Hi, I’m Michele

I’m a Fertility Awareness Educator and Sexual Health Educator with a special interest in supporting women in their contraceptive choices. I really struggled on hormonal birth control, and I knew there had to be a better way. I learned about fertility awareness over ten years ago, and it changed my life. You can read more about my story here. After witnessing many of my friends and family also struggle to find their ideal contraceptive method, balance their hormones, or achieve pregnancy, I was inspired to empower people with knowledge about their own bodies so that they may make informed choices about their health.

Gaining this deeper insight into my body gave me a new respect for all that my body does. It reinforced my belief that body literacy is a human right. When you know your own normal, and you know that you’re normal, you can build a stronger relationship with yourself and be you best advocate. I hope that through education, people will be empowered to make the best choices for their own health.

Most importantly, I believe in the truth. In the age of information, we are inundated with inaccuracies and bias. My mission is to teach with integrity and to make fertility awareness accessible and understandable to everyone.

I hold a Masters in Education and over 11 years professional teaching experience. I am trained to facilitate The Fifth Vital Sign class, completed Conversations in Community training, and am certified as a Fertility Awareness Educator through FEMM and The Well (formerly known as Grace of the Moon). I have been charting my cycles since 2014, and teaching fertility awareness since 2018. I’m proud to have written a sex ed program for girls and non-binary youth called Conscious Minds Conscious Bodies (you can learn more about this at Empowerment4Girls.org.

When I am not working to break the stigma of menstruation and educate menstruators, I enjoy riding my motorcycle, hiking with my family, crocheting, and bringing up cervical mucus as a topic of conversation at dinner parties.

What is Fertility Awareness?

Fertility Awareness Based Methods require tracking cycle days, basal body temperature, and cervical fluid observations. When you learn to observe and record these fertility signs, you will clearly see how long your cycles are, if and when you ovulate, and determine whether or not you are fertile. Fertility is a measure of health- no matter your reproductive goals. Because our fertility signs are indicators of hormone levels, healthy bodies are fertile bodies. Even if we choose not to reproduce, we still want a healthy, ovulating body.

Fertility Awareness Based Methods can be highly effective in preventing pregnancy if they are used perfectly. The Sympto-thermal Method is the most effective of all Fertility Awareness Methods, with efficacy over 98% for perfect use.

I teach a Sympto-thermal Method in-person and online. I also work one on one as a consultant for people who have been charting, but are having troublesome cycles or need another set of eyes to interpret their charts. Occasionally, I teach these classes in person near Olympia, WA and Troy, NY.

I am committed to making Fertility Awareness more accessible. I offer sliding scale and offer some services as donation-based. If cost of education is prohibitive, please let me know.