived for 300,000 years before patriarchy took over 3,000 years ago
• How the menstrual cycle functions vs how the male hormonal cycle functions, and how these cycles relate to the moon and the sun
• What happens when people with wombs feel pressured to function in a linear world, despite our cyclical nature
• Why you may be experiencing cycle symptoms like period pain, fatigue, and mood swings 
• Why you might feel different physically and emotionally from week to week 
• What it can look like when you live cyclically with your menstrual cycle 

Rewilding Your Womb is now a self-paced cyclical living course. Join Rewilding Here - ⁠https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/rewilding⁠

FREE Womb Connection Meditation - ⁠⁠https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/wombmeditation⁠

Let's Connect: follow me on instagram & tiktok @flowwithyourflow

In this episode of Wombspace, I'm sharing my recommendations of what to be aware of on your conception journey and prior to conceiving. This is the fourth and last episode in a 4 part series on fertility awareness. If you're new to fertility awareness, I recommend checking out episode 9 before this one, but if you're already familiar, go ahead and dive right in!

Here's what we'll explore in this episode:

• The elements of a conscious conception and what conscious conception is
• What to look out for in your cycle prior to trying to conceive so that you can lower your chances of miscarriage
• The importance of the maturation process of the egg and sperm
• The days in your cycle that you have the best chances of conceiving 

Join the FEARLESS membership to prepare your body for a conscious conception with fertility awareness - ⁠https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/membership

Get the $8 Cycle Sovereignty Ebook for visual learners to understand the basics of how fertility awareness works and how to get started - ⁠https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/sovereignty⁠

1:1 Womb Healing for your conception journey - https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/wombhealing

Let's Connect: follow me on instagram & tiktok @flowwithyourflow

In this episode of Wombspace, I'm sharing what it looks like to create a relationship with your body and to understand your cycle & hormone health through using the fertility awareness method. This is the third episode in a 4 part series on fertility awareness. If you're new to fertility awareness, I recommend checking out episode 9 before this one, but if you're already familiar, go ahead and dive right in!

Here's what we'll explore in this episode:

• My journey with using the fertility awareness method to heal from debilitating period pain
• The cycle hormones estrogen and progesterone and what they do for our health
• What you need to track to understand if your hormones are at healthy levels
• The importance of ovulation and why you might not be ovulating 
• Advocating for yourself at the doctor
• How deep body connection is the true essence of fertility awareness

Join the FEARLESS membership to improve your cycle health through understanding your hormones - ⁠⁠https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/membership

Get the $8 Cycle Sovereignty Ebook for visual learners to understand the basics of how fertility awareness works and how to get started - ⁠https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/sovereignty⁠

Let's Connect: follow me on instagram & tiktok @flowwithyourflow

In this episode of Wombspace, I'm sharing the science behind avoiding pregnancy naturally with the fertility awareness method. This is the second episode in a 4 week series on the fertility awareness method. If you're new to the fertility awareness method, I recommend checking out episode 9 before this one, but if you're already familiar, go ahead and dive right in! 

What we'll explore in this episode:

• What you need to be tracking in order to avoid pregnancy naturally
• Why I don't recommend apps like Daysy and Natural Cycles
• Efficacy rates of fertility awareness vs other types of common birth control methods like the IUD, the pill, and condoms
• Myths and misconceptions that may be holding you back from learning fertility awareness as birth control

Join the FEARLESS membership to learn how to avoid pregnancy naturally - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/membership⁠

Get the $8 Cycle Sovereignty Ebook for visual learners to understand the basics of how fertility awareness works and how to get started - ⁠https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/sovereignty⁠

Fertility Awareness Study that cites the 99.4% efficacy rate - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17314078/

Let's Connect: Follow me on instagram and tiktok at @flowwithyourflow

In this episode of Wombspace, I'm talking all about the fertility awareness method, which is the practice of tracking your menstrual cycle to understand your cycle health, avoid pregnancy naturally, and time conception. This is the first episode in a 4 week series on the fertility awareness method. I’m going to walk you through what the fertility awareness method is, how it works, and the ways it can help you.

