[Repost] FAR OUT #34 ~ Reclaiming my Body: Going off Birth Control

Listen and explore:

• Life update: getting ready for the Yosemite retreat

• JR's story with Birth Control

• How the Pill works

• The Trade-Off: there is always a risk when you temper with the natural ways of your bodies

• The Medical System and the all-knowing doctors

• Birth Control as a way to do more in the patriarchal business world

• The Copper IUD option

• Reproductive health is a very important part of our ecosystems

• JR's painful experience with Cystic Acne and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

• Taking Charge of your Fertility: the importance of understanding fertility as a couple

• The effect of hormones on our emotional, mental, digestive and physical health

• The effectiveness of Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) and how it works

• Abstinence: what does it even mean?

• Knowledge is power

• Reclaiming our cyclical wisdom

Mentioned on this episode:

• Dan Carlin's Episode on WWII: Supernova in the East II

• Fertility Awareness on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertility_awareness

• Taking Charge of Your Fertility, the website: https://www.tcoyf.com/

• Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Welscher

• Downloadable Charts: https://www.tcoyf.com/downloadable-charts/

• Antifragile by Nassim Taleb

• Hashimoto's Disease

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Credits:

• Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald

• Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

Disclaimer: We are not medical professionals and this conversation does not constitute medical advice. You are responsible for your own health and choices and therefore should do your own research before switching birth control methods.

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