Welcome
While this space is for you, here is some information about me & my heart
for this community. If you’d like to know more or need to contact me,
feel free to send me a message through the button below!
Can I just say, I’m so glad you’re here.
If we were sitting across from each other with coffee in hand, or enjoying a plate of BBQ nachos (my favorite food) — I’d likely tell you a few things right off the bat: I love Jesus, adore my family, laugh and cry pretty easily, and i firmly believe that belonging is not something that should ever have to be earned.
To dive a little deeper…
I’m Courtney — wife, mom, and the voice behind You Already Belong.
I am someone who is passionate about community, and my desire is that no one would feel unworthy of it. Even throughout life’s messiest and darkest seasons, i want everyone I encounter to feel seen, heard and understood exactly as they are.
My “Why”
In 2024, I encountered one of the darkest seasons, as my husband and I lost our first baby via pregnancy loss. All at once it seemed as though my dreams had been ripped away from me, and in the midst of that time i felt more lonely and isolated than ever.
throughout that time, i noticed that far too often we as people avoid the uncomfortable conversations, and understandably so!
However as a woman walking through pregnancy loss, all I wanted was for someone to recognize my loss, and be willing to sit with me in the hard feelings. I didn’t want to clean myself up, or dust myself off. It didn’t feel fair to be expected to check difficult emotions at the door just to make everyone else more comfortable, and I hated that i felt almost rushed in my grieving, like i needed to just hurry up and heal. Community felt surface-level, inauthentic, and i just wanted someone to tell me that it was okay to not be okay.
This desire birthed an idea.
So here we are!
This space is meant for all of us, as I believe all deserve belonging.
I am passionate about widening the circle, and inviting others to the table. I know that there are many people feeling as though their feelings or experiences have disqualified them from being seen and heard. many feel the need to tailor themselves, clean up their emotions, and isolate if and when they feel that they
are unable to do so.
You already belong is a community built on the
foundational belief that you don’t need to earn your place:
When you are hurting, you can do so with support,
and without the pressure to rush healing.
When you feel heavy, you don’t have to
carry the weight of your burdens alone.
Your pain has never - and will never - disqualify you.
your feelings are are real, and they are valid.
my desire is not to create another podcast for the sake of podcasts.
it’s not to create a blog for the sake of blogs.
My heart behind this is to create a community—
one that is real, welcoming, and creates space for
hard feelings & difficult seasons.
This community is meant to be a reminder, a declaration:
long before you’ve figured it all out, Before you’re “fine,”
You are worthy of community— no earning, no pretending.
this is a space for you to come just as you are.