61 episodes
Life Beyond the Picket Fence Podcast Brenda L. Yoder, LMHC
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- Religion & Spirituality
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5.0 • 14 Ratings
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Counselor, author, and farm wife Brenda L. Yoder helps you nagivate life, faith, and family beyond the storybook image. She shares stories, lessons, and wisdom from ordinary people with uncomplicated lifestyles of authentic faith and timeless principles. Join her for front porch conversations that will ground your soul and spur you to be the voice of reason to others.
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Relaunch: Uncomplicated Wisdom is Complicated Circumstances Interview with Charystin
Author and therapist Brenda Yoder asks Charystin, her friend and a millennial mom, to share her family's journey of trauma, prayer, and faith. Since the emergency birth of her son, Charystin and her husband have had to make tough decisions including brain surgery. Lean into this rich interview and learn:
How you can have equanimity and forbearance in hard circumstances.
How prayer and faith are intrical parts of an uncomplicated life when circumstances are not.
How to not just sit back when life deals you difficulties.
How practical skills are helpful in adversity.
Purchase Brenda’s new book Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life. If you’d like to connect with Charystin, contact Brenda at brenda@brendayoder.com.
Pick up Brenda’s other books:
Fledge: Launching your Kids without Losing Your Mind by Brenda L. Yoder
Balance, Busyness, and Not Doing It All by Brenda L. Yoder
➡️Connect with host Brenda Yoder at:
Website: https://brendayoder.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendayoderspeaks/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brendayoderspeaker -
Relaunch: Raising Kids to Follow Christ Interview with Lee Ann Mancini
Author and therapist Brenda Yoder chats with Lee Ann Mancini, author of Raising Kids to Follow Jesus, about raising up the next generation. This important conversation will teach you:
How to develop a biblical worldview.
How to practically pray and apply the Bible to your parenting.
Encouragement for instilling values in a secular and polarized culture.
The idea of being a parenting practitioner and how to create balance as you parent.
And so much more!
Purchase Lee Ann’s book, Raising Kids to Follow Christ and visit her ministry RaisingChristianKids.com for many resources, and listen to her podcast, Raising Christian Kids.
Purchase Brenda’s new book Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life, releasing March 19, 2024
Pick up Brenda’s other books:
Fledge: Launching your Kids without Losing Your Mind by Brenda L. Yoder
Balance, Busyness, and Not Doing It All by Brenda L. Yoder
➡️Connect with host Brenda Yoder at:
Website: https://brendayoder.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendayoderspeaks/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brendayoderspeaker -
Relaunch: Uncomplicated Faith in Loss and Suffering Interview with Donna Bontrager
In this episode, author Brenda Yoder sits down with her friend Donna Bontrager who shares her hard-earned wisdom and uncomplicated faith in the midst of loss and suffering. Lean into this rich interview and learn:
Grounded perspectives for experiencing loss and pain.
How to build an intimate relationship with God that sustains you in all circumstances.
How to have joy in the midst of pain.
How to use your pain for God’s glory and to help others.
Purchase Brenda’s new book Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life, releasing March 19, 2024
Pick up Brenda’s other books:
Fledge: Launching your Kids without Losing Your Mind
Balance, Busyness, and Not Doing It All
➡️Connect with host Brenda Yoder at:
Website: https://brendayoder.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendayoderspeaks/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brendayoderspeaker -
Relaunch: A Front Porch Conversation about New Book Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life
Author and therapist, Brenda Yoder, had a front porch conversation with her readers about her new book releasing March 19–Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life. In this episode, Brenda shares how writing this book has impacted her as well as what the readers will hopefully glean:
The topics are like a coming home for the reader.
To recognize the influence each of us has in our ordinary lives.
How "Uncomplicated" helps you to return to your core values and shed the pressure of social media.
Purchase Brenda’s new book Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life, releasing March 19, 2024
Pick up Brenda’s other books:Fledge: Launching your Kids without Losing Your Mind
Balance, Busyness, and Not Doing It All
Connect with host Brenda Yoder at:Website: https://brendayoder.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendayoderspeaks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brendayoderspeaker -
Relaunch: Small Town Values, Big City Living Interview with Laura Yoder
Author and therapist, Brenda Yoder, had a front porch conversation with a friend and Instagram Influencer, Laura Yoder, a Shipshewana native living a compelling life in a Midwestern city. Laura helps people consume things wisely, whether it’s food, money, or time. They chat about how small-town values are transferred to contemporary, bigger city life as well as:
Life skills of working hard, prudence, cooking, and contentment.
How to consume wisely, whether it’s food, beauty products, or other purchases.
How finding the right voices helps with the fear of missing out.
Why saying no to being busy is an essential skill.
The importance of community and values that define your life.
Connect with Laura Yoder atWebsite: www.blackcoffeebeautiful.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/Laura_Yoder Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/blackcb
Get more ideas for simplifying your life by preordering Brenda’s new book Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life, releasing March 19, 2024
Pick up Brenda’s other books:Fledge: Launching your Kids without Losing Your Mind Balance, Busyness, and Not Doing It All
Connect with host Brenda Yoder at:Website: https://brendayoder.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendayoderspeaks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brendayoderspeaker -
Relaunch: Right Sizing Your Priorities and Possessions Interview with Amelia Rhodes
Author and therapist, Brenda Yoder, enjoyed a front porch conversation with friend and author, Amelia Rhodes. They chatted about rightsizing priorities, possessions, and lifestyle as well as:
How cancer led Amelia and family to reevaluate.
How downsizing and simple living are hard sometimes.
The importance of delayed gratification.
How intentional priorities fuel the daily disciplines of simple living.
Check out Amelia’s books:
Isn’t it Time for a Coffee BreakPray A to Z
Connect with co-host Amelia Rhodes at:Website: https://www.ameliarhodes.com/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ameliamrhodes/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ameliarhodeswriter
Get more ideas for simplifying your life by preordering Brenda’s new book Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life, releasing March 19, 2024
Pick up Brenda’s other books:
Fledge: Launching your Kids without Losing Your Mind
Balance, Busyness, and Not Doing It All
Connect with host Brenda Yoder at:Website: https://brendayoder.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendayoderspeaks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brendayoderspeaker
Customer Reviews
A Godly conversation!
Brenda encourages us to lead an uncomplicated life. This allows us to return to the necessities
of that which is important. I’m so thankful for her Godly wisdom. And I’m looking forward to reading her new book Uncomplicated!
So encouraging!
Thank you so much for all your honesty and encouragement!! So thankful we can walk the road of motherhood together!
Loving, to the point, Biblical
Mrs. Yoder is not afraid to speak truthfully (which is so refreshing). Each podcast is filled with practical guidance, scripture, and years of experience. Each episode convicts me. Listen!