Hot Flashes & Fiction is part diary, part daydream. I’m Darling Izzy, and at 40, I decided to call myself a writer around the same time that menopause came knocking. So yeah… timing. This podcast is me figuring out what that looks like, one sweaty, creative step at a time.
Each week, you get two short episodes:
Hot Flash Tuesdays – Honest confessions about aging, grief, and the emotional chaos of a middle aged woman.
Fiction Fridays – I read original short stories I’ve written. These are fun and filled with creative weirdness based on my own messy life. It's a way for me to heal through the hard stuff, with made-up characters for the plot twists.
If you're navigating a midlife crisis, craving creativity, or just need to hear someone out, this podcast is for you.
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Hot Flashes & Fiction is part diary, part daydream. I’m Darling Izzy, and at 40, I decided to call myself a writer around the same time that menopause came knocking. So yeah… timing. This podcast is me figuring out what that looks like, one sweaty, creative step at a time.
Each week, you get two short episodes:
Hot Flash Tuesdays – Honest confessions about aging, grief, and the emotional chaos of a middle aged woman.
Fiction Fridays – I read original short stories I’ve written. These are fun and filled with creative weirdness based on my own messy life. It's a way for me to heal through the hard stuff, with made-up characters for the plot twists.
If you're navigating a midlife crisis, craving creativity, or just need to hear someone out, this podcast is for you.
In this first Hot Flash Tuesday episode, I’m sharing how my journey as a writer started during a midlife crisis—right as I decided to leave my wellness podcast and jump into writing a sci-fi audio drama.
I talk about what inspired the story, how it evolved from an alien-in-a-dumpster idea into a full-blown audio series, and how hitting perimenopause completely changed everything. Burnout, anxiety, hot flashes, and creative confusion slowed down the writing process... and forced me to face some deep stuff around aging, purpose, and identity.
You’ll hear about learning how to write a script from scratch, hiring voice actors, and why I had to step away from it for a while just to focus on healing.
If you’re navigating perimenopause, trying to write through burnout, or starting over at 40 & beyond, this podcast is for you. Hot Flashes & Fiction is about writing, grief, midlife, and finding your voice again—one episode at a time.
Hot Flashes & Fiction
Hot Flashes & Fiction is part diary, part daydream. I’m Darling Izzy, and at 40, I decided to call myself a writer around the same time that menopause came knocking. So yeah… timing. This podcast is me figuring out what that looks like, one sweaty, creative step at a time.
Each week, you get two short episodes:
Hot Flash Tuesdays – Honest confessions about aging, grief, and the emotional chaos of a middle aged woman.
Fiction Fridays – I read original short stories I’ve written. These are fun and filled with creative weirdness based on my own messy life. It's a way for me to heal through the hard stuff, with made-up characters for the plot twists.
If you're navigating a midlife crisis, craving creativity, or just need to hear someone out, this podcast is for you.
