Courtney Duinker - Podcast Details

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The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility72 | Trusting God or Playing God? The Line Between Faith and Fertility ScienceIn this 20-minute episode, 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-level reflection prompts to help couples discern before God. You’ll pause to journal, check your motives around control vs. stewardship, and hear a testimony of finding peace when science becomes a gift—not a god. Try Inito THE Fertility Tool you Need - as shared today, this is the tool I j...2025-08-1132 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility70 | God Never Promised You a Baby—Here’s What He Did PromiseWhat 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 baby. If you’re exhausted from hoping and still hurting, this episode will meet you where you are—with truth, compassion, and a path toward peace. 🔗 The Waiting We...2025-07-2821 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility69 | When Infertility Makes You Feel Betrayed by God: 3 Ways to Rebuild Your Faith While Waiting to ConceiveHave 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 fertility journey—and gently reminds you that being stuck doesn’t mean you’re broken. It might mean God is inviting you into a deeper kind of healing. Through Scripture...2025-07-2119 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility56 | Feeling Isolated because of your TTC Journey? 3 Faith-Based Ways to Stay Connected While Waiting for Your MiracleIn 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 friendships, this episode will equip you with tools to handle these challenges with grace and lean on God’s promises in the waiting. Plus, learn more about how you enroll in Courtney’s Path to Motherhood Mentorship Program with only a...2024-11-1824 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility55 | 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 pregnant? How do I reconcile the God who wants good for me and my circumstances of battling to conceive? Press play, and let's chat...2024-09-2326 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility54 | 3 Tips to Actively Trust God while Waiting to ConceiveAre 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! Are you ready for more support on your fertility journey? Learn more about how you enroll in Courtney’s Path to Motherhood Mentorship Program with only a few spots left for 2024. Don’t miss this encouraging and practical conversation! Final 3 spots for 2...2024-09-1729 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility53 | 6 Places to Open Your Bible when Overwhelmed as a Christian on your TTC JourneyAre 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. Are you ready for more support on your fertility journey? Learn more about how you enroll in Courtney’s Path to Motherhood Mentorship Program with only a few spots left for 2024. Don’t miss this encouraging and practical conversation! Final 3 spots for 2024 Path to Motherhood Mentorship click here: https://sown-w...2024-08-2618 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility52 | 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? In this episode, I dive into Matthew 6:25-34 that commands us as believers not to be anxious. We connect the dots o...2024-08-1226 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility51 | Are You Feeling Alone on Your TTC Journey? How I can HelpI 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 Path to Motherhood might transform your waiting season. Are you ready for more support on your fertility journey? Learn more about how you enroll in Courtney’s Path to Motherhood Mentorship Program with only a few spots left for 2024. Don’t miss this encouraging and practical conversation! Final 3 spots for 2024 Path to Motherhood Mentorship click here: https...2024-08-0520 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility50 | The BIGGEST Worry Every Woman Experiencing Difficulty Trying to Conceive Has & How to Overcome ItThe 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! I Are you ready for more support on your fertility journey? Learn more about how you enroll in Courtney’s Path to Mot...2024-07-3025 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility49 | When God's Timing Feels Wrong: How to Find Peace When God Hasn't Answered Your Prayers YetHave 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! Are you ready for more support on your fertility journey? Ready to learn more about how you enroll in Courtney’s Path to Motherhood Mentorship Program? The Path to Motherhood Mentorship Prog...2024-07-0125 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility48 | The One Thing I Wish I Had Known When We Were Told IVF Was Our Only OptionHi Friend, 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. As I mentioned in this episode, I will be opening up 3 spots for my band new Path to Motherhood: Christian Fertility Coaching services! Path...2024-06-1124 