The Waiting Walk

Send a textHealing Into My Power In this episode, I talk about healing quietly, reclaiming your power, and learning who you are becoming while life feels uncertain.This episode is an honest reflection on growth, waiting, and choosing softness without giving up hope.

Send a textIn this episode, I share the unexpected pause we didn’t plan for after our transfer was canceled due to new medical concerns. A raw conversation about disappointment, numbness, and choosing not to silence hope when plans suddenly change.

Send a textWaiting is hard — and sometimes, in the middle of it, we quietly shrink our hope to protect ourselves. In this episode, I share a powerful reminder about why we don’t have to silence our hope, even when the answers we’re waiting for haven’t come yet. Let’s give our hope permission to take up space, even in the waiting.

Send a textA little miracle update on our Waiting Walk 🤍✨

Send a textIn this episode of The Waiting Walk, I share how a health scare became a wake-up call to truly listen to my body.From changing my diet and journaling my “five joys” each night to speaking daily mantras over my uterus (yes, really!), I discovered the power of belief, intention, and self-love.Join me as I open up about the moment everything shifted — how trusting my body helped bring peace, healing, and even a few beautiful surprises in the lab. 💫

Send a text 🌱 In Between Entry: Changing My Habits This season isn’t just about changing my thinking — it’s about changing my doing. I’m reflecting on the childhood habits that have followed me into adulthood and learning to reshape them into something gentler, more intentional, and worthy of modeling for our future children. One small, meaningful habit at a time. 💛 

Send a text 📚 In Between Entry: The Books Beside My Bed Lately, I’ve been finding comfort in stories — letting books keep me company in the waiting. Each one offers something different: perspective, suspense, empowerment, and hope. A reminder that, like every good story, life takes time to unfold. 💛 

Send a text ✨ In Between Entry: The Soup Season 🍲 No big IVF updates — just soup. Lots of it. This week on The Waiting Walk, I’m sharing how cooking has become my way of waiting — stirring, tasting, and finding comfort in the little things that grow with time. Because sometimes, hope simmers slowly… like soup. 💛 

Send a textThis week on The Waiting Walk, I reflect on World Childless Week (Sept 15–21) and the silence that often surrounds infertility and childlessness. From Googling National Shark Week to realizing how rarely these conversations happen, I dive into why community matters—and how sharing our stories can lift us up. I also share how joining Dr. Kelsey Duncan’s free Fertility Bootcamp is helping me step into IVF with knowledge, connection, and empowerment. Along the way, I celebrate meaningful conversations with family, finding my tribe, and the hope that comes from walking this journey together. 

Send a textIn this heartfelt episode of The Waiting Walk, I open up about the question that’s been echoing in my mind: Who am I now?For years, teaching was more than a career—it was my identity. Stepping away from the classroom left me searching for a new version of myself, trying on different roles that never quite felt like “me.” As I share the early stages of my IVF journey, I talk about what it feels like to be in-between identities—no longer who I was, but not yet sure who I’m becoming.Inspired by the book Little Bets, I’m learning to embrace small steps of joy, creativity, and connection without needing the full map of what’s next.This episode is an honest reflection on identity, transition, and hope in the waiting. If you’ve ever felt like you’re in the messy middle of becoming, I hope my story reminds you that who you are right now is enough. 💛

Send a textThis is Part 2 of her story—if you missed Part 1, it’s worth going back so you can walk with her from the very beginning.IVF brought both relief and new challenges. Jen describes the grind—the daily shots, the scheduling, the endless waiting—and the impossible decisions she and her husband faced when treatments didn’t go as planned.Together, Jen and her husband Ryan weighed the risks, the costs, and the odds. Their choices led to three intense rounds of IVF, more than $100,000 out of pocket, and, finally, the greatest gift: their two children, Seneca and Reed.This is Jen’s story.💛

Send a textToday’s diary comes from Jen. Her walk begins with years of debilitating fibroids, two surgeries, and four failed IUIs. What she thought were ‘next steps’ turned into roadblocks again and again, until IVF became the only path forward. This is Jen’s story. 

Send a textHappy Gotcha Month, Frankie! In this episode, I share the joys, chaos, and lessons from our first month with our new puppy, Frankie. From potty training adventures (and a 10 a.m. whiskey moment) to navigating life with our queen cat Ella, this season has been full of laughter, patience, and unexpected growth.We also reflect on the August pause from fertility treatments, embracing this time to breathe, rest, and prepare for what’s next. With IVF now in its beginning stages and a long 2–3-month process ahead, this episode is about hope, endurance, and the beauty of moving forward—one step at a time, Forrest Gump-style.Ps. I had no clue IVF has multiple stages—like ovarian stimulation, egg retrieval, fertilization, embryo transfer, and the waiting periods in between!!!!Join me for a funny, heartfelt, and hopeful look at life in this in-between season.

