Almost Awakened
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Clinical Perspective On Spirituality & Psychedelics: AA: 158
Today on the Almost Awakened Podcast Bill sits down with Licensed Professional Counselor and Author Sarah Westbrook to discuss the intersection of Psychedelics & Spirituality […]
How to Stop People Pleasing with Sara Fisk: AA: 157
While being kind and thoughtful others are traits that are correlated with thriving relationships, when they dominate to the detriment of our own needs, wants, […]
Internal Family systems – Therapy Talking To Your Parts: Almost Awakened: 156
One of the big modalities currently in therapeutic practices is “Internal Family Systems” or “IFS” and the idea that the core you can learn to […]
What Can We Say About the Nature Of Reality – Part 2: AA: 155
Bill Reel and Gabe go for round 2 of looking at the nature of reality. They look at various models of seeing the world, check […]
What Can We Say About the Nature Of Reality: Almost Awakened: 154
Bill Reel and Gabe take a long look at the nature of reality.  They look at various models of seeing the world, check in on […]
7 Kinds of Atheism & 7 New Religions: AA: 153
What are the 7 variations of atheism and the 7 new religions on the rise. Based on two books – The Seven Types of Atheism […]
Almost Awakened: 152: Transhumanism – A New Religion?
Hartley and Reel sit down with Lincoln Cannon to discuss Transhumanism and to evaluate if it could, in fact, become a new religion. RESOURCES: https://lincoln.metacannon.net/
Nihilism, Anti-Natalism, and the Dark Arts w/ Matt Hershberger: Almost Awakened: 151
today we talk with TikTok sensation Matt Hershberger, whose interests lie in Nihilism, Anti-Natalism, and the Dark Arts. resources:https://betterstrangers.substack.com/https://www.tiktok.com/@betterstrangersbooks
Top 10 Changes That Lead To Better Human Societies: Almost Awakened: 150
Hundreds of thousands of years, maybe millions, and this is the furthest we have come in creating a healthy world of Humans. War, genocide, starvation, […]
How To Recognize Cult Mind Control: Almost Awakened: 149
We sit down with Jonathon Streeter, founder of the Blog and Youtube Channel “Thoughts On Things And Stuff” to discuss the manipulative tactics of High […]
Almost Awakened: 148: Sexual Abuse In The Zen Buddhist Community
In This Week’s episode of the Almost Awakened Podcast, Hartley and Reel peek behind the curtain of Zen Buddhism to discuss the rampant sexual misconduct […]
Almost Awakened: 147: Maslow’s Unpublished Work – Self Transcendence
Abraham Maslow’s pyramidal “Hierarchy of Needs” model is a highly-influential way of organizing human needs from the most “basic” to the most advanced. Maslow’s argument […]
Almost Awakened: 146: A Magical Conversation With An Atheist Witch
Hartley and Reel sit down TikTok Sensation Jordan The Grey Witch, an Atheist Witch to discuss what it even means in 2023 to be a […]
Almost Awakened: 145: Lisa Miller: Spirituality and Awakeness
Today we sit down with Dr. Lisa Miller author of “The Awakened Brain” and “The Spiritual Child”. The discussion centers around spirituality and awakeness and […]
Almost Awakened: 144: Revisiting the Four Agreements For The Very First Time
Hartley and Reel take on a conversation around the book “The Four Agreements” by Miguel Ruiz. Reel has read the book 4 times but Hartley […]
Almost Awakened: 143: Religion – 10 Reasons to Leave & 10 Reasons To Stay
Brian McLaren has proposed 10 reasons to stay inside Religion and 10 reasons to leave Religion. Hartley and Reel dive into this list and share […]
Almost Awakened 142: Gen Z Spirituality Program – Modern Options For Teens
Britt runs solo this week exploring a course for Teens she has created. The conversation will delve into what that course looks like and who […]
Almost Awakened: 141: How Consciousness Feels About Trauma
Bill will be flying solo today (Britt had step away from this week’s episode due to an unexpected event). and discussing a couple of thoughts […]
Almost Awakened: 140: The 5 Big Personality Traits
The 5 Big Personality Traits are openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. Everyone of us at any given moment fall somewhere on a spectrum within […]
Almost Awakened: 139: Beyond God and Religion
Hartley and Reel sit down with “Faith Transition Coach” Kyle Bishop to discuss the process of deconstruction and what lies beyond God and Religion? RESOURCES:https://www.beyondgodandreligion.com/
Almost Awakened: 138: Thoughts on The Psychology Of Stutz
Hartley and Reel welcome back Jana Spangler as their guest to discuss the Netflix Program “Stutz”. Stutz features Jonah Hill’s conversation with his friend and […]
Almost Awakened: 137: “Isms” – What Isms Make Sense to You?
