Midlife Moms Podcast
64 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsFriends 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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S5E11 Uncomplicating Your Life
February 26, 2024 05:00 - 31 minutes - 42.7 MBCo-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 ...
S5E10 Midlife is Here! Millennial Midlife Interview with Amy Yoder
February 12, 2024 05:00 - 30 minutes - 42.1 MBCo-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 Facebo...
S5E9 Empty Spaces
January 29, 2024 05:00 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MBCo-hosts Amelia Rhodes and Brenda Yoder talk about empty spaces, both physically and in a mother’s heart, that occur when kids leave home. Amelia and Brenda chat about: Changes in family systems. How to feel settled when you feel unsettled. How to be autonomous, yet available. Choosing to grow rather than be stuck in the past. Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fledgeparentforum Pick up Amelia and Brenda’s books: Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets...
S5E8 Managing Midlife Wellness
January 15, 2024 05:00 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBCo-hosts Amelia Rhodes and Brenda Yoder talk about the challenges of physical and spiritual wellness in midlife. Amelia and Brenda chat about: Unexpected midlife changes. The importance of yearly doctor visits. Listening to you body. How to be gentle with yourself. Practical examples of caring for yourself. 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 Compellin...
S5E7 Holiday Loss and Change
December 11, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MBCo-hosts Amelia Rhodes and Brenda Yoder talk about handling loss and changes during the holiday season. Amelia and Brenda chat about: Accepting changes. New ways to connect when routines and traditions change. Core lies and fears. Avoiding comparisons and high expectations. 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: ...
S5E6 Holiday Expectations Vs. Invitations
November 27, 2023 05:00 - 34 minutes - 47.9 MBCo-hosts Amelia Rhodes and Brenda Yoder talk about holiday expectations when it comes to kids, parents, and get togethers. Amelia and Brenda chat about: Letting go of expectations. Creating a culture of home where children will want to come back to. The idea of invitations vs. expectations. Navigating extended families and holiday gatherings. Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fledgeparentforum Pick up Amelia and Brenda’s books: Fledge: L...
S5E5 Just Annoyed
November 13, 2023 05:00 - 26 minutes - 35.7 MBCo-hosts Amelia Rhodes and Brenda Yoder talk about midlife irritation–something that came up between them in a real life conversation. Amelia and Brenda chat about: What things are annoying in midlife. The role of hormones, stage of life, mental health, and socialization for women. How to advocate for yourself and your needs. How to hunt for humor. Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fledgeparentforum Pick up Amelia and Brenda’s books: Fle...
S5E4 Parents and the Panini Generation
October 30, 2023 04:00 - 29 minutes - 41 MBCo-hosts Amelia Rhodes and Brenda Yoder talk about how navigating relationships with parents and also children make it feel like you’re in the panini generation– often "hardpressed on every side, but living right there in the middle!" Amelia and Brenda chat about: The whiplash and revolving door of change in activities. Communication with college students. Following midlife dreams and the courage to invest in yourself. Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.c...
S5E3 New Eras in Midlife
October 16, 2023 04:00 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBBrenda Yoder interviews co-host Amelia Rhodes about the many changes in her midlife, especially launching her oldest into college! In this episode, Amelia and Brenda chat about: How our parents’ decisions affect us and how our decisions affect our children. The importance of physical spaces and a place to land. How to enjoy a new era of creating and learning. How to foster autonomous relationships with our parents and also our children. Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook: h...
S5E2 Interview with Jamelle Godlewski: Handling Your Worst Nightmare
October 02, 2023 04:00 - 26 minutes - 36.5 MBMidlife mom Brenda Yoder sits down with Midlife Mom Jamelle Godlewski, discussing how to handle your worst nightmare, which for Jamelle was her daughter’s recent suicide attempt. In this episode, you’ll glean wisdom about: How important cultivated community is in times of crisis. How to support your adult child after a crisis. Facing your worst nightmare and walking with others through it. God’s faithfulness. Connect with Jamelle at: FB @JamelleGodlewski.Leader Instagram @Jam...
S5E1 Interview with Kim Mishler: Is it harder to parent a 5 YO or 20 something?
