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By Laraine Bennett and Lianna Haidar, Catholic Exchange, April 9, 2025

Laraine Bennett, together with her husband, Art, have co-authored 7 books, with three books on temperament. Laraine has a Masters in Philosophy and has also authored 2 solo books, The Little Way of Living with Less: Learning to Let Go with the Little Flower (Sophia Institute Press, 2022) and A Year of Grace. She created the game, Know Thyself! The Game of Temperaments (Sophia Institute Press, 2022). Laraine and Art’s newest book, Anxiety: A Catholic Guide to Freedom from Worry and Fear, was co-authored with their eldest daughter, Dr. Lianna Haidar. Dr. Lianna Bennett Haidar is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with over 15 years of clinical experience …

Editor’s Note: Dr. Lianna Bennett Haidar and Laraine Bennett are co-authors along with Art Bennett of the new book, Anxiety: A Catholic Guide to Freedom from Worry and Fear, published by Sophia Institute Press.

Anxiety. Who has not had on occasion that panicky feeling, our heart racing as anxious “what if” thoughts flood our minds? This heightened stress response is the amygdala setting off alarm bells, preparing us to fight or to flee, telling us we are in danger.

When we are in mortal danger, we need our amygdala to ready our bodies by quickening our breath, raising our blood pressure, sending cortisol and adrenaline to heighten our energy. But what if we are simply preparing to give a presentation at work? Or laying in bed trying to sleep?

How can we calm those alarm bells? Our go-to move is usually to medicate: we avoid or distract ourselves by scrolling on our phone, binge watching Netflix, having a drink, or compulsively listening to murder podcasts. Sometimes we take it to the next level and worry about worrying!

Yet Jesus told us not to worry at all . . .

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Regaining Your Calm Through Mindfulness…The Catholic Way, by Laraine Bennett and Lianna Haidar

The Selective Morality of the Christian Social Justice Left and Right, by Jason Jones

Death of a Company Man, by Jude Russo

By Laraine Bennett and Lianna Haidar, Catholic Exchange, April 9, 2025

Anxiety. Who has not had on occasion that panicky feeling, our heart racing as anxious “what if” thoughts flood our minds? This heightened stress response is the amygdala setting off alarm bells, preparing us to fight or to flee, telling us we are in danger.

When we are in mortal danger, we need our amygdala to ready our bodies by quickening our breath, raising our blood pressure, sending cortisol and adrenaline to heighten our energy. But what if we are simply preparing to give a presentation at work? Or laying in bed trying to sleep?

How can we calm those alarm bells? Our go-to move is usually to medicate: we avoid or distract ourselves by scrolling on our phone, binge watching Netflix, having a drink, or compulsively listening to murder podcasts. Sometimes we take it to the next level and worry about worrying!

Yet Jesus told us not to worry at all . . .

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