Midlife Moms Podcast

Midlife Moms

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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S6E3 Stepping Back

Midlife Moms Podcast

10/21/24 • 34 min

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/

S5E5 Just Annoyed

Midlife Moms Podcast

11/13/23 • 26 min

Co-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:

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

S4E10 Big Endings, Big Beginnings, and the In Between

Midlife Moms Podcast

05/22/23 • 33 min

In 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 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/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ameliarhodeswriter

S4E3 New Horizons Part 2

Midlife Moms Podcast

01/16/23 • 28 min

In 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 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fledgeparentforum

📌 Resources Mentioned:

Fledge: Launching Your Kids Without Losing Your Mind by Brenda Yoder

Pray A to Z and Isn’t It Time for a Coffee Break by Amelia Rhodes

Empty Nest, Full Life by Jill Savage

➡️ 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/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ameliarhodeswriter

S2E6 Being There Looks Different Now

Midlife Moms Podcast

10/18/21 • 26 min

In 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.

💯 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://www.instagram.com/midlifemomspodcast/

Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/midlifemomspodcast

📌 Resources Mentioned:

Fledge: Launching your Kids without Losing your Mind by Brenda Yoder: https://amzn.to/3jLK30z

Pray A to Z by Amelia Rhodes:https://amzn.to/3lfRY5Z

➡️ 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/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ameliarhodeswriter

S2E5 Brenda talks with Kim Mishler about Grief, Joy, and Motherhood

Midlife Moms Podcast

10/11/21 • 27 min

In 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 to lean on.

✅ The value of growing your whole self through the mothering journey.

✅ Your joy and contentment should come from Jesus and not your children.

Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/midlifemomspodcast

📌 Resources Mentioned:

A Life Rescued by Kim Mishler -https://www.westbowpress.com/BookStore/BookDetails/774401-A-Life-Rescued

Fledge: Launching your Kids without Losing your Mind by Brenda Yoder: https://amzn.to/3jLK30z

➡️ Connect with guest Kim Mishler at:

Website: KimRayMishler.com

Blog: http://approachingthevintageyears.blogspot.com.

➡️ 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/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ameliarhodeswriter

S2E4 Brenda talks with Jill Savage about Releasing our Children Part Two

Midlife Moms Podcast

10/04/21 • 30 min

In 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 boundaries.

✅ Pray not say.

✅ Model Christ’s love to your child.

Join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/midlifemomspodcast

📌 Resources Mentioned:

No more perfect moms by Jill Savage: https://nomoreperfect.jillsavage.org/no-more-perfect-moms/

No more perfect kids by Jill Savage: https://nomoreperfect.jillsavage.org/no-more-perfect-kids/

No more perfect marriages by Jill Savage: https://nomoreperfect.jillsavage.org/no-more-perfect-marriages/

Empty Nest Full Life by Jill Savage: https://www.emptynestbook.com/the-book/

Fledge: Launching your Kids without Losing your Mind by Brenda Yoder: https://amzn.to/3jLK30z

Empty Nest Full Life Retreat Oct 29 - 31, 2021 https://www.emptynestbook.com/empty-nest-full-life-retreat/

Link to Jill’s resource for LBGTQ parents https://jillsavage.org/welcome-family-life-listeners/

➡️ Connect with guest Jill Savage at:

Website: www.jillsavage.org

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jillsavage.author

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jillsavage.author

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/emptynestfulllife

Podcast: https://jillsavage.org/podcast/

➡️ 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/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ameliarhodeswriter

Midlife Moms Podcast: Get Ready!

Midlife Moms Podcast

03/19/21 • 0 min

Coming April 12! Join friends and fellow authors Amelia Rhodes and Brenda Yoder as they launch this new podcast for moms in midlife. You'll find resources and encouragement to not just survive but thrive in this season of life. Subscribe now and join us here April 12! Join us on Instagram @midlifemomspodcast and join our Facebook Group for extra content and community. Visit our website at midlifemomspodcast.com

S3E7 Expanding Families

Midlife Moms Podcast

07/04/22 • 29 min

In 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://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

S6E6 Being Present in Your Kid's Life

Midlife Moms Podcast

12/09/24 • 29 min

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/

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