Treasures in the Waiting with Julie Fowler

Stronger Than the Struggle: Strengthening Your Marriage Through Infertility

Infertility doesn't just affect your plans for the future—it impacts your marriage, too. In this episode, we discuss some of the unique challenges infertility brings to a relationship, including communication struggles, differing emotional responses, treatment decisions, and the temptation to drift apart during a long season of waiting. We'll explore practical ways couples can stay connected, support one another, and grow stronger together. Whether you're newly navigating infertility or have been on this journey for years, this conversation offers encouragement and wisdom for building a healthy, resilient marriage in the midst of the struggle.

Is There Another Way? Infertility and NaPro Technology

In this episode, we take a closer look at NaPro Technology—an approach to infertility that works to uncover and treat the root causes rather than bypass them. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by options like IVF or unsure how your faith fits into fertility treatment decisions, this conversation offers a different path. We’ll break down what NaPro is, how it works, and why it’s a restorative approach that aligns with a desire to honor the body God designed. Whether you’re just beginning your infertility journey or looking for alternative options, this episode will offer you clarity, direction, and hope in the waiting.

Treasures in the Waiting with Julie Fowler

This episode highlights the heart behind Julie Fowler Ministries and the impactful work of Julie Fowler, who shares her own personal journey through infertility, miscarriage, and loss. She opens up about how these experiences shaped her faith and led her to create a ministry that offers hope to others walking a similar path. Drawing from her Bible studies Treasures in the Waiting and Navigating Infertility and Loss with Strength and Hope, the conversation explores how faith, Scripture, and community can sustain couples through grief. Julie Fowler Ministries [https://www.juliefowlerministries.com/] Treasures in the Waiting Book [https://www.amazon.com/Treasures-Waiting-Finding-Companionship-Infertility/dp/B0D8Q648FK] Navigating Infertility and Loss with Strength and Hope Book [https://www.amazon.com/Navigating-Infertility-Loss-Strength-Hope/dp/B0D8Q48VKL/ref=pd_sbs_d_sccl_1_3/135-0431470-3580855?pd_rd_w=SD6wL&content-id=amzn1.sym.aa738fbd-ad05-4d11-aae2-04b598db6305&pf_rd_p=aa738fbd-ad05-4d11-aae2-04b598db6305&pf_rd_r=AEXAKESHAC5NY9RSE5BD&pd_rd_wg=H7qnJ&pd_rd_r=8a9c2e3c-3abf-4eb8-bee7-01c9b15e4629&pd_rd_i=B0D8Q48VKL&psc=1]

It’s Time for the Church to Talk About Assisted Reproductive Technology

In this episode, we unpack why fertility treatment is controversial, from questions about when life begins to the ethical concerns surrounding embryos, medical intervention, and God’s design for marriage and procreation. We examine why Bible-believing Christians often disagree, highlighting how Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant traditions approach assisted reproductive technology differently. We also address the emotional connection many believers make between IVF and abortion, and why that comparison intensifies debate. Most importantly, we consider the cost of church silence—shame, confusion, and isolation—and cast a vision for how churches can respond with theological depth, pastoral wisdom, and Christlike compassion so that no believer has to navigate fertility decisions alone.

Before We Decide: Asking Questions About Genetic Testing in IVF

Genetic testing of embryos during IVF—called PGT—can be complicated and controversial, especially for Christians walking through infertility. In this episode, we talk honestly about what PGT is, why it’s often recommended, and the ethical and faith questions it brings up. Instead of quick answers, we slow down and make space to ask hard questions, seek wisdom, and think about how faith shapes medical choices with lifelong impact—whether you’re facing IVF decisions yourself or supporting someone who is.