Trigger warnings: childhood trauma, parenting, OCD, and mental health.

Episode 14 of Traumatically Speaking flips the script as Sloan steps into the interviewer seat and puts Lex in the hot seat for a conversation about parenting, healing, and what it actually looks like to break cycles in real time. This episode centers on Lex’s experience as a parent and the intentional choices she makes every day to not become the people who raised her.

They talk openly about what it means to raise kids while still actively healing your own inner child, and how those two things often collide in ways no one really prepares you for. Lex shares how her OCD shows up in her parenting, the ways it challenges her, and how she navigates those moments without passing down the same patterns she grew up with.

Throughout the episode, Sloan and Lex unpack the pressure of trying to do it right when you did not have a healthy example to follow, and the reality that healing does not happen before parenthood. It happens alongside it. They also read a trauma dump from a Chaos Cousin that adds another layer to the conversation, reminding listeners just how deep these cycles can run.

It is honest, self aware, and a look at what it means to parent differently while still being human, because breaking generational patterns is not about perfection. It is about showing up, taking accountability, and choosing something better over and over again.

Want a chance to have your story shared on the pod?

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Remember: write it like a story — bullet points don’t flow — and send it as a .pdf if ya nasty.

We support and encourage therapy. If you are looking for a licensed therapist visit:

https://https//www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists

We are not here to heal you, just to keep you company between sessions.

okay love you bye,

Sloan & Lex

Trigger warnings: chronic illness, medical gaslighting, reproductive health, and discussion of systemic barriers to care.

Episode 13 of Traumatically Speaking continues the conversation as Sloan and Lex dive into part two of their endometriosis series, picking up where things left off and getting even more real about what happens after you start searching for answers. Sloan finishes sharing her story, bringing listeners deeper into the lived reality of navigating pain that never fully lets up, and what it means to exist in a body that is constantly asking to be taken seriously.

This episode shifts focus into the systems that are supposed to help but often make things worse. From insurance companies labeling necessary procedures as “exploratory” to delays that stretch suffering out for years, Sloan and Lex unpack how access to care is often determined by red tape instead of need. They talk about the emotional and financial toll of fighting to be approved for treatment, and how exhausting it is to have to prove your pain over and over again just to receive basic care.

Beyond the physical, they get into the psychological weight of chronic pain, especially when it becomes so constant that it starts to shape your identity. When pain becomes your baseline, it changes the way you move through the world, the way you advocate for yourself, and the way you see your own body. They explore what it means to unlearn the normalization of suffering and how difficult it can be to trust yourself after years of being dismissed.

Between personal experiences, statistics, and the kind of dark humor that makes heavy things feel a little lighter, they break down just how many people are affected by endometriosis and why awareness still is not enough. This episode is a reminder that your pain is real, your experience is valid, and you deserve care that does not require you to fight this hard to receive it.

Want a chance to have your story shared on the pod?

Email us: ⁠⁠traumaticallyspeaking@gmail.com⁠⁠

Remember: write it like a story — bullet points don’t flow — and send it as a .pdf if ya nasty.

We support and encourage therapy. If you are looking for a licensed therapist visit:

https://https//www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists

We are not here to heal you, just to keep you company between sessions.

okay love you bye,

Sloan & Lex

Trigger warnings: chronic illness, medical gaslighting, and discussion of reproductive health.

Episode 12 of Traumatically Speaking shifts the chaos into the medical system as Sloan and Lex talk about something that has shaped both of their lives: endometriosis. In honor of Endometriosis Awareness Month, this is part one of a conversation about what it’s like living with a condition that affects millions of female-bodied people while somehow still being wildly misunderstood, underdiagnosed, and frequently dismissed by the very people meant to treat it.

In this episode, Sloan and Lex share pieces of their own stories — the symptoms that were minimized, the years spent wondering if the pain was “normal,” and the exhausting reality of trying to advocate for yourself in rooms where your pain is treated more like a personality trait than a medical condition. Along the way, they unpack the uncomfortable overlap between childhood trauma and medical gaslighting, and how growing up in environments where your reality was denied can make it dangerously easy to internalize the same dismissal from doctors later in life.

Between personal stories, statistics, and the kind of dark humor that makes unbearable things slightly more survivable, they break down what endometriosis actually is, the symptoms many people are told to ignore, and why it can take years — sometimes nearly a decade — for people to finally receive a diagnosis.

It’s educational, it’s personal, and it’s a reminder that sometimes the hardest part of being sick isn’t the illness — it’s convincing someone to believe you.

Want a chance to have your story shared on the pod?

Email us: ⁠⁠traumaticallyspeaking@gmail.com⁠⁠

Remember: write it like a story — bullet points don’t flow — and send it as a .pdf if ya nasty.

We support and encourage therapy. If you are looking for a licensed therapist visit:

https://https//www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists

We are not here to heal you, just to keep you company between sessions.

okay love you bye,

Sloan & Lex