Fertility, Hope, and Whole-Woman Care Goes Virtual - Laura Ducote - 09/09/2026

Laura Ducote, FNP-C, a nurse practitioner with the Guiding Star Project, joins Deacon Mark Campbell to talk about the full arc of women's health — from a young girl learning to understand her cycle as a gift rather than a burden, through infertility and recurrent miscarriage, to the perimenopausal years many women say they'd never even heard named until recently.Laura describes what drew her to this work: a nurse practitioner school roommate charting her cycles for PCOS, and the realization that faith and science were not competing but complementary. She explains why so many of the women she sees are frustrated by a "bypassing" culture that sends them straight to IUI or IVF without ever investigating an underlying cause, and why restorative reproductive medicine starts instead with a real diagnosis and with restoring the design God gave the female body.She walks through the Guiding Star Project's four core services — natural fertility and family planning, pregnancy and birth services, breastfeeding and postpartum care, and motherhood and family life — including new virtual lactation consults from founder Leah Jacobson for mothers who need support without leaving home. Guiding Star's telehealth program is rolling out first in Minnesota, its founding state, with the goal of expanding to other states and complementing the strong network of restorative reproductive medicine providers already practicing in Iowa.For any woman carrying this cross, Laura's encouragement is simple: lean into the Lord, who walks alongside you and wants to bring healing, hope, and peace into that place. Learn more, book virtual care, or find a Guiding Star center at guidingstarproject.com and Find Care Near Me.Heard on the Catholic Morning Show, weekdays at 7 a.m. Central on Iowa Catholic Radio. More at IowaCatholicRadio.com.#GuidingStarProject #WomensHealth #Infertility #NaturalFamilyPlanning #RestorativeReproductiveMedicine #CatholicHealthcare #Perimenopause #CatholicPodcast Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm. ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow The Catholic Morning Show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode — and if this one was worth your time, please leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating. It takes ten seconds and it's the single best way to help more people find the show. 🎧 LISTEN LIVE Catch The Catholic Morning Show live, weekday mornings on Iowa Catholic Radio. Listen Live · Program Schedule · Our Stations LINKSYou can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Tiktok! More on our website.If you would like to support Iowa Catholic Radio you can donate Here! More from Iowa Catholic Radio:Sunday Dive with Katie PatrizioMan Up! with Joe StopulosCatholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie NelsonThe Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud MarrBe Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce RiebeBe Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián MoncadaMaking it Personal with Bishop William JoensenFaith and Family Finance with Gregory WaddleThe Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos Liturgy & DevotionsThe Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick SmithThe Daily Mass from St. Francis of AssisiThe Daily Mass from St. Pius XThe Daily Mass from St. TheresaSunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint JohnWant to support your favorite show? Click Here Iowa Catholic Radio - Connecting People to Christ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.