Mom-of-Five + Author Jodie Patterson Talks Radical Parenting, Identity, and Beauty

When Jodie Patterson’s three-year-old Penelope said, “Mama, I’m not a girl. I’m a boy,” that declaration set her family on a path of discovery and seismic shifts, one that she chronicles in her books (The Bold World and Born Ready: A Boy Named Penelope.)  In today’s show, Patterson talks mothering, gender, and navigating change with an open heart and mind. After multiple careers (in fashion, nightlife, and beauty), raising five children, a TED Talk, and two books, Patterson knows a thing or two about traversing uncharted waters and architecting a life with grace and style. Plus, she shares her under-the-radar beauty finds.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices