20 of our best NFP memes (so far)
We’ve been contributing the world of NFP memes for nearly a year now. In honor of #NFPweek, here are some of our biggest hits: 1) This one about frankenmethods. 2) Ugggh, #amiright? 3) Sean Bean gets it. 4) This ridiculous argument. 5) They’re definitely…unique interactions. 6) #FertilityAwarenessProblems 7) We know there’s a learning curve. 8)…
Read More12 ways to celebrate NFP week
It’s almost upon us! Have you marked your calendars? Here are some ways to celebrate NFP and bring ethical family planning into the mainstream: 1) Volunteer at a pro-life pregnancy center. 2) Offer to babysit for a couple so they can have a much-needed date night. 3) Bring a hot meal to a new mom…
Read MoreSeeking reports of negative birth control experiences
Calling all former birth control users! The Catholic Medical Association (CMA) has filed a Citizen’s petition to encourage the FDA (Federal Drug Administration) to require more transparent labeling of the risks associated with various forms of birth control on their packaging. They’ve got all the studies, all the arguments and all the proof lined up,…
Read MoreFINALLY: CDC’s FABM numbers change
They finally did it! After years of citing misleading and inaccurate effectiveness ratings for natural family planning methods, the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) has updated their website, Natural Womanhood announced yesterday. But is it the change we were hoping for? Formerly, the CDC cited a methodologically-flawed study which unfairly grouped FABMs with other…
Read MoreNFP is pro-woman
It’s National Women’s Health Awareness Week and we expect to see media messages about how women have been empowered through contraception. But is contraception really best for female health? Is shutting down a perfectly healthy reproductive system truly empowering our daughters, wives and mothers? What if there was a form of empowerment that elevated women…
Read MoreTolkien imparts timeless lessons on fellowship, loyalty, family
Tolkien, the Fox Searchlight biopic set for release this Friday, May 10, follows young John Ronald Reuel Tolkien through events early in his life — from school years to World War I — that would ultimately lay the foundation for his world-changing fiction. The narrative is delivered as a series of flashbacks as soldier Tolkien…
Read MoreYou’re beautiful…believe it!
From the Family Foundations archives **** When I was in the fourth grade, I was lucky enough to sit in the back of Mrs. Flanagan’s classroom with my very best friend — near enough to whisper, pass notes and raise our eyebrows significantly at each other. Lisa and I had one of those friendship where you live…
Read MoreMan to man: Advice from NFP grooms
From the Family Foundations archives **** She said yes! Great! Now what? There’s finding a church, ordering food, booking the DJ and photographer. It’s enough to make a guy go nuts! The recently engaged and married fellows interviewed by Family Foundations offered a few pointers for men preparing to take the big step. From learning how to argue…
Read MoreCharting through mental illness
From the Family Foundations archives **** One in five. That’s the best estimate of the number of adults who suffer from a “diagnosable mental disorder” in any given year. Anxiety disorders are the most common, and often pair with depression. These conditions can make practicing NFP excruciatingly difficult. Jenna Hines, a 31-year-old NFP user from Chelsea, Michigan,…
Read MoreWhen pregnancy is complicated
From the Family Foundations archives **** The Braxton-Hicks contractions began three or four months into the pregnancy, compounding Lydia Bardua’s exhaustion, dizziness and nausea. Her doctor couldn’t find anything wrong, so he told her to relax and hydrate, relax and hydrate. Lydia heard her doctor repeat that advice often, but it was hard for the 34-year-old to…
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