Dear Vampire Diaries

Dear Podcast Listener, 

Welcome to Miss Mystic Falls! 

Rise up Delena fans, it’s your moment!! We talk all about Damon and Elena’s chemistry and the bandwagon Stefan has fallen completely off of. Join us, and our guest host, for one of our absolute favorite episodes. 

Sincerely, 

Nikki & Brigid

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@dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram 

Email us at [email protected]

-Trigger Warnings-

Themes of alcoholism & disordered eating

00:25:00-00:29:25

Abusive Relationship / Gaslighting / Volatile argument

1:02:25 - 1:05:00 

1:08:00 - 1:08:30

1:26:40 - 1:28:00

Kidnapping, depictions of violence

1:15:00 - 1:16:50

1:18:35 - 1:19:00

-Credits-

Special Thanks to our guest Jess!

Thank you to Patrick Hornig for our theme song!

Thank you to Netflix and the CW for our source. 

Editing by Brigid

Artwork by Nikki

Dear Podcast Listener, 

Welcome to Under Control! 

The town’s favorite son is back and he’s SUCH A JACKASS! Also he’s got a nice hunk of jewelry. 

Sincerely, 

Nikki & Brigid

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Email us at [email protected]

-Trigger Warnings-

Themes of alcoholism & disordered eating 00:04:30 - 00:06:55, 00:10:50 - 00:11:00, 

00:21:00 - 00:23:55, 00:26:50 - 00:27:05, 00:29:00 - 00:30:22, 00:30:45 - 00:30:57, 00:34:45 - 00:35:16, 00:35:55 - 00:36:05, 00:56:20 - 00:56:33, 01:00:30 - 01:01:38

Abusive red flags/predatory behavior 00:36:55 - 00:37:22, 00:47:49 - 00:48:51, 01:01:05 - 01:06:15

Grooming 00:38:00 - 00:39:18, 00:41:50-00:43:00, 00:44:50 - 00:45:20, 00:46:09 - 00:46:27

Abusive parent-child dynamic 00:28:30 - 00:28:50, 00:42:38 - 00:44:50, 00:46:30 - 00:47:18, 00:54:38 - 00:55:37, 00:56:50 - 00:57:33, 01:05:50 - 01:06:15

Reference to a character’s sexual assault of another character 00:10:20 - 00:10:46, 00:42:38 - 00:44:50

RESOURCES:

Eating disorder hotline: (800) 931-2237

Monday—Thursday 11am—9pm ET

Friday 11am—5pm ET

Translation services are available on the phone.

Substance abuse & drug addiction hotline: 

Call: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) 

National Domestic Violence Hotline

800-799-7233

-Credits-

Thank you to Patrick Hornig for our theme song!

Thank you to Netflix and the CW for our source. 

Editing and artwork by Nikki

Dear Podcast Listener, 

Welcome to Let the Right One In! 

Join us for a sting operation with TWO Harrison Fords! Elena is about to do something very brave, and very very dumb…. Go go Gryffindor!! 

Sincerely, 

Nikki & Brigid

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-Trigger Warnings-

Torture 00:17:10-00:17:50

Coded LGBT coming out not going well 00:32:40 - 00:33:09

-Credits-

Thank you to Patrick Hornig for our theme song!

Thank you to Netflix and the CW for our source. 

Editing by Brigid

Artwork by Nikki

Dear Podcast Listener,

Welcome to There Goes the Neighborhood! 

We apologize in advance for some audio issues. Maybe Anna, the technologically advanced vampire, can help us troubleshoot, and learn how to use a remote control and stuff. 

Sincerely,

Brigid & Nikki

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-Trigger Warnings-

00.29.45 - 00.30.05 Triggering language around racial power dynamics

-Credits-

Thank you to Patrick Hornig for our theme song!

Thank you to Netflix and the CW for our source. 

Editing and Artwork by Nikki

Dear Podcast Listener,

APRIL FOOLS!!!!

