Swiftuality

Ruby shares her experience of receiving a terminal diagnosis of Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMAS) with us this episode. She shares what helped her keep moving forward and how you might be able to best help a loved one with a rare disease. 

This episode we are joined by hospice chaplain and Megan's friend, Shannon. We discuss being chaplains, our experiences with death and dying, how they have shaped us, and the ways we cope with the things we can't control. Shannon shares about a difficult night in the hospital and why the song epiphany means so much to her. 

TW: This episode contains discussions about death, dying, and grief.

Let's talk about grief! We're exploring how Taylor writes about the loss of loved ones and how she helps give words to the difficult feelings that accompany grief. We cover some grief theory, do a deep dive on Marjorie lyrics, and discuss our relationships with grief. 

Books recs: 

Grief Counseling and Grief Theory

Grounded

Come be So High School with us! Erica, Megan's swifite bestie from high school, joins us as we discuss what it was like to be a swiftie in high school and how we look back on that time in our lives now. We reminisce on meeting in English class, finding unreleased Taylor songs on Youtube, and share what we would tell our 15-year-old selves now. 

How has Taylor written about the spiritual elements of love throughout her career? This episode we're examining how Taylor writes about soulmates, twin flames, fate, and destiny in her music. We also share how our view of these things has changed from childhood, to first crushes, to now!

In this episode, we welcome our first guest, Skyler! We reminisce on our days together in divinity school and Skyler shares how Taylor's music helped her make meaning as an adpotee when she was younger and now life's challenges as an adult. We delve into the lyrics of Daylight and Skyler explains why having this as a surprise song at her Eras show was so meaningful. 

Who's ready to get into some lyrics? In this part-one episode, we're tracing Taylor's evolution across her discography when it comes to what it means to be "good." Megan and Hannah share about the pressure girls and women feel to be a certain way and how we've taken steps to let go of the burden of what other people think. 

So... who are we? In this episode, we're getting vulnerable and sharing our spiritual journeys thus far. We'll talk about two of Taylor's songs, my tears ricochet and tolerate it, and how we relate them to our spiritual journeys. 

You might be wondering, what does Taylor Swift have to do with spirituality? In this episode, we get into just that. We'll breakdown how we're defining spirituality, its connection to Taylor's music, who we are, and our hopes for the podcast. 

Things we mentioned in this episode: Magic: A History

Welcome to our podcast! Here is a sneak peak of what is to come.