The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility

Courtney Duinker, Infertility Warrior, Wellness Coach, Mentor for TTC Women
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Are you constantly asking God, why me? Why am I not getting pregnant? Why am I going through infertility? Are you scouring the internet for answers for how to navigate infertility and trying to conceive as a Christian? Are you looking for faith-based support on your fertility journey because no one in your circle really knows what you’re going through? Do you wish you could be at peace with God, your story, and learn to see the goodness of God in your waiting season? In this podcast, you will find faith-based encouragement and support for your TTC & infertility journey, whether you’re navigating IVF, IUI, fertility treatments or simply just waiting, you do NOT have to walk this road alone. Hi, I’m Courtney Duinker, host of the Waiting Well Podcast… I remember how it felt five years in to our infertility story, standing in the aisle of Target right after a failed IUI treatment, holding back tears as I reached for a box of tampons when a couple who was clearly expecting came down the aisle. They were smiling as they talked while holding a new pack of diapers. My heart sank. I couldn’t help the one question bubbling to the surface as my heartache over not conceiving overwhelmed me…. will it ever be my turn? I felt forgotten, lost and wanted to tap out of the roller coaster of infertility we seemed to be stuck on. I didn’t know how to find peace with God. I wrestled to believe or see His goodness. And at one point, my faith felt completely shattered. I felt so alone in our pain & suffering. As we faced questions around treatment options, I was so confused. What was God’s plan? What were we supposed to do? I so desperately wanted to honor God even with our fertility journey. But I wrestled with how. This is what led to creating The Waiting Well. A virtual “well” where TTC women can come together and be equipped with God’s Word, encouraged, challenged and ultimately supported as we learn to wait well on God’s timing. Each week I’ll share faith-based encouragement from my own infertility journey, provide information from expert guests on navigating infertility/TTC, powerful testimonials, answer common questions with scripture and share top tips on stewarding your health through this demanding journey. My mission is to equip you to live an “even if” life… Even if God doesn’t answer my prayer, or grant me this desire to be a mother, I will still praise Him. He is still good. And my life, my identity, my worth is a sure thing I find in Him alone. If you are ready to take back control of your life, find peace with God, joy in the in-between spaces and thrive in your waiting season, then meet me at the well girl. We’ve got some intentional growth to do. Connect with Me: Instagram: @sownwithstrength Work Virtually w/ Me on your Health + Fitness Goals: https://bit.ly/healthywithcourt The Waiting Well Free FB Community Group: https://bit.ly/waitingwellcommunity Join my Email List & Receive a Freebie (my Fav 5 Bible Verses to Help You in the Wait): https://bit.ly/purposeinthewait Email: hello@thewaitingwellpodcast.com

  1. 3d ago

    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. 🌿 SIGN UP - code "FRUIT" for a discount! NEXT WWF COHORT STARTS JULY 12th!!  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. You don’t have to walk this season alone. 👉 Learn more + enroll here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/the-wait-feels-endlessheres-the-way-through-copy   Try the Inito InSight Wireless Reader As shared in last week's episode, one of the tools I've personally started using as we prepare for baby #3 is the Inito InSight Wireless Reader. The device is available for just $99 with code WAITINGWELL and gives you access to your very own fertility lab at home. Instead of guessing what's happening in your cycle, Inito measures actual hormone values, including: • Estrogen (E3G) • Luteinizing Hormone (LH) • Pregnanediol Glucuronide (PdG) to help confirm ovulation • Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Whether you're trying to pinpoint ovulation, better understand your cycle, or gather data to support your fertility journey, Inito provides real hormone insights right from your phone. Get yours here: https://www.inito.com/lp/hormone-tracking/happy-hormone?disc_code=WAITINGWELL&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=iwrlaunch&utm_content=WAITINGWELL   THIS WEEK ONLY Peace in the Wait is $27 instead of $49 - If you’re in the middle of the two week wait right now, I created the Two Week Wait Audio Devotional to walk with you day-by-day—from ovulation to testing—with Scripture, prayer, worship, and steady truth; you can find it here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/peace-in-the-wait   💍 2 Part Masterclass: Thrive in Marriage Through TTC & Finding Hope Through Infertility – Strengthen your marriage in the middle of this journey & Learn how to live with peace and joy even while you wait ($17) 👉 Get it here 💌 Stay Connected 📲 Follow on Instagram: @thewaitingwellpodcast 📬 Email: hello@courtneyduinker.com 🌐 Website: courtneyduinker.com   💛 Did This Episode Encourage You? If today’s episode blessed you, inspired you, or gave you a new perspective—would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts? 🌟 It helps more women find hope in their waiting season—and I send a little thank-you gift to one reviewer each week! 👉 Leave a review here