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility47 | Navigating Financial Decisions while TTC: Guest Interview Rachel Cruze from Ramsey SolutionsBefore 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 we learned in this course contributed to how we made financial decisions regarding our trying to conceive journey. We had committed to a...2024-06-0323 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility46 | 9 Questions to ask Yourself to Determine your Spiritual Health while TTC According to God's WordHi 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're ACTUALLY doing right now as you TTC as a Christian and what we can do differently as a result of how we answer these q...2024-05-0626 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility45 | 5 Habits to Help You Create Peace while TTC as a ChristianHi 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 something and watch God at work! Reminder ** I am not a doctor or a medical professional. All thoughts shared on this ep...2024-03-0627 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility44 | Alone in a Sea of Baby Showers: Coping with the Struggle as Everyone Around You Embraces ParenthoodHi 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 announcing pregnancies, having baby showers and embracing parenthood. Are you ready for more support on your fertility journey? Ready to learn mor...2024-02-2630 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility43 | Afraid to Try Again for a Baby? 3 Steps to Overcoming Fear around TTC after DisappointmentHave 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, identifying what fear is, and what God's Word has for us here. Are you ready for more support on your fertility journey? Re...2024-02-1925 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility42 | Should you move forward with IVF? Q & A from a Christian who did IVFHave 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 step on your journey or not? Tune in and let's chat more about it! Ar...2024-02-1227 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility41 | Are your Iron Levels Keeping you from Getting Pregnant? Guest Interview with my Naturopath Dr. ZenIn 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! Dr. Zen is a licensed naturopathic doctor board certified in naturopathic endocrinology and the founder of NMD Wellness of Scottsdale, a premier naturopathic medical practice that focuses on helping women to ta...2024-02-0559 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility40 | Caroline's Testimony: Overcoming Idolizing having a Baby while still Actively Trying To Conceive as a ChristianIn this episode, my sister in law Caroline shares her journey with trying to conceive and overcoming idolizing having a baby! Her and my brother are two of the healthiest people I know, and yet they made more changes in their lifestyle to truly open up the path for conceiving in God's timing! She shares how God changed her heart while still actively trying to conceive and what process worked for her to conceive! Are you ready for more support on your fertility journey? Ready to learn more about how you enr...2024-01-2940 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility39 | How to Improve Egg Quality & Increase Chances of ConceivingDisclaimer: The information provided in this episode and in this podcast are for educational purposes and sharing my personal experience only, and does not substitute for professional medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider if you're seeking medical advice, diagnoses or treatment support. We dive into the topic of Egg health on this episode! I share a few ways I was educated how to improve egg health via health supplements that my naturopath advised and a course I'm currently taking! There are so many holistic approaches to your fertility and the smallest changes can make a big d...2024-01-2225 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility38 | Is God withholding Good from you? 3 Ways to Overcome that LieIn this Episode, we discuss the feeling that God is withholding good things from you because you are not yet conceiving and 3 ways to overcome this lie. Are you ready for more support on your fertility journey? Ready to learn more about how you enroll in Courtney’s Path to Motherhood Mentorship Program? The Path to Motherhood Mentorship Program is designed to help women struggling to wait well and trust God in their journey toward building a family. Through faith-centered coaching, personalized strategies, and holistic support, this program equips you to find peace, purpo...2024-01-1625 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility37 | How to Seek God for a Baby in the New Year: Two Things You Can do in JanuaryIs your dream and deepest desire to conceive in 2024? Then this episode is a must listen! We discuss two things you can do as we start the New Year to set you up for success in seeking God for this desire of your heart! Are you ready for more support on your fertility