Found at 40
Turns out, life doesn’t come with a manual — but it does come with a podcast.
Found at 40 is a funny and honest look at what we’ve learned now that we’re finally old enough to know better (and still occasionally do it anyway).
Each week, guests over 40 share their best lessons, hilarious moments, and wisdom that only comes from surviving the ultimate group projects of marriage, motherhood, and careers.
Because midlife isn’t a crisis — it’s just incredibly well-researched content.
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Found at 40
2: Midlife, Music & Making It: Nashville Songwriter Chelsey Stallings on Big Dreams in Her 40s
Is it too late to start over at 40? Spoiler: nope. In this episode, singer-songwriter Chelsey Stallings shares how she built a thriving music career in midlife—after kids, career changes, and a literal leg-shattering fall. We dive into midlife reinvention, songwriting after 40, and the power of starting when the world says you're “too old.” If you're craving a second act (or third), this one's your pep talk in podcast form.
(00:00) 🎤 Meet Chelsey Stallings — powerhouse singer-songwriter, horse whisperer, and mom of three. She’s the kind of friend who’ll write a song that makes you ugly cry and then crack a joke that has you snort-laughing through your tears.
(03:00) ✈️ We talk about how she traded in hair school for home studios, Utah mountains for Tennessee dreams, and how the Nashville hustle really goes down — spoiler alert: it’s less “glam squad” and more “grit, grace, and a broken leg courtesy of a rescue horse.”
(08:00) 🛠️ We dig into the detours, delays, and divine redirections (including one that came in the form of, you know, emergency surgery). This is midlife reinvention with boots on the ground — literally.
(13:00) 🚫 Chelsey opens up about what it feels like to chase a dream in your 40s when the world says you’re “too old” and “too mom” — and why she’s not having any of it.
(17:00) 👶 We talk songwriting, motherhood, and why early motherhood is just Groundhog Day in yoga pants. Spoiler: your arms really will ache to hold them little again.
(22:00) 🎶 She shares the behind-the-scenes of her song “Mom Needs a Minute,” how co-writing sessions are basically musical therapy, and what inspired her newest tearjerker.
(26:00) ✨ We chat about the myth of aging out, the beauty in battle scars, and why “Pretty Old” might be your new favorite anthem.
(30:00) 🌟 From Garth Brooks giving her a compliment she’ll never forget (!!!!) to industry insider scoop about how songs actually “make it,” Chelsey pulls back the curtain on it all.
(36:00) 🤖 Plus: the influence of AI in music, why TikTok is a wild card, and how middle age has made her both tougher and more tender.
(46:00) 🧭 And of course — what Chelsey has found at 40.
If you’ve ever wondered if you’re too late to chase a dream, this episode will lovingly slap that idea out of your brain. You’re not too old, too mom, too anything. You’re right on time.
🎧 Listen in, laugh hard, and maybe cry a little (in a good way).
Find Chelsey Stallings at @chelseystallings on Instagram and YouTube, @chelseystallingssings on TikTok
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