Interview With The Vampire — This relationship is draining me!

About this episode

This episode explores the concept of energy vampires through the lens of the complex relationship between Lestat and Louis in Interview With The Vampire.

Lestat and Louis have one of the most complicated, twisted relationships in literature and film. And it brings up the topic of energy vampires – what do you do when you’re in a relationship with someone who is just draining you? In this episode, I explore Interview With The Vampire (1994) and the psychology of energy vampires. I talk about: What is an energy vampire? How shame and dissociation present within energy vampires What happens when you choose to be in a relationship with an energy vampire? How the tarot cards the king of pentacles and five of swords represent the relationship between Lestat and Louis Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy. .............................................................. Show Notes: Want to work together? I offer 1:1 virtual psychotherapy for Ontario residents, along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint Get up to 20% Cozy Earth with promo code HORRIFYING. If you get a survey post-purchase, be sure to let them…

People in this episode

Host: Candis Green

Topics covered

• energy vampires
• relationships
• psychology
• shame
• dissociation

Keywords

• energy vampires
• relationships
• psychology
• shame
• dissociation
• Interview With The Vampire
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Interview With The Vampire, Interview With The Vampire (1994)

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