Life Beyond the Picket Fence Podcast

By Brenda L. Yoder, LMHC

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 ... more

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How many episodes does Life Beyond the Picket Fence Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 63 episodes available.

Life Beyond the Picket Fence Podcast episodes:

May 22, 2024Relaunch: Restoring Your Home and Heart with Angela Correll
Author 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 Compelling Life.
And 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
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27min
May 01, 2024Relaunch: Uncomplicated Advice with Farm Wife Amy Jones
Author 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 like to connect with Amy, contact brenda at [email protected].

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
...more
31min
April 17, 2024Relaunch: 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 [email protected].

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
...more
34min
April 03, 2024Relaunch: 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
...more
33min
March 20, 2024Relaunch: 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
...more
35min
March 06, 2024Relaunch: 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
...more
29min
February 21, 2024Relaunch: 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 at
Website: www.blackcoffeebeautiful.com
Instagram: 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
...more
33min
February 07, 2024Relaunch: 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 Break
Pray 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
...more
26min
January 24, 2024Relaunch: Sifting and Sorting your Faith Interview with Angela Herrington
Author and therapist Brenda Yoder has a conversation with fellow Hoosier Angela Herrington about her new book that helps readers uncomplicate their faith journey when challenged with doubts and religious trauma. They chat about:
the process of sifting and sorting through faulty beliefs and absolutes.

questions to uncomplicate boundary violations.

how religious trauma is erosive over time.

how her new book, Deconstructing Your Faith without Losing Yourself can help the reader.
Get Angela’s book Deconstructing Your Faith Without Losing Yourself at
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802883281

Connect with Angela on social media:
Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/AngHerrington
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelajherrington/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AngelaJHerrington/
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 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
...more
24min
January 10, 2024Relaunch: Life Shifts for Intentional Living with Amy Yoder
Author and therapist, Brenda Yoder, had a front porch conversation with full-time working mom and business owner, Amy Yoder, about shifting your lifestyle to match your values. You’ll glean wisdom about :
Not doing everything just because you have the opportunity.

Clarifying values that define your personal, family, and career goals.

Uncomplicating life without compromising your dreams and goals.

Being present and living in the moment even in a busy family life.
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 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
...more
31min

FAQs about Life Beyond the Picket Fence Podcast:

How many episodes does Life Beyond the Picket Fence Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 63 episodes available.