charting Archives - Fertility Science Institute

NFP and Birth Control: Worth Talking About

Elizabeth Timpe is passionate about a few things. Postpartum fertility is one. Helping women understand their charts is another. And then there is the one she recently took to the pages of Denver Catholic: Can we please stop calling Natural Family Planning “contraceptive”? Elizabeth is not afraid to speak about this topic. After years of…

10 Things I Learned About My Menstrual Cycle That Changed Everything

For years, I thought my cycle was random and unpredictable, just something I had to deal with every month. I relied on calendar predictions and period apps, assuming ovulation always happened on day 14. The moment I began paying attention to my body’s real signals, everything started to make sense. Understanding fertility and hormones turned…

PeakDay Syncs with Your Life

Tracking your fertility shouldn’t feel like another chore at the start of every day. That’s why PeakDay, CCL’s premier cycle tracking app rooted in science-based fertility education, now syncs with popular wearable devices to make temperature tracking easier and more consistent than ever. Device Syncing PeakDay pairs seamlessly with Apple Watch, Fitbit, and the Oura…

Charting Questions from New PeakDay STMethod Users

In the PeakDay STMethod course couples begin charting and building the daily habits of taking temperatures and recording fertility observations on their chart. When couples live out charting day-by-day, most couples feel confident navigating fertile and non-fertile days using the PeakDay App or offline, on paper. As coaches and teachers, we walk alongside couples and…

What is the Mother Daughter Your Body & Cycle Program?

When it comes to helping our daughters understand their bodies, many moms wonder: Where do I even start? The Mother Daughter: Your Body & Cycle program was created to answer that question. It’s a flexible, practical, and faith-informed course that helps moms and daughters learn together about fertility, the menstrual cycle, and whole-body health. This…

PeakDay Young Adult: Fertility Awareness and Cycle Charting

Young women today are looking for more than just quick fixes to their health questions. They want real knowledge, practical tools, and confidence when it comes to understanding their bodies. That’s why we’re excited to introduce the PeakDay Young Adult Series, The Young Adult series is a brand-new program created to empower young, unmarried women…

Charting: The First Step Toward Restoring Women’s Health

Every woman’s body tells a story—day by day, cycle by cycle. But too often, those stories are overlooked, silenced by quick fixes, or drowned out by medical systems that treat symptoms instead of asking why. Restorative Reproductive Medicine (RRM) is changing that. By focusing on root causes and restoring the body’s natural design, RRM is…

Start to Chart: Smarter Fertility and Healthier You

Have you ever wished you understood your cycle better? So many women go through life with little more than a vague sense of what their monthly rhythms mean for their health, energy, and fertility. The truth is, your body is giving you valuable information every single day—you just need the tools to understand it. That’s…

Faith and Fertility: NFP Strengthens Marriage

Tucked into the rugged beauty of Colorado, Brooke and John Fischer’s life is anything but ordinary. With four energetic sons and a shared love for the outdoors, they balance family life with dedicated service to their church’s marriage preparation ministry. The Fischers are passionate about mentoring engaged couples and sharing how natural family planning (NFP)…

You Can Have Better Charts & Cycles!

Natural Family Planning and Responsible Parenthood go hand and hand. However, the virtuous practice of Responsible Parenthood, or discerning whether to abstain or achieve a pregnancy, can be more ambiguous if you are having difficulty charting your cycles. Here are 3 ways that Fertility Science Institute coaches can help you with your use of NFP…