How a Female Founder Helps Women Take Charge of Their Fertility with Sabrina Nowicki | Ep. 153
MAY 21, 202658 MIN
How a Female Founder Helps Women Take Charge of Their Fertility with Sabrina Nowicki | Ep. 153
MAY 21, 202658 MIN
Description
<p>Most fertility apps look at your past cycles and make a prediction. Sabrina Nowicki built something different.</p><p>Sabrina is co-founder of Cyclisity, the digital companion to <em>Taking Charge of Your Fertility</em> — the bestselling book written by her aunt, Toni Weschler. What started as an annual lunch celebrating her first period became a mission to bring body literacy to women worldwide — and to build an app that teaches you to read your own body instead of outsourcing that knowledge to an algorithm.</p><p><strong>What you’ll learn</strong></p><ul><li>The 3 biomarkers at the heart of the Fertility Awareness Method and why each one tells you something different</li><li>Why the 28-day cycle myth is holding women back — and what stress, travel, and lifestyle really do to your cycle</li><li>Why Sabrina’s husband, a trained physician, was never taught any of this in medical school</li><li>The data privacy risk most women don’t know about when using free health apps</li><li>Why self-funding was a values decision, not just a financial one</li></ul><p><strong>Chapters</strong> </p><p>00:00 The Influence of Family Legacy on Innovation </p><p>03:08 Understanding the Fertility Awareness Method </p><p>06:10 The Basic Principles of the Fertility Awareness Method</p><p>11:53 Cyclisity: The Role of Education About Women's Health</p><p>14:47 Challenges and Learning Curves in Fertility Awareness</p><p>17:55 The Importance of Personalization in Health Apps </p><p>20:47 The Future of Women's Health Research </p><p>23:58 Data Privacy and Women's Health </p><p>29:44 Protecting User Data and Future Studies </p><p>32:21 Impact of Roe v. Wade on Privacy </p><p>35:05 The Advantages of Low-Tech Tracking </p><p>38:01 Self-Funding and Business Strategy </p><p>41:10 Leveraging Complementary Skills in Founding </p><p>44:09 Designing for Correct Use and User Experience </p><p>46:57 The Evolution of Cyclisity's Name </p><p>50:23 Empowering Female Founders through Investment</p><p>📋 Full episode notes + Sabrina’s bio: [link to blog post]</p><p>Connect with Sabrina:<br>🌐 <a href="http://cyclisity.com">cyclisity.com</a></p><p>📱 TikTok & Instagram: @wanderingSabrinaThe book behind the app:<br>📖 <em>Taking Charge of Your Fertility</em> by Toni Weschler → <a href="https://amzn.eu/d/0cX3icbH">https://amzn.eu/d/0cX3icbH</a></p><p>If this episode made you think differently about your body or your health data, hit follow so you never miss a new episode.</p>