    15 min

  2. Jun 16

    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 sovereignty means He is arbitrary, unfair, or playing favorites with our lives. So today we're going to talk about what Romans 9 actually teaches, what it doesn't teach, and why God's sovereign choice is meant to produce humility, worship, and trust—not fear that you've somehow become less loved because you're still waiting.   🌿 SIGN UP - code "FRUIT" for a discount! NEXT WWF COHORT STARTS JULY 12th!!  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. You don’t have to walk this season alone. 👉 Learn more + enroll here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/the-wait-feels-endlessheres-the-way-through-copy   Try the Inito InSight Wireless Reader As shared in last week's episode, one of the tools I've personally started using as we prepare for baby #3 is the Inito InSight Wireless Reader. The device is available for just $99 with code WAITINGWELL and gives you access to your very own fertility lab at home. Instead of guessing what's happening in your cycle, Inito measures actual hormone values, including: • Estrogen (E3G) • Luteinizing Hormone (LH) • Pregnanediol Glucuronide (PdG) to help confirm ovulation • Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Whether you're trying to pinpoint ovulation, better understand your cycle, or gather data to support your fertility journey, Inito provides real hormone insights right from your phone. Get yours here: https://www.inito.com/lp/hormone-tracking/happy-hormone?disc_code=WAITINGWELL&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=iwrlaunch&utm_content=WAITINGWELL   THIS WEEK ONLY Peace in the Wait is $27 instead of $49 - If you’re in the middle of the two week wait right now, I created the Two Week Wait Audio Devotional to walk with you day-by-day—from ovulation to testing—with Scripture, prayer, worship, and steady truth; you can find it here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/peace-in-the-wait   💍 2 Part Masterclass: Thrive in Marriage Through TTC & Finding Hope Through Infertility – Strengthen your marriage in the middle of this journey & Learn how to live with peace and joy even while you wait ($17) 👉 Get it here 💌 Stay Connected 📲 Follow on Instagram: @thewaitingwellpodcast 📬 Email: hello@courtneyduinker.com 🌐 Website: courtneyduinker.com   💛 Did This Episode Encourage You? If today’s episode blessed you, inspired you, or gave you a new perspective—would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts? 🌟 It helps more women find hope in their waiting season—and I send a little thank-you gift to one reviewer each week! 👉 Leave a review here

    23 min

  3. Jun 2

    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.   Try the Inito InSight Wireless Reader As shared in today's episode, Inito has completely transformed the way I understand my cycle as we prepare for baby #3. The Inito InSight Wireless Reader is available for just $99 with code WAITINGWELL. This is the fertility tool you HAVE to have—your very own fertility lab at home that measures actual hormone values, including: • Estrogen (E3G) • Luteinizing Hormone (LH) • Pregnanediol Glucuronide (PdG) to confirm ovulation • Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Stop guessing and start understanding exactly what's happening in your cycle with real hormone data. Get yours here: https://www.inito.com/lp/hormone-tracking/happy-hormone?disc_code=WAITINGWELL&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=iwrlaunch&utm_content=WAITINGWELL   🌿 SIGN UP - code "FRUIT" for a discount! NEXT WWF COHORT STARTS JULY 12th!!  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. You don’t have to walk this season alone. 👉 Learn more + enroll here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/the-wait-feels-endlessheres-the-way-through-copy   THIS WEEK ONLY Peace in the Wait is $27 instead of $49 - If you’re in the middle of the two week wait right now, I created the Two Week Wait Audio Devotional to walk with you day-by-day—from ovulation to testing—with Scripture, prayer, worship, and steady truth; you can find it here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/peace-in-the-wait   💍 2 Part Masterclass: Thrive in Marriage Through TTC & Finding Hope Through Infertility – Strengthen your marriage in the middle of this journey & Learn how to live with peace and joy even while you wait ($17) 👉 Get it here 💌 Stay Connected 📲 Follow on Instagram: @thewaitingwellpodcast 📬 Email: hello@courtneyduinker.com 🌐 Website: courtneyduinker.com   💛 Did This Episode Encourage You? If today’s episode blessed you, inspired you, or gave you a new perspective—would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts? 🌟 It helps more women find hope in their waiting season—and I send a little thank-you gift to one reviewer each week! 👉 Leave a review here

