Today’s guest, Jill Schuler, spent a combined twenty years first as a successful CPA and then an attorney, checking every achievement box society handed her. Everything changed after the heartbreaking loss of her father. What followed was a profound spiritual awakening that led her far beyond the boardroom and into the world of inner guidance, intuitive wisdom, and encounters with spirit guides. Jill now supports high-achieving professionals who feel something missing beneath their succ...

In this episode we’re talking with Carla Wainwright, a Midlife Alchemist, Coach, and Sexual Awakening Facilitator with over two decades in the healing arts. She bridges the science of the body with the sacredness of life experience—helping women 40 and beyond reclaim vitality, balance hormones, and reconnect with pleasure and power. In this episode, we explore what she calls Sacred Metabolism—how our bodies process stress, emotion, and pleasure—and why so many of us unknowingly choose s...

Welcome back to the show, friends. Today we’re diving into one of the most fascinating and rapidly growing areas in the healing world — plant-based medicine — and how it’s helping women (and men) reconnect with their bodies, emotions, and purpose in profound ways. My guest, Kayse Gehret, is one of the most highly regarded and sought-after guides for what she calls “The Medicine of the Moment” — the practice of Microdosing Earth Medicine. Kayse founded Microdosing for Healing in 20...

Rebecca Archuletta, a rapid transformational therapist, discusses her method of using hypnosis to address deep-rooted issues, particularly anxiety. She emphasizes the importance of addressing limiting beliefs like "I'm not enough" and "I don't matter," which often stem from childhood traumas. Rebecca's program includes a two-hour session and a personalized audio for 21 nights to reprogram the subconscious mind. She shares a case study of a woman who self-sabotaged weight loss due to her husba...

Today we’re continuing with the Rising With Vitality After 55 mini-series, a special set of short conversations created just for women who are ready to feel younger, stronger, and more alive than they ever imagined. Here, we’re not buying into the story that our best years are behind us. Instead, we’re reclaiming our energy, awakening our gifts, and rising into a season of life that is powerful, joyful, and full of possibility. So if you’ve been feeling the tug for “something more...

Welcome to Reclaiming Your Body’s Wisdom episode 3 of our Rising with Vitality mini series. Today, I want to talk about something that so many women struggle with—especially as we move into our fifties, sixties, and beyond. It’s that complicated relationship with our bodies. For years, maybe even decades, we’ve been taught to push, to punish, to criticize our bodies into being something different. Thinner. Younger. Stronger. More “acceptable.” And when the aches, the changes, the shifts of mi...

Welcome into Calling Back Your Energy the 2nd episode in our Raising your Vitality mini series! Today I want to talk about something I hear from women all the time: “I’m just so tired.” Maybe you’ve said it yourself. You wake up exhausted, even after a full night’s sleep. You push through the day on coffee, snacks, or sheer willpower. And by evening, you’re too drained to enjoy the things that once brought you joy. Some people will tell you, “Well, that’s just part of getting older.”&nb...

Welcome to the Rising With Vitality mini-series, a special set of 5 short conversations created just for women who are ready to feel younger, stronger, and more alive than they ever imagined. Here, we’re not buying into the story that our best years are behind us. Instead, we’re reclaiming our energy, awakening our gifts, and rising into a season of life that is powerful, joyful, and full of possibility. So if you’ve been feeling the tug for “something more,” if you’re ready to ca...

Cheryl, a spiritual coach and healer, discussed her journey and methods for helping mature women overcome subconscious blocks. She shared her personal experience of healing from a traumatic marriage and emphasized the importance of addressing early childhood conditioning. Cheryl explained her techniques, including long, full breaths to access the subconscious and chakra readings to identify blocks. She highlighted case studies, such as Jenny's transformation from a businesswoman to a sp...

Tammie, a soul contract mapping practitioner, discusses her method of helping women heal past relationship trauma and break generational cycles of illness by addressing unprocessed emotions. She explains that emotions have an energetic frequency and can manifest physically if not released. Tammie shares her approach, which involves understanding chakra systems and releasing energy no longer serving the individual. She offers a 30-minute soul contract mapping session, with a buy one, get one f...

