Ep.26 — Alanna | The Secret That Changed Everything

What happens when science meets surrender?

In this powerful conversation, past Awakening to Life guest Alanna shares her journey from psychedelic neuroscience researcher to spiritual seeker — and the transformation that unfolded when she finally followed the quiet call within.

Alanna had studied the mechanisms of psilocybin in the lab. But it wasn’t research that brought her to Enfold — it was intuition. After years of being “functional but not fulfilled,” a perfectly timed conversation and a sense of inner readiness aligned. What followed was a full-body release, a reconnection to self, and a knowing that “this will benefit me for the rest of my life.”

This episode is for anyone trying to think their way into healing — and ready to feel instead.

In This Episode, We Explore:

• Why Alanna — a trained psychedelic scientist — chose to experience 5-MeO-DMT
• The tension between logic and intuition, and how she learned to trust the latter
• Her perspective on neurogenesis, trauma, and psychedelic healing
• What it felt like to let go of years of suppressed emotion
• How the integration journey continues to unfold months later
• Why even researchers need to be held, guided, and reminded they are safe

💬 Favorite Quote:

“It feels like I got rid of so much I’d been holding — and it’s benefited every aspect of my life.”