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EPISODE · Jun 22, 2025 · 37 MIN

Episode 74: Depressive Rumination

from The Christian Psychologist: Mental Health for 21st Century Christ Followers · host Joshua Knabb

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In this 74th episode, Dr. Knabb discusses depressive rumination, including its role in depressive episodes, drawing upon insights from meta-cognitive therapy. In this exploration, he offers several meta-cognitive strategies, including attentional training and detachment, for shifting from depressive rumination to another area of focus. To conclude the episode, Dr. Knabb provides a Christian view of depressive rumination, including biblical meditation as an attentional strategy to detach from unhelpful forms of rumination and pivot toward God.

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