Prickly and Blooming

Mid-life Epiphanies | April Noelle Grant

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In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, host Jessie Browning talks to a fellow podcast host, April Noelle Grant.

April talks about why she started her podcast, The Other Side of 40, that shares stories about women who did things after the age of 40. She also discusses how she coped with the loss of her second child and handles the misconceptions of being a stay at home mom. Listen to what book she uses to plan date nights with her husband.

Episode Timeline:

  • [00:03] Intro
  • [04:06] Meet April Noelle Grant
  • [08:08] A mom during law school
  • [11:55] Having a son with hypoplastic heart syndrome
  • [17:20] A new job
  • [18:11] Depression after losing her son
  • [22:08] Getting married
  • [25:14] An occupational shift
  • [28:38] Having more children
  • [32:40] Shifting from the legal profession to a stay-at-home mom
  • [39:49] “I support your choice.”
  • [43:51] Feeling like a single mother
  • [51:51] The Other Side of 40
  • [55:06] Planning dates with her husband
  • [1:01:09] Couples therapy
  • [1:07:18] Launching The Other Side of 40 on her birthday
  • [1:07:55] Where to find The Other Side of 40
  • [1:08:21] Jessie’s rapid fire questions
  • [1:11:44] Outro
    • Resources Mentioned:
    • Ossa Collective
  • Hypoplastic heart syndrome
  • Breaking Bad
  • Mad Men
  • The Adventure Challenge: Couple’s Edition
    • Standout Quotes:
    • “There are people that make it their job to try to work every system they possibly can and if you’ve never come across one in the world, consider yourself lucky.” -Jessie Browning [28:14]
  • “I don’t think a lot of women understand how much you really have to be intentional with being a stay-at-home mom. It’s not something that you kind of do, and not to say there aren’t women who do it, but I would say the vast majority are very intentional when they’re home. They’re very intentional with their families, their kids, because they do know that every day’s the same. Every day is pretty much the same. The monotony of it all and trying to make it something and make it memorable and not have that monotony fall onto the kids.” -April Noelle Grant [35:34]
  • “So part of the reason I started it as well is to create this community, because what I’ve realized is making massive, sweeping changes is really hard when you have no support.” -April Noelle Grant [53:38]
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    The Other Side of 40 Website

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