Taking Charge of Cycle Tracking with Author Dr. Toni Weschler
Are ovulation predictor kits enough to time intercourse? Can an app really tell you when you’re fertile? And what if your body has been giving you the answers all along?
In this episode of Brave & Curious, Dr. Lora Shahine is talking to fertility awareness pioneer Dr. Toni Weschler, author of Taking Charge of Your Fertility, and her niece, software engineer Sabrina Nowicki. These three women explore how women can confidently track ovulation, understand cervical fluid, and take charge of their reproductive health with both education and technology.
Dr. Weschler shares the powerful origin story behind her decades of paper charting and why she once resisted fertility apps altogether. She believed that a thermometer, a pen, and knowledge of your own body were enough.
Sabrina explains how that philosophy evolved into Cyclicity, an educational cycle tracking app designed as the perfect companion to the book. Unlike predictive period apps that rely on algorithms and “average” 28-day cycles, Cyclicity follows the sympto-thermal method exactly as taught in Toni’s work.
It will finally make sense why basal body temperature confirms ovulation but doesn’t predict it, how cervical fluid signals approaching fertility, why ovulation predictor kits can miss critical timing, and how improper app use can delay fertility diagnosis or lead to unintended pregnancy.
This conversation is a masterclass in reproductive education and body literacy while blending science, privacy, and modern technology.
In this episode you’ll hear:
[0:39] Meet the guests: Dr. Toni Weschler and Sabrina Nowicki
[2:36] Why track your cycle?
[4:03] Understanding ovulation and health
[6:49] Sabrina’s personal journey
[10:29] Toni’s period tory
[13:10] The push for technology
[14:52] Early software resistance
[18:35] The perfect team forms
[22:03] Creating Cyclicity
[27:07] Using book and app together
[31:41] Temperature vs cervical fluid
[32:53] Checking cervical fluid
[35:19] OPKs
[39:29] Additional app insights
[42:03] Community support features
[47:57] Closing thoughts
Resources mentioned:
@wanderingsabrina on IG | on TikTok
Dr. Shahine’s Weekly Newsletter on Fertility News and Recommendations
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