Today’s episode is called “Rebirth from Cancer & Trauma” and I’m joined by the radiant Dr. Neja Zupan . Over a decade ago, she was diagnosed with aggressive, hormone-dependent cancer and given only a 5% chance of survival. Carrying the BRCA gene, with a family history stacked against her, Neja made a bold choice: she said no to conventional treatments—and yes to deep energetic alignment, soul remembrance, and full-body coherence. What unfolded wasn’t just healing. It was a true rebi...

Welcome to Season 6 of Call It In With Dar! If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and wondered where your energy, vibrancy, and spark have gone, this episode is your loving reminder that you are not too old—you’re just getting started. Dar shares her personal turning point, a humbling moment that led to creating a simple 10-minute self-care routine that restored her health, clarity, and joy. You’ll also meet Judy, a 70-year-old widow and grandmother who embodies the spirit of reinvention,...

Call It In With Dar is officially entering Season 6, and we’re celebrating with a heart-filled countdown of the Top 6 Most-Listened-To Episodes of All Time. These episodes have sparked your curiosity, brought you calm, stirred your soul, and reminded you that it’s never too late to raise your vibration and reclaim your joy. Whether you’ve been with us since the beginning or are just joining the journey, this is the perfect time to reflect, revisit, and reconnect. In th...

Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or a curious skeptic, this episode is for you. We’ll explore the top five energy healing modalities, their core focus, benefits, and to make it even more practical—I’ll even share some compelling client case studies and research that supports their effectiveness. So, what do these five modalities have in common? They all work with subtle energy—our life force, our vibration, our electromagnetic field—to return us to balance. Some are hands-o...

In this enlightening episode, we welcomed Dr. Brad who shared his remarkable journey from construction to functional medicine, guided by his faith and passion for holistic healing. Dr. Brad broke down the secrets of the world's healthiest "Blue Zone" societies, emphasizing their plant-centered diets and the transformative power of clean water. He introduced listeners to epigenetics - how our lifestyle choices can literally change our genetic expression. The conversation took a fas...

My guest today is Xanet Pailet—a sex and intimacy coach, bestselling author, and someone who really gets what it means to start over and reclaim joy. After 26 years in a sexless marriage and a demanding legal career, she now helps couples reconnect emotionally and sexually through retreats and coaching. We’re talking all about vulnerability, speaking your truth, and learning to actually ask for what you want & need! Her new book, The Sex and Intimacy Repair Kit, comes out next year—...

This week’s episode is about the Three Lies That You’ve Been Told About Pain with Butch Phelps…Butch, a former corporate executive who lost 105 pounds and after developing severe low back pain, transitioned to massage therapy and neuromuscular sports massage. He discovered the Active Isolated Stretching technique and worked with neurosurgeons to understand the brain's role in muscle pain. Butch developed the Stretch and Release technique, which involves brief, repeated stretches to train the ...

In today’s episode we're opening up a real and vulnerable conversation...: The Silent Poison of Unforgiveness. So many people in their second half of life carry deep emotional wounds — often quietly — thinking time will heal them. But what if what’s really needed is not more time, but intentional release? To guide us through this powerful topic is the wise and wonderful Hanna Kok. Hanna is a coach with over 30 years of experience in the body-mind-spirit connection. She’s a q...

Dr. Mary Newstrom, a shamanic teacher, discusses connecting with the spirit of plants and trees on the "Call IT In with Dar" podcast. She emphasizes shamanism's nature-based spirituality, direct revelation, and the importance of free will and sovereignty. Mary guides listeners through a grounding meditation, visualizing a mountain scene and a waterfall to balance their energy. She explains shamanic healing, which addresses spiritual imbalances contributing to physical and emotional illnesses....

What if the challenges you've faced weren’t setbacks… but sacred invitations? In this powerful and heart-centered episode, Dar shares how life’s hardest moments can actually become our greatest teachers. With real-life stories of transformation, gentle reflection prompts, and a dash of science, you’ll discover how to reframe life’s pain into purpose. Whether you’re walking through exhaustion, heartbreak, illness, or a season of uncertainty—this episode will meet you with compassion and ...