September 18, 2023 04:00 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBMidlife mom Brenda Yoder sits down with Midlife Mom Kim Mishler to discuss the question, “Which is harder as a parent, parenting a five year old, or parenting teens and young adults? In this episode, you’ll glean wisdom about: ✅Shifting from problem-solving fixing to stepping aside and letting you kids figure out life. ✅How to be quiet so your kids feel confident rather than inadequate. ✅How to let Scripture and God’s character shape you as you walk with you adult kids. Connect with K...
S4E12 Preparing Your Daughter for Her Future Spouse with Tricia Goyer
June 12, 2023 04:00 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBIn this conversation, Brenda interviews Tricia Goyer on her new book co-authored with Robin Jones Gunn: Before You Meet Your Future Spouse. Discover how to: ✅ Equip your teen or young adult daughter to have a healthy perception of herself. ✅ Help your daughter focus on her strengths and interests. ✅ Intentionally build your relationship with your daughter. ✅ Use this book to help encourage your daughter to follow God's Will for her life. Connect with Tricia Goyer https://triciagoye...
S4E11 Launching with Hope with Sarah Broady
June 05, 2023 04:01 - 30 minutes - 42 MBIn this conversation, Amelia interviews Sarah Broady. Sarah is a wife and mother to three boys, including one with autism. She is a writer, advocate, speaker, and podcaster for her podcast, A Special Hope, available on her website (Hope in Autism) and any podcast platform. In this conversation Sarah shares about preparing to launch her son with autism. She offers encouragement for: ✅ not putting your child in a box. ✅ leaning in your support systems. ✅ walking alongside parents with ne...
S4E10 Big Endings, Big Beginnings, and the In Between
May 22, 2023 04:00 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MBIn this conversation, Brenda and Amelia chat about May being the season of big endings such as graduations, as both are experiencing high school and college graduations. Discover how to: ✅ relate to seniors who are adults, but not quite yet! ✅ walk in new, vulnerable spaces with family changes. ✅ manage expectations for big life events. ✅ fledge your children, the subject of Brenda’s book “Fledge, Launching Your Kids Without Losing Your Mind.” Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebo...
S4E9 Finding Our Way Forward Interview with Melanie Springer Mock
May 15, 2023 04:00 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBIn this conversation, Brenda interviews Melanie Springer Mock, author of Finding Our Way Forward; When the Children We Love Become Adults. Discover how to: ✅ Have grace for yourselves and your kids. ✅ Forge new, stronger relationships with your adult children. ✅ Foster your calling and that of your adult child. ✅ Better understand your Gen Z young adult. Join Melanie Mock Springer and check out her other books and resources at www.melaniespringermock.com Join the Midlife Moms Community...
S4E8 Messy Hope Interview with Lori Wildenberg
May 08, 2023 04:00 - 29 minutes - 41.2 MBIn this conversation, Brenda interviews Lori Wildenberg, author of Messy Hope: Help Your Child Overcome Anxiety, Depression, or Suicidal Ideation. Discover how to: ✅ Talk with your child about hard mental health topics. ✅ Create interdependence rather than independence. ✅ Foster realism and resilience in your child. ✅ Feel empowered as a parent whose child struggles with mental health. Connect with Lori Wildenberg and her other books and resources at www.loriwildenberg.com Join the Mid...
S4E7 Where are you?
May 01, 2023 04:00 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBIn this conversation, Brenda and Amelia catch up after a podcast break, discussing the busyness and revolving door of emotions and events during midlife. Discover how to: ✅ Manage time to be more present with family. ✅ Manage work responsibilities. ✅ Navigate midlife shifts and changes. ✅ Process varying emotions. Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fledgeparentforum 📌 Resources Mentioned: Fledge: Launching Your Kids Without Losing Your Mind ...
S4E6 Understanding Gen Z with Jamelle Godlewski
February 27, 2023 05:00 - 27 minutes - 38 MBIn this conversation, Brenda interviews leader & kingdom influencer Jamelle Godlewski. Jamelle is a youth advocate, a midlife mom to a Gen Z-er, and a Masters Graduate of Leadership & Evangelism from Wheaton College. She and Brenda talk about several facets of understanding Generation Z. Discover how to: ✅ Understand the culture of Generation Z. ✅ Communicate with our Gen Z kids. ✅ Be more gentle with Gen Z kids. ✅ Release our Gen Z kids even if we are unsure of their capabilities. Join...
