The Christian Psychologist: Mental Health for 21st Century Christ Followers
My name is Dr. Joshua Knabb. I’m a board-certified clinical psychologist and 21st century Christ follower. Early in life, I experienced overwhelming psychological suffering, which led me down a path of wandering away from the Christian faith in my adolescent years, reminiscent of the Lost Son in Luke’s Gospel, returning to my Christian heritage in my early 20s, my own psychotherapy in my mid-20s, and, ultimately, a life committed to understanding and pursuing psychological and spiritual health as I now head into the middle years of my life. Please join me as we devote each week to bett...
Episode 76: Self-Transcendence
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Episode 75: Envy
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Cordaro, D. T., Brackett, M., Glass, L., & Anderson, C. L. (2016). Contentment: Perceived completeness across cultures and traditions. Review of General Psychology, 20(3), 221-235.
Crusius, J., Gonzalez, M. F., Lange, J., & Cohen-Charash, Y. (2020). Envy: An adversarial review and comparison of two competing views. Emotion Review, 12(1), 3-21.
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Episode 74: Depressive Rumination
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Ball, J. (2016). A treatise of divine meditation. Puritan Publications.
Beeke, J., & Jones, M. (2012). A Puritan theology: Doctrine for life. Reformation Heritage Books.
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Hjemdal, O., Solem, S., Hagen, R., Kennair, L. E. O., Nordahl, H. M., & Wells, A. (2019). A randomized controlled trial of metacognitive therapy for depression: Analysis of 1-year follow-up. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1842.
Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical practice: A four-step model and w...
Episode 73: Mantras
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APA Dictionary of Psychology. (n.d.). Mantra. https://dictionary.apa.org/mantra
Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical practice: A four-step model and workbook for therapists and clients. InterVarsity Press.
Knabb, J. J., & Vazquez, V. E. (2018). A randomized controlled trial of a 2-week internet-based contemplative prayer program for Christians with daily stress. Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 5(1), 37-53. https://doi.org/10.1037/scp0000154
Oman, D. (2024). What is a mantra? Guidance for practitioners, researchers, and editors. American Psychologist. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001368
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Episode 72: Shattered Worldviews
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Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical practice: A four-step model and workbook for therapists and clients. InterVarsity Press.
Knabb, J. (2025). The Christian trauma survivor’s workbook: A skills-based approach for psychological and spiritual healing [Manus...
Episode 71: Thinking About Thinking
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Herbert, J., & Forman, E. (2011). The evolution of cognitive behavior therapy: The rise of psychological acceptance and mindfulness. In J. Herbert & E. Forman (Eds.), Acceptance and mindfulness in cognitive behavior therapy: Understanding and applying the new theories (pp. 3-25). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical practice: A four-step model and workbook for therapists and clients. InterVarsity Press.
Krajeski, J. (2008, September 19). This is water. The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/this-is-water
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Episode 70: Assumptions
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Ball, J. (2016). A treatise of divine meditation. Puritan Publications.
Beeke, J., & Jones, M. (2012). A Puritan theology: Doctrine for life. Reformation Heritage Books.
Beeke, J., & La Belle, J. (2010). Living by God’s promises. Reformation Heritage Books.
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Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical practice: A four-step model and workbook for therapists and clients. InterVarsity Press.
Leahy, R. (2017). Cognitive therapy techniques: A practitioner’s guide (2nd ed...
Episode 69: Intrusive Thoughts
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Ashton, S. M., Sambeth, A., & Quaedflieg, C. W. (2023). A mindful approach to controlling intrusive thoughts. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 10966.
Berry, L. M., May, J., Andrade, J., & Kavanagh, D. (2010). Emotional and behavioral reaction to intrusive thoughts. Assessment, 17(1), 126-137.
Clark, D. A., & Radomsky, A. S. (2014). Introduction: A global perspective on unwanted intrusive thoughts. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 3(3), 265-268.
Coniaris, A. (2004). Confronting and controlling thoughts: According to the fathers of the Philokalia. Light and Life Publishing, Co.
Episode 68: The Fruit of the Spirit
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Kenneson, P. (1999). Life on the vine: Cultivating the fruit of the Spirit in Christian community. InterVarsity Press.
Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical practice: A four-step model and workbook for therapists and clients. InterVarsity Press.
Lv, J., Liu, Q., Zeng, X., Oei, T. P., Liu, Y., Xu, K., & Liu, J. (2020). The effect...
Episode 67: Positive Thinking
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Bekhet, A. K., & Zauszniewski, J. A. (2013). Measuring use of positive thinking skills: Psychometric testing of a new scale. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 35(8), 1074-1093.
Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical practice: A four-step model and workbook for therapists and clients. InterVarsity Press.
