Trauma Dump: Coming Out, Oversharing & How We Fell in Love

In this episode of The Stories We Leave You, Julie and Ryann take a deeper dive into their origin story — from awkward early impressions to becoming best friends, falling in love, and navigating a relationship that didn’t exactly start the “traditional” way. What begins with humor (yes… including fart stories) quickly turns into a real, unfiltered conversation about how they met, what they first thought of each other, and how their connection grew over time. This episode blends humor with vulnerability as they reflect on the early days of their relationship and the moments that shaped everything that followed.

They open up about coming out, identity, and what it felt like to share deeply personal truths for the first time — including Julie’s experience growing up with a father struggling with drug addiction and incarceration. Ryann shares what it was like hearing those stories from a completely different upbringing, highlighting the contrast between their backgrounds and how that built a deeper level of trust and connection. The episode also touches on navigating sexuality, internal conflict, and the emotional complexity of falling in love while already in a relationship, offering an honest look at choices, growth, and what it takes to move forward.

Throughout the episode, Julie and Ryann reflect on how their relationship was built on friendship first — something they believe is the foundation of what has helped them last nearly two decades. From college days and shared apartments to building a life, raising kids, and evolving identities, this conversation captures the messy, imperfect, and deeply human reality of love, relationships, and becoming who you are.

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