In this episode, Kate performs her spoken word poem Doorknob Confession, written after a therapy session where she found herself alone in the bathroom, vomiting quietly, afraid to ask for help.

This piece captures the embodied tension of trauma survivors—the way the body signals distress long before the mouth speaks it, and how social conditioning teaches us to smile, soften, and disappear rather than be “too much.”

Through layered imagery and visceral truth, Kate explores the relationship between emotional containment, fear of inconvenience, and the sacredness of what happens once the session ends and the door closes.

Themes: trauma recovery, therapy culture, somatic pain, emotional regulation, CPTSD, dissociation, neurodivergent masking, spoken word poetry, nervous system overwhelm

Copyright ©2025 Kate Earley

Music: Truman Sleeps by Philip Glass

Written: May 2, 2025