Midlife Moms Podcast

Midlife Moms
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Midlife Moms Podcast

Friends and fellow authors Brenda Yoder and Amelia Rhodes offer encouragement, resources, and practical advice to help moms thrive in midlife. From raising and releasing children, tweens and teens, parenting young adults, caring for aging parents, to caring for your own health, moms in midlife feel the pressure to do and be it all for everyone. Join us as we talk about caring for yourself, keeping healthy relationships, and growing your faith in the middle of it all. You're not alone!

  1. 12 HR. AGO

    S6E6 Being Present in Your Kid's Life

    In this conversation, Brenda and Amelia discuss what it looks like to be present in your kid's life now that they are older and out on their own. In this conversation, discover: ✅ How to set expectations for involvement for each side. ✅ How to respect their boundaries and what to do if those are crossed. ✅ How to know what they need from you now that your role as a parent is shifting. Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fledgeparentforum ➡️ Connect with co-host Brenda Yoder at: Website: https://brendayoder.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendayoderspeaks/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brendayoderspeaker ➡️ Connect with co-host Amelia Rhodes at: Website: https://www.ameliarhodes.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ameliamrhodes/

    29 min

  2. NOV 25

    S6E5 Endings

    In this episode, Brenda and Amelia talk about the reality of changing seasons and how a new chapter inevitably brings an ending to the previous chapter. Remember that: ✅ Endings can trigger unexpected emotions and hit at unexpected times. ✅ Appreciating WHAT IS instead of wishing for WHAT WAS can help you enjoy the present. ✅ Parents and children react drastically different to changes and endings of seasons. ✅ You are not alone in this. Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/fledgeparentforum⁠⁠ 📌 Resources Mentioned: ⁠⁠Fledge: Launching Your Kids Without Losing Your Mind⁠⁠ by Brenda Yoder ⁠⁠Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life⁠⁠ by Brenda Yoder ➡️ Connect with co-host Brenda Yoder at: Website: ⁠⁠https://brendayoder.com/⁠⁠ Instagram:⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/brendayoderspeaks/ ⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/brendayoderspeaker⁠⁠ ➡️ Connect with co-host Amelia Rhodes at: Website: ⁠⁠https://www.ameliarhodes.com/⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ameliamrhodes/⁠⁠

    27 min

  3. NOV 4

    S6E4 What We've Learned

    In this episode, Brenda and Amelia share what they wished they would've known as they entered their 40s and how this new season of midlife has surprised them with new opportunities and confidence. In this conversation, think through: ✅ Midlife is not just an end of an era, but the beginning of a new opportunities and pursuits. ✅ Midlife can reveal values and priorities. ✅ Midlife can bring with it a new margin of time and energy to pursue new or postponed joys. ✅ Midlife cannot be planned but you can plan for it. Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/fledgeparentforum⁠ 📌 Resources Mentioned: ⁠Fledge: Launching Your Kids Without Losing Your Mind⁠ by Brenda Yoder ⁠Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life⁠ by Brenda Yoder ➡️ Connect with co-host Brenda Yoder at: Website: ⁠https://brendayoder.com/⁠ Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/brendayoderspeaks/ ⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/brendayoderspeaker⁠ ➡️ Connect with co-host Amelia Rhodes at: Website: ⁠https://www.ameliarhodes.com/⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/ameliamrhodes/⁠

    29 min

  4. OCT 21

    S6E3 Stepping Back

    In this conversation, Brenda and Amelia discuss the challenges and importance of knowing when and how to step back or aside in your children’s lives. In this conversation, discover: ✅ How to encourage your children to build a support structure of their own. ✅ The importance of building your own new support structure for this season. ✅ Why it’s not your “right” to have a certain level of involvement. ✅ Where to turn your eyes and focus instead. Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fledgeparentforum 📌 Resources Mentioned: Fledge: Launching Your Kids Without Losing Your Mind by Brenda Yoder Empty Nest, Full Life by Jill Savage A Prayer Worth Repeating–Stonecroft Resource Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life by Brenda Yoder 5 Year Prayer Journal by Hosanna Revival ➡️ Connect with co-host Brenda Yoder at: Website: https://brendayoder.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendayoderspeaks/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brendayoderspeaker ➡️ Connect with co-host Amelia Rhodes at: Website: https://www.ameliarhodes.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ameliamrhodes/

