Wellness Bae

About Wellness Bae

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.

Publisher

Darling Izzy

Category

fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Mar 2021

Latest episode

28 May 2025

Latest episodes

138 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 May 2025

   I Finished the Damn Script! (After My Cats Attacked Me)

   Wellness Bae host recounts a chaotic journey to Texas involving cat attacks and an ER visit, yet celebrates the completion of a long-awaited script amidst grief and creative burnout.

2. 

   23 May 2025

   MicroFiction Suspense: The Package (Part 2)

   Daisy faces a figure in the shadows, realizing the package is a threat, in this suspenseful micro-fiction episode that explores loss and anxiety.

3. 

   13 May 2025

   Did Grief Give Me Grave's Disease?

   After months of confusion, racing heartbeats, and nonstop chest pain, I finally have some answers. In this episode of Hot Flashes & Fiction, I share a personal health update: a new diagnosis of Tachycardia and Hyperthyroidism. I talk about my visit to the Endocrinologist, what they told me about Grave's disease, and why my doctor thinks I have that condition as well! What the health spiral is going on here? I also open up about how grief literally be breaking my heart, and how losing my sister this year led me down this health mess in the first place. If you're navigating health issues in your 40's, or just trying to make sense of your symptoms, this one's for you.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

25 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

34 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

67

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

82