Dear Vampire Diaries

Dear podcast listener,

Welcome to Break On Through! 

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Brigid's mic had some issues on this one, it's not your earphones. Sorry for the intermittent clicking! 

Sincerely,

Gaby & Brigid

This episode contains conversations that touch on predatory/grooming behavior, suicide, disordered eating, restraining orders, and sexual assault. 

We want safety for you. 

If you need help please consider the resources below and take care. 

Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html 

Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs 

https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/ 

https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/

https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/ 

United States:

https://www.thehotline.org/

“Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)”

Canada:

https://www.sheltersafe.ca/ 

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html 

UK

https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ 

https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1 

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Music by Patrick Hornig

Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source. 

Editing by Brigid

Artwork by Nikki

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Dear podcast listener,

Welcome to 1912! 

If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps 

For more about Janelle: https://janellegray.wixsite.com/janelle , https://janellegray.wixsite.com/allagrayarea and https://www.echoesofthestruggle.com/ 

Sincerely,

Janelle & Brigid

This episode contains conversations that touch on grooming, disordered eating, restraining orders, and sexual assault. 

We want safety for you. 

If you need help please consider the resources below and take care. 

Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html 

Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs 

https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/ 

https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/

https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/ 

United States:

https://www.thehotline.org/

“Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)”

Canada:

https://www.sheltersafe.ca/ 

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html 

UK

https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ 

https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1 

-Credits-

Music by Patrick Hornig

Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source. 

Editing by Brigid

Artwork by Nikki

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Dear podcast listener,

Welcome to All My Children! 

If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps 

For more about Janelle: https://janellegray.wixsite.com/janelle , https://janellegray.wixsite.com/allagrayarea and https://www.echoesofthestruggle.com/ 

Citations for this episode: 

Hudson, Dale M. Vampires, Race, and Transnational Hollywoods. Edinburgh, UK: Edinburgh University Press Ltd, 2018.

Hughey, Matthew W. “Cinethetic Racism: White Redemption and Black Stereotypes in ‘Magical Negro’ Films.” Social Problems 56, no. 3 (2009): 543–77. https://doi.org/10.1525/sp.2009.56.3.543.

Sincerely,

Janelle & Brigid

This episode contains conversations that touch on death of a parent, racism, and kidnapping. 

We want safety for you. 

If you need help please consider the resources below and take care. 

Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html 

Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs 

https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/ 

https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/

https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/ 

United States:

https://www.thehotline.org/

“Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)”

Canada:

https://www.sheltersafe.ca/ 

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html 

UK

https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ 

https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1 

-Credits-

Music by Patrick Hornig

Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source. 

Editing by Brigid

Artwork by Nikki

- Follow the pod - 

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Dear podcast listener,

Welcome to Dangerous Liaisons! 

If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps 

For more about Deanna:  www.deannakoretsky.com

Sincerely,

Deanna & Brigid

This episode contains conversations that touch on incest, racism, and intimate partner abuse. 

We want safety for you. 

If you need help please consider the resources below and take care. 

Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html 

Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs 

https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/ 

https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/

https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/ 

United States:

https://www.thehotline.org/

“Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)”

Canada:

https://www.sheltersafe.ca/ 

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html 

UK

https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ 

https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1 

-Credits-

Music by Patrick Hornig

Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source. 

Editing by Brigid

Artwork by Nikki

- Follow the pod - 

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Dear podcast listener,

Welcome to Bringing Out the Dead! 

If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps 

Sincerely,

Christina & Brigid

This episode contains conversations that touch on parental abandonment of a child, violence, and sexism.

We want safety for you. 

If you need help please consider the resources below and take care. 

Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html 

Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs 

https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/ 

https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/

https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/ 

United States:

https://www.thehotline.org/

“Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)”

Canada:

https://www.sheltersafe.ca/ 

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html 

UK

https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ 

https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1 

-Credits-

Music by Patrick Hornig

Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source. 

Editing by Brigid

Artwork by Nikki

- Follow the pod - 

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Dear podcast listener,

Welcome to The Ties That Bind! 

If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps 

For more about Deanna:  www.deannakoretsky.com

Anyiwo, U. Melissa (2016). "Beautifully Broken: True Blood's Tara Thornton as the Black Best Friend." In Gender in the Vampire Narrative, edited by Amanda Hobson and U. Melissa Anyiwo. Available at: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-6300-714-6_7

Sincerely,

Deanna & Brigid

This episode contains conversations that touch on parental abandonment of a child, suicide, racism, and intimate partner abuse. 

We want safety for you. 

If you need help please consider the resources below and take care. 

Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html 

Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs 

https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/ 

https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/

https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/ 

United States:

https://www.thehotline.org/

“Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)”

Canada:

https://www.sheltersafe.ca/ 

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html 

UK

https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ 

https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1 

-Credits-

Music by Patrick Hornig

Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source. 

Editing by Brigid

Artwork by Nikki

- Follow the pod - 

@dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram 

Email us at [email protected]

Dear podcast listener,

Welcome to Our Town! 

If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps 

Sincerely,

Roslyn & Brigid

This episode contains conversations about existential depression and suicidality.

We want safety for you. 

If you need help please consider the resources below and take care. 

Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html 

Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs 

https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/ 

https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/

https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/ 

United States:

https://www.thehotline.org/

“Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)”

Canada:

https://www.sheltersafe.ca/ 

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html 

UK

https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ 

https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1 

-Credits-

Music by Patrick Hornig

Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source. 

Editing by Brigid

Artwork by Nikki

- Follow the pod - 

@dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram 

Email us at [email protected]

Dear podcast listener,

Welcome to The New Deal! 

If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps 

Sincerely,

Gaby & Brigid

This episode contains conversations about beheading.

We want safety for you. 

If you need help please consider the resources below and take care. 

Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html 

Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs 

https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/ 

https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/

https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/ 

United States:

https://www.thehotline.org/

“Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)”

Canada:

https://www.sheltersafe.ca/ 

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html 

UK

https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ 

https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1 

-Credits-

Music by Patrick Hornig

Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source. 

Editing by Brigid

Artwork by Nikki

- Follow the pod - 

@dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram 

Email us at [email protected]

Dear podcast listener,

Welcome to Homecoming! 

If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps 

Sincerely,

Bryan & Brigid

This episode contains conversations that touch on a man escourting an unconscious woman out of a party, and abusive family dynamics. 

We want safety for you. 

If you need help please consider the resources below and take care. 

Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html 

Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs 

https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/ 

https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/

https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/ 

United States:

https://www.thehotline.org/

“Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)”

Canada:

https://www.sheltersafe.ca/ 

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html 

UK

https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ 

https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1 

-Credits-

Music by Patrick Hornig

Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source. 

Editing by Brigid

Artwork by Nikki

- Follow the pod - 

@dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram 

Email us at [email protected]

Dear podcast listener,

Welcome to Ordinary People! 

If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps 

For more about Deanna:  www.deannakoretsky.com

Sincerely,

Deanna & Brigid

This episode contains conversations that touch on racism, sexism, suicide, and homophobia. 

We want safety for you. 

If you need help please consider the resources below and take care. 

Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html 

Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs 

https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/ 

https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/

https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/ 

United States:

https://www.thehotline.org/

“Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)”

Canada:

https://www.sheltersafe.ca/ 

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html 

UK

https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ 

https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1 

-Credits-

Music by Patrick Hornig

Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source. 

Editing by Brigid

Artwork by Nikki

- Follow the pod - 

@dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram 

Email us at [email protected]