journey? Ready to learn more about how you enroll in Courtney’s Path to Motherhood Mentorship Program? The Path to Motherhood Mentorship Program is designed to help women struggling to wait well and trust God in their journey toward building a fam...2024-01-0221 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility36 | How to Face Resentment when Another Year Passes without a Pregnancy: The ONE thing to leave behind in 2023Do you find yourself resenting God or resenting your circumstances? Maybe you just took a pregnancy test and it's negative, Maybe you just got your period after it was late a day or two, And you're waking up on Christmas day, walking toward the final countdown of 2023 with a heavy disappointment that another year is passing and you're not pregnant. In this week's episode, I discuss the resentment that builds in our hearts when we have prolonged disappointment. Causing us to miss out on the healing that God offers us as...2023-12-2528 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility35 | Navigating TTC as a Military Spouse - Guest Interview Heather DemersIn this week's episode, I am interviewing Heather Demers who is a content creator, and military spouse currently in her second year of navigating trying to conceive! I have loved witnessing God's work in her heart, and I can't wait for you to hear our conversation - as I know hearing from someone in the trenches with you can be so encouraging! Are you ready for more support on your fertility journey? Ready to learn more about how you enroll in Courtney’s Path to Motherhood Mentorship Program? The Path to Motherhood Mentorship Progr...2023-12-1837 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility34 | Are you avoiding God’s plan for your Fertility & TTC Journey? Learning how to Identify God’s will for your Conceiving journeyIn this episode, we dive into the question: are you avoiding God's plan for your TTC journey? We dive into the story of Jonah in the Old Testament- Looking at how we can know when we are avoiding God's call or plan for our conceiving journey vs. being IN God's plan. This is important component of FOLLOWING Jesus even in the waiting. Are you ready for more support on your fertility journey? Ready to learn more about how you enroll in Courtney’s Path to Motherhood Mentorship Program? The Path to Moth...2023-11-2928 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility33 | How to Navigate Conversations during the Holidays when No One Knows the Difficulty of Your Conceiving JourneyIn this episode, we discuss how we can apply God's word to navigating difficult conversations with friends or family that don't know you're currently TTC. They have the best intentions, but make comments or ask questions about when you will start having kids. Little do they know you've been trying and it's not always as easy as some think. If you are dreading holiday parties or get togethers because of inevitable nosy comments or questions, this is a great episode to really equip you with how to navigate those conversations while also encouraging you with a fresh p...2023-11-2128 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility32 | When You Feel like God has Forgotten YouIn this episode, we answer the question I got on my Instagram recently: what if I feel like God has forgotten me?? Tune in if your waiting journey through trying to conceive has caused you to feel like God has forgotten you - I pray this encourages you! Are you ready for more support on your fertility journey? Ready to learn more about how you enroll in Courtney’s Path to Motherhood Mentorship Program? The Path to Motherhood Mentorship Program is designed to help women struggling to wait well and trust God in...2023-11-1525 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility31 | What is God’s Design for Marriage while Navigating Infertility and Trying to Conceive?Welcome to our series into Marriage while navigating Infertility / TTC! This episode kicks off the conversation by diving into God's Word to answer the question what is God's design for family/marriage? Especially for those of us in the waiting room of trying to conceive. How do we live out God's calling when we're not "being fruitful and multiplying"? What does this mean for us if we never do get pregnant? In this episode, I break down God's call to us as married couples navigating this waiting season! Are you...2023-11-0729 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility30 | Navigating Secondary Infertility: Sierra’s Story Part 2In this episode, Sierra shares part 2 of her personal testimony walking through TTC baby #2. Catch part 1 of her testimony in Episode 29! This episode is specific to secondary infertility and the lessons God taught her in the waiting outside of the miscarriages she experienced and discussed last episode. She shares how trying to conceive consumed a part of her mind that left her struggling to live in the present God had her in and how she fixed her focus. Tune in today to hear her