The FAbM Base Podcast

Pelvioplasty: Gold Standard Surgery for Pain and/or Infertility with Lisa Morvant, RN, BSN, CFCP

"No surgery is better than a bad surgery" -Dr. Teresa Hilgers Looking for a surgeon for PCOS, pelvic pain/endometriosis, and/or infertility and don't know where to star

This is What Qualifies Your Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist to Treat You w/ Dr. Jenny Porter

Did you know that almost any physical therapist can call themselves a pelvic floor physical therapist, but not all are equally equipped? In this short bonus episode, Mar

20. What is Hormone Coaching? with Jamie Rathjen, M.A., FCP

Co-host of the Hormone Genius Podcast, founder of the Fiat Institute, and Creighton Practitioner, Jamie Rathjen, M.A., FCP joined Emily and Mary to explore her new (and p

19. When Charting Sucks: Health Issues with Mary

Charting for Mary had really good moments. Her Creighton chart revealed a lot about what was going on in her body and that was really helpful to her physicians and for he

Website Overview: Two Ways to Find the Best Method Fit

So you've found our amazing website at fabmbase.org, but you're also feeling like there is a ton of info. Where do you start? Keep your eyes peeled for a series of bonus

18. When Charting Sucks: Unplanned Pregnancies with Emily

Well, it's no secret that we have a deep appreciation for the benefits of charting our cycles, but let's be real - sometimes it just sucks! Charting is more than putting

17. How to Talk Infertility with Friends & Family

One of the biggest struggles for infertile women is how to navigate a wide range of emotions around close friends and family members. Many women who haven't personally ex

Pelvic Floor PT Part 2: Pain w Sex & Tampons - and What You Didn't Realize Could Cause it, with Jenny Porter

Dr. Jenny Porter is a physical therapist at Pivotal PT & Wellness in Mandeville, Louisiana, specializing in pelvic floor therapy for men, women, and children with bladder

Pelvic Floor PT Part 1: Prenatal and Postpartum with Emily Jurschak

Emily Jurschak is an orthopedic and pelvic floor physical therapist located in Alexandria, VA. She owns and operates her own private physical therapy practice, Fiat Physi

The Sexpisodes Part 3: How These Ideologies Can Creep into Everyday Life

We couldn't finish up our Sexpisode series without giving some very real examples of how these ideologies can be brought to life, and often without us realizing it. Emily

The Sexpisodes Part 2: Contraceptive Mentality & Providentialism

We continue our mini-series by looking at the ideologies that can mess with your sex life and sexuality with a deep dive into just what contraceptive mentality is and why

The Sexpisodes Part 1: Intro & Purity Culture

Hold on tight to your headphones, ladies and gentleman, because Emily & Mary are tackling purity culture & contraceptive mentality for NFP Week 2022 in our first miniseri

Mary and Emily Chat about Mary's New Book

We’re back with an exciting off-season episode to announce the launch of our very own Mary Bruno’ s memoir, Twelve Stripes Deep: How Infertility & Other Suffering Deliver

S1 E10: Shall We Talk Method Wars, erm Choice? with Emily & Mary

In this episode, Emily & Mary dove deep into a topic that few people dare to address: method wars! Just kidding, but only sort of. We surveyed many of you to determine th

S1 E9: Collaboration vs. Competition with Bridget Busacker

Bridget Busacker is founder of Managing Your Fertility, an online, one-stop shop of fertility awareness resources for women and couples™. Bridget helps women step boldly

S1 E8: From Prescribing Birth Control to Advocating Fertility Awareness & Holistic Health with Dr. Susan Caldwell

We both learned so much during this episode with Dr. Susan Caldwell, who is a primary care physician specializing in women's health. She is a NaProTECHNOLOGY Medical Cons

S1 E7: "What if I can't afford to be in the 2% failure rate of FABM methods?" with Louise Boychuck

Louise Boychuk is a Registered Nurse and Marquette Method instructor who lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She is the director of Vitae Fertility Education, a collectiv

S1 E6: Body Literacy for Girls and in the Parish with Christina Valenzuela

Christina Valenzuela is the owner of Pearl and Thistle, LLC, where she provides education and support programs to help Catholics share the "Language of the Body" in their

S1 E5: A Priest's Perspective with Fr. Justin Braun

Fr. Braun is the pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, a bi-lingual parish in the northeast corner of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas. He was on the ground level of launchi

S1 E4: Menstrual Stigmas and How to Change Them with Jamie Murphy

In today's episode, Emily goes solo chatting with Jamie Murphy about some of the craziest things she's read about menstruation and ovulation, how these stigmas persist an