In this vulnerable bonus episode, Jacqueline opens up about the emotional toll of navigating infertility during a season filled with pregnancy announcements, baby showers, and growing bumps everywhere you turn. If you’ve ever felt left out, behind, or broken as the only one not pregnant in your circle, this episode is for you. With compassion and real-life insight, Jacqueline offers powerful tools for protecting your peace and reminding you that your path to motherhood is still unfolding—beautifully and on your own terms.

Inside This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• How to navigate baby showers, gender reveals, and social media triggers
• Why it’s okay to set boundaries—even with people you love
• What to do when you feel like the “odd one out”
• Practical ways to protect your nervous system and emotional health
• Encouragement for staying grounded while waiting for your turn

You Are Not Alone If You’ve Ever Felt:

• Like everyone else is pregnant except you
• Triggered by constant announcements or baby talk
• Torn between celebrating others and grieving your own journey
• Pressured by family or confused by your own emotions

This episode is for you!

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In this episode, Jacqueline opens up about her entire journey to motherhood, from hopeful beginnings and unexpected infertility, to devastating losses, NICU stays, IVF, and eventually surrogacy. She vulnerably shares the highs, lows, and in-betweens of becoming a mom to three beautiful children, explains why there is no one “right” way to build a family, and lists multiple different family building options for those facing infertility.

What You’ll Learn:

• Jacqueline’s complete fertility journey from IUI to IVF to surrogacy
• The emotional and physical realities of infertility and loss
• Insight into IVF, embryo testing, surrogacy, egg/sperm donation, and more
• The differences between gestational vs. traditional surrogacy
• Why it’s okay to grieve the story you thought you’d have
• Options available to build a family when things don’t go as planned

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In this deeply compassionate episode of Motherhood Intended, Jacqueline opens up about the emotional toll of the “waiting season” during the fertility journey. Whether you’re waiting for test results, a cycle to begin, or answers that feel impossibly out of reach, Jacqueline shares her own experiences and insights to help you feel seen and supported during this often invisible and very isolating stage. She offers grounding practices, mindset shifts, and an invitation to rest rather than constantly prepare — reminding you that this season is not wasted.

What you'll hear:

• Why the “waiting season” can feel so overwhelming — and why it’s not actually a passive phase
• Practical tools to ground yourself when everything feels out of control (daily rituals, journaling prompts, affirmations)
• The importance of reframing rest as necessary, not indulgent, while trying to conceive
• How therapy and community support can be essential tools, even if you’re “just” in the waiting

Mentioned in the Episode

• Click here to take the Fertility Path Quiz

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• TTC + Infertility
• Miscarriage, Loss, & Grief
• When You or Your Child Are Given a Diagnosis
• Pregnancy + Postpartum
• Surrogacy
• Parenting + Self Improvement
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