#46 Sabrina Nowicki on Fertility Awareness Method and the Problem With Period Tracking Apps

Most of us were handed a period-tracking app and told that was the same as knowing our bodies. It isn't. In this episode, I sit down with Sabrina Nowicki, co-founder and CEO of Cyclisity — the fertility awareness app built as the companion to the beloved book Taking Charge of Your Fertility, written by Sabrina's aunt, Toni Weschler.We talk about what the fertility awareness method actually is, and why your cycle deserves to be treated as a vital sign — a real window into your overall health, whether or not you ever want to become pregnant. Sabrina shares the tradition that started it all (an annual lunch with her aunt, every year since her first period), her own honest fifteen-year story with the pill, and how the same knowledge can help a woman trying to conceive and a woman trying to avoid it.This one is for anyone who's ever felt like her body was speaking a language no one taught her to read.In this episode:Why your cycle is the "fifth vital sign"Fertility awareness vs. predictive tracking appsThe method for conception and contraceptionInformed choice, hormones, and the pillCharting through your late 30s, 40s, and perimenopauseThe role of a partner in women's healthAbout Sabrina Sabrina Nowicki leads Cyclisity with an engineering and product design background, bringing the technical expertise and user-centered thinking critical to making Cyclisity a successful Fertility Awareness Method cycle charting app — and the official charting app of Taking Charge of Your Fertility (TCOYF). Cyclisity was also co-founded by Toni Weschler, MPH, the author of Taking Charge of Your Fertility, and was built from the ground up to mesh perfectly with the TCOYF knowledge base and approach to FAM.Links:Cyclisity app: cyclisity.comTaking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni WeschlerCyclisity is currently available in the US & Canada, with a worldwide launch on the way.