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We’re on the road bringing you NEW streets episode from LIVERPOOL! We’re out here with the locals asking them about their biggest dreams and greatest fears, and seeing if one is rooted in the other. Come along as we get to know the people of Liverpool! 

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We are SO excited to introduce you to our friends and today’s guests, Nathan and Sean. They are a part of Victory Outreach Liverpool, a church that runs Victory Homes - places where those battling addiction and mental health issues can come for restoration. Having graduated from the programme themselves, they share with us the importance of discipline and other values that lead them to freedom, and how we all can benefit from them regardless of what kind of situation we’re going through. Join the chat and be inspired by the passion they have for people to live restored!

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We’re coming in hot with a fresh, new episode for you! Today we’re tackling some big topics: expectations, hope, disappointment, self-protection and more. We’re diving into the nitty gritty of expectations and asking how they’re different than being expectant, and how they can actually end up distracting us from what we’re really after. Join in on today’s convo and let us know your thoughts!

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As our series on our minds and behaviour comes to a close, we want to get PRACTICAL. That’s why we’re bringing in Carrie and Federico Parente of Hope Community Support, a local mental and emotional wellbeing initiative. They help us break down what we’ve been talking about the last several weeks to see how we can live holistically with a healthy mindset. 

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Coping mechanisms - we all have them. But are they a helpful way for us to manage stress or are they keeping us from digging deep and actually healing the roots of our problems? Join us for the next episode in our series all about our minds and behaviour as we see how the way we cope with life affects our minds!

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Ever wonder why you can’t shake a mindset even though you know it’s probably not true? Well don’t you worry,  because we’re back with another episode in our series dissecting the connection between our minds and behaviour. Today we’re (literally) calling in the science buffs to explain to us how the brain is created to learn new pathways and patterns. Our friend and neuro-physiotherapist Naomi tells us about how she helps patients who have suffered strokes retrain their brains to rehabilitate their bodies, and how that same principle applies to our behaviour. Join us as we learn how we can retrain our brains!

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We’re continuing our series on our minds and our behaviour, and this week this week dissecting two online articles. The first is about how AI (ChatGPT, to be more specific) is being used in place of traditional therapy, and the second is a Twitter thread where people are sharing advice from their own therapy sessions. But at what point does the search for accessible therapy make it impersonal and dangerously out of context? Join us in the conversation and let us know what you think! 

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Welcome to our new series where we’re jumping into everything to do with our minds and behaviour, from therapy to thought patterns to psychology and more! Today we’re diving into the hot topic of “therapy speak”, aka using therapy language in our everyday lives. Is it helping us set boundaries for healthier relationships or is it just pushing people away? Find out what we have to say about it in today’s episode!

Time is often thought to be one of the most valuable things in life. So is that why we’re all obsessed with whether or not we’re wasting our time? But what does wasting time actually mean, and who decides if we are? How does living in regret play into how we view our time? Join us in today's episode as we ask these questions and so many more as we wrap our minds around living life in the moment and making the most of the time that we have.  

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Today we’re keeping our UPEND THE TREND series going by dissecting two topics: one that is trending, and one that is not but we think should be. If you’re in the UK, you’ll be no stranger to the Gary Lineker vs the BBC drama. What started as a political opinion from the famous sportscaster snowballed into the country’s fixation with freedom of speech. Meanwhile, we dig up an under-the-radar news story about the poisoning of Iranian school girls in attempts to make them afraid of receiving an education. Join us as we discuss why we seem to only want to pay attention to the news if we find it entertaining and if we’re at risk of turning the news itself into nothing more than a gossip column. . .

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We’re coming at you with a special episode with Elaine Pasqual who is  doing her PhD in Religious Studies! Believe it or not, this whole  episode actually came about because she interviewed US for her research  on radical Christianity and how it connects to fighting for justice and  equality. Today we turn the tables on her as we ask about her  perspective on her research. You don’t want to miss this challenging and  inspiring conversation! 

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Our  series on the search for spirituality has come to an end and we’re  talking about the biggest things that we’ve learned along the way. Like  for example how it is virtually impossible to force someone to see from  your point-of-view if they haven’t experienced what you have, so you’ve  got to come at these tough conversations from a whole new angle. Join us  as we look back at more that we learned during this series and look  forward to how we can use it for episodes to come! 

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Everyone wants to be a “good person”, but with so many different  thoughts on spirituality it seems like there are a million different  ways to get there. Today we’re sitting down with our friend Laetitia who  practises mediation and follows the teachings of Buddha to find that  spiritual fulfilment. She sees things differently than we do, and it  lead us to ask the hard questions like are we supposed to save ourselves  or do we need a saviour? Join us as we challenge each other’s  perspective and #AttackTopicsNotPeople! 

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Every time there’s some sort of tragedy in the world, our social media timelines are filled with #PrayFor[InstertCityNameHere] But why does it take something bad to happen for us to consider that there might be something bigger than ourselves out there? As we continue our series on the search for spirituality, we dive into this idea and see how commitment and vulnerability play a part in believing in something beyond ourselves.  

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We’re back on the streets to hear from YOU! We’re continuing our series  on the search for spirituality, and we’re asking the tough questions to  get you thinking: Do you believe we live a spiritual world? Where do you  find meaning in life? What’s more important: finding truth or your own  fulfilment? Find out what the people have to say in today’s episode! 

