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Mormonism: A Narcissistic System: Why It’s Never Enough

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Reclaiming the Forbidden: Sex, Power, and the Life Force Religion Suppressed

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Hive Mind or Human Freedom? The Ethics of Pluribus

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Stealing from Religion Without Losing Your Soul

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Reason & Religion: Austin DiValentino

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Rainn Wilson – Soul Boom

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The Hardest Part of Leaving Religion: On Loss of Community

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I’m Not Ok Unless You’re Ok: Codependency & Mormonism

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

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Exploring The Edges with Bill Reel & Britt Hartley

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Purity Culture & Sexual Shame

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Shame as Control Unmasking the Manipulation

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

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

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Holy Manipulation: Gaslighting in High-Demand Faiths

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Opposing Viewpoints: Religious Apologists V. Critics

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Why You Can’t Sit Still: Mindfulness, Trauma, and the Nervous System

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From Obedience to Integrity [Part 2]

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From Obedience to Integrity: Rebuilding Identity from the Inside Out PART 1

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What Healthy Relationships Do Differently !

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The Mind & Body’s Connection to Religious Trauma

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Your Body Isn’t Broken: Teresa Hobbs Shares Her Personal Healing Journey [Almost Awakened 188]

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Why We’re So Divided: Trauma, Bias, and the Human Brain [Almost Awakened 187]

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Healing from Religious & Spiritual Trauma [Almost Awakened 186]

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Unmasking Trauma: What It Really Is and How We Heal [Almost Awakened 185]

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Healing Starts Here: Understanding the Nervous System & Trauma [Almost Awakened 184]

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Catching Up With Britt Hartley [Almost Awakened 183]

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Creating A Fulfilling Romantic Relationship [Almost Awakened 182]

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The Gender Dysphoria & Transgender Debate: A Foundation Conversation [Almost Awakened: 181]

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Britt Hartley: No Nonsense Spirituality [Almost Awakened: 180]

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Dan McClellan: Discerning Between Data and Dogma [Almost Awakened: 179]

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Natasha Helfer & Post Religious Sexuality [Almost Awakened: 178]

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Awakened Perspectives – Manda [Almost Awakened: 177]

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Awakened Perspectives – Michael Foley [Almost Awakened: 175]

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Awakened Perspectives – Ammon Arave: AA: 174

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Awakened Perspectives – Phil McLemore: AA: 173

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Awakened Perspectives – Miles Hunsaker: AA: 172

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Awakened Perspectives – The Fresh King Benjamin: AA: 171

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Looking Back & Looking Forward: AA: 170

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The Future Of The Almost Awakened Podcast: AA: 169

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Baring it All With The Naked Pastor: Almost Awakened: 168

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Christ, Krishna, & the Buddha – A Mystical Approach W/ Bob Peck: AA: 167

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Barbie & the Heroine’s Journey: Almost Awakened: 166

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Vulnerability With The Other: Almost Awakened: 165

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Celtic Spirituality: Almost Awakened: 164

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Mysticism & Esoterica: Almost Awakened: 163

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Values, Perspectives, & Taking The Tie: AA: 162

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Controversial Conversations: Almost Awakened: 161

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Internal Family Systems (IFS) – Unveiling the Layers of the Self: AA: 160

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An Introduction To Integral theory: AA: 159

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Clinical Perspective On Spirituality & Psychedelics: AA: 158

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How to Stop People Pleasing with Sara Fisk: AA: 157

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Internal Family systems – Therapy Talking To Your Parts: Almost Awakened: 156

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What Can We Say About the Nature Of Reality – Part 2: AA: 155

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What Can We Say About the Nature Of Reality: Almost Awakened: 154

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7 Kinds of Atheism & 7 New Religions: AA: 153

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Almost Awakened: 152: Transhumanism – A New Religion?

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Nihilism, Anti-Natalism, and the Dark Arts w/ Matt Hershberger: Almost Awakened: 151

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Top 10 Changes That Lead To Better Human Societies: Almost Awakened: 150

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How To Recognize Cult Mind Control: Almost Awakened: 149

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Almost Awakened: 148: Sexual Abuse In The Zen Buddhist Community

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Almost Awakened: 147: Maslow’s Unpublished Work – Self Transcendence

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Almost Awakened: 146: A Magical Conversation With An Atheist Witch

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Almost Awakened: 145: Lisa Miller: Spirituality and Awakeness

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Almost Awakened: 144: Revisiting the Four Agreements For The Very First Time

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Almost Awakened: 143: Religion – 10 Reasons to Leave & 10 Reasons To Stay

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Almost Awakened 142: Gen Z Spirituality Program – Modern Options For Teens

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Almost Awakened: 141: How Consciousness Feels About Trauma

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Almost Awakened: 140: The 5 Big Personality Traits

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Almost Awakened: 139: Beyond God and Religion

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Almost Awakened: 138: Thoughts on The Psychology Of Stutz

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Almost Awakened: 137: “Isms” – What Isms Make Sense to You?

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Almost Awakened: 135: Do We have Free Will with David Lawrence

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Almost Awakened: 134: Conscious Stories With Andrew Newman

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Almost Awakened: 133: Faith After Doubt Part 3

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Almost Awakened: 132: Sound Therapy with Jess Foutz

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Almost Awakened: 131: Jesus As A Wisdom Teacher – Christmas Special

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Almost Awakened: 130: Spiritual Atheism with Nick Jankel

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Almost Awakened: 129: Faith After Doubt Part 2

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Almost Awakened: 128: Human Biases

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Almost Awakened 127: Chiron and the Wounded Healer

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Almost Awakened: 126: Thomas Jay Oord – Open & Relational Theology – A Modern View Of God

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Almost Awakened: 125: Faith After Doubt Part 1

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Almost Awakened: 124: Navigating Difficult Conversations

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Almost Awakened: 123: The B.I.T.E. Model – How Mind Control Works

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Almost Awakened: 122: Privilege & Broken Systems – And The Invitation to Wake Up

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Join Our Team & Help Us Support Those Navigating Changes in Belief

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Almost Awakened: 121: Dangerous Ideas

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Almost Awakened: 120: Who is Gen Z

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Almost Awakened: 119: Contemplation Tree

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Almost Awakened: 118: Attachment Styles

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Almost Awakened: 117: Jared Anderson – What is Religious Humanism

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Almost Awakened: 116: Spiritual Bypassing

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Almost Awakened: 115: Morality and Ethics Post Religion Pt 2

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Almost Awakened: 114: Good Without God – Redefining Morality Post Deconstruction

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Almost Awakened: 113: Deconstructing Religion

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Almost Awakened: 112: The Invention & Evolution Of The Word Of God

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Almost Awakened: 111: Religion & Post-Religion In Times Of Trauma

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Almost Awakened: 108: Spirituality in Trauma and Britt’s Farewell

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Almost Awakened: 107: Separating Spirituality From Woo