Send a textToday’s diary comes from Jamie, podcast host of Over 40, Fabulous and Pregnant. Her walk begins with nearly three years of trying to conceive—a journey filled with highs, lows, and everything in between. Along the way, she leaned on mindset shifts that kept her moving forward and created resources to empower other women, from journaling tools to expert Q&As. Her story is one of resilience, hope, and the belief that pregnancy after 40 is possible. This is Jamie’s story ** Connect with Jamie**Follow her inspiring journey and podcast for hope, resources, and community! https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/

Send a text One year ago, we said “I do” in the middle of the summer heat. Today, I’m reflecting on our first year of marriage — the joy, the waiting, and the gift of walking hand in hand with my best friend, my teammate, my safe place. Here’s to us, and to year two: you and me, against the world. Until next time- breathe, walk gently, and hold onto hope.

Send a text A weekend in Nashville taught me something I didn’t expect-you don’t have to wait for the “perfect "moment to live fully. Joy can show up right in the middle of uncertainty…..if we let it.Until next time-breathe, walk gently, and hold onto hope. 

Send a textTurning 40 came with questions I didn’t expect—about motherhood, career, identity, and what it really means to be “on track.” In this honest and hopeful episode, I unpack the quiet grief of unmet timelines, the beauty of redefining success, and the deep, unexpected richness of a life I absolutely adore.Until next time- breathe, walk gently, and hold onto hope. 

Send a textSomething unexpected ran into our lives! 

Send a text Today’s diary comes from Rachael. Her walk begins with months of uncertainty before becoming a mom at 38. Now, she carries the emotional weight of trying for a second child. Along the way, she leaned on lifestyle shifts—like the Whole30 diet—to reconnect with her body. This season, without medical intervention, brings another chapter of waiting. This is Rachael’s story. 

Send a textThis episode is a reminder that the in-between waiting isn't empty...it's where the quiet MAGIC lives. 

Send a text This week on The Waiting Walk, I’m stepping into my final round of IUI—the third and final one required by our insurance before IVF becomes an option. I’m sharing where I am in the process, what this round looks like, and how I’m holding hope. Plus, you’ll hear from other women walking their own paths—whether through IUI, IVF, or somewhere in between. Every walk is different. Every walk matters.Until next time-breathe, walk gently, and hold onto hope. 

Send a text The Waiting Walk is here to honor and amplify the voices of women living the waiting walk—past and present. 

Send a textIn this episode of The Waiting Walk: My IUI Journey, I share the emotional rollercoaster of what was supposed to be a hopeful delay… that turned into the start of my third IUI cycle.From the quiet heartbreak in the bathroom, to the unspoken comfort of my husband's arms, to late-night cookies under Christmas lights — this episode is a reflection on grief, growth, and showing up for yourself even when it’s hard.If you've ever felt like your hope and heartbreak are holding hands — this episode is for you.Until next time-breathe, walk gently, and hold onto hope. 

Send a textIn this raw and honest episode, I share the emotional rollercoaster of being present in the moment-feeling fear, uncertainty, and yet holding on to hope. Join me as I navigate the complex feeling that come with waiting and believing in the possibility of a new beginning. You don’t have to walk this alone. Until next time-breathe, walk gently, and hold onto hope! 

Send a textIn this episode, I open up about what it's like to pause the workouts, the routines, and the movement I've always used to feel like me. Sometimes, it feels like losing a part of my identity. But maybe.... slowing down is helping me come back to myself in a whole new way. You don’t have to walk this alone. Until next time-breathe, walk gently, and hold onto hope! 

Send a textIn today's episode, I'm going undercover. I'm Detective Google, and I'm cracking the case of: am I pregnant.....or just suffering from a severe case of Google-itis!?You don’t have to walk this alone. Until next time-breathe, walk gently, and hold onto hope! 

Send a textIn this episode, I talk about the quiet sacrifices that come with another round of IUI-like giving up the little routines that made life feel normal. From missing happy hour with my husband, to trying fertility acupuncture for the first time. This is about slowing down, tuning in, and making space for healing. If you’re in the middle of waiting, hoping, or just trying to breathe through it-I see you. You’re not alone.Until next time-breathe, walk gently, and hold onto hope!

Send a textToday we’re talking about what it’s like to start round two of IUI. Doing it all again-the early mornings, the ultrasound, the blood work, the meds, and all the waiting. This episode is about the routine, the feelings, and the small stickers of hope that keeps showing up-even when we’re tired.Until next time-breathe, walk gently, and hold onto hope!

Send a text In this very first episode of The Waiting Walk, I hit record while doing the only thing that helps me breathe through this IUI journey: walking.I talk about why I’m starting this podcast, what the wait has felt like, and why I can’t keep holding it all in. If you’re in the wait too — whether it’s before the test, after the meds, or between the tears — this episode is for you.You don’t have to walk this alone. Until next time-breathe, walk gently, and hold onto hope!