After the Fire: Rupture and Repair – a Virtual Group
After the Fire is a virtual group offered by Curando with the support of Kalamazoo Therapy Group.
Betrayal, whether through infidelity, secrecy, or broken trust, can feel like a wildfire in our closest relationships. What once felt safe no longer does. Familiar landmarks disappear. In the aftermath, many people feel quietly pressured to fix it fast, forgive prematurely, or decide the future before their nervous system has stabilized and a truthful path forward can even be made.
After the Fire is a virtual group for people navigating the aftermath of a break of trust. Drawing on ecological succession – the process by which ecosystems recover after wildfires- this group offers a compassionate framework for healing. Participants are invited to slow down and examine what truly changed after the rupture, in order to craft a loving path for the future. Through guided reflection & gentle dialogue, participants learn to distinguish early stabilization from deeper intimacy, and to release unrealistic expectations about “going back to how things were.”
This offering is ideal for:
- People navigating infidelity, secrecy, emotional betrayal, or trust rupture.
- It is for those seeking a non-pathologizing, ecological lens for understanding rupture.
- It supports partners learning to distinguish stabilization from intimacy.
- People wanting to normalize slow and nonlinear healing.
- Those exploring the conditions necessary for relational regeneration.
- Partners who want to make informed, consent-based decisions about repair or separation.
This is not a forgiveness workshop. There is no pressure to reconcile, no moral hierarchy between staying and leaving, and no expectation to return to closeness before safety exists. Instead, this work centers expansiveness and truth.
If this resonates, or if you have been searching for a way to understand relational devastation without rushing through the process, I would be honored to work with you.
Details & registration:
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- Facilitated by Alessandra Santos-Pye
- Tuesdays & Thursdays in April via ZOOM
- 6-8 PM, EST
- 8 gatherings total
- $350 per participant
- Registration deadline: February 26th
- Workbook included
About the Facilitator
Alessandra Santos Pye, or Ally Pye (she/her/hers) is a psychotherapist, psychedelic assisted therapist, ceremonialist, educator, facilitator, consultant, artist, reiki practitioner, and budding herbalist. Her clinical approach and facilitation offerings center relational dynamics rooted in liberatory, restorative, and revolutionary processes. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, original territory of the Tupi Guarani, her identity is multifaceted by Indigenous, West African, and European culture and ancestry. The interlacing of spiritual syncretism, art, and animism continue to shape Alessandra’s trajectory on personal and professional levels.
*Curando* is the current iteration of Alessandra’s therapeutic work, offering full spectrum Psychedelic Assisted Therapy designed to support and inspire the unfolding of both personal and collective narratives, in pursuit of a just and sustainable future. Ally has earned many post-graduate certificates in psychedelic studies, including Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Certificates from the Center for Psychedelic Studies and Research at the California Institute of Integral Sciences and the Naropa Center for Psychedelic Studies and has served leading psychedelic institutions as facilitator and lead educator in the past several years.
At Curando, Alessandra also offers decolonized group & family psychotherapy sessions including healing modalities supporting the physical, energetic, emotional & spiritual well-being of her clients. Clinicians, facilitators, community leaders/organizations often reach out to Ally seeking supervision, mentorship, mediation, and transformative team building sessions and workshops.
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