powerful story part 2. Are you ready for more support on...2023-10-0441 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility29 | How to Heal after Two Miscarriages: Sierra’s Testimony Part 1In this episode, Sierra shares her personal testimony walking through TTC baby #2. After getting pregnant without issues with her first daughter, she walked through two miscarriages as they TTC their second. She shares how she navigated not just one miscarriage but a second, how God met her and what she did to heal and grow through the heartache. This is part 1 of Sierra's Testimony. Tune in today to hear her powerful story ** we did have some editing/tech issues so the sound is a little less clear - we are working on that for next episode thank y...2023-09-1827 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility28 | When You Don’t Understand Why & Finding Jesus in the Midst of the Trial (Diving into Daniel 3:8-25)In this episode, I dive into Daniel 3:8-25... and what we can glean from Jesus showing up for Shadrach, Meshach and Abendago in the fiery furnace. Press play on this episode to tune in and hear what God has for you today as you continue on your TTC journey while walking with the Lord. If you are struggling with your thoughts and emotions around your TTC journey, I highly recommend snagging my Finding Hope through Infertility / TTC Masterclass - This masterclass will walk you through what you can implement today to start living in...2023-09-1132 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility27 | Do you Trust God’s Plan for your Motherhood Journey? The difference between having faith God can, and trusting He willIn this episode, I dive into what it means to TRUST God... and the difference between faith vs. trust. We explore how we can have faith God can, but we might question or doubt that He will come through - which is an issue of trust because trust is build on character! Tune in to this episode on how to transform and heal that relationship of trust with God. If you are struggling with your thoughts and emotions around your TTC journey, I highly recommend snagging my Finding Hope through Infertility / TTC Masterclass...2023-08-2818 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility26 | Is GodAll-Loving if He allows you to Suffer through Infertility and TTC?In this episode, I dive into one of our responses that rises to the surface when we face a trauma: blame. Blame specifically toward God for allowing us to suffer through Infertility/TTC. We tackle a very difficult question that I believe you might be wrestling with even if it's more subconscious: Can God allow suffering AND be all-loving?? John 9 - Jesus heals a man born blind and we can see 3 key elements that help us find peace with this difficult wrestling on a spiritual and emotional level. If you are str...2023-08-2226 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility25 | 3 Lessons Sarah’s Infertility Story from the Bible Teaches Us as You & Your Spouse TTCIn this episode, I dive into Sarah's Infertility Story from the Old Testament. Her journey to becoming a mom spanning nearly 90 years, teaches us 3 powerful lessons that can encourage and equip you as you and your spouse TTC. I love taking you to Scripture for our Hope, for weekly encouragement because Hope is found in Christ alone and Scripture is alive and active, full of intentional testimonies to show us what we need as we navigate difficult circumstances! If you are struggling with your thoughts and emotions around your TTC journey, I hi...2023-08-1421 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility24 | Our First Natural-Conception Positive Pregnancy & What we Did Differently*TRIGGER WARNING* I do share our news that we are expecting baby #2 in this episode. The purpose of this episode is two-fold: 1. Remind us that God's timing is truly everything. No protocol, doctor or approach is going to be THE solution. It's God's intentional timing that directs life 2023-07-2425 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility23 | Faith over Fertility: Trusting God’s Plan Through InfertilityI was sitting in church Sunday when I had this vision of how it feels to walk through infertility - it's just like the disciples during the storm in Matthew 8:23-27. The storm is overtaking them, the disciples feel like they're about to die & drown and Jesus is SLEEPING of all things! Infertility can feel like this. Why is Jesus "asleep" as we're navigating the worst storm of our life? How do we manage our hope and starting trusting God's plan through infertility? In this episode, I break down this...2023-07-1729 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility22 | Fighting the Fear of Miscarriage when Finally Pregnant or after LossWe are back! After a month of travel and refresh time, we are back with weekly uploads every Monday! I put up a question and answer box on my instagram https://www.instagram.com/thewaitingwellpodcast/ and one question I received was how to overcome the fear of miscarriage