S4E5 Brenda Interviews Mindset Coach Pamela Henkleman
February 13, 2023 05:00 - 33 minutes - 45.4 MBIn this conversation, Brenda and Midlife Mindset Coach Pamela Henkleman talk about: ✅ The sunny side and opportunities of an empty nest. ✅ Encouragement for women who feel lost in midlife. ✅ The prodigal child and how to love a child who has walked away from Christianity. ✅ New ways to engage with your spouse in the empty nest. 📌 Resources Mentioned: Grab Pamela’s free guide, “Your Kids Are Grown... Now What?” https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6398da43eaedbb325a77626a Instagram: http...
S4E5 Brenda Interviews Pamela Henkleman
February 13, 2023 05:00 - 33 minutes - 45.4 MBIn this conversation, Brenda and Midlife Mindset Coach Pamela Henkleman talk about: ✅ The sunny side and opportunities of an empty nest. ✅ Encouragement for women who feel lost in midlife. ✅ The prodigal child and how to love a child who has walked away from Christianity. ✅ New ways to engage with your spouse in the empty nest. 📌 Resources Mentioned: Grab Pamela’s free guide, “Your Kids Are Grown... Now What?” https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6398da43eaedbb325a77626a Instagram: http...
S4E4 Midlife Mental Health
January 30, 2023 05:00 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBIn this conversation, Brenda and Amelia talk about several facets of midlife mental health. Discover how to: ✅ Recognize signs of mental health issues. ✅ Be proactive rather than reactive to your mental health needs. ✅ Be a friend to others who may struggle in ways you do not regarding mental health. ✅ Be more gentle with yourself as a midlife mom who was socialized to do everything for others and not care for yourself. Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.c...
S4E3 New Horizons Part 2
January 16, 2023 05:00 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MBIn this conversation, Brenda and Amelia continue the conversation about what’s on the horizon and how to focus on staying in the present. Discover how to: ✅ Set aside your neverending busyness to be present with your family’s current needs. ✅ Handle your changing emotions and uncertainties in midlife. ✅ Develop a deeper walk with God amidst stress and unknowns in your children’s lives. ✅ Practically transfer your faith to your daily midlife life. Join the Midlife Moms Community on Faceb...
S4E2 New Horizons Part 1
January 02, 2023 05:00 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MBIn this conversation, Brenda and Amelia talk about the new life experiences facing high school seniors, college students, and young adults. Discover how to: ✅ take a guiding role, rather than controling role, in your child’s college, career, and life choices. ✅ dispel anxiety your child (and you) may have over life decisions significant life decisions. ✅ encourage your young adult if they are unsure about their present and future. ✅ equip your child to grow and foster resilience. Join t...
S4E2 New Horizons
January 02, 2023 05:00 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MBIn this conversation, Brenda and Amelia talk about the new life experiences facing high school seniors, college students, and young adults. Discover how to: ✅ take a guiding role, rather than controling role, in your child’s college, career, and life choices. ✅ dispel anxiety your child (and you) may have over life decisions significant life decisions. ✅ encourage your young adult if they are unsure about their present and future. ✅ equip your child to grow and foster resilience. Join t...
S4E1 Home for the Holidays
December 19, 2022 05:00 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBIn this conversation, Brenda and Amelia talk about changing families and holiday expectations in midlife. Discover how to: ✅ let go of expectations as your kids grow and change. ✅ build a family culture your children want to come home to. ✅ communicate with your teens, young adult, and adult kids about their holiday needs. ✅ great new traditions and activities. ✅ involve prayer as a primary staple for you and your family during the holiday season. Join the Midlife Moms Community on Fac...
S3E8 Sorrow and Joy
August 29, 2022 04:00 - 35 minutes - 48.1 MBIn this conversation, Brenda and Amelia talk about the tension of living in a season of both sorrow and joy, emptiness and fullness. Discover how to: ✅ Surrender expectations and your children to God. ✅ Implement practical resources to handle emotions. ✅ Be a steward of this season of life. ✅ Use Genesis 22:1-19 as a practice of laying down your children to God. Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fledgeparentforum 📌 Resources Mentioned: The Pa...
