Crone Rising with Lee Currie
You already know that midlife isn’t the beginning of the end - it’s the start of something powerful. Crone Rising is hosted by Lee Currie, a storyteller, writer, and neopagan witch, bringing you weekly deep dives into the wisdom, magic, and unapologetic truth of life beyond the maiden and mother years, through conversations with guest Crones. Each 15-minute(ish) episode will start with the same question: “How do you maintain your relevance in a society that wants you to be invisible?” with the life experience of each guest informing their answer. If you’re a spiritual seeker, a rebellious soul, or a woman embracing her divine feminine power in midlife and beyond, hit subscribe and join the conversation on aging, transformation, and the mystical path of the Crone.
Crone Rising with Lee Currie
EPISODE 016 | Wendy Jackman: Adoption, Art, and the Fight to Be Seen
In this conversation, Wendy Jackman joins Lee to explore what it means to stay visible in a culture that often demands silence and invisibility—especially for women. Wendy shares her journey through adoption, navigating a narcissistic parent, and learning to recognize the patterns of dissociation that shaped her life. Together, they unpack the generational myths of independence, the economic forces that make people disappear, and the importance of art, writing, and storytelling in reclaiming presence and truth.
Key Topics Covered
- Adoption, gratitude myths, and generational silence
- Parenting shifts: from “don’t cuddle” to interconnectedness
- Economic precarity and invisibility in society
- Dissociation as survival and the struggle to return to presence
- Creativity as healing and resistance
- The impact of streaming on artists and cultural value
- Family truths, loss, and reclaiming connection through story
Wendy offers a powerful reminder that owning our stories is how we resist invisibility. What stories from your own life have you been holding in silence? What might happen if you gave them a voice? Share your reflections with me on Instagram @crone.rising.pod.
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Crone Rising is for every woman who’s done being quiet and done being small. We’re not here to fade. We’re here to rise — unapologetic, unmuted, and unmissable.
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