{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61c869811c6a7900119a34ed/69581a286c77c8cb7a765693?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Abu Zayd al-Balkhi - The Man Who Discovered Mental Health 1,000 Years Too Early","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61c869811c6a7900119a34ed/1767381506566-db8a7ee1-31f6-4c45-aa8a-ddf4266cb149.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is often seen as a modern invention—but its core ideas were explored over 1,100 years ago by the 9th-century scholar Abu Zayd al-Balkhi.</p><p><br></p><p>In this video, we explore al-Balkhi’s groundbreaking writings on mental health, anxiety, depression, emotional regulation, and the connection between thoughts and behavior—ideas that closely resemble modern psychology and CBT.</p><p><br></p><p>Find me and my music here:</p><p>https://linktr.ee/filipholm</p><p><br></p><p>Support Let's Talk Religion on Patreon: </p><p>https://www.patreon.com/letstalkreligion </p><p>Or through a one-time donation: </p><p>https://paypal.me/talkreligiondonate</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Filip Holm"}