September 05, 2025

173. Maddie Corman: Accidentally Brave

1 hour 13 minutes

In today’s episode we interview Maddie Corman, an actress with a powerful story of betrayal trauma, how she managed the darkest chapter of her life, and the hope and support she is providing to other folks in similar situations. After her husband was arrested for downloading child pornography, her world blew up. It took her years to move through the aftermath, and she tells her side of the story (and why she choose to stay with her husband) in her new one woman show released on HBO called “Accidentally Brave”, and directed by Kristin Hanggi (former guest on our podcast).

Today we discuss:

Maddie’s first 10 years as a childhood actress living outside of New York, and her powerful relationship with her mother who died when Maddie was 16.

The day that Maddie learned the news of her husband’s arrest, and how she did the only thing she knew how to do: go to work.

The years of utter pain and confusion that followed the arrest, how she handled people’s responses to this very public news, the angels that came in to her life, her decision to stay her husband, and the deep healing that came.

How Maddie navigated protecting and parenting her children, and how they are doing 10 years later.

Why Maddie decided to get a coaching certification after the number of women reaching out to her wanting to talk about their betrayal trauma.

Maddie’s Bio: Maddie Corman is a seasoned American actress and playwright that you’ve seen in classic films including Some Kind of Wonderful, Maid in Manhattan, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, and our favorite television shows like Law and Order, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Madam secretary and Younger just to name a few. She joins us today to talk about her own evolution and story of hope.

After a personal crisis went public about 10 years ago, her world turned upside down. In her latest project, Maddie wrote a play telling her own story of betrayal called Accidentally Brave, The film version of Maddie’s acclaimed solo show Accidentally Brave is currently featured on Max and was directed by her dear friend Kristin Hanggi (a guest we adore and recently had on the podcast). With unexpected humor, Maddie Corman shares a story of perseverance and hope in the face of crisis. Maddie is also now doing betrayal counseling and coaching work through the accidentally brave community in an effort to support people struggling with betrayal trauma as a result of sex and porn addiction or infidelity to help them reclaim their story. Maddie is married with 3 children and lives in New York.

To work with Maddie: https://www.maddiecorman.com/

Accidentally Brave on HBO: http://accidentallybrave.com/

To join the Tend Her 4.0 Course on Hope (It’s Free!), visit here: https://dryogamomma.com/tend-her-4-0-hope/

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Episode 150: Healing the 3 Feminine Wounds

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