Inner Child Era: Taylor Swift is healing millennial women everywhere (an excerpt)

Note: I have had this essay saved in my archives since about a week after I attended The Eras Tour in June 2023. It’s one of the longest essays I’ve written in a long time, and after I recently revisited and edited it, I thought “Eh, what the hell?” So in honor of The Eras Tour starting up again soon, here is an excerpt! For the full essay, subscribe to substack here.

LIFEKayla DyerOctober 9, 2024taylor swift, swifties, eras tour, the eras tour, music, musician, concerts, concert, inner child, inner self, millinneal, millinnealism, eras, healing, therapy, girlfriends, girlhood, sisterhoodComment

What words define you?

This is a prompt from my Write Yourself August Challenge. As we wrap up the month, I am reflecting on how many people participated in this and it fills my heart to know others were able to find time for themselves through writing. These prompts are meant to allow reflection and introspection, and as I’ve participated along with others, it has opened my eyes even more to the power of writing. Even though I created the challenge with that very thing in mind, I have still been so pleasantly surprised with the power of it. Next month, a more in-depth version of this challenge will be available in the form of a year-long journal.

LIFEKayla DyerAugust 30, 2024writer, writing, write, write yourself, challenge, august, words, identity, personal, emotional, motherhood, appalachia, sister, sisterhood, teacher, teaching, romance, romantic, marriageComment