Damsel Detox

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Podcast by Spring Sage

Damsel Detox

Once upon a time, you were handed a script. Be nice. Be chosen. Be quiet. Be saved. But deep down, you’ve always known: you were meant for more. More truth. More depth. More freedom. Damsel Detox is a podcast for those who are tired of shrinking to fit a story that was never theirs— and are ready to reclaim their power, rewrite the narrative, and live from the inside out. Every 7 weeks, we explore a well-known fairytale through a transformational lens— unpacking the metaphors, subconscious patterns, and emotional truths hidden in the stories we’ve been living. These aren’t just conversations. They’re invitations to remember who you are— and choose who you’re becoming. If you’ve ever felt like you were too much, not enough, or trapped in a life that doesn’t feel like your own—this space was made for you. Season 2 begins June 24 with Beauty & the Beast—a journey through identity, self-rescue, and the boundaries that set you free. For deeper support, integration tools, and live coaching, explore the Damsel Detox Inner Kingdom at www.damseldetox.com. Because the real magic? It was always yours. The tools shared are designed for personal insight and self-discovery — not medical or psychological treatment.
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06 August 2025

No Rose, No Rescue: Belle’s Choice and the Inner Return

⚠️ Disclaimer & Content Warning

This episode is intended for educational and empowerment purposes only and does not substitute for therapy or medical care. The views expressed are those of the hosts, shared through the lens of archetype, story, and lived experience.

This episode includes commentary on Beauty and the Beast, including references to public domain and Disney versions. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by The Walt Disney Company. All characters and trademarks remain the property of their respective owners and are used here for educational and transformative purposes under fair use.

This episode explores themes of emotional reactivity, unmet needs, relationship dynamics, subconscious defense mechanisms, and identity loss.While unpacked through myth and metaphor, listener discretion is advised — especially if you’re navigating tender relationship dynamics or untangling deep-seated beliefs. Please listen in a supportive space and pause as needed.

🔍 Episode Synopsis

Episode Title: No Rose, No Rescue: Belle’s Choice and the Inner Return

Season 2, Episode 5 | Hosts: Spring Sage + Rich Orndoff

What if Belle never raced a wilting rose—but chose to return of her own free will?

In this penultimate episode of the Beauty and the Beast arc, Spring and Rich explore how the 1740 version of the tale offers a radically different perspective on love, choice, and self-respect. Through myth, metaphor, and personal story, they unpack how unmet needs create “inner beasts,” why boundaries often come with backlash, and how real transformation begins with responsibility—not rescue.

This is a mirror held to the places where you’ve shrunk, lashed out, or clung too tightly. And a reminder: the magic begins the moment you stop apologizing for your needs—and start honoring them.

🗝️ Remember: You are the guide of your experience, and your pace is sacred.

📖 Fairytale Source:

This episode draws inspiration from the 1740 and 1756 versions of Beauty and the Beast — written by Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve and later abridged by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Both versions are in the public domain.

🧚‍♀️ A Note from the Realm:

You’re listening to Damsel Detox, part of Saging the Mind- a sacred space for subconscious work, symbolic storytelling, and self-led transformation. For more information on Saging the Mind, visit www.sagingthemind.com

🎵 Musical Magic: “March of the Gnomes” by Jon Björk licensed through Epidemic Sound.

✨ Continue the journey:

Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/damseldetox

Instagram: @sagingthemind or @damseldetoxpodcast

Step inside The Damsel Detox Inner Kingdom at www.damseldetox.com.

For access to guided meditations, group coaching, exclusives, bonuses, and a private circle of fellow seekers rewriting their stories in real time.

🗝 Ready to go deeper?

Explore 1:1 hypnosis and subconscious story alchemy with

Spring Sage at www.sagingthemind.com

Rich Orndoff at www.richorndoff.com

Because your story deserves sacred support — and the next chapter begins now.

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25 July 2025

The Savior Complex & the Codependent Spell

⚠️ Disclaimer & Content Warning

This episode is intended for educational and empowerment purposes only and does not substitute for therapy or medical care. The views expressed are those of the hosts, shared through the lens of archetype, story, and lived experience.

This episode includes commentary on Beauty and the Beast, including references to public domain and Disney versions. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by The Walt Disney Company. All characters and trademarks remain the property of their respective owners and are used here for educational and transformative purposes under fair use.

This episode explores themes of emotional trauma, codependency, identity loss, addiction, and the cost of loving others more than yourself. While unpacked through myth and metaphor, listener discretion is advised — especially if you’re navigating tender relationship dynamics or untangling deep-seated beliefs. Please listen in a supportive space and pause as needed.

🔍 Episode Synopsis

Episode Title: The Savior Complex & the Codependent Spell

Season 2, Episode 4 | Hosts: Spring Sage + Rich Orndoff

Once upon a time, love meant sacrifice.

Not the noble kind — but the kind that taught you to overgive, overfunction, and stay quiet just to keep the peace.

In this episode, Spring and Rich unravel the savior spell woven into the Beauty and the Beast myth — the one that says if you can just love them hard enough… they’ll finally change.

But what if that’s not love?

What if that’s self-abandonment with a prettier name?

Through archetypal insight, personal storytelling, and subconscious decoding, they explore:

• How the “nurse curse” and “white knight” archetypes mirror codependent patterns

• Why fixing someone isn’t love — and why needing to be fixed isn’t either

• How the savior fantasy sets us up to feel responsible for someone else’s healing

• What Belle teaches us about choosing self over sacrifice

• And how the Beast reveals the desperate, wounded parts we often hide behind ego

Because loving someone should never require you to disappear.

And the deepest transformation begins the moment you stop saving them… and start saving yourself.

🗝️ Remember: You are the guide of your experience, and your pace is sacred.

📖 Fairytale Source:

This episode draws inspiration from the 1740 and 1756 versions of Beauty and the Beast — written by Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve and later abridged by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Both versions are in the public domain.

🧚‍♀️ A Note from the Realm:

You’re listening to Damsel Detox, part of Saging the Mind- a sacred space for subconscious work, symbolic storytelling, and self-led transformation. For more information on Saging the Mind, visit www.sagingthemind.com

🎵 Musical Magic: “March of the Gnomes” by Jon Björk licensed through Epidemic Sound.

✨ Continue the journey:

Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/damseldetox

Instagram: @sagingthemind or @damseldetoxpodcast

Step inside The Damsel Detox Inner Kingdom at www.damseldetox.com.

For access to guided meditations, group coaching, exclusives, bonuses, and a private circle of fellow seekers rewriting their stories in real time.

🗝 Ready to go deeper?

Explore 1:1 hypnosis and subconscious story alchemy with

Spring Sage at www.sagingthemind.com

Rich Orndoff at www.richorndoff.com

Because your story deserves sacred support — and the next chapter begins now.

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17 July 2025

The Curse Was Never the Beast — It Was the Belief

⚠️ Disclaimer & Content Warning

This episode is intended for educational and empowerment purposes only and does not substitute for therapy or medical care. The views expressed are those of the hosts, shared through the lens of archetype, story, and lived experience.

This episode includes commentary on Beauty and the Beast, including references to public domain and Disney versions. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by The Walt Disney Company. All characters and trademarks remain the property of their respective owners and are used here for educational and transformative purposes under fair use.

This episode explores themes of emotional trauma, codependency, identity loss, addiction, and the cost of loving others more than yourself. While unpacked through myth and metaphor, listener discretion is advised — especially if you’re navigating tender relationship dynamics or untangling deep-seated beliefs. Please listen in a supportive space and pause as needed.

🔍 Episode Synopsis

Episode Title: The Curse Was Never the Beast — It Was the Belief

Season 2, Episode 3 | Hosts: Spring Sage + Rich Orndoff

Once upon a time, the curse wasn’t cast by a witch.

It was cast by a belief — one that told you to shrink, fix, and earn love by disappearing.

In this episode, Spring and Rich unravel the subconscious spell at the heart of Beauty and the Beast — not the one with roses or enchantments, but the one that lives inside us. The belief that if you just give enough… you’ll finally be enough.

Through metaphor, relationship psychology, and soul-level insight, they explore:

  • Why Belle’s boundaries weren’t rebellion — they were sovereignty
  • How the Beast’s mirror reveals the power of identity and self-perception
  • What happens when we confuse potential with partnership
  • The danger of loving people for who they could be, instead of who they actually are
  • And how we begin reclaiming the parts of ourselves we traded away to feel wanted

Because the real spell doesn’t break when someone else loves you back.

It breaks the moment you decide to stop abandoning yourself.

🗝️ Remember: You are the guide of your experience, and your pace is sacred.

📖 Fairytale Source:

This episode draws inspiration from the 1740 and 1756 versions of Beauty and the Beast — written by Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve and later abridged by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Both versions are in the public domain.

🧚‍♀️ A Note from the Realm:

You’re listening to Damsel Detox, part of Saging the Mind- a sacred space for subconscious work, symbolic storytelling, and self-led transformation. For more information on Saging the Mind, visit www.sagingthemind.com

🎵 Musical Magic: “March of the Gnomes” by Jon Björk licensed through Epidemic Sound.

✨ Continue the journey:

Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/damseldetox

Instagram: @sagingthemind or @damseldetoxpodcast

Step inside The Damsel Detox Inner Kingdom at www.damseldetox.com.

For access to guided meditations, group coaching, exclusives, bonuses, and a private circle of fellow seekers rewriting their stories in real time.

🗝 Ready to go deeper?

Explore 1:1 hypnosis and subconscious story alchemy with

Spring Sage at www.sagingthemind.com

Rich Orndoff at www.richorndoff.com

Because your story deserves sacred support — and the next chapter begins now.

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11 July 2025

Unmasking the Beast: Shadow Work, Sovereignty, and the Masculine Mirror

⚠️ Disclaimer & Content Warning

This episode is intended for educational and empowerment purposes only and does not substitute for therapy or medical care. The views expressed are those of the hosts, shared through the lens of archetype, story, and lived experience.

This episode includes commentary on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by The Walt Disney Company. All characters and trademarks remain the property of their respective owners and are used here for educational and transformative purposes under fair use.

This episode includes discussion of emotional trauma, rage, addiction, abandonment, and boundary violation. While explored through myth and metaphor, listener discretion is advised — especially if you’re feeling tender, overwhelmed, or vulnerable. We encourage you to listen in a grounded, supportive space, and pause anytime you need.

🔍 Episode Synopsis

Episode Title: Unmasking the Beast: Shadow Work, Sovereignty, and the Masculine Mirror

Season 2, Episode 2 | Hosts: Spring Sage + introducing Coach Rich Orndoff

In this episode, Spring is joined for the first time by Coach Rich Orndoff — her new co-host bringing a grounded masculine lens to the emotional and symbolic territory Damsel Detox is known for.

Together, they unpack the archetype of the Beast — not as a villain, but as the part of you that formed when survival meant shutting down softness, hiding pain, or holding rage with nowhere to go.

Rich offers thoughtful insight on boundaries, emotional function, and masculine wiring, while Spring guides the conversation into deeper layers of self-forgiveness, anger, and the roles we play to stay safe.

This episode marks a new chapter — where logic meets intuition, and where you reclaim the parts of yourself that were never broken… only armored.

Because healing isn’t about slaying the Beast.

It’s about finally understanding why he showed up in the first place.

🗝 Remember: You are the guide of your experience, and your pace is sacred.

📖 Fairytale Source

This episode draws inspiration from the 1740 and 1756 versions of Beauty and the Beast — written by Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve and later abridged by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Both versions are in the public domain.

🧚‍♀️ A Note from the Realm

You’re listening to Damsel Detox, part of Saging the Mind — a sacred space for subconscious work, symbolic storytelling, and self-led transformation.

🔗 For more information, visit: www.sagingthemind.com

🎵 Musical Magic

“March of the Gnomes” by Jon Björk — licensed through Epidemic Sound

✨ Continue the Journey

🔗 Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/damseldetox

📸 Instagram: @sagingthemind or @damseldetoxpodcast

🏰 Step inside The Damsel Detox Inner Kingdom: www.damseldetox.com

Access guided meditations, group coaching, exclusive content, bonuses, and a private circle of fellow seekers rewriting their stories in real time.

🗝 Ready to Go Deeper?

Explore 1:1 hypnosis and subconscious story alchemy with

Spring Sage at www.sagingthemind.com

Rich Orndoff at www.richorndoff.com

Because your story deserves sacred support — and the next chapter begins now.

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10 July 2025

Belle’s Hidden Legacy: Magic, Sacrifice, and Sovereignty

⚠️ Disclaimer & Content Warning

This episode is intended for educational and empowerment purposes only and does not substitute for therapy or medical care. The views expressed are those of the hosts, shared through the lens of archetype, story, and lived experience.

This episode includes commentary on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by The Walt Disney Company. All characters and trademarks remain the property of their respective owners and are used here for educational and transformative purposes under fair use.

This episode includes discussion of emotional trauma, generational trauma, romanization of pain, and boundary violation. While explored through myth and metaphor, listener discretion is advised — especially if you’re feeling tender, overwhelmed, or vulnerable. We encourage you to listen in a grounded, supportive space, and pause anytime you need.

🔍 Episode Synopsis

Episode Title: Belle’s Hidden Legacy: Magic, Sacrifice, and Sovereignty

Season 2, Episode 1 | Host: Spring Sage

Season 2 opens with a story you thought you knew.

In this solo episode, Spring retells Beauty and the Beast through its original lens — long before Disney’s musical numbers and rose-tinted rebellion. We return to 18th-century France, where women gathered in candlelit salons to encode truth into fairytales: power disguised as metaphor, warnings wrapped in wonder.

Together, we’ll explore the deeper damsel pattern hidden in Belle’s tale — how love, legacy, and survival get tangled in the feminine nervous system, and why so many of us keep waiting for a Beast to change.

Because the real enchantment isn’t in the castle.

It’s in the story we keep living.

Though this is a solo episode, you’ll hear Rich Orndoff’s voice helping bring the tale to life in our retelling — because some spells are better broken with two voices at the door.

🗝 Remember: You are the guide of your experience, and your pace is sacred.

📖 Fairytale Source

This episode draws inspiration from the 1740 and 1756 versions of Beauty and the Beast — written by Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve and later abridged by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Both versions are in the public domain.

🧚‍♀️ A Note from the Realm

You’re listening to Damsel Detox, part of Saging the Mind — a sacred space for subconscious work, symbolic storytelling, and self-led transformation.

🔗 For more information, visit: www.sagingthemind.com

🎵 Musical Magic

“March of the Gnomes” by Jon Björk and "In the Air" by Blue Saga — licensed through Epidemic Sound

✨ Continue the Journey

🔗 Facebook group:

www.facebook.com/groups/damseldetox

📸 Instagram:

@sagingthemind or @damseldetoxpodcast

🏰 Step inside The Damsel Detox Inner Kingdom:

www.damseldetox.com

Access guided meditations, group coaching, exclusive content, bonuses, and a private circle of fellow seekers rewriting their stories in real time.

🗝 Ready to Go Deeper?

Explore 1:1 hypnosis and subconscious story alchemy with Spring Sage at:

🌿 www.sagingthemind.com

Because your story deserves sacred support —and the next chapter begins now.

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13 June 2025

Gretel's Return

⚠️Disclaimer & Content Warning:

This episode is intended for educational and empowerment purposes only and does not substitute for therapy or medical care. The views expressed are those of the hosts, shared through the lens of archetype, story, and lived experience.

This episode explores themes of abandonment, childhood trauma, starvation, survival, and psychological patterning. While explored through myth and metaphor, listener discretion is advised — especially if you’re feeling tender, overwhelmed, or vulnerable. We encourage you to listen in a grounded, supportive space and pause anytime you need.

🔍 Episode Synopsis:

What happens after the detox? In this season finale, Spring shares Gretel’s final monologue — a sacred reclaiming of self-trust, sovereignty, and personal power. Through story, metaphor, and reflection, this episode explores what it means to stop waiting for rescue and start walking with your own fire. No saviors. Only catalysts. And the pen in your hand.

📖 Fairytale Source:

Today’s episode features reflections from both the 1812 and 1857 versions of Hansel & Gretel published by the Brothers Grimm, a public domain story.

🧚‍♀️ A Note from the Realm:

You’re listening to Damsel Detox, part of Saging the Mind—a sacred space for subconscious work, symbolic storytelling, and self-led transformation. For more information on Saging the Mind, visit www.sagingthemind.com

🎵 Musical Magic: “March of the Gnomes” by Jon Björk and Fay in the Mist by Magnus Ludvigsson licensed through Epidemic Sound.

🗝️ Remember: You are the guide of your experience, and your pace is sacred.

✨ Continue the journey:

Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/damseldetox

Instagram: @sagingthemind or @damseldetoxpodcast

Step inside The Damsel Detox Inner Kingdom at www.damseldetox.com. Doors reopen June 21. For access to guided meditations, group coaching, exclusives, bonuses, and a private circle of fellow seekers rewriting their stories in real time.

🗝 Ready to go deeper?

Explore 1:1 hypnosis and subconscious story alchemy with Spring Sage at Saging the Mind: www.sagingthemind.com

Because your story deserves sacred support—

and the next chapter begins now.

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