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Desire Much, but Need Very Little
[ DISCLAIMER ] Page 21 of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion invites practitioners of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) to...
Deric Hollings
Jan 10, 20243 min read
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Button-Pushing
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, Lucasfilm LTD., The Walt Disney Company, fair use I recall seeing Star Wars films in theaters when I was a...
Deric Hollings
Jan 10, 20244 min read
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Normal vs. Healthy
[DISCLAIMER] Page 19 of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion addresses the notion that many Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)...
Deric Hollings
Jan 9, 20244 min read
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The Baseball Rule of Life
[DISCLAIMER] On page 18 of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion, I learned of a guideline previously unfamiliar to me. It’s called the...
Deric Hollings
Jan 8, 20244 min read
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Enlightened Self-Interest
[DISCLAIMER] “How you gon’ be a social worker when you don’t like people?” my late stepmom once asked me when informed that I was...
Deric Hollings
Jan 8, 20244 min read
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Idols
[DISCLAIMER] As a child, I was told to hide my step-grandmother’s (“grandma”) behavior from my dad. Whereas she seemed to be irreligious,...
Deric Hollings
Jan 7, 20244 min read
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Happiness Is a By-Product
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Are you familiar with the expression “good vibes”? According to one source, it relates to “meaning...
Deric Hollings
Jan 6, 20243 min read
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Self-Inflicted Insult to Injury
[DISCLAIMER] Imagine using your smartphone to engage in a flame war—a lengthy exchange of angry or abusive messages between users of an...
Deric Hollings
Jan 6, 20244 min read
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Know the Limits
[DISCLAIMER] When going through Marine boot camp land navigation (nav) in 1996, I recall there being foggy conditions which made for more...
Deric Hollings
Jan 5, 20243 min read
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Sensitivity
[DISCLAIMER] Yesterday, I went to the grocery store and discovered that my preferred entry point was blocked off by employees....
Deric Hollings
Jan 5, 20243 min read
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Rigid vs. Rigorous
[DISCLAIMER] In The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion, page nine invites Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) practitioners to assist...
Deric Hollings
Jan 4, 20244 min read
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Resignation
[DISCLAIMER] Page seven of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion invites Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) practitioners to help...
Deric Hollings
Jan 3, 20245 min read
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Expertise
[DISCLAIMER] I appreciate that in the introduction of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion the authors declare, “REBT [Rational Emotive...
Deric Hollings
Jan 3, 20244 min read
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Interests and Goals
[DISCLAIMER] On page four of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) practitioners are reminded...
Deric Hollings
Jan 2, 20244 min read
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Rational vs. Irrational
[DISCLAIMER] Pages two and three of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion address flexibility versus (vs.) passion and rational vs....
Deric Hollings
Jan 1, 20244 min read
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Psychoeducation
[DISCLAIMER] The first page of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion addresses the practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)...
Deric Hollings
Jan 1, 20243 min read
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The REBT Therapist's Pocket Companion
[DISCLAIMER] When undergoing official training for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) in 2021, I purchased a book entitled The REBT...
Deric Hollings
Dec 18, 20236 min read
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