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Eff the Logic
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Logic and Reason When providing psychoeducational lessons to clients on Rational Emotive...
Deric Hollings
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External Things Can't Fix Internal Issues
[ DISCLAIMER ] As a child, my mom was quite poor. Raising three children with unstable employment of an unskilled worker, my mom moved...
Deric Hollings
1 day ago7 min read
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Do or Do Not, You Will Regret It either Way
[ DISCLAIMER ] According to the American Psychological Association (APA), regret is defined as an emotional response to remembrance of...
Deric Hollings
2 days ago7 min read
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A Stoic Journaling Routine
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
3 days ago5 min read
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Instrumental Convergence
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), photo credit (edited), fair use How many of you remember Clippy (1996-2007 – the entire...
Deric Hollings
3 days ago8 min read
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Sojourner
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use The Activist Describing the above photo, one source states: This carte de visite depicts...
Deric Hollings
3 days ago12 min read
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Unjustified Generalization
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I...
Deric Hollings
4 days ago5 min read
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In Your Dreams
[ DISCLAIMER ] The above photo was taken on a trip to Washington, D.C. when I was in high school. The family that took me in to live...
Deric Hollings
4 days ago6 min read
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Morning Routine
[ DISCLAIMER ] When addressing mental, emotional, and behavior health needs, I invite the clients with whom I work to approach wellness...
Deric Hollings
4 days ago7 min read
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About Fire Pits and Chimineas
[ DISCLAIMER ] When I attended training for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) with the Albert Ellis Institute in 2021, via...
Deric Hollings
4 days ago4 min read
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Proper Education
[ DISCLAIMER ] Not one to pretend as though I’m a fan of a band when only vaguely familiar with their music, I don’t claim to be a fan...
Deric Hollings
5 days ago7 min read
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The Future of the World Is in Your Hands
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , property of Orion Pictures, fair use Not having seen it since the year in which the film was released, I...
Deric Hollings
5 days ago5 min read
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At the Risk of Sounding Like an Old Fogy
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use A “fogy” is a person with old-fashioned ideas —usually used with the word “old.” This sort of...
Deric Hollings
5 days ago4 min read
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Will AI Replace Psychotherapists?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Tl;dr : It’s plausible (appearing worthy of belief) that digital mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively...
Deric Hollings
5 days ago17 min read
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Lavender-Colored Discrimination
[ DISCLAIMER ] I recently engaged in a discussion with someone about the effects of feminism , as both an ideology and movement. Anyone...
Deric Hollings
May 88 min read
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From This Side of the Screen
[ DISCLAIMER ] Not long after graduating with a master’s degree in counseling in 2011, I gained employment in a behavioral health...
Deric Hollings
May 84 min read
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"Safe" Is Not a Feeling
[ DISCLAIMER ] I imagine that you’re familiar (even if vaguely) with a common phrase associated with safety—the condition of being safe...
Deric Hollings
May 87 min read
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Where I Grew Up
[ DISCLAIMER ] Growing up in Bomb City , I frequently visited Palo Duro Canyon (PDC), the second largest canyon system in the United...
Deric Hollings
May 75 min read
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C Is for Contentment and That's Good Enough for Me
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , property of Reeves Teletape Studios and Kaufman Astoria Studios, fair use In childhood, I adored the...
Deric Hollings
May 75 min read
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We Outside
[ DISCLAIMER ] On his 2023 album Ultimate Gangsta Shit , rapper Tha Chill (of hip hop collective Compton’s Most Wanted ) released a...
Deric Hollings
May 411 min read
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