I've always believed children were a blessing, but there were many times my body did NOT get the break it needed between pregnancies.
For years we were trying to navigate using a Fertility Awareness Method with no coach and no formal training. I was literally using a book I found at a garage sale to plan our entire family’s future. My OB had unhelpful advice as well: He said, “Well, if you won’t use birth control, we’ll see you in a year or so.” And infuriatingly, he was nearly always right.
 
Don’t get me wrong: my children are amazing and they have blessed me more than I can say…but I really could have used help managing my fertility in a way that was better for my physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.
 
After a very traumatic birth in 2018 - I was told I simply should not get pregnant again. We wanted to stay obedient to Church teaching, so what to do? That’s when I discovered Boston Cross Check. Being guided by a master instructor was a literal lifesaver for me.
 
Finally understanding my own fertility didn’t just help me postpone another pregnancy; it helped me understand my whole body health. It strengthened my marriage. It brought me peace.
 
That's when I saw it: I have experienced infertility, pregnancy loss and multiple miscarriages, difficult pregnancies, PCOS, postpartum trials and years of charting while breastfeeding, and now peri-menopause... AND I have learned this amazing evidence-based way to help me manage it all.
I became passionate about teaching this method to other women and couples.

And the more I taught, the more I discovered: this isn't just about charting cycles anymore.
I realized my clueless upbringing had made me passionate about educating young girls - and I began teaching Cycle Prep. My first unprepared and traumatic hospital birth showed me that women need more than a birth prep class - they need a sister and an advocate. The wake of grief that followed my miscarriages made me fervently committed to bereavement support.
 

Women don't just need answers at

one stage of life —

they need someone to walk beside them

through every stage.

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That's the Small Things mission.

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I would be honored to walk beside you on your reproductive journey. ♡