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82. DENiAL - i LOVE YOU iT'S RUiNiNG MY LiFE - from the nest of the TBBs

ur moms bestie ✨ Season 4 Episode 82

A v pleasant flocking surprise - from the archives of The Two Bit Birds i will be re-releasing most if not all of the podcast episodes i did with Simone Dahl.

We're currently approaching the 1 year anniversary for the release of The Tortured Poets Department by none other than Miss Taylor Alison Swift. She dropped it last April 19th and before she did, she released a bunch of playlist she made about the 5 stages of grief...so this week on The Mid Mom Podcast, you will be enjoying me fangirl over T Swizzle and i'm lowkey embarrassed but also proud of how far i've come lol.

In this episode of Two-bit Birds, we’re spiraling—gracefully—through the five stages of heartbreak, Taylor Swift-style.

With the release of her five new Apple Music playlists, each aligned with a stage of grief, Taylor has once again turned her discography into a therapy session we didn’t know we needed. The Birds start with Stage One: Denial, diving into the playlist “I Love You, It’s Ruining My Life”—a haunting mix of rose-colored delusion and desperate hope, featuring tracks like “Lavender Haze” and “Lover.”

But this isn't just a lyric breakdown—it’s a reframe. The hosts unpack the emotional armor built into these songs, reflect on the version of Taylor who wrote them, and ask: Was it love, or just denial in a sparkly dress?

Along the way, they explore her past relationships, the evolution of her storytelling, and why so many of us saw ourselves in that romantic fog—and didn’t want to leave.

It’s sad girl season, it’s grief pop, and it’s beautifully unhinged. Tune in.

Stay tuned for the other 4 this week, and then i'll post our follow up next week AFTER  the first anniversary.

i'll still be offering your regularly scheduled mid mom program lol - that's what my Grandma called her soaps back in the day ;)

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