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The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility
The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility
This podcast offers faith-based encouragement and support for women navigating infertility and trying to conceive. Host Courtney Duinker shares her personal journey and provides spiritual guidance for those struggling with fertility issues, including IVF and IUI treatments. The show aims to help listeners find peace with God and their personal stories during the waiting season.
Episodes
120 | Your Friend Is Pregnant and You Don't Want to Hear About It... Now What?
When someone you love gets pregnant while you’re still waiting, grief, jealousy, guilt, and genuine joy can all exist at the same time. In this episode, we’re talking about how to process those emotions with God, love your friend well without ignoring your own pain, and protect your heart from bitterness in the wait.
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119 | "What if I Never Get Pregnant?" The Fear that No One Wants to Talk About
Today's episode we're discussing the real, raw fear... what if you never get pregnant? Let's take this to scripture and work through this together!
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The Waiting Well Framework™ is an 8-week, Christ-centered discipleship experience for women navigating infertility who want to carry the wait with faith, peace, and purpose — not panic
118 | Trying to Conceive Feels So Lonely; Why You Weren't Meant to Do This Alone
Trying to conceive can feel incredibly lonely—even when you’re surrounded by people who love you. In this episode, we’re talking about why God didn’t design us to carry the heartbreak, questions, and faith battles of infertility alone—and what can change when you finally have women beside you who truly understand.
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117 | Infertility Took Over Your Life: 5 Ways to Start Feeling Like Yourself Again
Infertility has a way of slowly taking over your thoughts, routines, relationships, and even your sense of who you are. In this episode, we’re walking through five practical, biblical ways to start living fully again—not by giving up your desire for a baby, but by learning how to steward your life and faith faithfully in the middle of the wait.
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116 | Everyone Is Pregnant Except Me: Fighting Jealousy Without Faking Happiness
When it feels like everyone is getting pregnant except you, how do you handle the jealousy, grief, and comparison without pretending you’re okay? In this episode, we’re talking about how to process pregnancy announcements biblically, uncover what jealousy may be revealing about your heart, and choose faithfulness when infertility makes trusting God feel especially hard.
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115 | If God Hears My Prayers, Why Isn’t He Answering? 5 Truths for When Your Prayers Feel Unanswered as You Try to Conceive
When you’ve prayed for the same thing over and over and nothing seems to change, it’s easy to wonder if God is even listening. In this episode, we’re unpacking five biblical truths to fight the lie that God’s silence means He’s absent, uninterested, or ignoring your prayers.
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114 | 4 Ways to Follow Jesus When He Doesn't Answer Your Prayer to Conceive
When God doesn’t answer your prayer for a baby the way—or as quickly—as you hoped, how do you keep following Him without letting disappointment turn into distance? In this episode, we’ll walk through four biblical ways to stay rooted in truth, surrender the outcome, and keep choosing Jesus in the painful uncertainty of infertility.
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113 | Q & A Infertility / Trying to Conceive - Your Questions meet Biblical Answers
A few days ago, I asked you on Instagram one question: "If you could ask God anything about your infertility journey, what would it be?" Hundreds of women answered. Today, I'm reading some of your most honest questions and answering them—not with my opinions, but with the truth of God's Word.
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112 | The ONE Question Every Woman Experiencing Infertility Eventually Asks & How to Answer It
Every Christian woman navigating infertility eventually faces the deeper question beneath “Why me?”: Can I still trust God if my path to motherhood looks nothing like I imagined? This episode explores how infertility exposes our fears about God’s character and why lasting peace comes not from certainty about the outcome, but from confidence in the One who holds it.
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111 | Feeling Spiritually Numb During Infertility? Start Here.
What do you do when you know you need God's Word but don't feel like opening your Bible through the battle of TTC? This episode offers biblical encouragement and practical habits to help you reconnect with God, even in spiritually dry seasons.
