Getting to Know Reality Thu, 07 May 2026 07:16:41 -0400 https://gettingtoknowreality.buzzsprout.com en-us © 2026 Getting to Know Reality yes ff27a7ca-8815-58c4-81ea-c6ac291caa41 Debbie Kasper episodic false This podcast is for people who want to help shape a better future and feel better doing it.


In these times marked by unwellness at environmental, social, and individual levels, scholar, teacher, and coach Debbie Kasper gets at the root of what ails us to offer the collective self-help we need. At the heart of our troubles, she shows, is a fundamental confusion about who and what we are in the world with others. In 'Getting to Know Reality' she synthesizes science, sociology, and spirituality to help us get unconfused. 


Each episode delivers actionable insights you can use to create greater well-being today while you work on behalf of a better tomorrow. 

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) well-being, collective self-help, Transition, coaching, sociology, science, spirituality, synthesis, paradigm shift, environmental studies Debbie Kasper https://storage.buzzsprout.com/qpgmz6svygiy3r8zpsh514pvrosn?.jpg Getting to Know Reality Collective Self-Help, What and Why Collective Self-Help, What and Why I describe this podcast as a form of 'collective self-help.' In this episode, I explain what that means and why it's exactly the kind of help we need.

The self-help industry has been steadily growing for decades. Some love it and can't get enough, while others are critical of its purveyors and the movement at large. The real situation, I argue, is much more interesting than the usual good/bad, helpful or not frame would suggest. 

There's much to be skeptical of in the realm of self-help. There are also good reasons why people today need help more than ever and there's good help to be found there. I discuss some practical ways we can use the best of what self-help has to offer while multiplying its benefits for the good of all—ourselves and the collective.



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]]> I describe this podcast as a form of 'collective self-help.' In this episode, I explain what that means and why it's exactly the kind of help we need.

The self-help industry has been steadily growing for decades. Some love it and can't get enough, while others are critical of its purveyors and the movement at large. The real situation, I argue, is much more interesting than the usual good/bad, helpful or not frame would suggest. 

There's much to be skeptical of in the realm of self-help. There are also good reasons why people today need help more than ever and there's good help to be found there. I discuss some practical ways we can use the best of what self-help has to offer while multiplying its benefits for the good of all—ourselves and the collective.



*Podcast descriptions for Getting to Know Reality are human-generated.



]]> Debbie Kasper Buzzsprout-19032246 Wed, 06 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 2497 full false Direct Your Brain Direct Your Brain Do you ever have times when it feels impossible to do whatever it is you're supposed to do next? When you think you just can't show up? In this episode, I describe a simple practice you can use to keep from being pulled into the downward spiral in moments like that. I also explore this practice within the larger contexts of culture, society, and biology and discuss where it fits in the bigger picture of long-term social change.



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]]> Do you ever have times when it feels impossible to do whatever it is you're supposed to do next? When you think you just can't show up? In this episode, I describe a simple practice you can use to keep from being pulled into the downward spiral in moments like that. I also explore this practice within the larger contexts of culture, society, and biology and discuss where it fits in the bigger picture of long-term social change.



*Podcast descriptions for Getting to Know Reality are human-generated.



]]> Debbie Kasper Buzzsprout-18702497 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:00:00 -0500 2438 3 full false What It's About and What's In It For You What It's About and What's In It For You In this debut episode, you'll hear about how our distorted views are at the root of the widespread dis-ease we feel and the troubles we humans create for ourselves and others. 

Weaving together eclectic threads, I explain why a clearer and more accurate picture is part of the essential equipment we need to be able to deal with our current crises and make positive changes, in our own lives and in the wider world. 

And in the interest of also getting to know your host, you'll learn a bit about me and how I approach this endless, and endlessly fascinating, inquiry.



*Podcast descriptions for Getting to Know Reality are human-generated.



]]> In this debut episode, you'll hear about how our distorted views are at the root of the widespread dis-ease we feel and the troubles we humans create for ourselves and others. 

Weaving together eclectic threads, I explain why a clearer and more accurate picture is part of the essential equipment we need to be able to deal with our current crises and make positive changes, in our own lives and in the wider world. 

And in the interest of also getting to know your host, you'll learn a bit about me and how I approach this endless, and endlessly fascinating, inquiry.



*Podcast descriptions for Getting to Know Reality are human-generated.



]]> Debbie Kasper Buzzsprout-18578471 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0500 2063 2 full false Podcast Trailer Podcast Trailer Trailer for Getting to Know Reality



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