To the Woman Whose Arms Are Empty This Thanksgiving: Finding Peace and Hope in the Waiting

If you’re walking into Thanksgiving week with a quiet ache — longing for the baby you’ve prayed for and wondering how to be thankful when your arms are still empty — this episode was written just for you.

In today’s episode, Courtney shares an open letter straight from her heart to yours. She speaks to the woman sitting at the table surrounded by laughter yet feeling unseen, the one trying to hold gratitude and grief in the same breath. Through powerful Scripture, tender encouragement, and reminders of God’s unchanging goodness, you’ll find comfort in knowing that you are not forgotten — you are being formed.

Whether you’re navigating infertility, pregnancy loss, or another season of waiting, this heartfelt letter will help you slow down, exhale, and see that even in the ache, God is still near.

You’ll walk away reminded that: ✨ You don’t have to perform gratitude to be loved by God. ✨ Your tears are sacred — and seen. ✨ The wait isn’t wasted when it’s held in His hands. ✨ Gratitude and grief can coexist in a heart anchored in Christ.

This Thanksgiving, may you find peace in the waiting and hope in the One who never stops working behind the scenes of your story.

Referenced Scriptures: Psalm 34:18 • Psalm 27:14 • 1 Thessalonians 5:18 • Romans 8:28

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🕊 Next Cohort Begins: November 4th If this episode spoke to something deep in your heart — if you know you’ve been carrying the weight of infertility alone and you’re ready to finally find peace, healing, and purpose in the middle of your waiting — I want to personally invite you into the next round of The Waiting Well Framework™.

This 8-week Christ-centered program will help you: ✨ Rebuild your faith after disappointment ✨ Heal emotionally and spiritually ✨ Find peace and purpose right where you are

You don’t have to keep wondering how to move forward — let’s walk this road together, hand-in-hand, and let God write something beautiful in the waiting. 💛 👉 Enroll here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/the-wait-feels-endlessheres-the-way-through-copy

💛 Peace in the Wait Mini Course – a 14-day devotional and journal experience designed for women in the two-week wait after ovulation, IUI, or IVF. 👉 Enroll here

💍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)

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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 gentle guidance for the woman who loves God but feels worn out from unanswered prayers. You’ll hear comforting Scripture, practical ways to reconnect with God when your faith feels thin, and five simple steps you can start using today when you’re spiritually exhausted from praying for a baby.

You’ll walk away feeling less alone, more understood, and grounded in the truth that God sees you, loves you, and has not forgotten your desire for a child.

THIS WEEK & NEXT WEEK ONLY - save 20% on any of my devotionals or courses! Use Code THANKFUL at check out!

🕊 Next Cohort Begins: November 4th If this episode spoke to something deep in your heart — if you know you’ve been carrying the weight of infertility alone and you’re ready to finally find peace, healing, and purpose in the middle of your waiting — I want to personally invite you into the next round of The Waiting Well Framework™.

This 8-week Christ-centered program will help you: ✨ Rebuild your faith after disappointment ✨ Heal emotionally and spiritually ✨ Find peace and purpose right where you are

You don’t have to keep wondering how to move forward — let’s walk this road together, hand-in-hand, and let God write something beautiful in the waiting. 💛 👉 Enroll here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/the-wait-feels-endlessheres-the-way-through-copy

💛 Peace in the Wait Mini Course – a 14-day devotional and journal experience designed for women in the two-week wait after ovulation, IUI, or IVF. 👉 Enroll here

💍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

📲 Follow on Instagram: @thewaitingwellpodcast 📬 Email: hello@courtneyduinker.com 🌐 Website: courtneyduinker.com

If today’s episode blessed you, inspired you, or gave you a new perspective—would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts?

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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.

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, discouraged, or forgotten by God in your fertility journey, this episode will remind you that your emotions don’t disqualify your faith—and that peace is still possible right where you are.

🕊 Next Cohort Begins: November 4th If this episode spoke to something deep in your heart — if you know you’ve been carrying the weight of infertility alone and you’re ready to finally find peace, healing, and purpose in the middle of your waiting — I want to personally invite you into the next round of The Waiting Well Framework™.

