Midlife Isn’t a Crisis, It’s a Comeback: Maddie Corman on Being Accidentally Brave

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Maddie Corman is a seasoned actress and playwright you've seen in Some Kind of Wonderful, Maid in Manhattan, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, and hit TV shows like Law and Order, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. In this raw and tender episode of For the Love, Maddie joins Jen to talk about her powerful one-woman show Accidentally Brave (now a film on MAX), which chronicles her personal journey after her husband’s 2015 arrest for child pornography. Together, they explore what it means to rebuild your life after unimaginable loss, how motherhood shifts in times of crisis, and why midlife might be the best time to reclaim your voice. In this episode, we cover: • How Maddie rebuilt her life after public trauma • The making of Accidentally Brave • Shame, resilience, and rediscovering your voice • Motherhood in crisis • Why midlife is the perfect time to tell your story Notable Quotes: “When your husband's arrested and you say ‘I think he's a sex addict and a porn addict,’ there's no meal train that’s coming for that.” – Maddie Corman “It's stunning how much we can recover.” – Jen Hatmaker Listen and share this powerful story of comeback, courage, and creativity. Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Some Kind of Wonderful film (1987) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094006/ John Hughes - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000455/?ref_=fn_all_nme_1 Brené Brown - https://brenebrown.com/ Glennon Doyle - https://momastery.com/ Elizabeth Gilbert - https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/ Accidentally Brave Play - https://www.maddiecorman.com/accidentally-brave Accidentally Brave on MAX - https://play.max.com/movie/b19ce99f-93c8-4150-ba0d-139e12048efe Partner Betray Counseling - https://www.maddiecorman.com/partner-betrayal-counseling Find a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) Therapist - https://iitap.com/page/TherapistDirectory Find a 12-Step Program - https://www.aa.org/find-aa SANON International - https://sanon.org/ AL-ANON Family Groups - https://al-anon.org/ Guest’s Links: Website - https://www.maddiecorman.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/msmaddiecorman/ Twitter - https://x.com/maddiecorman Connect with Jen! Jen’s Website - https://jenhatmaker.com/ Jen’s Instagram - https://instagram.com/jenhatmaker Jen’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/jenHatmaker/ Jen’s Facebook - https://facebook.com/jenhatmaker Jen’s YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/JenHatmaker The For the Love Podcast is presented by Audacy.

Topics

• Strength in Hard Times
• Victory Over Fear