We have a special bonus episode for you! It’s a little niche book about a teenage girl that falls in love with a vampire. As their love blossoms conflict ensues as a dangerous vampire comes to town…. 

Sincerely,

Brigid & Nikki

-Trigger Warnings-

Note, a lot of this episode covers problematic relationships and ideas.

A general TW for the following throughout:

Controlling relationships

Gaslighting

Anxiety & Depression

Grooming

Some especially rough parts:

Romanticizing self harm/death : 00.21.30 - 00.22.15

Parentalization & depression: 00.22.20 - 00.26.50

Racist descriptions of characters: 00.44.36 - 00.44.57

Rape/Assult & victim Blaming: 00.46.10-00.46.55

Physical Assault: 1.18.00-1.19.40 (skipping whole chapter talk)    

We want you to be safe. If you need help please consider the resources below and take care. 

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/ 

-Credits-

Thank you to Patrick Hornig for our theme song!

All quotes taken from:

Meyer, S. (2013). Twilight. Little, Brown. 

Editing by Brigid

Artwork by Nikki

Special thank you to www.directline.com (for use of apple image)

Dear Podcast Listener, 

Welcome to A Few Good Men! 

We’re back! And so is Kelly Donovan?!? This ought to be good…. Say how much are you willing to auction for a date with Damon Salvatore? 

Sincerely,

Brigid & Nikki

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-Trigger Warnings-

00:11:40 - 00:15:40 Compulsion date rape/abuse

00:31:00-00:31:40 Home invasion & Murder

00:32:27-00:33:00 Slavery

-Credits-

Thank you to Patrick Hornig for our theme song!

Thank you to Netflix and the CW for our source. 

Editing by Brigid

Artwork by Nikki

Dear Podcast Listener,

We're going on spring break (like season 1 of TVD did many long years ago)! We'll be back March 25th, just in time for Nikki's favorite part of the year. 

Sincerely,

Nikki & Brigid

Artwork by Nikki

Editing by Nikki

Dear Podcast Listener, 

Welcome to Fool Me Once! 

We call in fire, earth, air, and water from the tap as we entrance you with a tale of great loss and Indiana-Jones-like triumph. 

Sincerely,

Brigid & Nikki

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Email us at [email protected]

-Trigger Warnings-

00:08:30 - 00:08:45 mention of date rape

-Credits-

Thank you to Patrick Hornig for our theme song!

Thank you to Netflix and the CW for our source. 

Editing by Nikki

Artwork by Nikki

Dear Podcast Listener, 

Welcome to Children of the Damned! 

It’s family night!  Now that we are all gathered together let’s talk about trust and history, both fictional and real. We discuss TVDs continued white washing of the Civil War era and as always what we like and didn’t like about this week’s episode. 

Sincerely,

Brigid & Nikki

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-Trigger Warnings-

Disscussions of slavery and civil war era flashbacks

00:8:45 - 00:17:25 & 00:30:20 - 00:31:00 

Dating Violence

00:52:00 - 00:53:25 

-Credits-

Thank you to Patrick Hornig for our theme song!

Thank you to Netflix and the CW for our source. 

Editing by Brigid

Artwork by Nikki

Dear Podcast Listener, 

Welcome to Unpleasantville! 

We hope you have your ticket to the BEST Mystic Falls event so far - the 50s decade dance. Correction to what we said in this podcast: it is the NINTH event of season 1 so far, not the big 1-0. But it’s the big 1-0 in our hearts. A-WHOP-BOP-A-LOO-BOP, A WOP-BenoftheMysticGrill.

Sincerely,

Brigid & Nikki

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Email us at [email protected]

-Trigger Warnings-

00:47:30 - 00:47:50 hair-pulling, violence

00:57:30 - 00:57:50 - grooming

-Credits-

Thank you to Patrick Hornig for our theme song!

Thank you to Netflix and the CW for our source. 

Editing by Nikki

Artwork by Nikki