    34 min

  5. OCT 7

    S6E2 The Awkward State

    In this conversation, Brenda and Amelia discuss the often uncomfortable, awkward, and insecure stage that midlife can be. Maybe it’s the “junior high” of aging! In this conversation, discover: ✅ How to begin painting on your new blank canvas of life. ✅ How to start navigating the “new features” physically and relationally. ✅ Systems to begin moving forward without always looking backward. Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fledgeparentforum 📌 Resources Mentioned: Fledge: Launching Your Kids Without Losing Your Mind by Brenda Yoder ➡️ Connect with co-host Brenda Yoder at: Website: https://brendayoder.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendayoderspeaks/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brendayoderspeaker ➡️ Connect with co-host Amelia Rhodes at: Website: https://www.ameliarhodes.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ameliamrhodes/

    30 min

  6. SEP 23

    S6E1 (Re)Launch and Back to School

    In this conversation, Brenda and Amelia catch up on all that midlife throws at you in a short span of time and how disorientating it can be. From sending kids back to college to starting (another) senior year to helping young adults adjust to a new season, no wonder nothing feels normal anymore! In this conversation, discover: ✅ Healthy places to process your emotions and grief. ✅ How every year (or sometimes week) is different and new. ✅ The destabilizing effects of this in-between season for your young adults AND you. ✅ It’s just a lot, and you’re not alone. Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fledgeparentforum 📌 Resources Mentioned: Fledge: Launching Your Kids Without Losing Your Mind by Brenda Yoder ➡️ Connect with co-host Brenda Yoder at: Website: https://brendayoder.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendayoderspeaks/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brendayoderspeaker ➡️ Connect with co-host Amelia Rhodes at: Website: https://www.ameliarhodes.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ameliamrhodes/

    29 min

  7. FEB 26

    S5E11 Uncomplicating Your Life

    Co-hosts Amelia Rhodes and Brenda Yoder chat about Brenda’s new book, “Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life." Amelia and Brenda chat about: The three changes in culture that lead to the book. How God’s natural processes still work even in our fast-paced culture. Biblical principles that apply to daily processes. How uncomplicating your life can happen anywhere a person lives. Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fledgeparentforum Pick up Amelia and Brenda’s books: Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life by Brenda L. Yoder  Fledge: Launching your Kids without Losing Your Mind by Brenda L. Yoder  Balance, Busyness, and Not Doing It All by Brenda L. YoderPray A to Z by Amelia Rhodes Connect with host Brenda Yoder at:Website: https://brendayoder.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendayoderspeaks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brendayoderspeaker Connect with co-host Amelia Rhodes at:Website: https://www.ameliarhodes.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ameliamrhodes/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ameliarhodeswriter

    31 min

  8. FEB 12

    S5E10 Midlife is Here! Millennial Midlife Interview with Amy Yoder

    Co-host Brenda Yoder chats with a new Midlife Mom, Amy Yoder. They discuss what it’s like to arrive in your early 40’s and the challenges and priorities of newer midlife moms. Listen as they discuss: How social media has been a part of new the millennial parenting experience. Not fearing midlife, but embracing where you are. How to reminisce with your kids today rather than later in life. Living a full, balanced life as a working woman and mom. Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fledgeparentforum Pick up Amelia and Brenda’s books: Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life by Brenda L. Yoder  Fledge: Launching your Kids without Losing Your Mind by Brenda L. Yoder  Balance, Busyness, and Not Doing It All by Brenda L. Yoder Pray A to Z by Amelia Rhodes Connect with host Brenda Yoder at:Website: https://brendayoder.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendayoderspeaks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brendayoderspeaker Connect with co-host Amelia Rhodes at:Website: https://www.ameliarhodes.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ameliamrhodes/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ameliarhodeswriter

    31 min
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Friends and fellow authors Brenda Yoder and Amelia Rhodes offer encouragement, resources, and practical advice to help moms thrive in midlife. From raising and releasing children, tweens and teens, parenting young adults, caring for aging parents, to caring for your own health, moms in midlife feel the pressure to do and be it all for everyone. Join us as we talk about caring for yourself, keeping healthy relationships, and growing your faith in the middle of it all. You're not alone!

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  • Creator
    Midlife Moms
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    63
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Midlife Moms
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    Midlife Moms Podcast

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