to find peace when you do finally have a positive pregnancy test. The heartache of miscarriage is one I cannot fathom, but I did want to take time to answer this question to the best of what I believe God's Word says! I've walked many fr...2023-07-1025 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility21 | Feeling Burnout in your Fertility Journey? What you need to hear when facing burnout while trying to conceiveAre you struggling with burnout in your TTC journey? Press play on this episode. I asked myself the q- what would I want to hear, NEED to hear if I was facing a lot of burnout in our TTC journey... and of course God's Word always has the hope, restoration, and rejuvenation we need during these seasons. Verses shared in this: Matthew 6:19-21 Isaiah 48:10 John 3:16 Grab a FREEBIE & join The Well Email List... my favorite Bible verses to help you wait well...2023-05-2934 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility20 | My Lab Results & Navigating Unexpected NewsWe had our daughter via IVF after 6 years of infertility & TTC. She was our only embryo that came from our round of IVF. We do not have any additional embryos and do not want to do IVF again if we don't have too. Our goal is to conceive naturally with baby #2. So we decided to take a naturopathic route working from the whole picture starting from my baseline bloodwork / hormone panels. In this episode, we discuss the results we just got back, what it means, what I would strongly encourage all wome...2023-05-1526 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility19 | Should you take a break from trying to conceive?Has trying to conceive left you emotionally and spiritually drained? Are you feeling lost with God's plan and uncertain about what steps He may be calling you & your spouse too? In this episode we dive into rest, and how to identify striving in ungodly ambition for a baby versus resting in God for provision. There were many short stints during our TTC journey that we felt God had given us yellow and red lights. We were faithful to stay clued in to His prompting because rest God's way is so much more life-giving than striving in...2023-05-0125 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility18 | Navigating the 2 Week Wait as a Christian CoupleIn this episode, I discuss the 2 week waiting period while Trying to Conceive and how to navigate it as a Christian couple. Grab a FREEBIE & join The Well Email List... my favorite Bible verses to help you wait well: https://bit.ly/purposeinthewait If you are struggling with your thoughts and emotions around your TTC journey, I highly recommend snagging my Finding Hope through Infertility / TTC Masterclass - This masterclass will walk you through what you can implement today to start living in peace and joy during the waiting season - real...2023-04-2521 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility17 | What Easter means for Christians Struggling to ConceiveWhat defines your hope? Statistics? Your doctors? Your circumstances? In this episode, I discuss what Easter means for Christians struggling to conceive and the true foundation for our hope. I was a hot mess Easter morning and today, I share why. Grab a FREEBIE & join The Well Email List... my favorite Bible verses to help you wait well: https://bit.ly/purposeinthewait If you are struggling with your thoughts and emotions around your TTC journey, I highly recommend snagging my Find...2023-04-1725 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility16 | How to Release Control while still Trying to Conceive as a ChristianAre you like me and would probably label yourself more of a control freak for lack of a better word? Are you battling for control over your TTC journey? You want to live in surrender but not sure how to when TTC requires you to track & be aware? Then THIS is the episode for you!! Grab a FREEBIE & join The Well Email List... my favorite Bible verses to help you wait well: https://bit.ly/purposeinthewait If you are struggling with your thoughts and emo...2023-04-0428 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility15 | How to handle your frustration towards God’s timing while TTC: the ONE thing to do anytime you feel frustratedIn this episode, I share THE HABIT that can break any frustration you may be feeling towards God's timing of your TTC journey. In my opinion, this one thing is overlooked and underutilized. It's a weapon we have to fight any frustration or division in us about God's beautiful sovereign timing in our lives including when we conceive. Grab a FREEBIE & join The Well Email List... my favorite Bible verses to help you wait well: https://bit.ly/purposeinthewait If you are struggling with your thoughts and emoti...2023-03-2727 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility14 | Consumed by the Emotional Roller Coaster of TTC? Try these 4 Things to Begin Living Well TodayIn this episode, I share 4 specific things I did to live well during the waiting while TTC. These four things helped me build hope when I felt discouraged, build unity & communication in my marriage, build confidence & love for my body during a season of so much limbo physically, and build purpose without waiting on becoming a mother. I challenge you to begin working on the one of these four that is currently ranked lowest— to improve on just that one area and add on more as you build a habit. 