On this very personal episode of The Orphic, Alyssa shares her story of how she became addicted to adderall during graduate school, ultimately quitting the addiction in early 2022 to successfully finish her PhD without it. After grounding in, the episode begins with Alyssa and Mikayla discussing the recent PhD victory day (04:16). Alyssa then talks about her experience with shame around taking adderall (13:24) and the circumstances that led to extremely low confidence, spurring the addiction (28:15). At 41:36 she discusses how she finally realized this was an addiction during the pandemic, and the next few years of repeating unhealthy cycles. At 59:45 they talk about Alyssa's decision to stop taking adderall and the journey to recovery that followed. At 1:21:30, Alyssa shares how she turned things around after this difficult time to finally finish the PhD strong and sober. Don't forget to rate, subscribe, review and also find us on YouTube!

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In this episode, Mikayla and Alyssa talk about past lives and karma. They discuss a romantic past-life they had together in inner-earth and their current karmic connection. Mikayla also talks about her past life connections to her rescue dog, Osa. Don't forget to find us on YouTube and rate, review and subscribe!

In this episode Mikayla and Alyssa talk about some triggers that have been coming up recently and how they've navigated through them. They discuss moving emotions through the energy-body, open-heart living, and some new perspective gained from friends and mentors about compassion/inner child work. At 40:21 Alyssa talks about the scientific origins of Astrology in our interactions with neutrinos— nearly-massless particles produced in the center of the sun flowing through us at all times. Alyssa shares her perspective on the significance of background constellations in Astrology and they both discuss the grander implications of Astrological energy on the collective. Don’t forget to give us a rating and review!

In this week's episode of The Orphic, Alyssa and Mikayla dive into some Astrophysics, Quantum Physics, and the world of spirit guides. The episode begins with Alyssa talking about how Kundalini Yoga has completely turned her life around (5:58). Next up is some Astrophysics, where Alyssa describes the accelerated expansion of the universe, her thoughts on the Big Bang Theory and just how "unsolved" the field of Cosmology is (15:40). After that we get ~quantum~ and talk about the mind-blowing topic of Glitches in the Matrix and the Mandela effect (30:05). At 47:20 both Mikayla and Alyssa talk about spirit guides and why alien spirit guides also exist. At 1:06:00 Mikayla channels for Alyssa in real-time and we meet FOUR of Alyssa's spirit guides: Two human guides and two alien guides! This episode is a must-listen, keep those minds open and don't forget to also find us on YouTube and rate, review, and subscribe!

Welcome to the very first episode of The Orphic! In the premier episode, Alyssa and Mikayla start by introducing themselves and their individual backgrounds including how they came into spirituality and their intentions behind the podcast. After that, they get into how they met and a bit about their close friendship. Finally, they discuss the ascension of the planet and each dive into teasing some topics that will be featured on The Orphic in episodes to come. Please subscribe and rate wherever you listen, and watch us/subscribe on our YouTube channel!