FFP 361 | Yes The Pill Does Cause Anxiety | Pill Reality Series | Lisa & Gabby
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🗓️ 23 April 2021
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Does the pill cause anxiety and depression? Yes, yes it does. Today I share an interview with Gabby, who tells all about her experience with birth control-induced anxiety and other mood changes.
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History of Gabby's menstrual cycle and her birth control journey
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Gabby's symptoms from birth control
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Gabby's physical side effects from birth control
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How Gabby thought her side effects and symptoms were normal at the time
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How women think the resolution to birth control side effects is to switch brands
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Gabby's advice to women who are actively not looking to get pregnant
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Women are not aware of the most common side effects from birth control and least likely to link them to birth control
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Resources mentioned:
- Fertility Awareness Mastery Mentorship (FAMM) Class of 2021
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The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
- Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program
Related podcasts & blog posts:
- FFP 310 | The Pill Gave Her A Stroke | Pill Reality Series | Lisa & Amanda
- [On-Air Client Session] FFP 306 | Does The Pill Cause Anxiety and Depression? | Lisa & Teresa
- FFP 295 | The IUD, The Pill, and Important Side Effects You Should Know About | Pill Reality Series | Katherine & Lisa
- FFP 218 | The Pill Gave Her A Stroke | Pill Reality Series | Julia & Lisa
- FFP 182 | Depression, Weight Gain & Mood Disorders | The Truth About Hormonal Birth Control | Lisa & Lorena
- FFP 146 | Anxiety, Depression & Low Libido | The Truth About Hormonal Birth Control | LeAnna & Samantha
- FFP 137 | Panic Attacks, Emotional Breakdowns, and Recurrent Yeast Infections | The Truth About Hormonal Birth Control | Briana & Cieara
- FFP 021 | What Hormonal Contraceptives Really do to Women | Sweetening the Pill | Holly Grigg-Spall
- FFP 007 | What the pill really does to your hormones | PCOS & Menstrual Irregularities | Dr Lara Briden
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| 0:00.0 | You are officially invited. Yes, you. You're invited to join us in Fertility Awareness Mastery Live. |
| 0:06.8 | This is my eight-week group coaching program designed to help you gain confidence using fertility awareness. |
| 0:12.3 | Whether you're actively avoiding pregnancy or looking to optimize your cycles for conception, we have a spot for you. |
| 0:18.4 | We start the first week of May. Are you ready to jump in? Head over to |
| 0:22.5 | fertility friday.com slash fam to register today. That's fertility friday.com slash f a.m. This is |
| 0:29.3 | the fertility Friday podcast episode number 361. Welcome to theility Friday podcast, your source for information about the fertility awareness method and all things fertility. |
| 0:45.5 | I'm your host, Lisa Hendrickson Jack. I'm the author of the Fifth Vital Sign and the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Journal. |
| 0:52.2 | I'm a certified fertility awareness educator and |
| 0:54.8 | holistic reproductive health practitioner with nearly 20 years of experience teaching women to connect |
| 0:59.9 | to their fifth vital sign through menstrual cycle charting, balancing hormonal health, and |
| 1:04.8 | optimizing the menstrual cycle without hormones. I'm outspoken about hormonal birth control |
| 1:10.7 | and its impact on fertility and overall |
| 1:12.6 | health because you have the right to know how your body works and how artificial hormones |
| 1:17.2 | disrupt that natural process. I host live coaching programs to help you achieve optimal fertility |
| 1:22.9 | and health because it's important to have healthy menstrual cycles regardless of whether or not you |
| 1:28.2 | want to have babies. I'm also a wife and mother of two beautiful boys. I know, I know, I'm a busy |
| 1:34.4 | girl, but I managed to fit it all in. This podcast is designed to empower you to take full control |
| 1:40.1 | of your cycles, your fertility, and your overall health. And I'm so excited that you're here with |
| 1:45.0 | us today. Today I'm sharing a brand new episode in my pill reality series. So if you have been |
| 1:57.5 | listening to the podcast for a while, you've likely heard a few of these episodes. |
| 2:01.7 | If not, you can find a list of the episodes in the pill reality series over at |
| 2:07.2 | fertility friday.com slash pill reality. And although I call it the pill reality series, there |
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