Almost Awakened

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4.8 (115)
RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY
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Awake Enough To Question, Grounded Enough To Grow

12/02/2025

Navigating Mixed-Faith Holidays Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Family)

Getting together with family during the holidays can be beautiful… or it can feel like stepping into a spiritual escape room you never signed up […]

1h 7m
11/13/2025

Exploring The Edges with Bill Reel & Britt Hartley

Britt Hartley from No Nonsense Spirituality and Bill Reel from the Almost Awakened Podcast are teaming up again for a brand-new series built around honest, […]

1h 36m
11/13/2025

Purity Culture & Sexual Shame

Purity culture didn’t begin with religion, it began with control. In this episode, Teresa and Bill explore how ancient systems of ownership and inheritance evolved […]

1h 16m
11/13/2025

Shame as Control Unmasking the Manipulation

In this episode of Almost Awakened, we dig into the emotional weapon that too many of us have been shaped by—shame. Bill and Teresa break […]

1h 21m
10/23/2025

Fragilization: What Happens When We Over-Identify with Our Wounds

What happens when trauma awareness turns into over-protection, and healing gets stuck in the identity of what harmed us? In this episode of Almost Awakened, […]

2h 19m
10/12/2025

Holy Boundaries or Holy Control? Learning What Safety Really Feels Like

In this episode of Almost Awakened, Bill and Teresa explore one of the most misunderstood aspects of emotional health, boundaries. We unpack what safe and […]

2h 4m
10/07/2025

Holy Manipulation: Gaslighting in High-Demand Faiths

What happens when your church convinces you that your own memories, questions, and feelings can’t be trusted? In this episode of Almost Awakened, Bill Reel […]

1h 22m
10/01/2025

Opposing Viewpoints: Religious Apologists V. Critics

The Almost Awakened Podcast is planning out a “Opposing Viewpoints” series and in this first episode of our new Opposing Viewpoints series, Bill shares a […]

1h 27m

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115 Ratings

Britt Hartley

09/15/2024

bc723724

I really enjoyed the interview with Britt Hartley about her book.
Phil McLemore

10/20/2023

Monida55

Thoroughly enjoyed the conversation with Phil McLemore! He is very inspiring and thought-provoking - thank you for having him on the podcast.
Ok but seriously flawed

12/18/2023

Clarekc15

This series was OK until it got to the homophobia episode. That episode really exposed the lack of thought and understanding these hosts have for people who have opposing views. They strawman every argument, and really did damage to their side. I wanted to give this podcast, an honest shot, and I did, as a deconstructing person of a different faith. However, I can’t listen to people who don’t truly understand their oppositions point of view.
Love the content!

03/29/2023

martinee418

I think this podcast is helping me move on from all the bitterness I was holding onto from being Mormon for almost 4 decades.