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110 | Infertility Made Her Feel Far From God—Here's How Everything Changed; Kayli's Testimonial
A powerful conversation with Waiting Well Framework graduate Kayli about how saying "yes" to the program didn't just change how she navigated infertility—it reopened the door to a deeper relationship with Jesus and transformed every area of her life.
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109 | Mourning the Woman TTC Has Turned You Into? How God Uses Waiting to Transform You
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The Waiting Well Framework™ is an 8-week, Christ-centered discipleship experience for women navigating infertility who want to carry the wait with faith, peace, and purpose — not panic or despair.
This Scripture-anchored journey helps women respond to disappointment without spiraling, rebuild trust in God’s
108 | The Waiting Well Framework: How Christian Women Are Finding Peace While Trying to Conceive
What if infertility isn't just revealing your desire for a baby—but revealing where God wants to bring healing, freedom, and deeper trust? In this episode, Courtney shares the story behind The Waiting Well Framework, the transformation women have experienced inside it, and how this Christ-centered coaching program is helping women find peace, purpose, and hope while trying to conceive.
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107 | Does God Have Favorites? Why Some Women Conceive and Others Don't
If you've ever watched another pregnancy announcement and wondered—even for a moment—if God loves her more than He loves you, today's episode is for you.
Because Romans 9 contains one of the most difficult passages in all of Scripture:
"Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."
And if we're not careful, we'll read that verse and start believing something God never intended us to believe—that His sovereign
106 | If God Gave Me the Desire for a Baby, Doesn't That Mean He Plans to Fulfill It? The Truth About Desire, Promises, and Trying to Conceive
In this episode, Courtney unpacks the difference between a God-given desire and a God-given promise. Through the stories of Abraham and Sarah, Hannah, and other biblical examples of waiting, you'll discover why desires are not always guarantees, how we can unintentionally confuse longing with certainty, and what Scripture actually teaches about trusting God when the outcome remains unknown.
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105 | Answering the Hardest Question in Infertility / TTC: What if God Says No?
This week on the ✨Waiting Well Podcast✨, we’re answering one of the hardest questions in infertility and trying to conceive: What if God says no? In this honest and hope-filled episode, Courtney shares how to wrestle with fear, disappointment, and unanswered prayers while learning to trust that God is still good—regardless of the outcome.
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104 | How to Stop the Spiral During the Two Week Wait
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103 | 4 Ways to Care for your Mind, Body and Soul While Taking a Break From Trying to Conceive & Your Fertility Journey
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The Waiting Well Framework™ is an 8-week, Christ-centered discipleship experience for women navigating infertility who want to carry the wait with faith, peace, and purpose — not panic or despair.
This Scripture-anchored journey helps women respond to disappointment without spiraling, rebuild trust in God’s goodness, and
102 | Is IVF Biblical? Natural Law, God’s Design & Making Decisions with God
In this episode, we explore the tension between honoring God’s design (natural law) and stewarding the wisdom and medical tools available to us in a broken world. Through Scripture, we unpack how to discern God’s will with a clear conscience, understanding the difference between closed-fist and open-fist theology so you can move forward in faith, not fear.
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101 | What If Motherhood Isn’t the End Goal? (Why Infertility Feels So Heavy Spiritually)
If you’ve ever felt like motherhood is the missing piece that will finally make everything okay, this episode gently challenges that belief through Scripture and truth. You’ll learn how to experience real peace with God in the waiting—before the positive test.
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100 | Early Menopause and Infertility at 34: How God Met Meagan in Her Deepest Grief
What do you do when you’re told your fertility window may already be closing at 34? Meagan shares her journey through an early menopause diagnosis, infertility grief, and how her relationship with God became her anchor through the uncertainty.
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99 | If You're Waiting to Become a Mom… This Is What I’d Tell You Over Coffee
If we could sit down over coffee and talk about your TTC journey, this is what I would want you to know about your waiting season, your heart, and how God may be using this time to grow something deeper than you expected. In this episode, I share why stewarding this season well could change everything—and how the Waiting Well Framework can help you do exactly that.
