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