Trigger Warnings: Suicidal ideation, depression.

Episode 39: To Be Continued…

We said we'd keep it real with you, so here it is.

In this episode of Traumatically Speaking, Sloan and Lex sit down with the Chaos Cousins to explain why we've been missing. The last couple of months have been hard on our mental health, and this episode is an honest conversation about depression, suicidal ideation, and what it's like to hit a wall you can't joke your way over. We're not wrapping it up neatly, because it isn't neat. We're just telling you the truth.

We're also telling you that we're going on hiatus until January 2027. We're taking the time to rest, get support, and come back better instead of half-showing up. We're hoping to be back in January and ready to keep this thing going.

We love you, Chaos Cousins. The care, patience, and love you've kept showing us through all of this means more than we can say. Thank you for sticking around.

If you're struggling, you don't have to wait it out alone:

• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, 24/7: call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org
• Crisis Text Line, 24/7: text HOME to 741741
• The Trevor Project, for LGBTQ+ young people, 24/7: 1-866-488-7386, or text 678-678

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Dark Humor Is Always Included.

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://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

Hi, Chaos Cousins. We owe you an apology.

There was no new episode last Tuesday, and we didn't tell you that until now. This month has been rough on the mental health front, and we just didn't have it in us to record. That's the honest reason. It's not an excuse for leaving you hanging like our mom did. Apparently this is “The Apple Didn't Fall Far From the Tree” month. We're working on it, and we're sorry.

While we get ourselves back together, we're bringing back one of your favorites. This week is a relisten of Episode 9: The FAQs We Give, which first dropped on February 24, 2026. In it, Sloan and Lex answer the questions you sent in, so this is really your episode anyway.

Thank you for sticking with us, for giving us grace, and for being the kind of community that makes it okay to say "this month kicked our ass." We love you, and we'll be back soon.

Listen, follow, and subscribe to Traumatically Speaking:
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All other links: https://beacons.ai/traumaticallyspeaking

Dark Humor Is Always Included.

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://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: Domestic violence, emotional and psychological abuse, pregnancy loss, infidelity, and substance abuse.

Episode 37: From Sloan's Archives: I Do, I Did, I'm Done

Fair warning: the joke at the top of this one about getting left didn't age well.

This week on Traumatically Speaking, we're pulling something from Sloan's archives. In 2023, Sloan filmed a get ready with me video for her YouTube channel, and while she did her makeup, she talked about her experience with domestic violence while married to her ex-wife. Now it's on the pod. Last episode, we talked about how abuse in queer relationships gets missed, minimized, and dismissed. This time, it's one survivor's story in her own words, about a same-sex marriage that looked like a love story from the outside and felt very different from the inside.

Some things have changed since this was recorded. The story hasn't.

Resources:

• National Domestic Violence Hotline, 24/7: 1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788, thehotline.org
• The Network/La Red, 24-hour hotline for LGBTQ+ survivors of partner abuse (English and Spanish): 800-832-1901, tnlr.org
• The Trevor Project, for LGBTQ+ young people, 24/7: 1-866-488-7386, or text 678-678
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988

Listen, follow, and subscribe to Traumatically Speaking:
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@traumaticallyspeaking
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@traumaticallyspeaking
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traumaticallyspeaking
All other links: https://beacons.ai/traumaticallyspeaking

Dark Humor Is Always Included.

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://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