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98 | Why do I Feel so Lonely while Trying to Conceive? (Even When I Have Great Friends & a Great Husband)
If you've ever felt alone in your infertility journey—even surrounded by people who love you—this episode will help you understand why. Courtney shares her own story and how you can begin healing the spiritual loneliness infertility often creates.
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97 | Feeling Stuck Spiritually while Trying to Conceive? 3 Reasons You Feel Stuck and the Solution
If infertility has left you feeling anxious, spiritually distant, or questioning God’s goodness, you are not alone. In this episode, Courtney shares what finally helped her move from spiritual survival to real peace and how you can begin healing your faith in the waiting.
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96 | Why Isn’t God Answering My Prayer for a Baby? Faith & Infertility Explained
Have you ever wondered if infertility means you missed God’s will or did something wrong? In this episode, we unpack the theology of God’s providence and how to hold onto His goodness when the prayer for a baby remains unanswered.
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95 | “God Must Love Her More…” Processing Jealousy as a Christian Woman Trying to Conceive
When pregnancy announcements stir up thoughts like “God must love her more,” it can leave you feeling ashamed, confused, and distant from Him. In this episode, we unpack what the Bible really says about jealousy in infertility — and how to process it in a way that heals your heart instead of hardening it. 🤍
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94 | Am I Hearing God Wrong? 4 Parts to Knowing the Lord’s Voice in Your Fertility Decisions
If you’re paralyzed by fear of making the wrong fertility decision, this episode will help you discern whether it’s truly the voice of the Lord—or anxiety disguised as discernment. We’ll walk through a biblical filter for hearing God clearly so you can move forward in peace, not panic, and trust His character no matter the outcome.
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93 | Are Baby Announcements Triggering You? 4 Biblical Ways to Handle the Emotional Spiral
Baby announcements can hit deeper than we expect — stirring grief, jealousy, and even quiet questions about God’s timing. In this episode, I share 4 biblical steps to help you process the trigger without spiraling into bitterness and rebuild trust in the waiting.
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92 | What If It Doesn't Work? 4 Ways to Handle Fear During the Two Week Wait TTC
When the two week wait is filled with “what ifs,” spiraling fear, and the ache of uncertainty, this episode walks you through four grounded, faith-anchored ways to face the waiting without letting fear lead the way.
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91 | Is IUI Worth It? A Faith-Centered Way to Discern Your Next Step
Is IUI the right next step—or a decision made from pressure and fear? In this episode, we unpack what IUI actually is, the emotional cost no one talks about, and a faith-centered framework to help you discern your next step from peace, not panic.
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90 | Addressing the One Question You Quietly are Asking: Why Does God Give Babies So Easily to People Who Don’t Even Want Them?
Why does God seem to give babies so easily to people who don’t even want them—while others pray and wait for years? In this episode, we confront this painful question head-on, unpack what it reveals about our hearts, and anchor ourselves in truth about God’s sovereignty and goodness.
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89 | Why Am I Doing Everything “Right” With God—and Still Not Pregnant?
If you’re praying, obeying God, practicing spiritual disciplines—and still not pregnant—this episode speaks directly to the frustration and confusion you’re carrying. We’ll unpack why faithfulness doesn’t guarantee outcomes, what infertility reveals about our hearts, and how to keep trusting God when the waiting feels unfair.
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88 | The ONE Thing No One Prepared Me For... Walking Through Infertility for 6 Years
Infertility doesn’t just delay motherhood — it confronts your theology. In this episode, Courtney speaks to the woman who loves Jesus but feels worn down by unanswered prayers, offering a Christ-centered way to wait with peace, truth, and hope. You don’t have to lose your faith in the waiting.
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87 | A Prayer for the Woman Ending the Year Still Waiting
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The Waiting Well Framework™ is an 8-week, Christ-centered discipleship experience for women navigating infertility who want to carry the wait with faith, peace, and purpose — not panic or despair.
This Scripture-anchored journey helps women respond to disappointment without spiraling, rebuild trust in God’s goodness, and live fully before motherhood comes.
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86 | 4 Steps to Finding God When He Feels Silent in Your Trying to Conceive / Infertility Journey
When God feels silent during your trying-to-conceive journey, it’s easy to feel discouraged, confused, and spiritually exhausted. In this episode, Christian infertility coach Courtney Duinker shares four biblical steps to take when God feels quiet while trying to conceive. Rooted in Scripture and real-life experience, this episode helps women navigating infertility learn how to find God in the sil
85 | What If I Choose Wrong? Discerning Fertility Decisions with God
For the woman afraid of choosing wrong, this episode offers a faith-filled framework for discerning fertility decisions with God in the waiting.
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The Waiting Well Framework™ is an 8-week, Christ-centered discipleship experience for women navigating infertility who want to carry the wait with faith, peace, and purpose — not panic or despair.
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84 | Smiling Through the Holidays While TTC Is Breaking Your Heart? 5 Hope Lessons from Simeon This Advent
A short, powerful reminder from Simeon’s story that God is working even when you’re still waiting for a baby.
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The Waiting Well Framework™ is an 8-week, Christ-centered discipleship experience for women navigating infertility who want to carry the wait with faith, peace, and purpose — not panic or despair.
This Scripture-anchored journey helps women respond to
83 | To the Woman Whose Arms Are Empty This Thanksgiving: Finding Peace and Hope in the Waiting
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The Waiting Well Framework™ is an 8-week, Christ-centered discipleship experience for women navigating infertility who want to carry the wait with faith, peace, and purpose — not panic or despair.
This Scripture-anchored journey helps women respond to disappointment without spiraling, rebuild trust in God’s goodness, and live fully before motherhood comes.
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82 | 5 Simple Steps When Prayer Feels Pointless While TTC to Find God Again When You’re Spiritually Exhausted
If you’ve been praying for a baby month after month and you’re starting to wonder if God even hears you anymore, this episode is for you. Today we’re talking about what it feels like when prayer seems pointless in your fertility journey — when you’re spiritually exhausted, emotionally drained, and struggling to stay hopeful while TTC.
Courtney shares honest encouragement, biblical truth, and gentl
81 | Faith and Mental Health During Infertility: How to Overcome Anxiety and Depression in the Waiting Season
In this powerful episode, Courtney sits down with Britt Skinner, LCSW, LICSW of Waymaker Christian Counseling, LLC to unpack the emotional and spiritual toll of anxiety and depression in the trying-to-conceive season.
Britt Skinner is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and therapist specializing in anxiety, depression and codependence. In her work, she helps clients understand the conne
80 | 3 Ways to Build Healthy Friendships When Everyone Else Is Becoming a Mom
When everyone around you is becoming a mom, friendships can start to feel complicated. In this episode, Courtney shares three biblical ways to build healthy, grace-filled friendships while walking through infertility. Learn how to be honest about your emotions, celebrate others without comparison, and nurture connections that strengthen your faith. God hasn’t left you behind—He’s still writing bea
79 | The Life She Planned Didn’t Include Infertility: How God Met Nicole in the Waiting
In this powerful episode of The Waiting Well Podcast, Courtney sits down with past client Nicoleto share her raw and redemptive journey through infertility and how God met her in the waiting.
Nicole opens up about the emotional and spiritual battles she faced before joining The Waiting Well Framework—from feeling distant from God and questioning His goodness, to learning how to surrender control a
78 | The One Lie Every Woman Navigating Infertility Believes & How to Replace It with Truth
If you’ve ever wondered “Why is God withholding this from me?” — this episode is for you.
