Almost Awakened
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Almost Awakened: 055: Bill Reel & Glenn Ostlund – The Path to Surrender Part 1
Glenn and Bill tackle an audio series created by Michael Singer, author of the untethered soul, and use it as a springboard for their own […]
Almost Awakened: 054: Glenn Ostlund – Bathing With God
Today I sit down with my friend Glenn Ostlund author of the book “Bathing with God“. Glenn and I both were deep believers in a […]
Almost Awakened: 053: Phil McLemore – Wisdom Conversation
Bill and Phil McLemore sit down and have a conversation around wisdom teachings such as meditation, awareness, being present, ego, the Yoga of Christ, mind […]
Almost Awakened: 052: Alan Watts – The Illusion of Money, Time, And Ego
Today Bill dissects a 10 minute audio clip of Alan Watts. The video can be watched HERE and it is recommended you watch the video […]
Almost Awakened: 051: Tribal Trauma
Today Bill dives into tribalism. Why do we humans choose to be in tribes? What are the benefits and drawbacks of tribalism? What makes us […]
Almost Awakened: 050: Life in Prison
Today I sit down with a friend who spent roughly a year in prison. What is prison life like? How does an Almost Awakened person […]
Almost Awakened: 049: Accepting Your Humanity
Today on the Almost Awakened Podcast we talk about how we judge ourselves and judge others and our behaviors as good or bad. But there […]
Almost Awakened: 048: Narratives, Story, Tangents, and Cost
Today Bill talks about 4 observations about human behavior 1.) That we need to be protectors of others Stories rather than one who hijacks the […]
Almost Awakened: 047: Showing Up And The Pain That It Causes
Today we talk about the move from fitting in to showing up as your authentic self. We often show up in the world the way […]
Almost Awakened: 046: Abortion and Critical Thinking
Today I examine the issue of abortion. Not to decide the right or wrong of the issue but as a way to see into how […]
Almost Awakened: 045: Adam & Eve And Conscious Altering Tools
In this episode we piggy back on last weeks episode on myth and help the Almost Awakened listener deconstruct one of our judeo/ christian myths… […]
Almost Awakened: 044: Myth Is All Around Us
Today we dip our toes into MYTH and how pervasive it is in our cultural and social structures. Any time we label or tell a […]
Almost Awakened: 043: Mirror, Validate, and Have Empathy
Today we dive into how to handle conflict differently. The conversation centers around what is needed to help people get out of lizard brain and […]
Almost Awakened: 042: George Floyd & Systemic Racism
Mekael and Bill utilize this episode to discuss the this George Floyd moment. His death, the protests and riots, the systemic racism in this country, […]
Almost Awakened: 041: The Cannabis Industry with Brad Poulos
We sit down with Brad Poulos and discuss Cannabis AKA Marijuana. We discuss Cannabis generally and get into what issues are on the forefront of […]
Almost Awakened: 040: How a Pawn Shop Works
Mekael Interviews Bill today about his career as a pawnbroker. How does a Pawn Shop Work? How do you know if something is stolen? What […]
Almost Awakened: 039: Janet Bennion – Polyamory
Bill sits down with Janet Bennion, Professor of Anthropology at Lyndon State College. Prof. Bennion specializes in gender dynamics in Mormon fundamentalist communities which practice polygamy […]
Almost Awakened: 038: Five Wives Vodka
Mekael and Bill sit down with Steve Conlin from Five Wives Vodka to discuss the The History of their company and the challenges that their […]
Almost Awakened: 037: Street Epistemology With Anthony Magnabosco
Today Mekael and Bill sit down with Anthony Magnabosco who has pioneered the recorded demonstrations of Street Epistemology. Street Epistemology is a conversational tool that […]
Almost Awakened: 036: Ryan Poulsen – Emergency First Responder – Awake in Life’s Most Tragic Moments
Mekael and Bill sit down with their good friend Ryan to discuss his career as a Fireman and Paramedic. They talk about what it takes […]
Almost Awakened: 035: Historical Pandemics
Mekael and Bill in lieu of the Covid19 Pandemic decide to do a brief historical dive into major pandemics in human history. RESOURCES: https://www.mphonline.org/worst-pandemics-in-history/ https://www.livescience.com/worst-epidemics-and-pandemics-in-history.html […]
Almost Awakened: 034: Energy Healing With Holly Hope
We sit down today with Holly Hope and discuss her energy healing practice. We discuss the skepticism around this practice, how drums are made and […]
Almost Awakened: 033: Rob Barnes and Astrology
Mekael and Bill sit down with Astrologer Rob Barnes to discuss Astrology. Is it legit. What is Astrology. And how can it be helpful. RESOURCES: […]
Almost Awakened: 032: Chris Finnegan – Music as a tool to Awaken
Mekael and Bill sit down with local DJ and Music lover Chris Finnegan to discuss how Music has power to awaken us. How it soothes […]
Almost Awakened: 031: LSD, Hash House, Sex Ed, and Assisted Masturbation
Today Mekael and Bill discuss their recent visit to the Hashhouse, Bill’s unrelated Food Poisoning, the recent news on huge doses of LSD and how […]
