Holidays in the Waiting: Finding Hope When You’re Longing to Be a Mom w/ Shana-Lee Scott

About this episode

The episode features a conversation about the emotional challenges of the holidays for those longing to become mothers.

Holidays can be beautiful. They can also break your heart. In this episode of the Purpose Beyond Motherhood podcast, Nicole and Holly sit down with special guest Shana-Lee Scott, author of “Mommy and Waiting,” for an honest conversation about what it’s like to walk into the holidays with empty arms, delayed dreams, or a story that doesn’t look anything like what you pictured. Shana-Lee shares her journey of longing to become a mother, being told to get a hysterectomy, traveling out of state f...

People in this episode

Hosts: Nicole, Holly

Guest: Shana-Lee Scott

Topics covered

• motherhood
• hope
• holidays
• longing
• personal journey

Keywords

• motherhood
• holidays
• hope
• longing
• infertility
• personal story
• faith

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Mommy and Waiting

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