Let’s talk about hormones! Danielle Bean is joined by guest Jamie Rathjen to discuss fertility, Natural Family Planning, hormones, and more. Jamie shares her positive outlook on these topics and provides a refreshing and realistic understanding on them.
Snippet from the Show
In order to accept that fertility truly is a gift, we must understand why it is a gift.
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Today’s Guest
Jamie Rathjen (pronounced raw-CHEE) is a fertility care practitioner, the founder and owner of the Fiat Institute, an entity that trains hormone coaches. She is also co-host of the Hormone Genius Podcast.
More Resources on NFP
A previous Girlfriends episode where Danielle discussed NFP was here: Real talk About NFP
Listener Question (33:45)
At the end of today’s show, Danielle shares a question from listener Rachel who has an idea for a book project, but is not sure where to begin.
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Danielle Bean
Danielle Bean is the author of many books on Catholic marriage, motherhood, and women’s spirituality, and a well-known Catholic podcaster and media figure. In all of her efforts, Danielle encourages and celebrates all women on their unique vocational paths. She is the host of the Girlfriends podcast as well as the author of Momnipotent: The Not-So-Perfect Woman’s Guide to Catholic Motherhood, Whisper: Finding God in the Everyday, and You Are Enough.
Danielle is a dynamic retreat leader and an engaging speaker on a variety of subjects related to Catholic family life, education, marriage, and motherhood. She has been married to her husband, Dan, for 26 years and together they have 8 children.