Episode 03: The Truth About Anxiety

What is anxiety, really? Why isn’t it the same for everyoneIn this episode of Mind and Spirit, Catholic-integrated therapist Luke Johanni unpacks the difference between anxiety and fear, explores four distinct categories of anxiety (clinical, situational, trauma-based, and spiritual), and explains how negative self-talk can keep us stuck.You’ll also hear how psychology and Catholic faith come together to offer healing: from practical CBT tools like the “3 C’s” (Catch, Check, Change), to the peace promised in Philippians 4, to the call of Jesus in Matthew 6 not to be consumed with tomorrow’s worries. Healing from anxiety isn’t one-dimensional. It touches body, mind, relationships, and spirit.For more resources, reflections, and ways to connect, visit ⁠my page⁠. Learn more there about integrating Catholic faith and psychology in everyday life.Sources from Today's Discussion:American Psychological AssociationCBT StatisticsCCC 1704 – Intellect and free willCCC 1705 – Freedom as manifestation of the divine imageCCC 1879 – Man’s social natureCleveland Clinic | PTSDGalatians 6:2Gaudete et Exsultate (Pope Francis)1 Kings 19Matthew 6:25-34National Institute of Mental Health 1 Peter 5:7Philippians 4:6-7Situational AnxietySt. Francis de SalesTrine University Study