Gender Expansive
Fertility Awareness Education
for all people with menstrual cycles
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Find the wisdom in every cycle, enjoy vitality in every phase of life
Hi! I'm Laura
I know it's hard to figure out how to best take care of your sexual health, so I am here for you every step of the way!
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Are you having side effects from birth control that you don't like?
Do you have irregular periods, or wild pre-menstrual symptoms?
Is your fertility a mystery to you? ​
I've been there.
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I have felt clueless and unsupported, not knowing my own body,
and frustrated by the lack of options.
Then I found fertility awareness.​
Practicing the Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) has given me a deep understanding of my menstrual cycle, and the knowledge to support whole-body health.
It is incredibly empowering. It's also the right of every person to know how their body works.
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Learning how to do this was not difficult, and it only took a few cycles.
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​As I gained confidence and charted consistently, I got much more than I bargained for.
It has helped me to: ​
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Feel more connected to myself as I healed from trauma.
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See the impact of allergies on my body.
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Avoid pregnancy effectively.
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Monitor the impact of using Plan B, getting vaccinations, and using different medications on my body.
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Achieve pregnancy when I was ready.
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Track the return of fertility as I breastfed, and continue avoiding pregnancy in the postpartum period.
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Understand the cyclical nature of my mood, and much more!
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I have been practicing FAM since 2014, and it has been nothing short of transformative. I now feel much more empowered, confident, and at home in my own body.
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Importantly, it also allowed me to get off hormonal birth control, stop experiencing the negative impacts it was having on my mental health, and stop contributing to the harmful environmental impacts it can have. ​
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Since I learned this for myself, it has been my passion to support others to gain this knowledge too. ​
​In the past 12 years, I've worked as a counsellor and manager with many leading Toronto organizations in sexual and reproductive health, abortion care, crisis counselling, and gender-based violence.
I also trained with Justisse College as a Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner (HRHP) and Fertility Awareness Educator.
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My expertise is in supporting people with every aspect of sexual and reproductive health, using a feminist, trauma-informed, and anti-oppressive framework. This includes:
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dealing and living with sexually transmitted and blood borne infections (STIs)
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exploring birth control methods
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counselling about pregnancy options
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supporting people through accessing abortion care
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crisis counselling and intervention
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healing from sexualized and gender-based violence
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learning fertility awareness ​​​​
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Everyone deserves the opportunity to learn more about their body, and it is my life's work to support people who are ready to get to know themselves more. ​
Having a qualified instructor who can support you in the way you need is the best way to be successful. ​
My goal is to provide support that is unburdened by gender binaries. Everyone who is values-aligned is welcome to work with me, including non-binary people, genderqueer folks, 2SLBGTQ+ community, and allied cis women.
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If you have a menstrual cycle, you can learn to practice fertility awareness too.
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Working with me is for you if...
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You are sick of gender discourse in the menstrual health space and need an allied educator
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You are ready to stop the pill, or other hormonal birth control that isn't working for you - and learn another effective option
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You are not currently taking gender-affirming hormone therapy, or hormonal birth control
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You want to conceive in the near future and prep your body for a healthy pregnancy
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You have concerns about your fertility and want to investigate what is going on - do this before paying for expensive fertility treatments!
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You are willing to learn a new skill - it requires patience!