555. How Quitting Alcohol Changed My Life + Perpetuated Spiritual Growth

Almost 30

Krista Williams & Lindsey Simcik

Alternative Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.5 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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In this episode, Krista shares her journey with alcohol consumption, and why she stopped drinking alcohol during her spiritual awakening when she was 26 years old. She also dives into what she noticed about herself, others and the world while she was still drinking versus what she noticed when she adopted a sober-living lifestyle. Krista shares her heart—how she yearned for more than just surface-level conversations, as well as how we should be thoughtful and truthful with ourselves about how we’re spending our time when we want to pursue our dreams and live a life we love. We also talk about: Awakening moments in our life Negative perceptions of being wasted Struggles of anxiety and depression from a young age Familiarity with suicidal ideatations The experience of a spiritual awakening Drinking to fit in Benefits of not drinking alcohol Bacteria degeneration of food from alcohol Resources: Episode 206: Sober Curious: A New Way to Think About Our Relationship with Alcohol with Ruby Warrington Episode 521: Rich Roll Makes His Process Public: Purpose, Sobriety and Partnership Join our community: almost30.com/membership facebook.com/Almost30podcast/groups Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: almost30.com/disclaimer. Find more to love at almost30.com! Almost 30 is edited by Crate Media. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to almost 30 podcast. My name is Krista Williams and I am so glad
0:13.9	you're here for this solo episode. We're mixing it up a little bit, where we are just
0:18.8	jumping right into the solo to the content. But if you're new to almost 30, welcome.
0:25.1	We've been around for about six years. We've grown this community and this brand and this
0:30.6	business from the ground up myself and my best friend Lindsey Simpsick. And we are all about
0:36.4	supporting you in your evolution through any transition in your life. We want to be there.
0:41.0	We want to be there to provide you the resources, the support, the insight, the laughs, the conversations,
0:48.2	whatever you need. You don't need to be 30 or almost 30 to listen. You can be whoever
0:54.7	you are, wherever you are. And in whatever phase of life that you are to listen, you can find
1:02.3	more at almost 30.com, almost 30 podcast on Instagram. We are on TikTok. We are
1:08.7	TikToking our favorite quotes and guests and moments of the podcast at almost 30 podcast
1:15.8	on TikTok. And you can find me on Instagram at its Krista, its ITS KRI STA. So today's
1:24.2	episode has been inspired by a conversation I've been having with our community about drinking,
1:31.6	about alcohol, the consumption of alcohol and the effects of alcohol on our bodies, on our
1:39.4	physical bodies, you know, these physical vehicles that we have in this lifetime. And then
1:44.9	the spiritual effects of alcohol. And in this conversation, I wanted to talk a little
1:49.3	bit about my journey with alcohol, why I stopped drinking alcohol during my spiritual awakening
1:56.0	when I was 26. Some of the things that I noticed before I stopped drinking about myself,
2:03.1	about others, about the world. And then some of the things that I noticed when I stopped
2:09.8	drinking, all the benefits that I saw, all the things that felt different for me. And
2:15.3	I want to talk a little bit about the spiritual effects of alcohol and what we can notice or
2:19.3	what I've observed over time, especially as I've stepped more into my role as a spiritual
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