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July 10, 2025 21 mins

In this powerful episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with writer and trauma survivor Katie Baker to explore her profound journey from silent suffering to deep healing. Katie shares the story behind her memoir When the Universe Holds Your Hair Back, a raw and honest recount of surviving childhood abuse, addiction, and emotional numbness. The conversation dives into the emotional terrain of therapeutic psychedelics, generational patterns of emotional suppression, and the fine line between victimhood and truth-telling. Katie reminds us that healing is messy but possible—and that surrender isn’t weakness, but strength in disguise.

About the Guest:Katie Baker is a trauma survivor, writer, and speaker whose memoir When the Universe Holds Your Hair Back reveals a deeply personal journey through abuse, addiction, and ultimately healing. She courageously shares how therapeutic psychedelics, emotional integration, and energy work helped her reclaim her worth and identity after decades of numbing and perfectionism. Katie is also the founder of Peace & Fire Healing, where she supports others on their path to emotional wholeness.

Key Takeaways:

  • Rock bottom moments often lead to radical breakthroughs.

  • Healing from trauma may require unconventional tools like psychedelics, used safely and with intention.

  • Emotional suppression, especially among mothers and women, is deeply ingrained—but it can be unlearned.

  • Resilience can look like surrender.

  • There’s a clear difference between giving up and letting go—healing requires the latter.

Connect with Katie Baker:Website: https://peaceandfirehealing.comBook: When the Universe Holds Your Hair Back – Available wherever books are sold.

 

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