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Let’s be honest, we’re all searching for something. And in today’s culture, it seems like now more than ever we’re open to different forms of spirituality to give us some sort of meaning. This is why we’re starting our NEW series all about the search for spirituality! What are we searching for, why are we looking and have we found it yet? These are the questions we’re looking to answer over the next few episodes. Join us for today’s convo as we introduce the topic and discuss whether or not this search for spirituality is just to make us feel better about ourselves or if it can actually lead us to truth.  . 

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WE ARE BACK and coming at you with our first proper episode of 2023!!  It’s the end of January, which means that any emotional high and  motivation to stick to our New Year’s resolutions is probably long gone.  And this is just one of the reasons why we’re officially done with  resolutions and brining in a whole new mindset to the year instead. Join  us for today’s convo to challenge yourself in how you can take on the  year with a different perspective, plus the 6 things Zac and Courtney  say are “IN” for 2023!
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Welcome  back to our worldview series! Today we’ve got a great and challenging  conversation for you. We’re sitting down with practising Hare Krishna  Ian Nene and hearing about the journey he took to adopt this worldview.  Even though his beliefs are very different than ours, it caused us to  ask some important questions: How far will we look for answers about  life? How much are we willing devote ourselves to find meaning? Join us  to find out!  

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Memes  are so common in our online lives, they’re practically a new language  that we communicate through. But is the culture they create of turning  everything into a joke slowly turning us all into nihilists without us  even realising? Enter Helen, aka The Nihilist Potata. In today’s episode  she shares her research of how memes are shaping our culture and her  personal story of finding meaning in her own life. Come with us as we  continue our series on WORLDVIEW and discover how we can be aware of  subconscious worldviews - and how we use memes as weapons for change  while we’re at it.  

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We’re  coming at you with a special episode! We’re in the middle of the World  Cup, the largest sports championship in the world, but the actual  football is being overshadowed by controversy. The host country of Qatar  and FIFA (the global governing body of football) have come under  intense scrutiny over the last years for corruption. Is corruption in  any large organization inevitable? How do we get there, and is possible  to prevent it? Whether you’re a footy fanatic (like Zac) or a newbie to  this sport (like Courtney), you won’t want to miss as we unpack the  controversy of the World Cup - and don’t be surprised how much it  personally affects you.  

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Under  the long skirts, veil hair coverings and horse and buggies, the  Mennonite core beliefs really aren’t all that different from your  average Christian worldview. So how come their worldview seems so  extreme with their “simplistic” lifestyle? On today’s episode, we’re  continuing our WORLDVIEW series as we sit down with our friend and  former Mennonite, Stef. Join us as we hear her story of how she formed a  new worldview with the same core beliefs and as she reveals why she let  go of her Mennonite upbringing to find real simplicity.  

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What  happens after death? What does it mean to be a human? Is there a higher  power? How do we as people know what is right from wrong? These are the  the rapid fire questions we’re asking unsuspecting Londoners in todays  on the streets episode in our WORLDVIEW series. Join us as we learn how  the people around us see the world!  

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Welcome to week two of our new series on WORLDVIEW! If you missed last week’s episode, you’re definitely going to want to go back and listen to it before jumping into today’s conversation. Why? Because last week we sat down and discussed our personal worldview, and today we’re sitting down with someone who sees the world VERY differently than us. In this series we’re learning to have conversations that challenge but don’t attack (hey, it’s what we’re here for) in a very practical way. So join us as we hear from our friend Nomi on his worldview! 

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Do  you ever find yourself in a conversation that’s going nowhere because  it seems like the person is on a different planet than you? Well, maybe  they are - kind of. Today we’re kicking off a new series on WORLDVIEW,  basically the lenses from which we view, well, everything. We’ll be  answering the 7 questions every worldview must answer so we know where  we stand, and how other common worldviews answer them. We hope that  today’s conversation gets you thinking about what you believe, and helps  understand where others are coming from a bit better! 

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The  recent death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has made a huge impact  on the UK. And while many have been vocal in their mourning for the  Queen, those who have chosen to take this moment in history to speak up  against the monarchy have appeared to be silenced. Could it be that  freedom of speech is encouraged until it’s against something deemed  “untouchable”? Is the monarchy viewed as one of these things - and  should it be? Join us as we take a deep dive into these questions in  today’s episode! 

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These  days it seems that everyone is offended by everything. So how is it  even possible to have a conversation with opposing points of view  without getting offended, defensive and turning it into an argument?  Well, that’s our mission here at The Anchor of the Week - we’re  determined to have the hard conversations without making it personal. We  always say we’re here to “attack topics not people”, so today we’re  diving into what that actually looks like in real life and why we all  need this perspective shift. 

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We’re  BACK ON THE STREETS, or should we say beach, with our series on the  HUMAN LONGING! We’re headed to different cities around the UK to ask the  question: “what is that one thing that you’re longing for but you feel  like you just haven’t reached yet?” and seeing if the answer changes  depending on where we are - does environment change what we desire, or  are humans united by our universal longing? Join us today in the breezy  beach town of WEYMOUTH to hear what the people have to say. We received a  mixed bag of answers - see if you relate to any of them in today’s  episode! 

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You know those moments when you’re in bed late at night with nothing to distract you from your thoughts? We’re talking about those moments today. As humans, we all long for something, and it’s usually in these honest moments alone where we just can’t shake it. Maybe it’s an unfulfilled goal, a desire, or something that you just know you’re missing, but what is that “more” that you’re after that you haven’t reached quite yet?   Join us for the first episode of our new series all about the human longing, and stay tuned in the coming weeks as we ask people from all over England: what keeps you up at night? 

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