by Brenda L. Yoder | Sep 3, 2021 | For Women
A young mom, I laid sobbing on our couch in our basement. It was my reaction to a comment I received that day which validated feelings of unworthiness and unacceptability. I laid there, loathing myself. It triggered feelings I had as a teenager with an eating disorder...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Sep 3, 2021 | For Women
Community means different things to me. I live in the community in which I was raised, one where everyone knows your name. There’s safety and familiarity in knowing those around you, in others knowing where you’ve been and to whom you belong. I experienced community...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jun 30, 2021 | For Women, Life, Parenting
“How do I know what love is?” Jensen asked. It was an honest question from a teen. I processed how to answer her realizing the culture around her has conflicting messages about love, relationships, and affection. Love is becoming an elusive term. When I’ve...
by Brenda L. Yoder | May 5, 2021 | For Women, Parenting
Mother’s Day can be hard amidst the flowers and cards. A day that’s supposed to be filled with happiness and joy may be full of grief, sadness, and loss. I’m going to call this unique hurt Mom Pain. Mom pain isn’t widely discussed. Facebook or...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Apr 23, 2021 | Faith, For Women, Life, Podcast Episodes
Introduction to the Podcast! I’m excited for you to join Amelia Rhodes and I for the new Midlife Moms Podcast. Subscribe here! Then, join the Midlife Moms Community on Facebook and...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Mar 8, 2021 | Faith, For Women, Parenting
Vulnerable is a word I’m familiar with as a midlife mom. The last few years, everything I was sure about feels like it’s slipping away, like tequila that makes that girl’s clothes fall off. Only it’s not my clothes slipping off, it’s the...
