Healing Childhood Trauma with Psychedelics & Courage | Katie Baker

Hey Friends, welcome back to Broken Beautiful Me 💜

This week’s conversation is raw, brave, and soul-shifting.

I sit down with Katie Baker—writer, advocate, and childhood abuse survivor—who has transformed her pain into profound purpose.

👉 From years of battling addiction, shame, and silence…

👉 To sitting in sacred ayahuasca ceremonies around the world…

👉 To writing her memoir When the Universe Holds Your Hair Back…

Katie shares how she reclaimed her voice, her body, and her spirit.

Her story is not just about surviving trauma—it’s about reclaiming agency, finding community, and daring to live fully.

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🔖 Episode Chapters

00:00 – Katie’s son says “Mom, it’s your turn to heal”

02:00 – Facing childhood trauma & breaking silence

09:00 – First experiences with psychedelics & ayahuasca

16:00 – Inside a sacred ceremony: intention, process & release

25:00 – Turning pain into advocacy and writing her memoir

32:00 – Healing family relationships across generations

46:00 – What society misunderstands about survivors

54:00 – Learning self-care and finding balance

01:01:00 – Katie’s legacy of hope for future survivors

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In this episode, we talk about:

• 🌱 The turning point when her son said: “Mom, it’s your turn to heal.”

• 🍃 How therapeutic psychedelics opened a path to transformation.

• 💔 What society still misunderstands about abuse and survivors.

• 💡 Why telling our stories breaks cycles of shame and secrecy.

• 🌍 How Katie is now helping others heal through writing, advocacy, and spiritual practice.

Katie’s honesty reminds us: every scar tells a story—and every story has the power to heal.

📖 Connect with Katie Baker

Website: peaceandfirehealing.com

Book: When the Universe Holds Your Hair Back (available on Amazon, Audible, Spotify)

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