Katie Baker in the hot seat
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Katie Baker is a writer, trauma survivor, and advocate whose memoir, When The Universe Holds Your Hair Back, chronicles her journey from childhood abuse and addiction to healing and transformation. Her work now lives at the intersection of trauma healing, spiritual growth, and psychedelic integration. Blending lived experience with grounded, compassionate insight, Katie speaks to what it really takes to break cycles, face the past, and rebuild a life with intention. She helps others feel less alone—and more capable of reclaiming their story.
What happens when you look like you have it all together… but you’re quietly falling apart?
In this episode of Listen Bitch Presents: Tell Me Why You’re Special, Branden sits down with Katie Baker, a trauma survivor, author, and healing facilitator, to talk about the kind of pain people don’t see and the radical choices it sometimes takes to break cycles for good.
Katie opens up about her battle with addiction, childhood trauma, and the moment at 47 years old when everything came to the surface. From there, she made a decision most people are too afraid to even consider—fully committing to healing through therapy, integration work, and guided psychedelic experiences.
This conversation goes beyond the headlines around psychedelics and gets into the real work… the emotional processing, the accountability, and the courage it takes to face yourself without numbing out.
They also dive into motherhood, breaking generational trauma, rebuilding self-worth, and what it actually means to become a safe place for your own kids after surviving what you did.
If you’ve ever felt stuck in patterns you can’t seem to break, this episode will challenge you, stretch you, and remind you that healing is possible… but it requires honesty.