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All Things
[ DISCLAIMER ] In a blogpost entitled This, Too, Shall Pass , I addressed a phrase imparted to me by my late stepmother, “DT,” as I...
Deric Hollings
Sep 20, 20247 min read
The E-C Connection
[ DISCLAIMER ] One of the main tools used in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), developed by the late psychologist Albert...
Deric Hollings
Sep 17, 20247 min read
Strategic Empathy
[ DISCLAIMER ] The American Psychological Association defines empathy as follows: [U]nderstanding a person from their frame of...
Deric Hollings
Sep 14, 20248 min read
Vehicle Warning Indicators
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use I’m fascinated by how so few people with whom I’ve spoken throughout the years apparently don’t...
Deric Hollings
Sep 3, 20247 min read
Transform Rigid Yearning
[ DISCLAIMER ] Do you think of your ability to try something as that which relates to a helpful tool? If not, how about the ability to...
Deric Hollings
Aug 30, 20248 min read
Perspective Shift
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Take a look at the above-indicated picture. What do you see? Perhaps you think you’re looking at a...
Deric Hollings
Jul 20, 20246 min read
ABC with XYZ
[DISCLAIMER] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is an active-directive form of cognitive behavior therapy that serves as the...
Deric Hollings
Jul 11, 20246 min read
Friend Dispute
[DISCLAIMER] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is an active-directive form of cognitive behavior therapy that serves as the...
Deric Hollings
Jul 11, 20245 min read
Heuristics
[DISCLAIMER] According to Wikipedia: A heuristic ‘method of discovery’, or heuristic technique (problem solving, mental shortcut, rule of...
Deric Hollings
Jul 7, 20245 min read
Difference Between Confrontation and Disputation
[DISCLAIMER] In my personal and professional life, I practice Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) which is a form of cognitive...
Deric Hollings
Jul 1, 20247 min read
Common Enemy
[DISCLAIMER] There was a time that I used to see couples for behavioral health care, though I’ve since decided to take my practice into a...
Deric Hollings
Jun 21, 20246 min read
It's All Bad
[DISCLAIMER] During my senior year of high school, lyricist E-40 released the album In a Major Way that featured the track “It’s All Bad”...
Deric Hollings
Jun 20, 20244 min read
Logical Relation
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit (edited), fair use Within my blog, I often use syllogisms as pedagogical tools to enhance the psychoeducational...
Deric Hollings
Jun 9, 202410 min read
What if in the Opposite Direction
[DISCLAIMER] What if I dedicate time to writing this blogpost and no one reads it? Worse yet, what if someone reads it and instead of...
Deric Hollings
Jun 7, 20248 min read
Open, Honest, and Vulnerable Communication
[DISCLAIMER] Throughout my youth, I encountered an oft-repeated stereotype about males (boys and men) regarding communication—a process...
Deric Hollings
May 17, 20245 min read
This, