For our last episode, I sit down with functional mental health practitioner Kelley Erickson to explore The Life of a Showgirl through the lens of emotional integration, identity, and resistance. We unpack why this album feels so different, the emotional arc of Taylor’s discography, and why this album is a culmination, not a contradiction. We talk about performance, power, and what it looks like refuse to play by patriarchy’s rules while remaining within the system—and we go DEEP. I lear...
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For our last episode, I sit down with functional mental health practitioner Kelley Erickson to explore The Life of a Showgirl through the lens of emotional integration, identity, and resistance. We unpack why this album feels so different, the emotional arc of Taylor’s discography, and why this album is a culmination, not a contradiction. We talk about performance, power, and what it looks like refuse to play by patriarchy’s rules while remaining within the system—and we go DEEP. I lear...
In Track 2, our showgirl finds herself living the life of her dreams yet consumed with aching loneliness and haunting anxiety. Will any of this last? Is it possible to find enduring love in this life she’s chosen? With no one else to ask, she reaches out to the ghost of Elizabeth Taylor: “Do you think it’s forever?” While the song itself doesn’t provide an answer, Elizabeth’s life makes it pretty clear. In this episode, we unpack “Elizabeth Taylor” not just as a pop song, but as a haunt...
LIT112: The Life of a Showgirl with Mara Eller
For our last episode, I sit down with functional mental health practitioner Kelley Erickson to explore The Life of a Showgirl through the lens of emotional integration, identity, and resistance. We unpack why this album feels so different, the emotional arc of Taylor’s discography, and why this album is a culmination, not a contradiction. We talk about performance, power, and what it looks like refuse to play by patriarchy’s rules while remaining within the system—and we go DEEP. I lear...
