Trauma Bond with Theresa Bateman

The Healing Power of Pop: Trauma Bond with Emily Draznik

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

No Kings and No Uggos: Trauma Bond with DJ Mausner

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

Emotional Support Diagnosis: Trauma Bond with Amanda-Faye Jimenez

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

Social Media Has Become A Cosmic Horror: Trauma Bond with Steven Ray Morris

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.

Trauma Bond with Theresa Bateman: Special Minisode Announcement!

Heeey Trauma Bonders - tune in for a special announcement that our episode cadence will officially be switching to biweekly! We gotta keep up this good quality and not burn out but we'll be back to weekly as soon as we're able. Stay tuned! And tune in for next week's very special guest. Some might say they're...Podcast royalty :) We also wanna hear from you! Email us at traumabondpodpod@gmail.com [traumabondpodpod@gmail.com] with your trigger of the week or a story that would answer one of the questions we as on the pod and maybe we'll read it on air and give you a lil shout out!