Ep 36. The Cacao Cacophony: Full Episode Release

About this episode

Casey Conroy shares her unfiltered experience of a breathwork retreat that went awry, highlighting issues within the wellness culture.

Re-released in full: my unfiltered story of breathwork gone bad, and what it says about the culture of wellness. A lot of folks told me this one really hit home, so I’m bringing it out into the world in full. Now, I adore cacao. I drink it often, and I respect its nourishing, heart-opening qualities. But this is the story of a breathwork retreat that unravelled from "healing" into the utterly unhinged - sensory overload, unsafe practices, a roomful of people desperate to feel something,...

Topics covered

• cacao
• breathwork
• wellness culture
• healing practices

Keywords

• sensory overload
• unsafe practices
• cacao benefits

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Products: cacao

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