What we'll explore in this episode:

• The 3 main uses of the fertility awareness method - avoiding pregnancy naturally, timing conception, understanding your cycle health 
• The 3 biomarkers you need to track, and what they tell you about your health and fertility - cervical mucus, BBT, and optional LH testing
• What supplies you need to have in order to start tracking with fertility awareness
• Tips on purchasing a thermometer
• How much time it takes to track each day

Learn the fertility awareness method to avoid pregnancy naturally, time conception, and understand your cycle health inside the FEARLESS Membership - https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/membership

Get the $8 Cycle Sovereignty Ebook for visual learners to understand the basics of how fertility awareness works and how to get started - ⁠https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/sovereignty⁠

Save 10% on Tempdrop - http://www.tempdrop.com/discount/AFYOURFLOW

Let's Connect: Follow me on instagram and tiktok at @flowwithyourflow

In this episode of Wombspace, I'm talking all about late periods, because I know I'm not the only one who has a late period now and then, and I know what it's like to feel that sense of panic!

What we'll explore in this episode:

• Reasons why late periods happen
• The late period "myth" - hint there's really no such thing as a late period!
• The connection between late periods and ovulation
• When to seek further help for long and irregular cycles
• How to know if and when you're ovulating so that there's no more period surprises

FREE Womb Connection Meditation - ⁠https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/wombmeditation⁠

Join the FEARLESS Membership to learn fertility awareness - https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/membership

Save 10% on Tempdrop - http://www.tempdrop.com/discount/AFYOURFLOW

Let's Connect: Follow me on instagram and tiktok at @flowwithyourflow

In this episode of Wombspace, Dan Arhakos (she/her) joins us in a conversation about sharing our work with integrity in the coaching and healing space. Dan is a ceremonialist, space holder, and retreat facilitator.

What we'll explore in this episode:

• The importance of embodying our teachings before sharing them with the world
• Having education and qualifications to work within our scope of practice
• The spectrum of what education can look like, from formal university degrees to working with elders
• Our own personal experiences as clients in spaces that didn't feel safe
• Steps to take when choosing a teacher or a mentor

WITCH & WOMB is open for enrollment, Starting the week of May 23 - APPLY HERE - flowwithyourflow.com/witch+womb

Connect with Dan

Instagram @danaharkos / TikTok @danaharkos / Website danaharkos.com 

Connect with Your Host, Lindsay

Follow me on instagram and tiktok at @flowwithyourflow

In this episode of Wombspace, I share my journey with you of weaving witchcraft with Judaism through connecting with my Jewish ancestors and doing some of my own deeper research.

What we'll explore in this episode:

• What discovering I'm a witch meant to me
• Reconnecting to Judaism in my own way through ancestral healing and ritual
• My family history in the Holocaust and how that fueled my desire to reconnect to Judaism
• Research about Jewish women healers and why the information is so limited 

FREE Womb Connection Meditation - https://www.flowwithyourflow.com/wombmeditation

Let's Connect: Follow me on instagram and tiktok at @flowwithyourflow

In this episode of Wombspace, Adrienne Irizzary PHc joins us to talk about pelvic / vaginal steaming for for menstrual cycle wellness, conception prep, and preventing implantation. Adrienne is a Peristeam Hydrotherapist, Herbalist, Sound Healer, and Chinese Nutritional Therapist.

What we'll explore in this episode:

• What is pelvic steaming?
• Myths and misconceptions about pelvic steaming
• Pelvic steaming for womb wellness from puberty through menopause
• Using pelvic steaming for reproductive sovereignty - for conception prep and preventing implantation

WITCH & WOMB is open for enrollment, Starting the week of May 23. Save $333 until May 6 - APPLY HERE

Connect with Adrienne

Instagram @moonessenceme / Website moonessence.life / Reproductive Rebel Podcast

Connect with Your Host, Lindsay

Follow me on instagram and tiktok at @flowwithyourflow

This is for the souls who are interested in Witch & Womb, the 8 week group ceremony to amplify your intuition, honor your ancestors, and activate the witch within.

What we'll explore in this episode:

• Why I created Witch & Womb
• Who it's for
• What your journey will look like
• How to join

WITCH & WOMB is open for enrollment - APPLY HERE

Let's Connect:

Follow me on instagram and tiktok at @flowwithyourflow