In today’s conversation, Courtney exposes the one lie nearly every woman facing infertility believes: that God is holding back something good. Through honest storytelling and powerful Scripture, she helps you recognize that lie for what it is — and replace it with unshakable truth.
You’ll learn how to:
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77 | From Desperation to Peace: A Biblical Framework for Women Waiting on a Baby
If you’ve tried everything to get pregnant—tracked ovulation, changed your diet, taken the supplements, followed the protocols—but your heart still feels heavy, this episode is for you. 💔
In today’s conversation, Courtney shares how The Waiting Well Framework™ was born out of her own season of infertility and heartbreak—and how it’s now helping women all over the world find peace, hope, and healin
76 | When the Line Fades: Understanding Chemical Pregnancy and Finding Purpose in the Pain
If you’ve ever seen a faint positive line on a pregnancy test—only to start your period days later—you’re not alone. What you experienced may have been a chemical pregnancy, one of the most common and heartbreaking forms of early miscarriage. In this episode, Courtney gently walks you through what a chemical pregnancy is, why faint lines sometimes fade, and how to process the emotional and spiritu
75 | From IVF to Baby #3: The Surprising Tool I’m Using Now
Trying to conceive can feel like a never-ending cycle of guessing, hoping, and waiting. In today’s episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on what I’m doing differently as my husband and I begin trying for baby #3.
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74 | Making Plans While TTC: How to Live Beyond the Due Date Calculator ‘What Ifs'
Do you ever feel like your whole life is on pause while you’re trying to conceive? Maybe you find yourself asking, “Should I plan that trip?” or “What if I’m pregnant by then?” Living in limbo can leave you exhausted, anxious, and unsure of how to move forward.
In today’s episode, we’re talking about how to make plans while you’re waiting—without fear, guilt, or the constant “what if” game. You’ll
73 | How to Make the Two Week Wait Holy Ground, Not Anxiety Ground
The two week wait can feel like an emotional battlefield — every twinge, every symptom, every day dragging by with anxious questions. But what if these 14 days could become holy ground instead of anxiety ground?
In today’s episode, I share my own experience with the two week wait, biblical truth that brings lasting peace, and 5 practical tools you can use right now to calm your spiraling thoughts,
72 | Trusting God or Playing God? The Line Between Faith and Fertility Science
Courtney walks listeners through four common TTC tensions—creating embryos (IVF), genetic screening/selection, donor eggs/sperm & surrogacy, and data-driven tracking—without handing out black-and-white verdicts. Instead, she anchors each topic in Scripture (Psalm 139; Job 31:15; Jeremiah 1:5; Proverbs 16:9; Genesis 2:24; Ephesians 5:31–32; Proverbs 3:5–6; Philippians 4:6–7) and offers heart-le
71 | Everyone’s Moving On Without Me—Finding Peace When You Feel Left Behind in Infertility
Ever feel like the whole world is moving forward without you?
Everyone’s announcing baby #2…
Starting preschool drop-offs…
Celebrating milestones you’re still praying for.
Meanwhile, you’re stuck in the same place—same cycle, same ache, same unanswered prayer.
In today’s heartfelt episode, we talk about the grief that comes from feeling left behind and how to process it with Jesus. You’ll hear scr
70 | God Never Promised You a Baby—Here’s What He Did Promise
What if healing isn’t the same as getting pregnant? In this powerful episode, we unpack a truth many Christian women overlook during infertility: healing is not always the outcome we expect—but it’s always available. Courtney explores what the Bible actually says about healing, why we often chase results instead of Jesus, and how to let God meet you in your brokenness, not just your prayers for a
69 | When Infertility Makes You Feel Betrayed by God: 3 Ways to Rebuild Your Faith While Waiting to Conceive
Have you ever felt like you’re doing all the right things—praying, tracking, believing—but nothing is changing? Like you’re emotionally and spiritually frozen in place while the months pass and hope slowly fades?
