Resources:
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ABOUT CYCLE TRACKING
Association of Fertility Awareness Professionals
The best study we have on the Symptothermal Method of Fertility Awareness & Cycle Tracking, and it's effectiveness for birth control (98-99%!)
BOOKS ON CYCLE TRACKING
Taking Charge of Your Fertility, by Toni Weschler
APPS
Kindara is my top recommendation (though I recommend turning off the prediction functions)
BASAL BODY THERMOMETERS
iProven is my top recommendation for digital basal body thermometers
HORMONAL & MENSTRUAL CYCLE HEALING
Period Repair Manual by Dr. Lara Briden ND
The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility, by Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
BOOKS ABOUT FOOD & NUTRITION
Fertility, Cycles and Nutrition, by Marilyn Shannon
Nourishing Traditions, by Sally Fallon
Women, Food & God, by Geenene Roth
RESOURCES ABOUT WOMEN’S HEALTH
A New View of a Woman’s Body, by the Federation of Feminist Women’s Health Centers
Our Bodies, Ourselves, by The Boston Women’s Health Collective
Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom, by Christiane Northrup
RESOURCES ABOUT BIRTH CONTROL
whole9life.com (guide to non-hormonal birth control)
The Pill: Are You Sure It’s For You?, by Jane Bennett & Alexandra Pope
Sweetening the Pill, by Holly Grigg-Spall
This Is Your Brain on Birth Control: the surprising science of women, hormones, and the law of unintended consequences, by Sarah E. Hill
BOOKS ABOUT FERTILITY FOODS
Beautiful Babies, by Kristen Michaelis
The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby and Childcare, by Cowan and Fallon
Nutrition & Physical Degeneration, by Weston A. Price
BOOKS ABOUT WOMANHOOD
Wild Feminine, by Tami Lynn Kent
Her Blood Is Gold, by Lara Owen
4 Seasons in 4 Weeks, by Suzanne McQueen
Women’s Wheel of Life, by Elizabeth Davis
Wild Power: Discover the Magic of Your Menstrual Cycle & Awaken the Feminine Path to Power, by Alexandra Pope, Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer, et al.
BOOKS ABOUT SEXUALITY
The Art of Sexual Ecstasy, by Margo Anand
Women’s Anatomy of Arousal, by Sheri Winston
Succulent Sexcraft, by Sheri Winston
The Guide to Getting it On, by Paul Joannides & Daerick Gröss
BOOKS ABOUT LOSS & INFERTILITY
A Cry from the Womb, by Gwendolyn Awen Jones
Spirit Babies, by Walter Makichen
Tears of Sorrow, Seeds of Hope, by Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin
Liquid Life: Abortion and Buddhism in Japan, by William R. Lafleur
Jizo Bodhisattva: Guardian of Children, Travelers and other Voyagers, by Jan Chozen Bays
ONLINE RESOURCES ABOUT PREGNANCY & INFANT LOSS
How to Hold a Ceremony for an Unborn Child