Brittney Hartley & Bill Reel

Almost Awakened

Religion EN ↓ 205 episodes

Awake Enough To Question, Grounded Enough To Grow

Author

Brittney Hartley & Bill Reel

Category

Religion

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almostawakened.org

Latest episode

Mar 12, 2026

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Episodes

Almost Awakened: 132: Sound Therapy with Jess Foutz 26.12.2022

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 20.12.2022

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 13.12.2022

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 06.12.2022

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 29.11.2022

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 16.11.2022

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 08.11.2022

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 01.11.2022

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 25.10.2022

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 18.10.2022

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 08.10.2022

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 04.10.2022

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 20.09.2022

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 13.09.2022

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 06.09.2022

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 30.08.2022

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 24.08.2022

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 19.08.2022

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 12.08.2022

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 31.07.2022

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 22.07.2022

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 15.07.2022

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 18.06.2022

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 07.06.2022

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 […]

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