In this episode, Courtney gets honest about the spiritual “stuckness” so many women feel while trying to conceive. She unpacks 3 hidden reasons you may feel stuck in your faith and your f
68 | When God Is Silent: What to Do When You’re Not Hearing Anything in Your TTC Journey
What do you do when your prayers feel like they’re hitting the ceiling and silence seems to be God’s only response?
In this raw and faith-filled episode, Courtney unpacks the heavy weight of spiritual silence during the trying-to-conceive (TTC) journey. If you’ve ever asked, “Where are You, God?” or questioned whether He’s listening at all—this is for you.
You’ll explore biblical stories of silenc
67 | Client Transformation: How Hannah Found Peace After Miscarriage and Let Go of Her Fertility Timeline
In this powerful episode, Courtney sits down with Hannah, a client from The Waiting Well Framework, to share her raw and redemptive story of loss, healing, and surrender.
After walking through the heartbreak of miscarriage, Hannah found herself saying she trusted God—but still clinging tightly to her own timeline for motherhood. Inside the framework, she experienced a breakthrough: realizing that
66 | Trying to Get Pregnant? Here’s What I Wish I Did Differently
In this heartfelt episode, I’m sharing the honest truth about what I would do differently if I could go back to the beginning of our fertility journey. With the wisdom I have now—and a much more holistic, faith-rooted perspective—I open up about how I would’ve prioritized healing my heart before chasing protocols, taken a more functional approach to my health, and leaned on God’s character instead
65 | If God is Good, Why Do Bad Things Happen? What the Story of Job Reveals About His Sovereignty
Have you ever cried out, “Why would God let this happen to me?” In this episode, we tackle one of the hardest faith questions of all time: If God is good and all-powerful, why does He allow suffering?
Through the lens of Job’s story, we uncover a sobering but comforting truth: Satan doesn’t have free rein. He needs permission. Which means that even your deepest pain has passed through the hands of
64 | The ONE Feeling Every Woman Facing Infertility Struggles With (But Rarely Talks About)
If you’ve ever felt like you’re standing on the outside looking in — watching others step into the motherhood role you long for — you’re not alone. In today’s episode, we’re naming the ache to belong that so many women silently carry during their fertility journey. From the pain of not holding the title “mom” yet, to the emotional weight of feeling left out of the motherhood community, we unpack h
63 | The ONE Thing You Need More Than Another Fertility Treatment Plan
Fertility protocols can offer a plan—but they can’t offer peace.
If you’ve walked out of an appointment with a handful of prescriptions and a heart full of questions, this episode is for you.
In today’s conversation, we’re uncovering the emotional and spiritual cost of infertility—and why healing your heart matters just as much as treating your body. I’ll walk you through 5 powerful truths that ex
62 | 3 Spiritual Blocks Keeping You Stuck in Your TTC Journey (And How to Break Free)
You’re doing everything right—praying, reading devotionals, showing up in faith… but deep down, you still feel stuck, numb, or even bitter.
In this episode, I’m uncovering the 3 most common spiritual blocks keeping Christian women in a cycle of discouragement and disconnection during infertility—and what you can do to finally break free. Whether it’s misunderstanding God’s character, clinging to y
61 | Angry at God While Trying to Conceive? Here's What to Do
Angry at God for Not Being Pregnant Yet? Biblical Truth When You’re Bitter, Tired, and Still Waiting
If you’ve ever whispered “Why me, God?” through tears… this episode is for you.
In today’s raw and faith-rooted conversation, I’m sharing the personal lies I believed during my own TTC journey—the silent, heavy ones that kept me stuck in bitterness and fear—and the exact Scriptures God used to meet
60 | Another Month, Another ‘Not Pregnant,’ Another Battle in Your Mind: 4 Ways to Reframe Your Thoughts
If you’ve ever felt like your mind is working against you while trying to conceive — this episode is for you.
