Hi, I’m Caitlin!
In 2011 I was searching EVEYWHERE for an alternative to the Pill, the IUD, and condoms. I was worrying myself sick over late periods, and was convinced my body was ready to strike with an unintended pregnancy at any moment. I hated my female body, mistrusted my cycles, and felt like every gynecologist was just trying to push hormonal methods on me.
One day I stumbled upon a book about the Fertility Awareness Method at the thrift store. I bought it for 10 cents, started charting my cycles, and my life completely changed.
Not only did I have the effective, hormone-free method I had dreamed of, but I was able to shed all of the fear and anxiety around my fertility by seeing when and why things happened during my cycle, as well as step into the position as the primary expert of my own doctor before any “expert” gynecologist.
To this day, FAM is the single greatest thing that has changed my life.
I’m here so that FAM can also change yours.
10 years ago I was…
Sick of conventional birth control methods
Terrified of a late period
Hating my female body and my periods
Totally in the dark about how the heck my cycles worked
Clueless as to when I could and could not get pregnant
Worrying myself sick that I was pregnant if my period was even 3 days late
That's when I found Fertility Awareness!
Now I have…
The natural birth control method I always wanted. I have successfully avoided pregnancy with FAM since 2011!
Love and trust for my body. I'm no longer afraid of my body, and I've healed issues like painful periods and PMS
Empowerment to understand what’s going on in my cycle each day without having to ask a doctor, search the internet, or even leave the house!
Fertility knowledge that will last me the rest of my life that has made me the expert of my own reproductive health
I’m here to help you claim this life-changing knowledge for yourself.
My Credentials
Training
I studied for 2 years with The Well School of Body Literacy, graduating in 2016 as a Certified Fertility Awareness Educator & Reproductive Health Educator. I'm recognized as a certified instructor by the Association of Fertility Awareness Professionals. I received my training as a Functional Hormone Specialist through the International Association for Hormone Health.
Since the beginning of my teacher training I knew that I wanted to offer girls and teens their own course for understanding cycles. I completed my training as a girls' mentor with Journey of Young Women in 2016 and launched my girls' class series. I remain active in the JOYW community as an ongoing collaborator for Youth Cycle Literacy and Menstrual Wellness topics.
Experience
> Charting my own cycles since 2011
> FAM instructor since 2015
> Certified Fertility Awareness Educator via The Well School of Body Literacy
> Member of the Association of Fertility Awareness Professionals
> Certified Functional Hormone Specialist via IAFHH
> Coming of age mentor for girls via Journey of Young Women
> Author of "Learn to Chart,” a 110-page FAM book
> Reproductive Health Specialist at Planned Parenthood 2019-2020
“Caitlin did a great job explaining parts of the cycle I never even knew were happening. I left class feeling empowered, educated, curious and confident to use FAM as a way to map the health of my cycle.”
-MARIA
