Joy and Infertility

Hope Deferred with Jillian Herlyn

Today we welcome back a listener favorite, Macy White. Macy shares an update on where they are now and what they've been through since our last conversation. You don't want to miss her story and as always, Macy's wisdom as she leans more and more into Jesus through their story.

When we choose to carry the guilt and shame of our infertility, like it’s somehow our fault, what are we saying to those around us? What happens when we find out our struggles aren’t because of our health, but our husbands? Male factor infertility is a factor in many of our stories but how we process our part in our journeys will effect how they process their part. In today’s episode Joanna Hackman shares her powerful story of coming to understand this.

Today our guest Amanda Jass shares how through unexplained infertility and quite a wait for their miracles, her and her husband learned to not waste the wait. They saw how God took their hurts and brokenness and turned them into something even more beautiful than they could have ever imagined.

In honor of Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month, this is a clip from Episode 18 where Brittany Allen wrote a letter to the Lord, giving Him the precious life in her womb.

This month is Pregnancy and Infant Loss awareness month and today’s guest is no stranger to loss. Kristin has experienced two losses due to her newly diagnosed Unicornuate uterus. And on top of that rare diagnosis, more complications have left her with no way to conceive naturally. Kristin’s perspective about her journey is so convicting and one that can be applied to any hard situation.

You asked and Amanda answered! Male factor infertility and adoption are the topics of conversation in todays episode! You do not want to miss a second of this episode. Amanda, with the help of her husband, share the lessons they’ve leaned along the way.

This week I’m chatting with marriage and family therapist Cathie Quillet, who happens to specialize in helping couples walk through infertility. Cathie has had one heck of a journey filled with rare medical issues which she shares more about in this episode. Cathie is fun, honest, and FULL of wisdom. She shares how infertility is a trauma, a life crisis, and if we don’t deal with it now, it will cause issues later in our lives.

Okay so infertility stinks, but hey, you can always adopt… right? But does adoption heal the wounds of infertility? And then what about the wounds that adoption can inflict? Rejection? Delays? Denials? Kelsey Knodel has so much to say about this because her story is one for the books. Listen in as she shares how God has written a way more beautiful story than she could have ever imagined.

This episode is a must listen as my guest, Jenna Bieber, and I ask and answer your male-factor infertility questions and Jenna also shares their story of pursuing embryo adoption. Jenna has such a beautiful perspective on her journey and shares how God is redeeming it for her good and His glory!

Today I get to chat with Angela Lee from While in Waiting about her journey to their miracle baby boy and how her and her husband made each decision to get them to that point. She also shares how she waited to share her story until after her son was born and how she would have done it differently looking back.

Imagine yourself, years from now on the other side of this fertility journey. Someone asks you “so why do you think God allowed you to walk through that? What did He teach you?” Will you have an answer? Are we paying attention to what God is showing us through this? Join in on my conversation with Melissa McLamb as she encourages us “from the other side."

"Do you know you're in a dangerous season? If you had a miscarriage, you're 20% more likely to get a divorce than parents that had a healthy baby. If you had a stillbirth, that stat jumps to 40%! If you don't process and look at this season as a potential "big deal" in your marriage, you're missing something.” This statement from today's guest Ryan Cole shook me. We are in a fight against an enemy and today Ryan gives us really practical advice on how we can fight back by loving and serving each other well in this season.

Is there a right or wrong way to grieve? What if you’re stuck, how can you move forward? How do you go about finding a great Biblical counselor to help? In this episode, Biblical Counselor Rebekah Hannah chats about all this and more as she reflects on her own miscarriages and how she sought healing and then began to help others heal as well.

When the miracle you’ve been waiting for comes, do the scars of infertility go away? In this episode, newly pregnant Kaitlyn Kusky and I chat how your battles may look a little different after a positive pregnancy test, but they are still very real battles.