    28 min

  4. May 25

    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.   🌿 SIGN UP - code "FRUIT" for a discount! NEXT WWF COHORT STARTS June 21st!!  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. You don’t have to walk this season alone. 👉 Learn more + enroll here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/the-wait-feels-endlessheres-the-way-through-copy   THIS WEEK ONLY Peace in the Wait is $27 instead of $49 - If you’re in the middle of the two week wait right now, I created the Two Week Wait Audio Devotional to walk with you day-by-day—from ovulation to testing—with Scripture, prayer, worship, and steady truth; you can find it here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/peace-in-the-wait   💍 2 Part Masterclass: Thrive in Marriage Through TTC & Finding Hope Through Infertility – Strengthen your marriage in the middle of this journey & Learn how to live with peace and joy even while you wait ($17) 👉 Get it here 💌 Stay Connected 📲 Follow on Instagram: @thewaitingwellpodcast 📬 Email: hello@courtneyduinker.com 🌐 Website: courtneyduinker.com   💛 Did This Episode Encourage You? If today’s episode blessed you, inspired you, or gave you a new perspective—would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts? 🌟 It helps more women find hope in their waiting season—and I send a little thank-you gift to one reviewer each week! 👉 Leave a review here

    22 min

  5. May 18

    104 | How to Stop the Spiral During the Two Week Wait

    Try Inito — the fertility tool I’ve personally started using as Josh and I prepare to TTC baby #3 after navigating both infertility and now secondary infertility. 🤍 What I love about Inito is that it goes beyond basic LH strips by tracking 4 key hormones — Estrogen, LH, PdG, and FSH — helping you better understand your fertile window and confirm ovulation with real hormone insights from home. As someone learning to steward this season without spiraling or obsessing, Inito has helped bring clarity and peace while still leaving room for trust in God. Try Inito InSight Wireless Reader - The device is available for just $99 with the code WAITINGWELL at inito.com - this is the tool you HAVE to have. Your very own fertility lab that measures actual values of Estrogen, LH, PdG, and FSH.    🌿 SIGN UP - code "FRUIT" for a discount! NEXT WWF COHORT STARTS June 21st!!  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. You don’t have to walk this season alone. 👉 Learn more + enroll here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/the-wait-feels-endlessheres-the-way-through-copy   THIS WEEK ONLY Peace in the Wait is $27 instead of $49 - If you’re in the middle of the two week wait right now, I created the Two Week Wait Audio Devotional to walk with you day-by-day—from ovulation to testing—with Scripture, prayer, worship, and steady truth; you can find it here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/peace-in-the-wait   💍 2 Part Masterclass: Thrive in Marriage Through TTC & Finding Hope Through Infertility – Strengthen your marriage in the middle of this journey & Learn how to live with peace and joy even while you wait ($17) 👉 Get it here 💌 Stay Connected 📲 Follow on Instagram: @thewaitingwellpodcast 📬 Email: hello@courtneyduinker.com 🌐 Website: courtneyduinker.com   💛 Did This Episode Encourage You? If today’s episode blessed you, inspired you, or gave you a new perspective—would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts? 🌟 It helps more women find hope in their waiting season—and I send a little thank-you gift to one reviewer each week! 👉 Leave a review here

    22 min

  6. May 4

    103 | 4 Ways to Care for your Mind, Body and Soul While Taking a Break From Trying to Conceive & Your Fertility Journey

    🌿 SIGN UP - code "FRUIT" for a discount! NEXT WWF COHORT STARTS June 21st!!  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. You don’t have to walk this season alone. 👉 Learn more + enroll here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/the-wait-feels-endlessheres-the-way-through-copy   THIS WEEK ONLY Peace in the Wait is $27 instead of $49 - If you’re in the middle of the two week wait right now, I created the Two Week Wait Audio Devotional to walk with you day-by-day—from ovulation to testing—with Scripture, prayer, worship, and steady truth; you can find it here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/peace-in-the-wait   💍 2 Part Masterclass: Thrive in Marriage Through TTC & Finding Hope Through Infertility – Strengthen your marriage in the middle of this journey & Learn how to live with peace and joy even while you wait ($17) 👉 Get it here 💌 Stay Connected 📲 Follow on Instagram: @thewaitingwellpodcast 📬 Email: hello@courtneyduinker.com 🌐 Website: courtneyduinker.com   💛 Did This Episode Encourage You? If today’s episode blessed you, inspired you, or gave you a new perspective—would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts? 🌟 It helps more women find hope in their waiting season—and I send a little thank-you gift to one reviewer each week! 👉 Leave a review here