Lightsey, Jr., O. R., & Boyraz, G. (2011). Do positive thinking and meaning mediate the positive affect—life satisfaction relationship? Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 43(3), 203.
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Episode 66: Purpose in Life
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Kapic, K. (2015). How to cultivate communion with God. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/how-to-cultivate-communion-with-god/
Kashdan, T. B., & McKnight, P. E. (2009). Origins of purpose in life: Refining our understanding of a life well lived. Psihologijske Teme, 18(2), 303–316.
Kashdan, T. B., Goodman, F. R., McKnight, P. E., Brown, B., & Rum, R. (2024). Purpose in life: A resolution on the de...
Episode 65: Collaborative Problem Solving
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Ablon, J. S. (2018). Changeable: How collaborative problem solving changes lives at home, at school, and at work. Penguin.
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Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical practice: A four-step model and workbook for therapists and clients. InterVarsity Press.
Watson, T. (2017). The beatitudes. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
Episode 64: Empathy
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APA Dictionary of Psychology. (n.d.). Empathy. https://dictionary.apa.org/empathy
Cuff, B. M., Brown, S. J., Taylor, L., & Howat, D. J. (2016). Empathy: A review of the concept. Emotion Review, 8(2), 144-153.
Klimecki, O. M. (2019). The role of empathy and compassion in conflict resolution. Emotion Review, 11(4), 310-325.
Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical practice: A four-step model and workbook for therapists and clients. InterVarsity Press.
Kohut, H. (2009). How does analysis cure? University of Chicago Press.
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Episode 63: Gentleness
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Gu, X., Luo, W., Zhao, X., Chen, Y., Zheng, Y., Zhou, J., & Li, R. (2022). The effects of loving‐kindness and compassion meditation on life satisfaction: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Applied Psychology: Health and Well‐Being, 14(3), 1081-1101.
Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical practice: A four-step model and workbook for therapists and clients. InterVarsity Press.
Merria...
Episode 62: Emptiness
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Cambridge Dictionary. (n.d.). Emptiness. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/emptiness
D’Agostino, A., Pepi, R., Monti, M. R., & Starcevic, V. (2020). The feeling of emptiness: A review of a complex subjective experience. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 28(5), 287-295.
Hudson, C. C., Ferguson, I., Fan, K., Björgvinsson, T., & Beard, C. (2024). A general inductive approach to characterize transdiagnostic experiences of emptiness. Journal of Clinical Psychology.
Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical practice: A four-step model and workbook for therapists and clients. InterVarsity Press.
Konjusha, A., Hopwood, C. J., Pri...
Episode 61: Unconditional Self-Acceptance
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Cândea, D. M., & Szentagotai-Tătar, A. (2018). Shame-proneness, guilt-proneness and anxiety symptoms: A meta-analysis. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 58, 78-106.
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Episode 60: Everyday Mental Health
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Kazdin, A. E. (2024). Interventions in everyday life to improve mental health and reduce symptoms of psychiatric disorders. American Psychologist, 79(2), 185–209.
Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical practice: A four-step model and workbook for therapists and clients. InterVarsity Press.
Knabb, J., Pate, R., Sullivan, S., Salley, E., Miller, A., & Boyer, W. (2020). “Walking with God”: Developing and pilot testing a manualised four-week program combin...
Episode 59: Patience
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Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical practice: A four-step model and workbook for therapists and clients. InterVarsity Press.
Knabb, J. (2022). Acceptance and commitment therapy for...
Episode 58: Contrast Avoidance
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Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical practice: A four-step model and workbook for therapists and clients. InterVarsity Press.
LaFreniere, L. S., & Newman, M. G. (2023). Reducing contrast avoidance in GAD by savoring positive emotions: Outcome and mediation in a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 93, 102659.
Llera, S. J., & Newman, M. G. (2017). Development and validation of two measures of emotional contrast avoidance: The contrast avoidance questionnaires. Journal of...
Episode 57: Transitional Characters
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Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical practice: A four-step model and workbook for therapists and clients. InterVarsity Press.
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Episode 56: Spiritual Struggles
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Dworsky, C. K. O., Pargament, K. I., Gibbel, M. R., Faigin, C. A., Haugen, M. R. G., Desai, K. M., & Warner, H. L. (2013). Winding road: Preliminary support for a spiritually integrated intervention addressing college students’ spiritual struggles. In Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 24, 309-339.
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Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical pr...
Episode 55: Attention
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Bishop, S. R., Lau, M., Shapiro, S., Carlson, L., Anderson, N. D., Carmody, J., & Devins, G. (2004). Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 11(3), 230-241.
