132. The Gifts You Receive Inside the Waiting Season

Waiting can be one of the hardest spiritual assignments, especially when you are being asked to surrender the one thing your heart wants most.In this episode, Stefanie sits down with Spenser Brassard, life and fertility coach, author of Fertile Ground, and host of the Fertile Ground Podcast. Stefanie shares how Spenser's work deeply supported her during her own seven-year fertility journey, and together they have a powerful conversation about infertility, surrender, identity, motherhood, and finding yourself in the waiting.Spenser opens up about her eight-year fertility journey, unexplained infertility, IVF, miscarriage, and the mindset and spiritual shifts that helped her move from obsessive control into deeper trust, self-compassion, and full-body surrender. Together, they explore how fertility can be understood not just as pregnancy, but as the ability to create, receive, expand, and become the woman you are being called to be.This episode is a beautiful reminder that you are allowed to want what you want, but you are also allowed to live, heal, grow, and experience joy while you are still waiting.In this episode, you’ll hear: Spenser's eight-year fertility journey and what it taught her about surrender  Why trying to control every outcome can create more suffering  How to support yourself emotionally during a waiting season  Why compassion for your humanity is part of healing  The difference between wanting motherhood and making a child responsible for your happiness  How the lessons inside Fertile Ground can apply to any area of life where you are waiting, creating, or becoming Connect with Spenser: Instagram: @Spenserbrassard Podcast: Fertile Ground Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Book: Fertile Ground available on AmazonLet us know what you think!Support the showJoin my Email List!Buy Me a Drink!Affiliate Links:Select Balance: Affiliate Link (You will automatically receive 10% off)Gloci: Affiliate Link (You will automatically receive 10% off)The Patch Method: Affiliate Link (You will automatically receive 10% off) Kin Euphorics: Affiliate LinkFuture Self Apparel: www.futureselfapparel.com (Use Code: STEFANIE10)Short Story Box: https://shortstorybox.com/referral/stefaniedingbaum(Your $25 Styling Fee gets waived)Earthley Wellness: https://earthley.com/ref/stefdingbaum/For First-Time Customers: use code CHOOSENATURAL to enjoy a 10% discountFor Returning Customers: use code COMEBACK to receive 10% off your orderConnect with Stefanie:Follow me on Instagram: @stefanie.dingbaumStefanie Dingbaum Clarity Coaching: [email protected] out more about my therapy private practice:[email protected]...