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The Mom Next Door: Stories of Faith232 - Finding Peace in a Fast-Paced World - Brenda YoderBrenda grew up in the tranquil town of Shipshewana, Indiana, where life moves a bit slower and communities thrive on simplicity amidst modern chaos. Brenda is a therapist, writer, and speaker, and today we are talking about the importance of making life and faith uncomplicated in a fast-paced world.So ponder with us the beauty of a back-to-basics lifestyle, not by rejecting modernity, but by reconnecting with God-given skills and sensibilities. "Life is complicated but how we respond doesn't have to be."Head over to Brenda's website at BrendaYoder.com and her...2025-04-1237 min
Anchored by the SwordBrenda Yoder's Freedom Story!In this powerful episode, I sit down with Brenda Yoder as she shares her deeply personal journey of overcoming food addiction, battling reactionary emotions, and learning to live authentically. Brenda opens up about her struggles with anorexia and bulimia, how she found healing through her faith, and the transformative moment when she realized she needed to break the cycle for her daughter’s sake.We also discuss:✨ The importance of recognizing unhealthy coping mechanisms✨ How 1 Corinthians 10:23 & 10:13 shaped her journey to freedom✨ Learning to regulate emotions instead of reacting✨ F...2025-03-1834 min
Rooted In Faith Family FarmlifeEp 6 Making life "Uncomplicated" with Brenda YoderI love gleaming from others and today I want to share with you an amazing chat I had with Brenda Yoder. She is a mama, a former teacher, a current guidance counselor, a dairy farmers wife and an amazing author! In her book, "Uncomplicated - Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life" she gives tangible, Biblical suggestions as to why we need to uncomplicate our lives and how we can do it! So sit back and enjoy our conversation. Helpful links from today's episode... "Uncomplicated" - https://amzn.to/3R1ligR "An Anxious Generation"...2025-03-0143 min
Pivotal PeopleBrenda Yoder's Guide to a Compelling and Balanced LifeSend us a textAuthor, educator, speaker and counselor Brenda Yoder shares her journey from being a stay-at-home mom to a mental health counselor on this episode of Pivotal People. Brenda's new book, "Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life" is thought-provoking and inspiring. She guides readers in understanding how to have balance and fulfillment in spite of life's complexities, finding contentment wherever they are.Brenda shares her perspective of living in an Amish community, learning how their timeless virtues can lead to a balanced and vibrant life. Throughout the conversation, Brenda emphasizes the importance...2025-02-1238 min
Become A Calm MamaCultivating Contentment with Brenda YoderIf you’ve ever wished you could make life less complicated, you’re going to love my guest on today’s podcast. Brenda Yoder is here with me talking about contentment - what it is, how to cultivate it and what is keeping you from feeling satisfied with your life.You’ll Learn:Why there is more discontent in our current society that in past generationsHow contentment and happiness are different from each otherCommon challenges to feeling content7 strategies for bringing more contentment into your lifeThe exercise I used to create more contentment in my marriageM...2024-11-2140 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}The Powerful Habit of Lifting Our Eyes to See Others {Brenda Yoder}What if we lifted our eyes more? What if we looked up from our screens and phones and took in the simple landscape? What if we made eye contact and actually noticed the people around us?Technology has given us ways to connect, but it's also complicated our relationships with each other as humans, don't you agree? Brenda Yoder is joining me on the Live Like It's True podcast to talk about her new book, Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life. Learn why an uncomplicated life involves stewarding the opportunities God has g...2024-11-2037 min
Bold Faith Now39 - Virtues for a Simpler Life in a Complex World with Brenda YoderHow can embracing simplicity and grounding principles transform your life in today’s chaotic world? In Episode 39 of Bold Faith Now, Missy chats with Brenda Yoder, a counselor, speaker, and author of “Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life.” Brenda shares insights from her unique life in an Amish Mennonite community and discusses how these experiences inspired her to write about virtues and mindsets that offer stability amidst chaos. Some of the highlights from the episode: Brenda explains how the pandemic, her community’s lifestyle, and her counseling experiences led her to write about ten virt...2024-07-0923 min
The Tricia Goyer ShowUncomplicated with Brenda YoderTimeless wisdom for a simpler life
Do you feel trapped in a chaotic, relentless, demanding lifestyle? Discover the secrets to the peaceful, compelling life you long for through the skills honed by our grandmothers and lived out by the Amish. Drink from this well of timeless wisdom and gain practical skills with a counselor, career woman, and busy mom who’s raised her family on a farm in the heart of Amish and Mennonite country as your guide.