S3E7 Expanding Families
July 04, 2022 04:00 - 29 minutes - 41 MBIn this episode, we talk about ✅ letting go and welcoming in. ✅ every relationship your child is in is an opportunity to make an impact on that life. ✅ how we can write into that person’s story and model Jesus. ✅ making hospitality a personal trait as you care for the person your child cares for. ✅ what’s yours to own and what is not. Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fledgeparentforum ➡️ Connect with co-host Brenda Yoder at: Website: https:...
S3E6 Brave New Body Image
June 13, 2022 04:00 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MBIn this conversation, Brenda and Amelia discuss body image and caring for your body in midlife. Be empowered to: ✅ Be unapologetically who you are. ✅ Not compare yourself, but feel comfortable in your own skin. ✅ Say, “I’ve earned this.” ✅ Do what is best for your physical, emotional, and mental health. 💯 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: ...
S3E5 Being Available for Your Kids
June 06, 2022 04:00 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MBIn this conversation Brenda and Amelia chat about being available for your teens and adult kids, and how this is different as we age. Join us in the chat about: ✅ Your kids need you in different ways than when they were young. ✅ Becoming a student of your child. ✅ The role of prayer in your relationship with growing kids. ✅ Taking each season and year as it comes, and adapting to what your family needs. Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fledgep...
S3E4 Readying to Release
May 30, 2022 04:00 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MBMidlife Moms Podcast Season 3 Episode 4 In this conversation, Brenda and Amelia discuss how to begin letting go and releasing your teen and young adult, especially as they are seniors, new graduates, or moving on in a new season of life. Learn how to: ✅ Handle various emotions like grief, and disappointment, while also celebrating milestones. ✅ Help yourself grow as your teen/young adult grows. ✅ Learn to live in the moment with your kids, rather than looking back or fearing what’s up ah...
S3E3 Right-sizing Your Life
May 23, 2022 04:02 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MBIn this conversation Brenda and Amelia discuss right-sizing your life as it changes in various midlife seasons, Learn how to: ✅ Say yes to your kids, but no to other things. ✅ Ask yourself what is most important in your current season. ✅ Let go of things that are not the best fit for your life currently. ✅ Be content. 💯 Share with us what’s making you laugh and your laughing matter could be featured on the podcast! Email us at [email protected] or tag us on Instagram https://...
S3E2 Major Milestones
May 16, 2022 04:00 - 24 minutes - 33 MBIn this episode, Amelia and Brenda chat about major milestones that happen in midlife. They discuss: ✅ The mix of emotions with milestones. ✅ Rapid changes occurring in midlife and your family. ✅ Milestones during the pandemic. ✅ How to mark big and little milestones. ✅ How to give yourself time to adjust to major milestones. Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fledgeparentforum Join both hosts on Instagram: Amelia Rhodes @ameliamrhodes and B...
S3E1 Just Above Water
May 09, 2022 04:00 - 24 minutes - 33.6 MBAmelia and Brenda are excited to join you for Season 3 of the Midlife Moms podcast. In this first episode, Amelia and Brenda chat about changes in their lives in recent months and how midlife is a season where you often feel like you’re just above the water. In this episode, they discuss: ✅ Changes in life with kids, careers, and expectations. ✅ How to own your emotions, not the feelings or experiences of your kids. ✅ The revolving door of activity in your family ✅ How to be gentle with...
S2E13 Brenda and Amelia Wrap up Season Two
December 06, 2021 06:00 - 32 minutes - 44.5 MBIn this conversation, Brenda and Amelia chat about their most recent experiences of midlife living and how the unpredictability and chaos of it all has taught them to trust more in God’s sovereign provision and care. During this busy season and every season, remember to take time to: ✅ Cherish. ✅ Self Care. ✅ Create. ✅ Be at Peace. 💯 Share with us what’s making you laugh and your laughing matter could be featured on the podcast! Email us at [email protected] or tag us on Ins...
S2E12 Amelia talks with Robin Dewitt Edwards about God's Provision Part Two
November 29, 2021 06:00 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MBIn the second part of this conversation, Amelia and guest Robin Dewitt Edwards continue to talk about God’s amazing provision and love that played out after Robin’s family suffered a tragic loss. What a wonderful testimony of how God can bring beauty from ashes! Here are some takeaways: ✅ Give yourself space, grace, and time to move through grief into healing. ✅ God cares for the details of your story and weaves them together for His Glory. ✅ Trusting His will takes obedience on our part....
