Faith, Anxiety, and Finding Calm
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We explore how faith and spirituality can ease anxious minds while being honest about community pressures, judgment, and the search for belonging. Personal stories, practical practices, and gentle boundaries show a way to build a village that holds both belief and doubt.
• faith and spirituality as anchors for anxiety
• comfort and pressure inside faith communities
• boundaries that protect energy and dignity
• Catholic and Lutheran upbringings shaping belief
• church search, fit, and worship styles
• higher power, surrender, and practical prayer
• crisis stories that strengthened conviction
• learning through scripture over a year
• giving permission for doubt and questions
• simple rituals that bring weekly calm
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Chapters
1. Season Two: Relationships Reset (00:00:00)
2. Faith as Anchor for Anxiety (00:01:18)
3. Community’s Comforts and Pressures (00:03:07)
4. Why Talking About Faith Feels Risky (00:05:25)
5. Upbringing: Catholic, Lutheran, and Identity (00:07:30)
6. Inclusion Without Division (00:10:30)
7. Church, Rituals, and Adult Peace (00:13:45)
8. Higher Power and Coping with Anxiety (00:17:40)
9. Rethinking Belief and Commitment (00:22:00)
10. Church-Hunting and Judgment (00:26:00)
11. Stories of Crisis, Prayer, and Strength (00:31:30)
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