2023-03-2029 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility13 | Ready TTC for baby #2 after a difficult journey conceiving baby #1? 4 Tips as You Open Your Heart to the TTC Journey againThinking about when or if we're ready to TTC for baby #2 has been so heavy on my heart. Several friends have gotten pregnant recently which makes the conversation more frequent. I honestly don't know that I'm ready for TTC #2. I've noticed just in discussing TTC, I have wounds very much still open, raw from our TTC journey for Highland. So in this episode, I discuss where I'm at with this conversation, how I'm navigating my wounds while also choosing to do things different the second time around TTC. Grab a FREEBIE & join...2023-03-1326 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility12 | How to Pray as a Christian going through Infertility & TTC: 4 Ways to Build Trust in God while WaitingIt hit me during my quiet time this week how we should be praying while TTC. I can't believe I haven't seen it until now, but it's just such a small, yet POWERFUL shift that truly will change everything in your waiting season. This episode is fire - especially the ending! I love how God's Word is truly sharper than any two-edged sword - so good for challenging, changing and healing us! Grab a FREEBIE & join The Well Email List... my favorite Bible verses to help you wait well: https://bit.ly/purposeinthewait ...2023-03-0124 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility11 | How to Lead your Wife through Infertility or TTC as a Christian Couple: Q & A with My HusbandNot sure how to lead your wife as you navigate trying to conceive or infertility? Tune in to today's episode where my husband breaks down ways he intentional chose to lead me on this journey. In this episode, Josh touches on specific habits he created to build the culture of a home filled with hope and he touches on the responsibility of a husband during this time. Grab a FREEBIE & join The Well Email List... my favorite Bible verses to help you wait well: https://bit.ly/purposeinthewait If you...2023-02-2222 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility10 | Experiencing a Crisis of Faith while TTC? How to Start Talking to God Again TodayNavigating infertility for nearly 7 years did a number on my relationship with God at times. There were seasons where I had no interest in opening up my Bible even though it was the best thing for me to do. My husband taught me a simple method to start re-building communication with God and opening up the door to receiving healing, and peace despite my circumstances. On this week's episode, I break that method down for you so you can start having break throughs with God & walking in His Peace today BEFORE He ever answers your pr...2023-02-1524 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility9 | Tired of Seeing Negative Pregnancy Tests? 5 Simple Lifestyle Changes to Increase your Chances at ConceptionAre you tired of the negative pregnancy tests? This week, I interview guest expert, Dr. Samantha Briguglio, on her holistic approach of helping women conceive. In this episode, she breaks down the 5 pillars of wellness that are key contributors to hormonal health that can impact fertility. She is a Naturopathic Doctor Fertility Expert located in Scottsdale, AZ but also able to work virtual to anyone in the US or Canada. Dr. B does an incredible job of empowering us to laser in on what we CAN control on this wild journey! Through her tips & expertise, w...2023-02-0926 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility8 | Should you go to the baby shower? How to love your friends when they are expecting but you are battling infertilityShould you go to the baby shower while navigating infertility or TTC? During my 7 year wait and journey through infertility, pretty much every single friend of mine eventually got pregnant 1-3+ times in the amount of time that I was still waiting. It was so painful. So how do you show up & love your friends when your pain feels so overwhelming and impossible to celebrate them? In this episode, I answer the question: should you go to the baby shower? We dive into biblical definition of friendship vs. world definition of fr...2023-02-0125 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility7 | 3 Ways to Avoid being Hurt by Others when they Trigger You during Your TTC Journey Last weekend I was triggered by a message I received giving me advice on what I could do to conceive. Have you ever been on the receiving end of that? During my 7 year wait and journey through infertility, I received a lot of unsolicited advice... my