An ISM is defined as “a distinctive doctrine, cause, or theory”. And in this week’s episode we explore just that. Everything from Theism to Nihilism […]
Almost Awakened: 135: Do We have Free Will with David Lawrence
Hartley and Reel sit down with Author David Lawrence to explore Free Will. Do we have Free Will? Are we the one’s in control of […]
Almost Awakened: 134: Conscious Stories With Andrew Newman
Hartley & Reel sit down with renowned children’s author Andrew Newman to discuss his series “Conscious Stories” Each book seeks to help children grasp the […]
Almost Awakened: 133: Faith After Doubt Part 3
Hartley and Reel once again invite Jana Spangler and Anthony Miller on to dive deep into the idea of Doubt. This is the Third and […]
Almost Awakened: 132: Sound Therapy with Jess Foutz
Today Bill sits down with his good friend and past guest Jess Foutz to discuss her work in Sound Therapy. Sound therapy is the practice […]
Almost Awakened: 131: Jesus As A Wisdom Teacher – Christmas Special
Hartley and Reel decide to celebrate the Christmas Season by diving into their favorite stories that surround Christ. In spite of not holding a literal […]
Almost Awakened: 130: Spiritual Atheism with Nick Jankel
Spiritual Atheist is a ground-breaking ‘philosophical memoir’ that draws on the author’s knowledge of cutting-edge neuroscience, physics, and psychology; his insights into wisdom traditions like […]
Almost Awakened: 129: Faith After Doubt Part 2
Britt & Bill once again invite Jana Spangler and Anthony Miller on to dive deep into the idea of Doubt. This is the second of […]
Almost Awakened: 128: Human Biases
Most of us believe inside our mind that we are being objective, fair, and reasonable. And at the same time we sort of grasp we […]
Almost Awakened 127: Chiron and the Wounded Healer
A dive into Greek Mythology and archetype for this episode. Chiron was the wisest of all centaurs, who can teach a lot about our wounds. […]
Almost Awakened: 126: Thomas Jay Oord – Open & Relational Theology – A Modern View Of God
Hartley and Reel sit down with Theologian and Philosopher Thomas Jay Oord to discuss Theology. Namely how Religion helps us connect with our inner and […]
Almost Awakened: 125: Faith After Doubt Part 1
Britt & Bill once again invite Jana Spangler and Anthony Miller on to dive deep into the idea of Doubt. Using Brian McLaren’s book “Faith […]
Almost Awakened: 124: Navigating Difficult Conversations
On this weeks episode Bill and Britt discuss How to have “Difficult Conversations”. When a Hard Disagreement occurs, often our Egos get in the way […]
Almost Awakened: 123: The B.I.T.E. Model – How Mind Control Works
Often when we hear “Brainwashing” or “Mind Control” it feels weird or a little science fiction to us. In reality, mind control refers to a […]
Almost Awakened: 122: Privilege & Broken Systems – And The Invitation to Wake Up
Bill runs solo today and decides to talk about Privilege. How privilege permits a person or group of people to redistribute negatively felt experiences or […]
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Almost Awakened: 121: Dangerous Ideas
Britt and Bill explore the concept of “Dangerous Ideas”. Ideas that have the potential to turn our world upside down or to cause disruption to […]
Almost Awakened: 120: Who is Gen Z
This Week Britt & Bill take a look as various data including the Pew Research Data and try to extrapolate some of the shifts away […]
Almost Awakened: 119: Contemplation Tree
The Tree of Contemplative Practices illustrates some of the many contemplative practices used in education and secular organizations. In this Episode Britt & Bill walk […]
Almost Awakened: 118: Attachment Styles
Bill and Britt Discuss the four Attachment styles. What are the Attachment Styles. What leads to someone displaying said style. What is healthy and unhealthy […]
Almost Awakened: 117: Jared Anderson – What is Religious Humanism
Religious Humanism seeks to heal the world through religion done better. It uses the cultural technology of religion to foster individual and collective thriving, and […]
Almost Awakened: 116: Spiritual Bypassing
Britt & Bill tackle Spiritual Bypassing on todays episode. Spiritual bypassing describes a tendency to use spiritual explanations to avoid complex psychological issues. Rather than […]
Almost Awakened: 115: Morality and Ethics Post Religion Pt 2
We pick up from last week’s episode and continue the conversation here in Part 2. Where does morality come from and how best might we […]
Almost Awakened: 114: Good Without God – Redefining Morality Post Deconstruction
In this Episode Britt and Bill tackle a question that often comes up. If you leave religion how will you know right from wrong and […]
Almost Awakened: 113: Deconstructing Religion
We sit down with Mike Bahr who deconstructed his religious system later in life. We discuss what all is involved in deconstruction. The letting go […]
Almost Awakened: 112: The Invention & Evolution Of The Word Of God
Britt and Bill pick up off last week’s conversation where they discussed the benefits of a religious narrative and religious community when one is faced […]
Almost Awakened: 111: Religion & Post-Religion In Times Of Trauma
Britt comes back to update us on her life and to expound with Bill on the idea of how Religion helps us to deal with […]
Almost Awakened: 108: Spirituality in Trauma and Britt’s Farewell
Britt shares an update on her family situation and thoughts about spirituality in trauma after religion. To help Britt, her daughter and their family please […]
Almost Awakened: 107: Separating Spirituality From Woo
Britt and Bill take a look at spiritual practices on the edges of society. Tarot, Necromancy, Divination, Crystals, Clairvoyance, Reiki, and many others. What is […]