This 8-week Christ-centered program will help you: ✨ Rebuild your faith after disappointment ✨ Heal emotionally and spiritually ✨ Find peace and purpose right where you are

You don’t have to keep wondering how to move forward — let’s walk this road together, hand-in-hand, and let God write something beautiful in the waiting. 💛 👉 Enroll here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/the-wait-feels-endlessheres-the-way-through-copy

💛 Peace in the Wait Mini Course – a 14-day devotional and journal experience designed for women in the two-week wait after ovulation, IUI, or IVF. 👉 Enroll here

💍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

📲 Follow on Instagram: @thewaitingwellpodcast 📬 Email: hello@courtneyduinker.com 🌐 Website: courtneyduinker.com

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

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 beauty into your story. 💛

🕊 Next Cohort Begins: November 4th If this episode spoke to something deep in your heart — if you know you’ve been carrying the weight of infertility alone and you’re ready to finally find peace, healing, and purpose in the middle of your waiting — I want to personally invite you into the next round of The Waiting Well Framework™.

This 8-week Christ-centered program will help you: ✨ Rebuild your faith after disappointment ✨ Heal emotionally and spiritually ✨ Find peace and purpose right where you are

You don’t have to keep wondering how to move forward — let’s walk this road together, hand-in-hand, and let God write something beautiful in the waiting. 💛 👉 Enroll here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/the-wait-feels-endlessheres-the-way-through-copy

💛 Peace in the Wait Mini Course – a 14-day devotional and journal experience designed for women in the two-week wait after ovulation, IUI, or IVF. 👉 Enroll here

💍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

📲 Follow on Instagram: @thewaitingwellpodcast 📬 Email: hello@courtneyduinker.com 🌐 Website: courtneyduinker.com

If today’s episode blessed you, inspired you, or gave you a new perspective—would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts?

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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 and find peace in uncertainty.

Together, Courtney and Nicole unpack what it means to move from striving to trusting, how community and Scripture brought healing, and why learning to “wait well” can transform not just your fertility journey, but your entire walk with God.

If you’ve ever felt stuck, forgotten, or weary in your waiting, this episode will remind you that God is still writing your story—right here in the in-between.

🕊 Next Cohort Begins: November 4th If this episode spoke to something deep in your heart — if you know you’ve been carrying the weight of infertility alone and you’re ready to finally find peace, healing, and purpose in the middle of your waiting — I want to personally invite you into the next round of The Waiting Well Framework™.

This 8-week Christ-centered program will help you: ✨ Rebuild your faith after disappointment ✨ Heal emotionally and spiritually ✨ Find peace and purpose right where you are

You don’t have to keep wondering how to move forward — let’s walk this road together, hand-in-hand, and let God write something beautiful in the waiting. 💛 👉 Enroll here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/the-wait-feels-endlessheres-the-way-through-copy

💛 Peace in the Wait Mini Course – a 14-day devotional and journal experience designed for women in the two-week wait after ovulation, IUI, or IVF. 👉 Enroll here

💍 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

📲 Follow on Instagram: @thewaitingwellpodcast 📬 Email: hello@courtneyduinker.com 🌐 Website: courtneyduinker.com

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

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: 💔 Identify the subtle ways this lie creeps into your heart 📖 Anchor your hope in God’s character instead of your circumstances 🌿 Speak truth over your waiting season using Scripture 🙏 Shift your focus from what’s missing to what God is forming

God isn’t withholding something good — He’s preparing something greater.

Whether you’re in the middle of treatments, grieving loss, or simply wrestling with God’s timing, this episode will help you trade doubt for peace and reclaim joy in the middle of the wait.

🕊 Next Cohort Begins: November 4th If this episode spoke to something deep in your heart — if you know you’ve been carrying the weight of infertility alone and you’re ready to finally find peace, healing, and purpose in the middle of your waiting — I want to personally invite you into the next round of The Waiting Well Framework™.