In today’s conversation, we’re talking about one of the most important (and most overlooked) parts of the waiting season: your thought life. Because not every thought you think is true… especially when the enemy is loud, your heart is tired, and the waiting feels endless.
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59 | We're Back! Where I've been, Plans for the Waiting Well Podcast, How to go from Spiritually Numb to Spiritually Awake
We’re Back! After a much-needed pause, today I’m sharing where I’ve been, what’s next for The Waiting Well podcast, and a heartfelt message for the woman feeling spiritually numb in her waiting season.
If your faith has felt flat… if you’ve wondered where God is in the silence… this episode will breathe fresh life into your weary heart. I’m walking you through 3 powerful, biblical ways to move fro
58 | Path to Motherhood Client Spotlight: Anita's Big Breakthrough while TTC & 3 Tips for Gratitude in the Waiting
In today's episode, I interviewed a special guest, Anita, who just finished her 6-week Path to Motherhood Mentorship with me! Anita shares the big breakthrough she experienced during our time together and includes three tips on cultivating gratitude for your waiting season. Tune in to hear her amazing journey and story.
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57 | 3 Bible-Based Ways to Handle the "When Are You Trying?" Question This Holiday Season
Have you ever been asked, “When are you guys going to start trying?” at a family gathering or holiday party? It can feel like a punch to the gut—unexpected, invasive, and maybe even a little painful. You might feel your face flush, your heart sink, and suddenly the moment's joy feels dimmed by that question's weight.
If this resonates with you, you’re not alone. In today’s episode, we’re diving in
56 | Feeling Isolated because of your TTC Journey? 3 Faith-Based Ways to Stay Connected While Waiting for Your Miracle
In this heartfelt episode, Courtney dives into the isolating feelings that often come when friends step into motherhood while you’re still waiting for your miracle. Drawing from her own journey and scripture, she shares three practical, faith-based strategies to help you stay connected, find peace, and protect your heart. Whether navigating pregnancy announcements, baby showers, or shifting friend
55 | Does God Want Me to be Happy? If so, How Come I Can't Get Pregnant?
I cry a little in this one-- some episodes just hit so deep and I'm right there again navigating the tumultuous sea of infertility. This episode is that. Full of emotion, connection, and God's Truth that we all need to hear. A can't miss episode.
We discuss happiness. The age-old happiness v. holiness topic and asking the question, does God care about my happiness? And if so, why can't I get pregn
54 | 3 Tips to Actively Trust God while Waiting to Conceive
Are you feeling impatient with God and His Timing?
Are you battling impatience and doubt?
Do you strive to trust God while waiting but you're really not sure how to do that? This episode is for you! 3 Tips to Actively Trust God while Waiting to Conceive!
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53 | 6 Places to Open Your Bible when Overwhelmed as a Christian on your TTC Journey
Are you struggling to open your Bible because of how you feel navigating your TTC journey right now? In this episode, I share 6 places to begin reading in your Bible when you feel overwhelmed and tired about the circumstances of your life.
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52 | Facing the Unspoken Fear: What If I Never Become a Mom?
Are you afraid that God's plan for you may be never conceiving and becoming a mother? This fear went unspoken in my life for the first two years we were trying to conceive.
In this episode, we dive into that unspoken fear - what if your worst fear is part of your story? What God has for you - finding peace with His Timing, His Plan and facing that fear of what if?
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51 | Are You Feeling Alone on Your TTC Journey? How I can Help
I wish I had one thing when I was TTC: a Christian Fertility Coach.
In this episode, we dive into what a Christian Fertility Coach provides, and how my signature mentorship The Waiting Well Framework might transform your waiting season.
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50 | The BIGGEST Worry Every Woman Experiencing Difficulty Trying to Conceive Has & How to Overcome It
The ONE worry Every Woman Experiencing Infertility faces: What if I never get to become a mom?
