🎧 Show Notes
Guest: Darcy Flierl, LCSW
Topics: Perimenopause as initiation, trauma resurfacing in midlife, attachment wounds, hormone therapy, parts work, reclaiming feminine power, intuition reawakening, community, and yoni steaming
Mentioned in this episode:
• Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
• EMDR and Parts Work
• Retreats for women in midlife
• Mindfulness as a foundation for healing
• Crone to Crown city retreat
🔗 Learn more about Darcy and her work: www.redthreadcenter.com
🎵 Music credit:
Intro and outro music: Madre Ayahuasca by Arkawa
Used with permission. More at arkawamusic.com
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Crone to Crown: A Midlife Reawakening
When Darcy and I first met, I knew she was someone I wanted to learn from. She radiates the kind of grounded, no-nonsense warmth that makes you feel safe enough to tell the truth. And in today’s episode, that’s exactly what we do—we tell the truth about midlife, trauma, intuition, sex, self-worth, and being a woman in transition.
Darcy shares her own journey of being blindsided by perimenopause—of losing her words, her libido, and her sense of self—only to discover a deeper, richer identity on the other side. What started as hormone shifts and brain fog became a profound spiritual initiation. And what emerged was wisdom.
This episode is both a love letter and a reality check for any woman who has felt like she’s unraveling in her 40s or 50s. It’s also a call to normalize what’s long been hidden: the grief, the rage, the bodily changes, the shifts in libido, the marriage tensions, and the vulnerability that comes with aging in a culture obsessed with youth.
We talk about:
✨ Why perimenopause might resurface old trauma—and how that can be a healing opportunity
✨ How intuition can feel compromised during hormonal shifts, and what it takes to trust yourself again
✨ The myth of “invisibility” and the reclamation of personal power
✨ Midlife as a spiritual rite of passage
✨ Why community, vulnerability, and even a good yoni steam can help us remember who we are
Darcy’s retreat is called From Crone to Crown, and that’s exactly what this episode felt like—an invitation to trade the shame of aging for the sovereignty of embodiment.
Whether you’re in your 30s, 40s, 50s or beyond, this conversation is for you. Because it’s never too late to return to yourself.
Listen now. Share with a friend. And if you’ve ever questioned your intuition in midlife—this one's for you.
With love and power,
Sarah
👉 Visit Darcy’s website to learn more about her therapy practice, upcoming retreats, and healing work.
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