{"id":10542,"date":"2016-08-11T11:41:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T15:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/evetushnet\/?p=10542"},"modified":"2016-08-11T11:41:50","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T15:41:50","slug":"ask-melinda-selmys-your-nfp-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/evetushnet\/2016\/08\/ask-melinda-selmys-your-nfp-questions.html","title":{"rendered":"Ask Melinda Selmys Your NFP Questions!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Would you like a practical, philosophical, and psychological look at natural family planning from someone for whom it has been at times a grueling and frightening struggle? Someone who understands why you might be bitter and exhausted, who has experienced some of the beauty and promises of NFP<\/a> but also been harmed by the Pollyannaish or judgmental attitudes with which it\u2019s often promoted? You are in luck:<\/p>\n

Eve Tushnet has been twisting my arm a bit to try to get me to write an NFP book. My basic concept is to write a book that answers the questions that people have that nobody is answering. So I\u2019m inviting questions. If you have a question about NFP that you feel is not being adequately engaged, please leave it in the combox or if prefer privacy, drop me a line through my contact button. Cheers!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Melinda\u2019s commenters on her NFP posts<\/a> frequently say things like, \u201cI\u2019ve never found someone else who says these things,\u201d or, \u201cFinally, someone who gets<\/em> what I\u2019ve experienced.\u201d I hope you\u2019ll add to this thread and help her book become a reality.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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