by Brenda L. Yoder | Apr 15, 2022 | Parenting
“I can’t tell my mom that. She’ll freak out.” It’s the thing kids say when we’re talking about hard things. My hope as a counselor or speaker is that kids will take the hardest things in their lives to their parents. But hearing...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Nov 19, 2021 | Life
I’m afraid, she said. I’m anxious something will go wrong. Will you pray with me? Though I knew Moriah’s fears were unlikely to be realized, I hesitated to persuade her otherwise. What she needed in the moment wasn’t a “you’ll be...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Feb 1, 2021 | Encouragement, Life
Anger is an emotion I’ve struggled with over my lifetime. As a child, I got angry when I didn’t feel heard, when I felt no one took me seriously, or when my feelings weren’t validated. As the youngest, the way I got my voice heard was when I yelled...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Oct 15, 2020 | Coaching, For Women, Life
Fall brings joy and all the feels of hot chocolate, campfires, cooler temps and cuddling by the fire. It’s refreshing in 2020 that ordinary, predictive events happen, like the turning of the leaves, the upcoming holidays, and change of weather. But as I’ve been...
by Cassie | Mar 6, 2019 | Podcast Episodes
Do you know how to express your needs? Is it selfish to even think about your needs? Knowing your needs and voicing your needs are healthy, yet most women don’t think about their needs. Or, when they do, they have guilt and shame attached to their needs because...
