Welcome back to The Summit Effect.

Funny enough, this episode drops on New Year’s Eve — a night basically synonymous with alcohol. So today, we’re diving straight into a question I get asked all the time… and one I personally wrestled with for years:

Can you drink alcohol and still be on a spiritual path?

Short answer?
For most people — yes.
But the why, the how, and the when matter more than almost anything else.

In this episode, we explore alcohol through both lenses — science and soul — without shame, labels, or spiritual superiority. We talk about when alcohol can coexist with intuition, when it absolutely can’t, and why the nervous system is the real gatekeeper of intuitive clarity.

This conversation might ruffle feathers. Sobriety is a powerful and necessary path for many — and I deeply respect it. But healing isn’t black and white, and spirituality isn’t a performance. This episode is about nuance, honesty, and learning to trust your own body instead of outsourcing your knowing.

The Summit Takeaway:

“Spirituality isn’t about perfection. It’s about presence. Alcohol doesn’t make you less spiritual — disconnection does. Your only job is to notice: does alcohol bring you closer to yourself… or further away today?”

You are a human living a human experience — grace is part of the path.

And the experience itself?
That’s the real teacher.

This is one of those conversations that doesn’t end when the episode does. Come continue it with me on Instagram @alannacrawford_ and let me know what landed for you.