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The Light In Me – A Soundtrack for Starting Over

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Curated with purpose, heart, and a little rebellion.

This isn’t just a playlist—it’s the sound of transition. A mix of anthems, heartbreakers, quiet revelations, and bold declarations that helped me navigate the space between who I was and who I’m becoming. Each song holds a piece of this journey: the release, the resistance, the clarity, the calling.

PART 1: The Stirring – Feeling the Shift

  • Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well
    A gentle reminder that you can outgrow things—and that’s okay. Growth begins in stillness.
  • Lizzy McAlpine – Reckless Driving
    That in-between space where you know something’s changing, but you’re not quite sure where it’s going.
  • Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo – Defying Gravity
    A reclaiming of self. A refusal to be held back.
  • Taylor Swift – The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived
    Letting the hurt be known, even when you’re the one choosing to walk away.
  • Taylor Swift – So Long, London
    A mournful goodbye to a version of life that once felt like home.

PART 2: The Leap – Running Toward the Unknown

  • Glass Animals – On the Run
    The pulse of escape and excitement—running toward something, not away.
  • Orville Peck – Let Me Drown
    A moody reckoning. Leaning into emotion without needing to be rescued.
  • Taylor Swift – Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?
    Confidence reborn in defiance. You are not to be underestimated.
  • Britney Spears – Passenger
    Surrendering control and trusting the road ahead.
  • Walk the Moon – Surrender
    Not defeat, but release.

PART 3: The Reckoning – Rebuilding in the Unknown

  • Labrinth – The Feels
    Sensory overload—joy, anxiety, awe. Everything, all at once.
  • Kelly Clarkson – I Won’t Give Up
    That quiet promise you make to yourself, when no one else is listening.
  • Adele – I Drink Wine
    Processing life with brutal honesty and a glass in hand.
  • Alanis Morissette – Diagnosis
    Naming the things you’ve struggled to say out loud.
  • Birdy – Wings
    Grief meets beauty. The moment you realize you’re still capable of flight.
  • Bishop Briggs – Champion
    The comeback begins.

PART 4: The Becoming – Finding Your Fire Again

  • Bleachers – Don’t Take the Money
    A chaotic, cinematic anthem of self-worth.
  • The Chicks – Not Ready to Make Nice
    When healing doesn’t mean silence.
  • Christine and the Queens – Tilted
    Owning your quirk, your queerness, your power.
  • Demi Lovato & Noah Cyrus – Easy
    The ache of starting over—and the freedom in it.
  • Rina Sawayama & Elton John – Chosen Family
    A love letter to those who truly see you.

PART 5: The Rise – Light, Loud and Unapologetic

  • Zoe Wees – Control
    Vulnerability is strength. This is your power.
  • Imagine Dragons – Birds
    Parting ways and trusting the sky.
  • Judah & The Lion – Why Did You Run?
    The questions we ask when we start telling our story aloud.
  • Kelly Clarkson – Breakaway
    Classic. Literal. Necessary.
  • Lady Gaga – Million Reasons
    The war between staying and stepping forward.
  • Lil Nas X – Life After Salem
    Raw, honest, powerful. Queer rage and rebirth.
  • Panic! At the Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It
    A wink and a win.
  • Selena Gomez – Lose You to Love Me
    A ballad of self-redemption.
  • Shinedown – Daylight
    The first full breath in a long time.
  • Taylor Swift – Mad Woman
    Because anger has its place—and so does your voice.