In her past videos, Ives said, and specifically the ones made for her 2022 breakout album, “Janky Star,” she thought she looked “just so not there.” But merely thinking about the joy she exudes while battling those snowman stand-ins for her personal demons and insecurities is enough to make her choke up. “I literally could cry right now,” she said. “Because it’s crazy to see yourself being happy, when you’ve felt so disconnected from that.”