No Trauma Bond is ever broken... but we will be taking a short break. Trauma Bond HQ will be out of office for the month of August! But don't fret, our next episode comes out on September 7th with a very special guest and it's another fun one, if you can believe.

In the meantime, be sure to follow us on IG and Tiktok @traumabondpodpod for the unhinged social content we'll be dishing out throughout the month, and maybe go back and re-listen to your favorite episodes :)

Hope you're all having a great Summer!

Have you ever wanted to call CPS on your SIMs family? Does trauma run in your family like your father's eyes? Did you gift your virginity unceremoniously on an air mattress? Then, with heartfelt condolences and congratulations, you found the perfect episode! Kylie Vincent left us deeply undone yet unashamed with her appearance on the pod. So turn down the tender and tap in to this conversation to get the answer to the burning question: are there some experiences too dark to laugh at?

Kylie Vincent is a Gen Z pope. She has created a cult following of gay sick people from her first solo show "Bird" that received 5 star reviews at Edinburgh Fringe. Her stand-up has been featured on Comedy Central as a part of their Stand-Up Featuring series with over 100,000 views, if anyone watches YouTube. Glamorously, Kylie was presented by the city of West Hollywood this year as their 2026 Artist Grant recipient. Her new hour, Lesion Lady has had a sold out run of shows first performed 18 days out of hospital, 47 days out of the hospital, and 120 days out of the hospital, and Hollywood Fringe.

CONTENT WARNING: Incest and childhood sexual abuse

It's time for a Bateman Cousin Lore drop! After a girlhood spent people pleasing, the effervescently intelligent Margo Bateman is here to throw down. Listen up as she excavates the beauty algorithm's relentless investment in making us feel less than (though we're still buying), the tragedy of feeling represented in The Remains of the Day, fond memories of a little thing called Shanksgiving, and how blanking out on her dad's final words of wisdom is a clear sign of ADHD. So stop taking financial advise from nepo babies, and get all your DIY improvements from Margo instead.

Margo Bateman writes, directs and performs comedy; Paints and makes cartoons. She's a long time student of Astrology and professional bartender. Eagles fan. Go Birds!🦅🏈 Find her everywhere online @Averagelover69

Gemini season may be dunzo, but we got a breath of fresh air (sign) coming through your speakers because Claire Luisa is in the house. In between bites of butter, this Trader Joe's bag lady breaks down the emotional toll of working at Disney World on 9/11, being a gay for guns, and the trench warfare of acting. Come for Claire's goofiness, and you'll fall in love with her expansive understanding of how denial is one hell of a drug. What was it that Steve Lacy said? Oh yeah, Gemini Rights.

Claire is a queer Filipino-American writer, standup, retired rapper, weird aunt, adhd goblin, Gemini, and lady in waiting to an elderly Chihuahua. You can follow her @claireluisabiz

Gimme, gimme, gimme, an episode with Emily Draznik. In this jam packed dish session the star of our hearts chats with Theresa about all the niche drama of Los Angeles, holiday season birthday trauma, and going head to head with Katy Perry in a trivia contest about…Katy Perry. We were lucky enough to pull this beloved scene girl off the dance floor and into the studio just for y'all. Engage and enjoy! You can follow Emily @emdrazqueen

Come one, come all to this entrancing episode featuring the impeccable DJ Mausner. Together, DJ and Theresa swim laps in the sea of movie studio cannibals, intersectionality of trans aliens, and how it feels to get a binder on the same day as your dads death certificate. Interested in tactics to thrive, not just survive? This one's for you.

D.J. Mausner is a standup, sketch, and improv comedian known for writing the WGA Award nominated film Prom Dates on Hulu. They perform regularly on UCB Harold team 'dance club remix' and have performed at Just For Laughs, where they won the Homegrown Comics competition. You may have seen them on HBO, Prime, and Dropout TV. You can follow them @djmausner

Esteemed writer and former meme creator Amanda-Faye Jimenez is on the pod to unpack all things queer aging. The stories start coming and they don't stop coming. What's it like to raw dog reality without medication? Or think that a sad Carl's Jr tattoo is a good idea? Curious about context? Then tune in now!

Amanda-Faye Jimenez is a writer and comedic performer born and raised in Los Angeles. She is mostly known for being a lesbian about town for truly decades and as a friend of all dogs. She is writing a memoir about failure, lip gloss, the 90s, and being an aging party girl on Dopamine Books, due out in 2027. You can follow her @failureprincess

With breath so bated, we lovingly present our episode with pod royalty himself, Steven Ray Morris! With his tender reflections, he guides Theresa through the end of the grindcore mindset, making plans as an adult, covid move ins, breakups, and the terror of our healthcare system. This one is for all those who are gentle hearted.

Steven Ray Morris is a Los Angeles-based podcast producer (formerly Ologies with Alie Ward and My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark). Host of See Jurassic Right (a podcast for curious adults), he has three beautiful cats named Ripley, Wendy, and Bidi Bidi Bom Bom.