Almost Awakened

Brittney Hartley & Bill Reel

Awake Enough To Question, Grounded Enough To Grow

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Almost Awakened

Episodes (202)

Feb 11th Stealing from Religion Without Losing Your Soul
Feb 4th Reason & Religion: Austin DiValentino
Jan 31st Rainn Wilson – Soul Boom

Almost Awakened

Feb 11, 2026
3¾ hours
61 MB

What happens after you leave religion — but still feel a deep pull toward meaning, ritual, spirituality, or transcendence? In this conversation, Bill Reel and Britt Hartley sit down with religious ethicist and author Liz Bucar to explore what fills the vacuum when traditional faith falls away. From modern wellness culture and yoga to psychedelics, embodiment, and moral pressure, we ask hard questions about where people turn next — and whether those new spaces truly free us or quietly recreate the same dynamics we thought we escaped. Liz shares insights from her work and her book Beyond Wellness, examining how even “spirit...

Almost Awakened

Stealing from Religion Without Losing Your Soul

Brittney Hartley & Bill Reel

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