Almost Awakened: 030: EMDR with LaDawn – Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Today Mekael and Bill sit down with EMDR Therapist LaDawn and discuss Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.  Discussing how this therapeutic approach deals with trauma […]
Almost Awakened: 029: Scott Jeffrey – A Conversation Around Shadow Work
Scott Jeffrey is an author and is the founder of CEOsage, a transformational leadership agency and resource for self-actualizing individuals. Scott is a voice of […]
Almost Awakened: 028: Jared Clavin – My First Year With Alcohol
Jared Clavin belonged to a religious system where alcohol was forbidden. Then Jared discovered his system didn’t have all the answers. As he begin questioning […]
Almost Awakened: 027: Body Image and Body Shame
Mekael and Bill discuss Body Image today. How different Genders perceive their bodies, what things we humans feel shame over, and How we can be […]
Almost Awakened: 026: Sex, Shadows, Kinks & Fetishes
Mekael and Bill discuss three things today. First they review some of their thoughts from last weeks conversation with River about ethical non-monogamy. Second Bill […]
Almost Awakened: 025: Non-Monogamy and Non-Normative Sexuality with River
Mekael and Bill sit down with River who chooses along with her primary partner to live in the space of Non-Monogamy.  Today we talk about […]
Almost Awakened: 024: Wendi Jensen: Get Curious & The Healing Arts
Mekael and Bill sit down with Wendi Jensen, author, speaker, life coach, and trainer in the field of human potential and religious recovery. Wendi shares […]
Almost Awakened: 023: Jennifer Saunders – Go Be Great!
Mekael and Bill sit down with Personal Adventure Guide, Jennifer Saunders. Jennifer shares with us her passion for life and her love of adventure and […]
Almost Awakened: 022: Ego and Rational Thinking with Spencer Wright
Today Bill and Mekael sit down with Author Spencer Wright regarding his book “How to think”. The discussion revolves around how we humans can be […]
Almost Awakened: 021: Sex At Dawn and Babies Saved
Today Mekael and Bill talk about what has gone on over the last month.  The passing of a loved one, what they and their lovers […]
Almost Awakened: 020: Mom and The Dying
Today Bill records an episode on his own giving Mekael a break. Bill had been in Ohio for two weeks sitting by the bedside of […]
Almost Awakened: 019: Negotiating Sex Responsibly !!
Today Bill and Mekael tackle SEX, namely Negotiating Sexuality within a relationship responsibly. Within ethical and legal constraints, we all have the right to push […]
Almost Awakened: 018: Being Yourself versus Compromising Yourself
Today we just riff discussing some shadow work we faced this week. Bill’s was his wife’s mechanism of feeling like she took something away from […]
Almost Awakened: 017: Ben Brown – Our Brain and the Stories We Tell
Today we sit down with Ben Brown. He tells us about how he grew up in a high demand fundamentalist religious sect, his deconstruction of […]
Almost Awakened: 016: Specific Signs of Awakening
Today we tackle a few of the signs of how Awakening shows up in changes in who we are and how we process life.
Almost Awakened: 015: Parties, Stories, Strangers, and Shadows
Today we discuss the stories that are in our head. All the mind chatter and the real damage it can do. We also spend some […]
Almost Awakened: 014: Overcoming our Bigotry and Prejudice
Today we take on the topic of overcoming our Bigotry and Prejudice. We all grow up with stories handed to us about others. Often those […]
Almost Awakened: 013: What is Shadow Work
Today we take on the complex topic of Shadow Work. What is Shadow Work? How does one begin to lean into working with one’s Shadow […]
Almost Awakened: 012: Pride Week, Drag Queens, And Homophobia
Today we discuss Pride Week in our local community. We discuss the recent local controversy where significant push back in our community over the numerous […]
Almost Awakened: 011: Tim Birt – Healthy Communication
You know those times there is conflict between you and your lover. One of you behaved in a way that annoyed or hurt the other […]
Almost Awakened: 010: Cory Reese – Running and Life
Today we tackle our first interview with Author and runner Cory Reese. We talk about running and how it ties into life and being present. […]
Almost Awakened: 009: Fear
Today we talk about FEAR. Is Fear healthy? How do we cope with fear? What are some interesting things about fear such as does fear […]
Almost Awakened: 008: Swearing, Cussing, and Foul Mouths
Today we talk about Swearing and Cursing. Is Swearing a sign of an ignorant mind? Does it make someone sound ignorant? Is cursing good for […]
Almost Awakened: 007: The Purpose of Life
Today we talk about The Purpose of Life. Is there one Universal Purpose? Does being good matter? Is there First half of life purpose and […]
Almost Awakened: 006: Death and Dying
Today we talk about Dying and Death. What do we believe about Death and Dying. Thoughts on coping with such.  What happens at death? How […]