Reclaiming Consciousness
For many years, our consciousness has been hijacked by societal and cultural programming, religion, the media, and familial and ancestral trauma. Reclaiming Consciousness is a podcast dedicated to exploring how so many spectacular humans are waking up, exiting the matrix and fully reclaiming their consciousness. Your host, Alyse Bacine, is a mental health professional, spiritual mentor and breathwork practitioner who helps people rapidly clear trauma. In her work with clients, she sees the profound shifts that people are able to make in their lives when they stop following the regularly scheduled program and start living the life they were meant to live. In this show you’ll meet exceptional people who are paving the way in raising consciousness and creating a new way of living on this earth. This podcast is your roadmap to deprogramming from the matrix and contributing to creating the new earth.
Reclaiming Consciousness
Bewitched - Breaking the Spell After Spiritual Mentoring Goes Wrong - Robyn's Story
What if the person claiming to guide your spiritual awakening was actually casting a spell to keep you under their control? When coaching becomes cult-like, it’s not just unethical—it’s dangerous. We need to talk about this.
In the second episode of our "Bewitched" series, I sit down with Dr. Robyn McKay to dive even deeper into our shared experience with a toxic spiritual mentor—"Betty". This is not just another story about a bad coach. It’s a look behind the curtain at manipulative practices, coercive control, and outright abuse of power that too often hide behind the guise of spiritual mentoring.
We unpack how boundary violations, emotional manipulation, and trauma bonding created a confusion matrix that left us questioning our own sanity. Robyn shares her story of being subtly coerced into energetic agreements she didn’t fully understand, and how a simple request was actually the start of a much darker dynamic.
We expose the cult-like tactics used to create a high-control environment, where fear of retribution, public shaming, and gaslighting were commonplace. We shine a light on the psychodrama that unfolded, including bizarre retreats where we were starved, sleep-deprived, and encouraged to engage in spiritual warfare against imagined enemies.
If you think spiritual abuse is something that could never happen to you, think again. This conversation isn’t just about what we went through—it’s about helping you spot the red flags, trust your intuition, and break free from toxic dynamics.
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
(00:00) Intro
(00:52) In Today's Episode...Robyn McKay
(02:18) A Greater Healing For The Collective
(05:40) Special Offers
(07:51) Robyn's Background and Initial Experience with "Betty"
(14:29) The Power Differential and Boundary Issues
(19:03) Questioning Actions and Dual Relationships
(26:28) The Denver Retreat: The Spell
(35:08) Two Truths, One Lie
(40:13) The San Diego Retreat: Spiritual Warfare
(49:51) The Aftermath and Ethical Concerns
(52:35) Trauma Bonding and Realizations - Questioning the Benefits
(59:31) Santa Fe's Turning Point - The Charlatan
(01:17:36) The Croatia Retreat - Paranoia and Psychodrama
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CONTACT ROBYN
- drrobynmckay.com
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- Listen to her podcast She{ology}
- Or contact her directly at robyn@drrobynmckay.com
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- IG @alyse_breathes
- Visit alysebreathes.com
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