In this new book from the author of Fledge: Launching Your Kids without Losing Your Mind, Brenda L...2024-06-2121 min
Anchored Decisions017: Practical and Prudent: Getting Back to God's Natural Design for Problem SolvingJoin us in this enlightening episode as we sit down with Brenda Yoder, a licensed mental health counselor, elementary school counselor, speaker, former teacher, podcaster, and author. Brenda shares insights from her books, including her latest, "Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life." We delve into the wisdom of past generations, the importance of practical skills and problem-solving, and how to balance modern technology with traditional values. Brenda's expertise and heartfelt advice provide valuable lessons for navigating today's fast-paced world while staying grounded in timeless principles.Key points:Books Overview:Balance, Busyness and...2024-06-2035 min
Life Beyond the Picket Fence PodcastRelaunch: Restoring Your Home and Heart with Angela CorrellAuthor and therapist Brenda Yoder chats with Angela Correll, author of the book Restored in Tuscany. You won’t want to miss this conversation where you’ll learn:
How to say yes to the best things for your life.
The importance of lingering.
Why demolition must occur before restoration.
How to stop people pleasing and focus on pleasing God.
And so much more!
Purchase Angela’s book, Restored in Tuscany, and connect with her on her website and on Instagram and Facebook.
Check out Brenda’s new book Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a...2024-05-2226 min
Growing Home Together PodcastEpisode 94: Simple Habits for Un-Complicating Life—with Brenda YoderDoes your calendar have nearly every square filled to the brim? For most families, May is a particularly busy time of year with graduation parties, school concerts, sports, final exams, and all the things that go along with wrapping up the school year.Even with such a busy schedule, we can get to the end of a packed-out day and still feel like we don’t have much to show for it. We can be in the same room with the people we love and feel like we haven’t connected at all. When we take a minu...2024-05-2153 min
The Bible2School Podcast with Meredith140. Modeling An Uncomplicated LifeDo you ever feel that life is more challenging than it used to be, and wonder why? Our guest, Brenda Yoder, offers some age-old wisdom to help
bring us back to the basics of an uncomplicated life.
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, Brenda noticed how God used the many threads of her home, career and Airbnb to weave together the pages of a book she recently published called “Uncomplicated, Simple Secrets For A Compelling Life.” Brenda shares some of her journey and practical tips to live more simply so we can model and teach this to the n...2024-05-0727 min
Shaped by Faith with Theresa RoweBrenda YoderBrenda L. Yoder is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, elementary school counselor, speaker, former teacher, and author of Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life; Fledge: Launching Your Kids Without Losing Your Mind; and Balance, Busyness, and Not Doing It All. She has been featured in Guideposts Mornings with Jesus devotionals, Chicken Soup for the Soul books and The Washington Post. She hosts the Midlife Moms and Life Beyond the Picket Fence podcasts and the Midlife Moms Facebook Group. She and her husband, Ron, raised four children on their family dairy farm in no...2024-05-0327 minLife Beyond the Picket Fence PodcastRelaunch: Uncomplicated Advice with Farm Wife Amy JonesAuthor Brenda Yoder chats with her friend, Amy Jones, a farm wife featured in Brenda's new book Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life. Amy shares several lessons and practical advice applicable to listeners, no matter where you live. Lean into this rich interview and learn:
The benefits of intergenerational relationships.
How taking risks and trying new things doesn’t have to be complicated.
How to work hard for what you want.
How to find what you want to do, and then do it!
Purchase Brenda’s new book Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life. If you’d li...2024-05-0130 min
Staying Real About Faith & FamilyLive an Uncomplicated and Compelling Life with Brenda YoderJoin our conversation!Do you long for a simpler life?Today’s guest shares how each of us can live an uncomplicated and compelling life.Welcome to Staying Real About Faith & Family. If you’re looking for a community where you can get real about life without resistance, you’re in the right place. I’m Linda Goldfarb. Each week, Heather Greer and I, and our guests offer personal insight to encourage transparent living from a biblical viewpoint with practical applications. Staying Real with the Holy Spirit’s leading...2024-04-2738 min