Steven McBee Jr. Opens Up About Healing and Moving Forward After Messy Split

When a relationship you thought would lead to forever collapses in front of millions, healing doesn’t happen overnight—and Steven McBee Jr. isn’t pretending it does. The *McBee Dynasty* star sat down to discuss where things stand with ex Allie Eklund following their public breakup last April, and his answer is refreshingly honest: they’re not in contact, and he’s doing the work to figure out why he ended up here in the first place.

The split itself was messy. What started as infidelity accusations at Stagecoach festival exploded into a social media battle that pulled in his ex Calah Jackson, screenshots, denials, and all the messiness that comes with airing relationship drama online. But instead of doubling down or disappearing, the 31-year-old reality TV personality made a choice to actually address his patterns. He checked into a six-day trauma retreat near San Diego, then another three-day retreat in Oregon, each one targeting different layers of what he admits are deep-seated issues. The first tackled emotional triggers and childhood trauma. The second focused on breathwork and emotional regulation—which, yes, included yoga, something he’s still processing the benefits of.

What’s striking here is the self-awareness. McBee doesn’t blame Eklund for the breakup or lean into victimhood. Instead, he acknowledges the specific wound that gets triggered: betrayal. It’s something he carried from his childhood, and when that button got pushed in the relationship, he admits it sent him down a familiar destructive path. That’s not an excuse—it’s context, and there’s a meaningful difference. He’s been consistent with therapy since the retreats ended, built a daily practice around journaling, grounding, and meditation, and most importantly, isn’t trying to jump back into dating. He’s pouring into his family, the family business, and himself.

The timing of this conversation is deliberate, too. Season 3 of *The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys* just premiered on Tuesday, June 16, which means viewers are about to watch his relationship with Eklund play out on screen—the engagement conversations, the long-term planning, all the moments that came before everything fell apart. For McBee, that’s going to be tough to watch, and he’s honest about it. But he’s also grounded enough to know that full closure probably doesn’t exist, and that’s okay. What matters is what he does next.

The family business—McBeeFarms.com, where fans can order meat boxes and merchandise—continues, the fan support has been overwhelming, and the work continues quietly, without the Instagram theatrics. That’s the real story here. Not the scandal or the spectacle, but a man deciding that his healing matters more than his image.