I Am This Age

Part 1 - From Struggling in One Marriage to Happy in Another: Elaine Appleton Grant, Age 60

Episode Summary

Welcome back! Today’s episode is part 1 of 2 with my guest Elaine Appleton Grant talking about her change from her previous marriage to her current one and all the emotions and fears that accompany divorce in your 50’s. We cover how she navigated through those emotions to get the loving, supportive relationship she’s in now. We hope Elaine’s story helps anyone who is thinking about or in the process of leaving an unhappy relationship, feel less scared and alone! Next week in part 2 we’ll deep dive into her career change when she started a podcast production company at age 57. Elaine Appleton Grant is a longtime journalist, writer, and editor who has worked for public radio in Boston and Colorado. She wrote and produced podcast episodes for Wondery’s “Business Wars Daily” and the “Tulsa Race Massacre” episodes for “American History Tellers.” A few years ago, at the age of 57 she started her podcast production company, Podcast Allies, where they consult produce and train podcasters. Elaine also just launched her own podcast called “Sound Judgement” where she interviews some of our favorite podcast hosts to better understand how to make compelling content and tell good stories.

Episode Notes

Welcome back! Today’s episode is part 1 of 2 with my guest Elaine Appleton Grant talking about her change from her previous marriage to her current one and all the emotions and fears that accompany divorce in your 50’s. We cover how she navigated through those emotions to get the loving, supportive relationship she’s in now. We hope Elaine’s story helps anyone who is thinking about or in the process of leaving an unhappy relationship, feel less scared and alone!

Next week in part 2 we’ll deep dive into her career change when she started a podcast production company at age 57. 

Elaine Appleton Grant is a longtime journalist, writer, and editor who has worked for public radio in Boston and Colorado. She wrote and produced podcast episodes for Wondery’s “Business Wars Daily” and the “Tulsa Race Massacre” episodes for “American History Tellers.” A few years ago, at the age of 57 she started her podcast production company, Podcast Allies, where they consult produce and train podcasters.

Elaine also just launched her own podcast called “Sound Judgment” where she interviews some of our favorite podcast hosts to better understand how to make compelling content and tell good stories. 

Sound Judgment Podcast

Pocast Allies

@podcastallies