Almost Awakened

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 […]

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 […]

Britt & Bill once again invite Jana Spangler and Anthony Miller on to dive deep into the idea of Doubt. This is the second of […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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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 […]

This Week Britt & Bill take a look as various data including the Pew Research Data and try to extrapolate some of the shifts away […]

The Tree of Contemplative Practices illustrates some of the many contemplative practices used in education and secular organizations. In this Episode Britt & Bill walk […]

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 […]

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 […]

Britt & Bill tackle Spiritual Bypassing on todays episode. Spiritual bypassing describes a tendency to use spiritual explanations to avoid complex psychological issues. Rather than […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The world is finally coming around to see the value in psychedelic drugs. These drugs are offering new and incredible ways to help people navigate […]

Bill flies solo today and talks about several insights he has had over the last week along with discussing a bit of his relationship with […]

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 […]

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 […]

Bill & Britt dive into some wisdom around friendship and what it takes to be in relationship with others. We discuss little intricacies that we […]

Bill sits down with Carol Hollowell, founder and Executive Director of SwitchPoint. Switchpoint is a non-profit whose goal is to tackle homelessness and poverty throughout […]

Today Bill flies solo and discusses the mechanisms and process by which two parties in a shared social space relieve each other of the pain […]

Bill and Britt sit down with Kimber Dutton, host of the podcast “Just Be Your Bad Self” to explore a conversation around being the bad […]

Britt and Bill tackle the topic of Drugs or better yet Psychedelics, as “Conscious Altering Tools”. What is their usefulness, thoughts on safety, ideas around […]

Bill & Britt sit down with Jessa Bangerter to go over the Enneagram. The Enneagram is a model of the human psyche which is principally […]

David Peck, host of the podcast “Of Saints and Sufis” sits down with Bill Reel to explore the juxtaposition of Religion & Spirituality. They dive […]

The number one question heard by us from those who after having committed to stepping away from their religious system is “How am I going […]

Britt does a deep dive into soul work through the story of Jonah and the Whale. She discusses the four existential fears, the places humans […]

Britt and Bill sit down with author and the host of the “Secular Buddhism” Podcast, Noah Rasheta, and discuss second half of life principles and […]

Bill Reel was interviewed on the podcast “Rameumptom Ruminations” and below is a synopsis of the episode Is there space for agency to exist in […]

Britt and Bill sit down with Cami Hurst, host of the podcast “Sex Therapy 101” and discuss common issues within intimacy and relationships. Her podcast can be found at https://camihurst.com/sex-therapy-101-podcast. Cami’s Bio: As a personal counselor I operate from a place of compassionate curiosity. I will help you visualize and own what you are wanting in life, explore blocks keeping…Read more >

Today we dive into Alain De Botton's Ted Talk Atheism 2.0. While in the original conversation we included the entire talk of Botton's, his sections are condensed in this audio to the most important parts. The jist of the episode is that while we may discard religion as made up bunk, we will do ourselves a disservice if we don’t…Read more >

Bill’s wife Amanda fills in for Britt today and Bill and Amanda dive into a conversation about Miguel Ruiz’s book, the Four Agreements.Agreement 1: Be Impeccable With Your WordAgreement 2: Don’t Take Anything PersonallyAgreement 3: Don’t Make AssumptionsAgreement 4: Always Do Your Best And we wrap up talking about his book the Fifth Agreement which is Agreement 5: Be skeptical,…Read more >

Bill and Britt sit down with Teri Hales, a certified religious transition and trauma recovery coach, and the host of the Emancipate Your Mind Podcast to discuss multiple components of the deconstruction process and to talk about the skills and tools that one can lean into to create a healthier better second half of life. https://emancipateyourmind.org/

Brittney and Bill sit down with David Peck Ph.D (Sufi al-Hajj Daud) to discuss sufism and its wisdom & value to the awakening soul. Sufism is among the most ancient spiritual traditions in the world. Sufism traces its origins back thousands for years through a golden chain of individually guided meditation and mystical practice. The modern stream of the Sufi…Read more >

In the Yoga tradition, there is a state of consciousness called, Atma Darshan, which simply means, “Glimpsing the Soul”. In todays episode we sit down with Philip McLemore as he shares preparatory “direct awareness” practices that have helped individuals “Glimpse their Soul”, which either motivated them to establish a practice or gain a vision of what the practice is intended…Read more >

Britt and Bill dive into the Hero’s Journey. The discuss the various elements and the ways in which those elements connect with the human world in reality. RESOURCES: ted.com/talks/matthew_winkler_what_makes_a_hero?language=en https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/458496650/the-heros-journey

Britt flies solo today doing deep dive into nihilism, when deconstruction goes too far, and how to rebuild from the ashes.

Britt and Bill take a deep dive into the topic of Consent. What is consent, How does it operate in our society in formal ways such as Medical consent or consent within research. What about Consent within the topics of Marriage, raising a family, and yes even Sex? Britt & Bill help the audience to sense that Consent when understood…Read more >

Britt and Bill sit down with American humanist speaker and co-author of the book “Why I Left, Why I Britt and Bill sit down with American humanist speaker and co-author of the book “Why I Left, Why I Stayed: Conversations on Christianity Between an Evangelical Father and His Humanist Son” and discuss Deconstruction, Reconstruction and the future of Religion and…Read more >

Britt and Bill sit down with American humanist speaker and co-author of the book “Why I Left, Why I Stayed: Conversations on Christianity Between an Evangelical Father and His Humanist Son” and discuss Deconstruction, Reconstruction and the future of Religion and humanity RESOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Campolo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Campolo https://ehrmanblog.org/my-interview-with-erstwhile-evanvgelist-now-secular-humanist-bart-campolo/

Today the Almost Awakened Podcast is revamped and goes through an upgrade and we share with all of you the improvements and the redesign.

Today we delve into three stories of experiences that I was present for where something occurred and I was given by the universe an opportunity to respond. I will be bragging a bit but with the hope that you can each learn something that equips you to respond better in the world. Visit us at https://almostawakened.org/ Our reddit page https://www.reddit.com/r/AlmostAwakened/

This was an episode to another Podcast hosted by Bill Reel but there was so much in this episode that would pertain to the Almost Awakened audience that it has been published here as well. Bill Reel sits down with Jared Anderson to discuss the inner work of Transformation. Along the way they hit on ideas of Consciousness, Tools that…Read more >