This 8-week Christ-centered program will help you: ✨ Rebuild your faith after disappointment ✨ Heal emotionally and spiritually ✨ Find peace and purpose right where you are

You don’t have to keep wondering how to move forward — let’s walk this road together, hand-in-hand, and let God write something beautiful in the waiting. 💛 👉 Enroll here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/the-wait-feels-endlessheres-the-way-through-copy

💛 Peace in the Wait Mini Course – a 14-day devotional and journal experience designed for women in the two-week wait after ovulation, IUI, or IVF. 👉 Enroll here

💍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

📲 Follow on Instagram: @thewaitingwellpodcast 📬 Email: hello@courtneyduinker.com 🌐 Website: courtneyduinker.com

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

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 healing in their waiting.

You’ll learn why there are a million paths to try to have a baby, but so few that teach you how to heal the heart behind the hope. Courtney unpacks the 5 transformative phases of The Waiting Well Framework (Root, Release, Refine, Rebuild, and Rise) and shares real stories from women whose lives have been changed through this Christ-centered approach.

From shifting from anger to gratitude, replacing lies with truth, and learning to hear God’s voice again, this episode will remind you that your waiting isn’t wasted—it’s the very place where God is doing His deepest work.

Whether you’re walking through infertility, pregnancy loss, or a long season of unanswered prayers, this episode will help you: ✨ Find peace before the promise ✨ Heal emotionally and spiritually ✨ Rebuild your faith and trust in God’s timing

🎧 Tune in to discover how you can walk through your waiting season with purpose—and why investing in your heart is the most important step you can take.

🕊 Next Cohort Begins: November 4th If this episode spoke to something deep in your heart — if you know you’ve been carrying the weight of infertility alone and you’re ready to finally find peace, healing, and purpose in the middle of your waiting — I want to personally invite you into the next round of The Waiting Well Framework™.

This 8-week Christ-centered program will help you: ✨ Rebuild your faith after disappointment ✨ Heal emotionally and spiritually ✨ Find peace and purpose right where you are

You don’t have to keep wondering how to move forward — let’s walk this road together, hand-in-hand, and let God write something beautiful in the waiting. 💛 👉 Enroll here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/the-wait-feels-endlessheres-the-way-through-copy

💛 Peace in the Wait Mini Course – a 14-day devotional and journal experience designed for women in the two-week wait after ovulation, IUI, or IVF. 👉 Enroll here

💍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

📲 Follow on Instagram: @thewaitingwellpodcast 📬 Email: hello@courtneyduinker.com 🌐 Website: courtneyduinker.com

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

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 spiritual weight of that loss.

You’ll learn how to find purpose in the pain, discover the difference between forcing joy and choosing to rejoice, and see how Paul’s example of rejoicing in suffering can anchor your heart when life doesn’t go as planned.

This episode is an invitation to grieve honestly, rejoice intentionally, and remember that God is near—even when the line fades.

Whether you’re walking through early miscarriage, navigating the uncertainty of TTC, or supporting a friend through loss, you’ll leave with biblical truth, gentle encouragement, and hope that heals.

• Philippians 4:4–7

• Romans 5:3–5

• 2 Corinthians 12:7–10

• 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18

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🕊 Next Cohort Begins: November 4th If this episode spoke to something deep in your heart — if you know you’ve been carrying the weight of infertility alone and you’re ready to finally find peace, healing, and purpose in the middle of your waiting — I want to personally invite you into the next round of The Waiting Well Framework™.

This 8-week Christ-centered program will help you: ✨ Rebuild your faith after disappointment ✨ Heal emotionally and spiritually ✨ Find peace and purpose right where you are

You don’t have to keep wondering how to move forward — let’s walk this road together, hand-in-hand, and let God write something beautiful in the waiting. 💛 👉 Enroll here: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/the-wait-feels-endlessheres-the-way-through-copy

💛 Peace in the Wait Mini Course – a 14-day devotional and journal experience designed for women in the two-week wait after ovulation, IUI, or IVF. 👉 Enroll here

💍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

📲 Follow on Instagram: @thewaitingwellpodcast 📬 Email: hello@courtneyduinker.com 🌐 Website: courtneyduinker.com

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

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