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EPISODE · Oct 26, 2025 · 1 MIN

Apology Loop: A Poem About People-Pleasing, Trauma & Self-Worth

from Unspoken · host Kate

If “I’m sorry” slips out of your mouth before you even know you’ve said it — this episode is for you.Apology Loop is a spoken word piece about the survival habit of over-apologizing: the way we shrink ourselves to stay safe, make others comfortable, and disappear before we cause disappointment.This poem explores people-pleasing, shame, trauma responses, and the lifelong work of learning to take up space. It’s for anyone who grew up believing that being quiet, small, or “easy” was the only way to be loved.Listen if you’ve ever apologized for existing, for speaking, for needing, or for simply being human — and if you’re ready to practice saying something different.Copyright ©2025 Kate EarleyMusic: Chord Left by Agnes ObelWritten: October 21, 2025

If “I’m sorry” slips out of your mouth before you even know you’ve said it — this episode is for you.Apology Loop is a spoken word piece about the survival habit of over-apologizing: the way we shrink ourselves to stay safe, make others comfortable, and disappear before we cause disappointment.This poem explores people-pleasing, shame, trauma responses, and the lifelong work of learning to take up space. It’s for anyone who grew up believing that being quiet, small, or “easy” was the only way to be loved.Listen if you’ve ever apologized for existing, for speaking, for needing, or for simply being human — and if you’re ready to practice saying something different.Copyright ©2025 Kate EarleyMusic: Chord Left by Agnes ObelWritten: October 21, 2025

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