Deric Hollings
Acting As If
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Introduction I recently listened to a Lex Fridman podcast episode featuring Ray Kurzweil who is said...
Deric Hollings
- Sep 19
- 12 min
The Elegant Solution
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use ABC Model One Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) technique discussed less frequently within my...
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Deric Hollings
- Sep 8
- 10 min
Shame Attacking
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use **Carrie spoiler alert** Carrie In the 1976 film Carrie, “Carrie White, who lives with her...
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Deric Hollings
- Sep 5
- 9 min
A Hammer in Search of a Nail
[DISCLAIMER] “I am just a human being trying to make it in a world that is rapidly losing its understanding of being human.” – John...
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Deric Hollings
- Sep 3
- 7 min
You Gon' Die: The Existential Window
[DISCLAIMER] “The ‘therapeutic window’. What a delicious term for the interruption of medical treatment! Might you perhaps hurl yourself...
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Deric Hollings
- Aug 15
- 8 min
The Steel Man Technique
[DISCLAIMER] Take a look at this room. Is it racist? You didn’t misread that. I’m asking if the room in this photo is racist. I don’t...
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Deric Hollings
- Jul 11
- 18 min
Unconditional Acceptance
[DISCLAIMER] **Fire hip hop music contained in each linked “Let It Go” reference** Context One of the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy...
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Deric Hollings
- Jul 1
- 7 min
The Proverbial "They"
[DISCLAIMER] Admittedly, I was a little late subscribing to the Wu-Tang Clan fandom of the ‘90s. I was introduced to the group’s music in...
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Deric Hollings
- Jun 23
- 8 min
Meaningful Purpose
[DISCLAIMER] **Rick and Morty spoilers contained herein** (And yes, I reference Rick and Morty despite any controversy surrounding the...
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Deric Hollings
- Jun 15
- 6 min
I Have Moved On
[DISCLAIMER] Since my adolescence, I’ve paid close attention to quotes used in rap songs. Before the Internet was largely available to...
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Deric Hollings
- May 31
- 6 min
Holistic Approach to Mental Health
[DISCLAIMER] When beginning mental and behavioral health services with new clients I find it useful to explore what expectations people...
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Deric Hollings
- May 28
- 5 min
Stoically Existential
[DISCLAIMER] It’s relatively easy for me to highlight mental and behavioral health examples in rap. Rigid and extreme attitudes are...
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Deric Hollings
- May 25
- 14 min
Feel Some Type of Way
[DISCLAIMER] “I know you feel some type of way.” In 2013, rapper Rich Homie Quan released a song entitled “Type of Way” which reached...
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Deric Hollings
- May 19
- 6 min
Mind Tricks
[DISCLAIMER] One of my favorite lines from lyricist Buckshot, of rap group Black Moon, relates to the 1993 song “How Many MC’s…,” which...
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Deric Hollings
- May 17
- 8 min
Circle of Concern
[DISCLAIMER] When considering what impact I have on my life, on the lives of others, and the world as a whole, I find it useful to...
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Deric Hollings
- Apr 9
- 16 min
Rap Made Me Do It
[DISCLAIMER] I recall that in the 90’s, hip hop—particularly “gangsta rap”—was accused of promoting violence within U.S. society. Blaming...
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Deric Hollings
- Mar 24
- 24 min
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
[DISCLAIMER] TL;DR: My approach to REBT, which isn’t how all associated therapists practice this method, involves challenging unhelpful...
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