September 15, 2025 · 39 min · Season 2 · Episode 36
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,...