S2E11 Amelia talks with Robin Dewitt Edwards about God's Provision Part One
November 22, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 95.9 MBIn part one of this dynamic conversation, Amelia interviews her friend and mentor Robin Dewitt Edwards about her life journey and how God has provided and cared for her as a wife, a mother, and His child in joys and trials, even in tragedy and heartache. Here are some takeaways: ✅ God is Trustworthy in all circumstances. ✅ God Provides before we even know what we need. ✅ God is Sovereign over every situation. ✅ God, the Creator, meets us where we are at. 💯 Share with us what’s making yo...
S2E10 Brenda talks with Jill and Mark Savage about Midlife Marriages Part Two
November 15, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MBIn part two of this candid conversation, Brenda and guests Mark and Jill Savage talk about marriage gaps that can occur specifically in the midlife and empty nest years and how couples can work together to close those gaps. Learn about: ✅ The Having Fun Together Gap. ✅ The Communication Gap. ✅ The Assumption Gap. ✅ Resources to heal, deepen, and strengthen your marriage. 💯 Share with us what’s making you laugh and your laughing matter could be featured on the podcast! Email us at midlif...
S2E9 Brenda talks with Jill and Mark Savage about Midlife Marriages Part One
November 08, 2021 06:00 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBIn part one of this conversation, Brenda invites guests Mark and Jill Savage to share honestly how their own marital crisis brought them closer together as they sought to understand why the crisis happened in the first place. Through their experience, discover how to: ✅ Identify the slow fades (cracks) in your marriage. ✅ Recognize unrealistic expectations. ✅ Refuse to take a defensive posture. ✅ Renew your communication style. 💯 Share with us what’s making you laugh and your laughing m...
S2E8 Brenda talks with Kathy Howard about Care Giving
November 01, 2021 05:00 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MBIn this conversation Brenda and guest Kathy Howard discuss the important and delicate topic of caring for our aging parents as well as our children and ourselves. Topics include: ✅ Battling the tensions of various needs. ✅ Struggling with resentment or guilt. ✅ Hurting amidst the care taking. ✅ Caring for yourself so you can care for others. ✅ Having advance conversations and planning if able. ✅ Honoring parents even when they don’t deserve it. ✅ Living in obedience and God’s love. 💯...
S2E8 Guest Interview with Kathy Howard
November 01, 2021 05:00 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MBIn this conversation Brenda and guest Kathy Howard discuss the important and delicate topic of caring for our aging parents as well as our children and ourselves. Topics include: ✅ Battling the tensions of various needs. ✅ Struggling with resentment or guilt. ✅ Hurting amidst the care taking. ✅ Caring for yourself so you can care for others. ✅ Having advance conversations and planning if able. ✅ Honoring parents even when they don’t deserve it. ✅ Living in obedience and God’s love. 💯...
S2E7 Brenda Interviews Meredith Terpeluk Schoeller
October 25, 2021 05:00 - 23 minutes - 32.1 MBIn this packed full conversation, Brenda and guest Meredith Terpeluk Schoeller discuss the perks and challenges of being an older mom of infants/toddlers as well as wisdom for women struggling with infertility, blended family dynamics, or aging parents. Discover how to: ✅ Trust God. ✅ Extend grace to yourself. ✅ Let others help. ✅ Find your confidence. ✅ Engage with others in different stages. ✅ Trust God to supply your family’s needs. ✅ Live knowing that God loves you as you are. 💯 ...
S2E7 Brenda talks with Meredith Terpeluk Schoeller about Motherhood in Midlife
October 25, 2021 05:00 - 23 minutes - 32.1 MBIn this packed full conversation, Brenda and guest Meredith Terpeluk Schoeller discuss the perks and challenges of being an older mom of infants/toddlers as well as wisdom for women struggling with infertility, blended family dynamics, or aging parents. Discover how to: ✅ Trust God. ✅ Extend grace to yourself. ✅ Let others help. ✅ Find your confidence. ✅ Engage with others in different stages. ✅ Trust God to supply your family’s needs. ✅ Live knowing that God loves you as you are. 💯 ...
