In this powerful spoken word poem, Beyond the Frame, Kate explores the impossible expectations placed on trauma survivors to keep their healing tidy, quiet, and contained. This episode dives deep into the messy, raw reality of recovery—the kind that refuses to fit inside the 50-minute therapy hour.

Beyond the Frame gives voice to those who have been told they are “too much,” who have starved their pain into silence only to be told they’re still not enough.

If you’ve ever felt like your trauma didn’t fit inside the systems designed to treat it, or like your story was too complicated to be heard, this poem is for you.

Copyright ©2025 Kate Earley

Music: Where is My Love by Micha Phillipp

Written: March 18, 2025