AGECRAFT After Dark
AGECRAFT After Dark is what happens when the 3 a.m. thoughts stop being ignored and start being followed.
Formerly Circling the Drain, this next iteration expands the conversation beyond menopause and midlife into something wider, weirder, and more alive—aging, identity, and reinvention for women, queer, and gender-expansive people who know there’s no neat box to fit into and no final version waiting on the other side.
The “ghosts” here aren’t paranormal (usually). They’re inherited patterns, past selves, and memories that still have opinions. Instead of exorcising them, we get curious.
Expect thoughtful conversations, sharp humor, and stories that are personal, cultural, and occasionally a little strange.
If you’re listening at night, that tracks.
Welcome to the circle.
AGECRAFT After Dark
Up the Hatch with Sari Botton
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Sari Botton is a bestselling author, editor, and teacher with decades of experience, and we got to benefit from that life experience through engaging in a delightful AF chat with her. We discuss how the idea for Oldster Magazine came to her in a dream, how it took her a long time to stop people-pleasing and come into her own, and how she uses a multi-purpose cream called Egyptian Magic for a true MULTITUDE of purposes. She also shares how a doctor refused to tell her the proper name for her "spongey uterus" and how she demanded to keep her ovaries in order to avoid going into surgical menopause. You know how we love stories of women advocating for themselves, so listen closely and take note. If the above isn't enough to entice you, listen to us talk about our facial hair/zit/wrinkle combo and how you should NOT put tobacco into your vagina to quit smoking. (But you knew that, right?)
Sari's Handles and Such
Sari Botton's website
Sari's Insta
Sari's Facebook
Sari's twitter
Oldster Magazine
Sari's books on Bookshop
THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY NIRVA HEALTH
Personalized doctor-led holistic programs for physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing from the comfort of home
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Be sure to take a look at their menopause workshops which focus on yoga and Ayurveda as helpful ways to alleviate certain symptoms.
CLICK HERE to try one for just $9 on Tuesdays at 6:30PM PST.
Show Notes
Don't Use Chewing Tobacco in the Vagina for Smoking Cessation by Dr. Jen Gunter
Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker
Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Drinking
Egyptian Magic
Adenomyosis
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