I spent the first two or so years of our TTC journey battling the fear of what if God plans that I never get to conceive, and bring a baby earthside as a mother? This worry turned into anxiety about our future and the plans I always had for myself!
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49 | When God's Timing Feels Wrong: How to Find Peace When God Hasn't Answered Your Prayers Yet
Have you been feeling like God's timing is just off -- like it's really just frustrating you and you're at the end of your capacity to deal with another month of hearing no or not yet? Are you tired of seeking God and feeling the burn out of faith because of your conceiving journey? Rest your weary soul and be encouraged with this episode!
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48 | The One Thing I Wish I Had Known When We Were Told IVF Was Our Only Option
Have you heard the words "IVF is your only option?" Same. We heard from two different clinics that IVF would be our only option for conceiving. I was frustrated and annoyed. In this episode, I share what I wish someone had told me back when I first heard this diagnosis. I hope you find encouragement, strength, and clarity as you navigate your family's next steps in light of a similar diagnosis.
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47 | Navigating Financial Decisions while TTC: Guest Interview Rachel Cruze from Ramsey Solutions
Before I met Josh, I worked as a Children's Ministry Coordinator at a church. They offered to pay for us to go through Financial Peace University a program by Dave Ramsey and his team. As a young college graduate with student loans, this was a huge gift to learn how to honor God with my finances. When Josh and I then got married, we went through the videos again as a married couple. The principles
46 | 9 Questions to ask Yourself to Determine your Spiritual Health while TTC According to God's Word
Hi Friend, do you feel at a loss spiritually while TTC? Not sure if you're thriving, surviving or even just at a loss of how to find health in your relationship with God as you navigate the difficulty of your dreams for motherhood? Then this episode is for you!
This week on The Waiting Well we are discussing 9 questions that you can ask yourself that will help you become self-aware with how you'r
45 | 5 Habits to Help You Create Peace while TTC as a Christian
Hi Friend, do you feel a total lack of peace with God's timing and this season of waiting while TTC? Then this episode is for you!
This week on The Waiting Well we are discussing 5 habits that you can DO (yes DO!) to help you begin cultivating peace & health while TTC as a Christian! Sometimes I just want to DO something to feel better - this is exactly that type of episode! Let's DO somethin
44 | Alone in a Sea of Baby Showers: Coping with the Struggle as Everyone Around You Embraces Parenthood
Hi Friend, are you feeling alone in a sea of baby shower invites? Maybe you're expected to host them for close friends or family and struggling through your trying to conceive journey while everyone around you is beginning to embrace parenting? Then this episode is for you!
This week on The Waiting Well we are discussing how to cope with the struggle of feeling alone when everyone around you is a
43 | Afraid to Try Again for a Baby? 3 Steps to Overcoming Fear around TTC after Disappointment
Have you struggled with fear of trying again to conceive? Maybe fear because you keep feeling disappointed with negative pregnancy tests? Maybe fear because you just experienced a miscarriage? Maybe fear because your first baby took a long time and hard road to conceive and you're afraid to try for a second?
This week on The Waiting Well we are diving into fear - fear of trying to conceive again
42 | Should you move forward with IVF? Q & A from a Christian who did IVF
Have you been told IVF might be your best option for conceiving but you're just not sure if it's the right step for you? Are you curious to learn more about IVF because you think it could be something that would be a next step for you?
This week on The Waiting Well we are diving into a little question and answer on all things IVF as well as answering the question should you pursue IVF as a next s
41 | Are your Iron Levels Keeping you from Getting Pregnant? Guest Interview with my Naturopath Dr. Zen
In this Episode, I interview Alissia Zenhausern- Pfeiffer, commonly known by her patients as Dr. Zen, who I worked with to get pregnant naturally with our second! We discuss what it looks like to work with a Naturopathic Doctor and how that differs from working with a Reproductive Endocrinologist, what came up specifically on my bloodwork and how iron plays a role in trying to conceive!
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