Having an Uncomplicated & Simplified Life with Brenda Yoder

Doesn't having an uncomplicated life sound absolutely amazing?? Simplifying life and not being dug through each day by the chaos that is the world. I know one thing, this is something we all need whether we realize it or not! My guest today is giving us some simple secrets that can take our lives from overwhelmed to uncomplicated.

I'm joined today by my mentor and friend, Brenda Yoder. She is a counselor, speaker, author, and educator. You may have read one of her other books, Fledge: Launching Your Kids without Losing Your Mind and Balance, Busyness and Not Doing It All. She is the cohost of the Midlife Moms Podcast and Facebook group and also hosts and writes the Life Beyond the Picket Fence podcast and blog, covering a variety of topics on faith, life, and family beyond the storybook image. Brenda is currently a part-time elementary counselor and therapist in private practice. She and her husband, Ron, are parents to four adult children and two daughters-in-law, and grandparents to three grandsons with whom they love creating new memories. Brenda and Ron live on a farm in Shipshewana, Indiana, where she loves gardening and spending evenings sitting in her front porch rocker.

In our chat today she shares with us a few of the 10 timeless lessons drawn from past generations that she writes about in her new book, Uncomplicated. Some of my biggest take aways from our conversation were: 

• Contentment - not striving or reaching for more but being content with where you are and what you have 
• Practicality - making practical decisions that lead to a less complicated life and home
• To have uncomplicated thinking - to be okay with failure because that's when we learn the most, not to dread if something goes wrong but to embrace the learning opportunity 
• To simply start somewhere - we don't have to try and adopt all of these things in our life today in order to have an uncomplicated life but we can start today with one and slowly watch the transformation happen 

I am so thankful that Brenda spent time with me on the podcast and shared these valuable secrets with us! Make sure you head over to Amazon and order the book as    well as follow her on social!

Website: https://brendayoder.com/
IG: @brendayoderspeaks