Waiting can be one of the hardest places to live. It’s the space between what you long for and what you hold, where each day feels both full and empty all at once.
Infertility has taught me that waiting isn’t just about time passing — it’s about learning how to live inside of it. There are days when hope feels close and other days when it’s nowhere to be found. But in every season of waiting, I’ve realized something quietly powerful: you can still nurture yourself here.
🌿 The Weight of the In-Between
When you’re waiting — for answers, for healing, for a heartbeat — it’s easy to feel like life is on pause. The world keeps moving while you’re stuck in slow motion. Friends are celebrating milestones, new beginnings, baby announcements, and you’re just… here.
But waiting doesn’t have to mean stillness. Sometimes it’s a season of unseen growth — quiet, invisible, but deeply real. And while you can’t control the outcome, you can tend to yourself along the way.
☕ Nurturing Your Body
I used to move through my days disconnected from my body — frustrated with what it wasn’t doing, disappointed in what it couldn’t give me. But healing began when I started caring for my body as something sacred, not broken.
Nurturing your body doesn’t have to mean big changes. It can look like:
- Drinking water throughout the day and not apologizing for resting.
- Taking slow walks outside and breathing deeper than you did yesterday.
- Stretching before bed, lighting a candle, and whispering gratitude to your body – even if you don’t fully feel it yet.
Our bodies hold so much. Offering them gentleness is one of the kindest things we can do.
🌸 Nurturing Your Mind
Waiting can be loud. The “what ifs,” the overthinking, the comparing — they all get heavy fast. Journaling has been one of my favorite ways to release those thoughts instead of carrying them all day.
Even five minutes helps. Write down what’s weighing on you, or list what you’re grateful for, even if it’s simple: a warm bed, sunlight, a text that made you smile. Writing gives your worries somewhere to go so they don’t take up so much space inside you.
Other ways to nurture your mind:
- Read something soothing before bed instead of scrolling.
- Take social media breaks when comparison starts to creep in.
- Create a playlist of peaceful music that feels like exhaling.
Your mind deserves stillness, too.
🌙 Nurturing Your Spirit
For me, nurturing my spirit means connecting to something beyond myself — whether that’s prayer, nature, journaling, or simply sitting in silence.
There’s something grounding about believing that life holds purpose even when you can’t see it yet. That maybe this waiting is not empty, but sacred — shaping you quietly in ways you’ll only understand later.
You don’t have to have unwavering faith to nurture your spirit. Sometimes it’s enough to just light a candle and whisper, “I’m still here.”
🌱 Resting Without Guilt
Resting during seasons of waiting can feel wrong — like you should be doing more, fixing more, trying harder. But true nurturing means slowing down enough to let yourself breathe.
Rest is productive when your heart is healing. Taking time for yourself doesn’t mean giving up — it means making space for strength to return.
So rest when you need to. Nap in the middle of the afternoon. Watch a comfort show. Step away from the noise. You are not falling behind; you are tending to your soul.
✨ Closing Reflection
The waiting doesn’t always feel beautiful. It’s messy, exhausting, and often unfair. But even here, in the middle of what feels like pause, you can nurture life — the quiet, steady kind that grows inside you.
Take care of yourself the way you would a friend — with softness, patience, and grace. Because one day, when the waiting ends, you’ll look back and realize that this is where your strength was quietly born.
“Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is simply keep going.” – Unknown