{"podcast":{"title":"Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health Professionals","slug":"fertility-friday-fertility-awareness-mastery-for-women-s-health-professionals-1036556","podcast_index_feed_id":1036556,"rss_url":"https://fertilityfriday.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://fertilityfriday.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/7/d/e/d7dec14b13b2c33ce55e3c100dce7605/FFP_2024-20240618-hxp3k6xrm2.png","author":"Fertility Friday Radio | Fertility Awareness for Pregnancy and Hormone-free birth control","episode_count":300,"summary":"Are you ready to uplevel your women's health practice? Welcome to the Fertility Friday Podcast! A podcast designed to empower you to use fertility awareness both personally and professionally. If you are a woman's health professional — and you're not fully utilizing the menstrual cycle as a vital sign — it's time to change that right away! Through evidence-based literature reviews, engaging discussions, expert interviews, and compelling client stories, Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, FAE, HRHP covers everything from complex menstrual cycle chart interpretation and balancing hormones to overcoming fertility challenges and more. With over 20 years of experience teaching fertility awareness, Lisa combines her real-world expertise with the latest research to ensure you're fully equipped to support your clients. Lisa's first book, \"The Fifth Vital Sign,\" describes the menstrual cycle as an important vital sign we should pay attention to. Her most recent book, \"Real Food for Fertility\" (co-authored with Lily Nichols, RDN), explores how a healthy menstrual cycle sets the stage for a healthy pregnancy. With well over 4 million downloads, Fertility Friday is the #1 source for information about fert…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T12:20:29.490196+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fertility-friday-fertility-awareness-mastery-for-women-s-health-professionals-1036556"},"episode":{"title":"FFP 623 | Cycle Charting as Primary Care: A Midwife's Perspective | FAMM Practitioner Series | Harriet Thorn","slug":"ffp-623-cycle-charting-as-primary-care-a-midwife-s-perspective-famm-practitioner-series-harriet-thorn","published_at":"2026-04-24T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fertility-friday-fertility-awareness-mastery-for-women-s-health-professionals-1036556/ffp-623-cycle-charting-as-primary-care-a-midwife-s-perspective-famm-practitioner-series-harriet-thorn","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fertility-friday-fertility-awareness-mastery-for-women-s-health-professionals-1036556","url":"http://fertilityfriday.com/cycle-charting-for-midwives-harriet-thorne/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/fertilityfriday/FFP_Ep_623_mix1.mp3?dest-id=238130","summary":"In Episode 623 of the Fertility Friday Podcast, Lisa sits down with Harriet Thorn, a Switzerland-based midwife and recent graduate of the Fertility Awareness Mastery Mentorship (FAMM) program, for a wide-ranging conversation about cycle charting in midwifery practice. Harriet shares her personal journey from biotechnology PhD to midwife — including her own experience navigating heavy and painful periods, hormonal contraception, and eventually discovering fertility awareness charting as a tool for both personal and professional use. The conversation explores why midwives, despite being primary caregivers for women across the full reproductive lifespan, receive minimal training in fertility awareness — and how the FAMM certification has helped Harriet build the structure, confidence, and clinical protocols to support her clients more comprehensively. Lisa and Harriet also dive into a thoughtful discussion on research literacy, including the importance of reading full study texts, understanding researcher bias, and the challenges of accessing fertility awareness research in non-English-speaking countries. Harriet reflects on how her FAMM training has expanded her practice beyond prenatal and postnatal care to include menstrual health support — and why she views cycle charting as a foundational skill for any midwife committed to truly holistic, women-centred care. Follow this link to view the full show notes page! This episode is sponsored by Lisa's new book, Real Food for Fertility , co-authored with Lily Nichols! Grab your copy here ! 🎧 Would you prefer to listen to the audiobook version of Real Food for Fertility instead? 🎧 Listen here ! 💥This episode is also sponsored by FAMM , the Fertility Awareness Mastery Mentorship TM program! Apply now to join our next class! 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