In Season 2, Episode 23 of the Element Q Podcast, host TJ Woodward welcomes Roy Sciortino, LMFT, to explore the complex layers of trauma, attachment, and healing within the LGBTQ+ community. Together, they unpack transgenerational trauma—how secrecy, shame, and survival strategies formed in earlier generations continue to shape intimacy, identity, and relationships today. Royce offers moving reflections on queer history, internalized fear, and the ways marginalized communities have learned to protect themselves—often at the cost of authentic connection.

The conversation dives into attachment theory and how early experiences of parental rejection, gender policing, and societal stigma influence adult relationships. Both TJ and Royce vulnerably share personal stories of avoidant and anxious attachment, early sexual experiences marked by secre ...