favorite: "just relax and it'll happen" IYKYK Unwanted advice, usually from those who have never struggled to conceive, can be triggering. When we are triggered, our frustration and anger can grow quickly while offense takes over our hearts. So what do we do...2023-01-2524 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility6 | Break Free from Shame and Lies around your TTC / Fertility JourneyHave you ever felt shame around your worth because of the circumstances around your fertility journey? Did you know that as a Christian, the number 1 tool Satan has against us is accusation? His name literally means accuser. In this episode, we do a bible study together on how to overcome accusations, lies and shame around your worth/identity in the waiting season. We dive into the truth about peace & tangible steps to take to cultivate true, lasting peace while waiting. Grab a FREEBIE & join The Well Email List... my favorite Bible verses to he...2023-01-1820 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility5 | Should you do IVF or any other Fertility Treatments? 4 Tips to Navigating your Treatment OptionsI wrestled for the longest time on what treatment options we should do and what was God's take on these options. I didn't want to do the wrong thing and had anxiety about potentially making a decision on our fertility journey that did not honor God & what the Bible says about life. Have you been there? Maybe you're there now? In this episode, I discuss the topic of navigating your fertility treatment options and give you a breakdown of 4 steps that can act as a litmus test to help you understand wha...2023-01-1123 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility4 | Control Who You Become in 2023; Tackling Infertility, Conceiving and the New Year with God’s WordDid 2022 end with you not where you hoped to be? Are you starting 2023 white-knuckling your hopes & dreams for the 12 months that lie in front of us? I went through 6 years of ending one year not pregnant, and starting another year wondering if it was going to happen THAT year. It was emotionally difficult to see so many celebrate their pregnancies and the year they just had, when I felt so stuck in my waiting season. In this episode, I break down exactly how we can control who we become in this New Year of 2023. 2023-01-0520 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility3 | 3 Ways to Intentionally Grow Your Marriage while Trying to Conceive or Experiencing InfertilityOur FIRST Guest Speaker joins us in this Episode, my husband Joshua Duinker! In this episode, Josh touches on experiencing infertility through his lens as the husband and we break down together 3 things we did to actively grow our marriage during the roller coaster journey of TTC and Infertility. Grab a FREEBIE & join The Well Email List... my favorite Bible verses to help you wait well: https://bit.ly/purposeinthewait If you are struggling with your thoughts and emotions around your TTC journey, I highly recommend snagging my Fin...2023-01-0222 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility2 | The ONE Question Every Woman Experiencing Infertility is Asking & How to Answer ItThe ONE Question Every Woman Experiencing Infertility is Asking: God, Why? Why Me? After months and months of pleading these questions and God not giving me an answer, I experienced a crisis of faith. I came up to this ONE Question Every Woman Experiencing Infertility is Asking; and when the question of why seemed to go unanswered, I began to question if God was good… In this episode, I dive into a chapter in the bible my husband shared with me 4 years into our journey, how what Jesus says in this chapter gave me freedom fro...2023-01-0221 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility1 | How to Navigate Infertility & TTC as a Christian:4 Ways to Find Peace with God in the WaitingI never thought I would be the girl who couldn’t get pregnant. Yet there I was. Turning 31 with no baby, and 6 years of TTC to my name. And I'm willing to bet there's a part of your story that you never expected to have too. Maybe it's waiting like me, maybe it's something else. Whatever your unexpected pieces of your story are, it's easy for them to rob our peace and kill our hope. In this episode, I briefly recap some of our 6 year history TTC (trying to conceive), dive into 4 ways I finally foun...2023-01-0221 min

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, FertilityWelcome to the Waiting Well Podcast! Ready to Meet at the Well?Hey Sista! Welcome to The Waiting Well Podcast! Find God's peace through Infertility, trying to conceive and motherhood so you can learn to wait well and fall in love with the story God's given you. This show is here to point you to Who your worth comes from, empower you to rebuild a love & trust for your body, equip you to navigate your emotional well being by mastering simple healthy habits, and ultimately, wait well. If you’re ready to take back everything infertility & TTC has be...2022-12-2803 min