I'm passionate about life, faith, and parenting beyond the storybook image.

Contact Information

Speaking Ministry Details

Salvation Date
1978
Home Church
Emma Church: An Anabaptist Fellowship
Relationship to Church
Member of
Available for
Business Speaker, Conferences, Keynotes, Published Author, Retreats, Specialty Author, Trainer, Workshops
Speaking Experience
Full Time (over 20 events per year)
Fee Range
Works with Your Budget

More About Brenda Yoder

Brenda Yoder is a national speaker, author, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and life coach whose passion is encouraging others when life doesn’t fit the storybook image. Her new book, Fledge: Launching Your Kids Without Losing Your Mind is a personal handbook for parents in the season of raising and releasing kids. Brenda’s been featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul books: Reboot Your Life and Confident and Curvy; the Washington Post, and For Every Mom. Her first book for busy moms, Balance, Busyness, and Not Doing It All released in 2015.

Her ministry, Life Beyond the Picket Fence, is found at brendayoder.com  where she writes about faith, life, and family beyond the storybook image. Brenda is a wife and mom of four children, ranging from teens to adults, and lives on a farm in Indiana. You can connect with Brenda on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.

Brenda has also worked with youth for over 25 years as a high school teacher, school counselor, and mentor and was twice awarded the Touchstone Award for teachers by REMC. Brenda has been a service provider for foster care, domestic violence, has worked extensively with at-risk youth. She has been trained by the Faith and Trust Institute on healthy boundaries and advocates for and teaches workshops on child abuse prevention, social media, and healthy boundaries for churches, community agencies, and schools.

Brenda's video for event planners, including speaking samples, is here!