Knabb, J., & Bates, M. (2020). “Holy desire” within the “Cloud of Unknowing”: The psychological contributions of medieval apophatic contemplation to Christian mental health in the 21st century. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 39, 24-39.
Cairncross, M., & Miller, C. J. (2020). The effectiveness of mindfulness-based therapies for ADHD: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Attention Disorders, 24(5), 627-643.
Episode 54: Cognitive Distortions
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Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical practice: A four-step model and workbook for therapists and clients. InterVarsity Press.
Leahy, R. (2017). Cognitive therapy techniques: A practitioner’s guide (2nd ed.). The Guilford Press.
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Episode 53: Forgiveness
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Beeke, J., & Jones, M. (2012). A Puritan theology: Doctrine for life. Reformation Heritage Books.
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Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical practice: A four-step model and workbook for therapists and clients. InterVarsity...
Episode 52: The Ordinary Life
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Feldman, G., Hayes, A., Kumar, S., Greeson, J., & Laurenceau, J. P. (2007). Mindfulness and emotion regulation: The development and initial validation of the Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale-Revised (CAMS-R). Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 29, 177-190.
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Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical practice: A four-step model and workbook for therapists and clients. InterVarsity Press.
Lawrence, B. (2015). The practice of the presence of God. ICS Publications.
Rendall Risner, V. (2016). What does it really mean to be #blessed?
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Episode 51: Shame
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Cohen, T., Wolf, S., Panter, A., & Insko, C. (2011). Introducing the GASP scale: A new measure of guilt and shame proneness. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 100, 947-966.
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Episode 50: Contempt
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Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical practice: A four-step model and workbook for therapists and clients. InterVarsity Press.
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Schriber, R. A., Chung, J. M., Sorensen, K. S., & Robins, R. W. (2017). Dispositional contempt: A first look at the contemptuous person. Journal of Personality and...
Episode 49: Hope
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APA Dictionary of Psychology. (n.d.). Hope. https://dictionary.apa.org/hope
Barclay, W. (1974). New Testament words. SCM Press.
Beeke, J., & Jones, M. (2012). A Puritan theology: Doctrine for life. Reformation Heritage Books.
Corn, B. W., Feldman, D. B., & Wexler, I. (2020). The science of hope. The Lancet Oncology, 21(9), e452-e459.
Favale, D., Nacci, M., Bellomo, A., Torales, J., Castaldelli-Maia, J. M., & Ventriglio, A. (2023). Hope and resilience among patients affected by unipolar and bipolar depression. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 00207640221147166.
Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical practice: A...
Episode 48: The Observing Self
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Episode 47: Resilience
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Galante, J., Dufour, G., Vainre, M., Wagner, A. P., Stochl, J., Benton, A., & Jones, P. B. (2018). A mindfulness-based intervention to increase resilience to stress in university students (the Mindful Student Study): A pragmatic randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Public Health, 3(2), e72-e81.
Herrman, H., Stewart, D. E., Diaz-Granados, N., Berger, E. L., Jackson, B., & Yuen, T. (2011). What is resilience? The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 56(5), 258-265.
Joyce, S...
Episode 46: Compulsivity
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Bowen, S., Chawla, N., & Marlatt, G. (2010). Mindfulness-based relapse prevention for addictive behaviors: A clinician’s guide. The Guilford Press.
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Harmless, W. (2004). Desert Christians: An introduction to the literature of early monasticism. Oxford University Press.
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Episode 45: Humility
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Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical practice: A four-step model and workbook for therapists and clients. InterVarsity Pr...
Episode 44: Kindness
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Hui, B. P., Ng, J. C., Berzaghi, E., Cunningham-Amos, L. A., & Kogan, A. (2020). Rewards of kindness? A meta-analysis of the link between prosociality and well-being. Psychological Bulletin, 146(12), 1084.
Knabb, J. (2021...
Episode 43: Interpersonal Mindfulness
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Feldman, G., Hayes, A., Kumar, S., Greeson, J., & Laurenceau, J. P. (2007). Mindfulness and emotion regulation: The development and initial validation of the Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale-Revised (CAMS-R...
Episode 42: Mindset
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Ea...
Episode 41: Grit
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Duckworth, A. L., Peterson, C., Matthews, M. D., & Kelly, D. R. (2007). Grit: Perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(6), 1087–1101.
Jin, B., & Kim, J. (2017). Grit, basic needs satisfaction, and subjective well-being. Journal of Individual Differences, 38(1), 29.
Knabb, J. (2021). Christian meditation in clinical prac...
Episode 40: Psychological Flexibility
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Hayes, S., S...
Episode 39: Openness to the Future
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Episode 38: The Breath
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Episode 37: Doing Versus Being
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