This week on Big Mum Energy, we’re time-travelling back to when women had grit, lipstick, and not a single podcast to vent to.

Meet Ali’s Grandma born in 1933, left school to start work at 15 to help feed her family, and went on to live a life worthy of a Netflix series (minus the fame, plus the wisdom). She’s proof that resilience doesn’t come from self-help books it comes from lived experience, heartbreak, hustle, and hope.

In this heartwarming and honest episode, we unpack:

• What it was like being a working-class teenage girl post-WWII
• How she met her first love at a radio station job just after the war
• Getting pregnant out of wedlock in a time when that meant social exile
• Being labelled a “scarlet woman” after a divorce
• Finding real love and choosing it on her own terms
• Her no-BS advice for modern mums juggling it all

She’s cheeky, wise, and still sharper than half of Gen Z. And her most powerful message?

“Children are the greatest blessing.” Perfect for:

• Mums who need perspective and a hit of generational wisdom
• Listeners who love real stories of female resilience and motherhood
• Women navigating single parenting, second chances, or starting over
• Anyone who wants to feel inspired by life before Instagram perfection

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