Alyse Bacine is a pioneering force in trauma healing and transformational breathwork. With 25 years of expertise and a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology, she bridges the worlds of clinical mental health and somatic healing through her revolutionary methodology, The Metamorphosis Method.
After a decade serving as a school counselor and implementing groundbreaking meditation programs, Alyse developed a unique approach combining cutting-edge trauma tools with advanced breathwork and energy healing. This methodology creates predictable, permanent transformation by addressing mind, body, and energy field simultaneously – something missing from both traditional therapy and somatic practices.
Featured in Oprah Magazine, Well and Good, and Nylon, her work has generated over seven figures in revenue and transformed hundreds of women's lives. The Metamorphosis Method stands apart as the only system effectively closing the gap between clinical expertise and somatic healing.
With certifications in Social Emotional Learning and Mindfulness Practices, plus extensive experience in both therapeutic and somatic modalities, Alyse has created a comprehensive approach that revolutionizes how women heal and grow.
Episode Overview
In this enlightening episode, Liz sits down with Alyse Bacine, a breathwork facilitator and trauma expert who’s been at the forefront of the breathwork movement since 2001—long before it hit the mainstream. Alyse shares her journey from discovering breathwork as a teenager to developing her own trauma healing methodology, which combines her background as a school counselor with her expertise as a healer.
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Key Topics Discussed
- Alyse’s Background:
- Early adoption and training in breathwork
- Over a decade as a school counselor (with a master's in counseling psychology)
- Integrating trauma healing and breathwork
- Her Unique Methodology:
- Pinpointing and addressing the “core wound” from childhood that resurfaces in adulthood
- A holistic approach that looks at how one core wound shows up in all areas of life (business, relationships, finances, etc.)
- The Power of Breathwork:
- Rise in popularity and the cultural shift towards alternative healing
- Risks of breathwork when practiced by untrained facilitators, especially regarding trauma
- Alyse’s goal to train practitioners to use breathwork ethically
- Recognizing & Healing Trauma:
- Understanding that many adult challenges trace back to unmet childhood needs
- Common types of core wounds: abandonment, mother wound, etc.
- How trauma from conception, birth, and early childhood can shape your worldview
- Parenting & Modeling:
- The importance of parents doing their own healing work
- Children as mirrors of the environment and parental influence
- Alyse’s perspective that kids don’t necessarily need to be in therapy if parents are growing and healing
- Processing Emotions:
- Why processing emotions is essential to true transformation
- Misconceptions about skipping the “feeling” part of healing
- How breathwork helps access the subconscious and process repressed feelings
Memorable Quotes
- Alyse:“I created my own trauma healing methodology to pinpoint what I call your core wound. It’s the one thing from your childhood that comes up and blocks your growth now.”
- On parenting:“Kids are simply just responding to their environment… when the parents change, the kids change.”
- On emotions:“Nothing can replace feeling your feelings. That’s the thing people avoid the most.”
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Resources Mentioned
- The concept of “core wounds”
- The impact of birth and early childhood experience on adult life
- Breathwork as a modality for trauma healing
Final Thoughts
This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in inner child healing, personal growth, or understanding the deeper roots of self-sabotage—especially for women and entrepreneurs wanting to break through their old patterns.
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