Trigger warnings: sexual assault, abuse, and discussion of violence.

Episode 19 of Traumatically Speaking, 62 Million Men Part 1 rerun, is a re recording of an episode that Sloan felt could not stay up in its original form. After recognizing that key facts were misstated, important context was missing, and the conversation did not do justice to survivors, Sloan and Lex made the decision to revisit it and do it right.

In this updated episode, they take a deeper and more accurate look at a CNN investigation into what is often referred to as sleep content, where victims are filmed and assaulted while unconscious, frequently by their own partners. They also talk about Gisèle Pelicot, whose case helped bring attention to the issue and sparked broader awareness of how widespread and normalized this kind of violence can be.

Through the work of Saskya Vandoorne, also known here as Queen Sassy, Sloan and Lex unpack the darker corners of the internet where these behaviors are shared, encouraged, and too often dismissed. The conversation centers on the reality that this violence is happening within relationships, not outside of them, and why that makes it even more difficult to confront.

Before closing out part one, Sloan shares Zoe Watts story, bringing a human perspective to the broader discussion and grounding the episode in the real impact these experiences have on survivors.

This episode is a more thoughtful, informed, and intentional retelling of a conversation that deserved to be handled with care the first time.

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