    19 min

  7. Apr 27

    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.   🌿 SIGN UP - code "FRUIT" for a discount! NEXT WWF COHORT STARTS June 21st!!  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. You don’t have to walk this season alone. 👉 Learn more + enroll here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/the-wait-feels-endlessheres-the-way-through-copy   THIS WEEK ONLY Peace in the Wait is $27 instead of $49 - If you’re in the middle of the two week wait right now, I created the Two Week Wait Audio Devotional to walk with you day-by-day—from ovulation to testing—with Scripture, prayer, worship, and steady truth; you can find it here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/peace-in-the-wait   💍 2 Part Masterclass: Thrive in Marriage Through TTC & Finding Hope Through Infertility – Strengthen your marriage in the middle of this journey & Learn how to live with peace and joy even while you wait ($17) 👉 Get it here 💌 Stay Connected 📲 Follow on Instagram: @thewaitingwellpodcast 📬 Email: hello@courtneyduinker.com 🌐 Website: courtneyduinker.com   💛 Did This Episode Encourage You? If today’s episode blessed you, inspired you, or gave you a new perspective—would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts? 🌟 It helps more women find hope in their waiting season—and I send a little thank-you gift to one reviewer each week! 👉 Leave a review here

    24 min

  8. Apr 20

    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.   🌿 LAST WEEK TO SIGN UP - code "FRUIT" for a discount! NEXT WWF COHORT STARTS April 12th!!  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. You don’t have to walk this season alone. 👉 Learn more + enroll here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/the-wait-feels-endlessheres-the-way-through-copy   THIS WEEK ONLY Peace in the Wait is $27 instead of $49 - If you’re in the middle of the two week wait right now, I created the Two Week Wait Audio Devotional to walk with you day-by-day—from ovulation to testing—with Scripture, prayer, worship, and steady truth; you can find it here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/peace-in-the-wait   💍 2 Part Masterclass: Thrive in Marriage Through TTC & Finding Hope Through Infertility – Strengthen your marriage in the middle of this journey & Learn how to live with peace and joy even while you wait ($17) 👉 Get it here 💌 Stay Connected 📲 Follow on Instagram: @thewaitingwellpodcast 📬 Email: hello@courtneyduinker.com 🌐 Website: courtneyduinker.com   💛 Did This Episode Encourage You? If today’s episode blessed you, inspired you, or gave you a new perspective—would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts? 🌟 It helps more women find hope in their waiting season—and I send a little thank-you gift to one reviewer each week! 👉 Leave a review here

    16 min
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Are you constantly asking God, why me? Why am I not getting pregnant? Why am I going through infertility? Are you scouring the internet for answers for how to navigate infertility and trying to conceive as a Christian? Are you looking for faith-based support on your fertility journey because no one in your circle really knows what you’re going through? Do you wish you could be at peace with God, your story, and learn to see the goodness of God in your waiting season? In this podcast, you will find faith-based encouragement and support for your TTC & infertility journey, whether you’re navigating IVF, IUI, fertility treatments or simply just waiting, you do NOT have to walk this road alone. Hi, I’m Courtney Duinker, host of the Waiting Well Podcast… I remember how it felt five years in to our infertility story, standing in the aisle of Target right after a failed IUI treatment, holding back tears as I reached for a box of tampons when a couple who was clearly expecting came down the aisle. They were smiling as they talked while holding a new pack of diapers. My heart sank. I couldn’t help the one question bubbling to the surface as my heartache over not conceiving overwhelmed me…. will it ever be my turn? I felt forgotten, lost and wanted to tap out of the roller coaster of infertility we seemed to be stuck on. I didn’t know how to find peace with God. I wrestled to believe or see His goodness. And at one point, my faith felt completely shattered. I felt so alone in our pain & suffering. As we faced questions around treatment options, I was so confused. What was God’s plan? What were we supposed to do? I so desperately wanted to honor God even with our fertility journey. But I wrestled with how. This is what led to creating The Waiting Well. A virtual “well” where TTC women can come together and be equipped with God’s Word, encouraged, challenged and ultimately supported as we learn to wait well on God’s timing. Each week I’ll share faith-based encouragement from my own infertility journey, provide information from expert guests on navigating infertility/TTC, powerful testimonials, answer common questions with scripture and share top tips on stewarding your health through this demanding journey. My mission is to equip you to live an “even if” life… Even if God doesn’t answer my prayer, or grant me this desire to be a mother, I will still praise Him. He is still good. And my life, my identity, my worth is a sure thing I find in Him alone. If you are ready to take back control of your life, find peace with God, joy in the in-between spaces and thrive in your waiting season, then meet me at the well girl. We’ve got some intentional growth to do. Connect with Me: Instagram: @sownwithstrength Work Virtually w/ Me on your Health + Fitness Goals: https://bit.ly/healthywithcourt The Waiting Well Free FB Community Group: https://bit.ly/waitingwellcommunity Join my Email List & Receive a Freebie (my Fav 5 Bible Verses to Help You in the Wait): https://bit.ly/purposeinthewait Email: hello@thewaitingwellpodcast.com

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