S2E6 Being There Looks Different Now
October 18, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 36 MBIn this conversation Brenda and Amelia chat about balancing a full life while remaining involved with your teens and young adults in healthy, practical ways. Learn how to: ✅ Listen to what your kids are not saying. ✅ Be emotional and mentally present. ✅ Carve out space to refuel. ✅ Care for yourself so you can care for others. ✅ Find low pressure ways to check in on a regular basis. ✅ Show interest in their interests. ✅ Respect what your child shares or doesn’t share with you. 💯 Shar...
S2E5 Brenda talks with Kim Mishler about Grief, Joy, and Motherhood
October 11, 2021 05:00 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBIn this conversation, Brenda and guest Kim Mishler share advice they would give their younger selves about how to prepare for the shock, disappointment, and grief experienced in mothering and midlife. Discover the importance of recognizing: ✅ The cause and effect of unrealistic expectations on our kids. ✅ The individuality of each child. ✅ Our children will disappoint us and we will disappoint them. ✅ The value of coping strategies: trusted individuals to confide in; scripture and prayer...
S2E5 Brenda Interviews Kim Mishler
October 11, 2021 05:00 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBIn this conversation, Brenda and guest Kim Mishler share advice they would give their younger selves about how to prepare for the shock, disappointment, and grief experienced in mothering and midlife. Discover the importance of recognizing: ✅ The cause and effect of unrealistic expectations on our kids. ✅ The individuality of each child. ✅ Our children will disappoint us and we will disappoint them. ✅ The value of coping strategies: trusted individuals to confide in; scripture and prayer...
S2E4 Brenda talks with Jill Savage about Releasing our Children Part Two
October 04, 2021 05:00 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MBIn part two of this conversation, Brenda talks with author and speaker Jill Savage about the value of struggle and how it has the possibility of producing problem solving skills, perseverance, and resilience in our adult children if we can resist the temptation to jump in. Learn how to: ✅ Recognize a good habit gone bad. ✅ Resist the urge to run to their rescue every time. ✅ Cope with relationship displacement as your child grows. ✅ Navigate your child’s life choices with healthy bou...
S2E4 Brenda Interviews Jill Savage Part 2
October 04, 2021 05:00 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MBIn part two of this conversation, Brenda talks with author and speaker Jill Savage about the value of struggle and how it has the possibility of producing problem solving skills, perseverance, and resilience in our adult children if we can resist the temptation to jump in. Learn how to: ✅ Recognize a good habit gone bad. ✅ Resist the urge to run to their rescue every time. ✅ Cope with relationship displacement as your child grows. ✅ Navigate your child’s life choices with healthy bou...
S2E3 Brenda Interviews Jill Savage Part 1
September 27, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 36.5 MBIn this conversation, Brenda talks with author and speaker, Jill Savage, about the difficult transitions that midlife moms commonly face and the struggle of knowing when and how to let go. Discover how to: ✅ Discern when to let go and when to hold on. ✅ Recognize and deal with idols of parenthood (Worry, Stress, Kids, etc.) ✅ Give room for your child to grow, even if that means letting them struggle. ✅ Recognize and deal with the idol of your own identity. ✅ Disconnect your identity wit...
S2E3 Brenda talks with Jill Savage about Releasing our Children Part One
September 27, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 36.5 MBIn this conversation, Brenda talks with author and speaker, Jill Savage, about the difficult transitions that midlife moms commonly face and the struggle of knowing when and how to let go. Discover how to: ✅ Discern when to let go and when to hold on. ✅ Recognize and deal with idols of parenthood (Worry, Stress, Kids, etc.) ✅ Give room for your child to grow, even if that means letting them struggle. ✅ Recognize and deal with the idol of your own identity. ✅ Disconnect your identity wit...
S2E2 More Than Mom
September 20, 2021 05:00 - 25 minutes - 20.7 MBIn this conversation, Brenda and Amelia discuss the value of building your identity as a whole person and how that actually encourages your kids to pursue the same. Discover how to: ✅ Maneuver through life, family, and career with intentionality. ✅ Uncover your gifts and pursue your interests. ✅ Connect with a community outside of home. ✅ Embrace multi-generational relationships. ✅ Flourish in your identity as a whole person. ✅ Invite your family to pray and support you in your new ve...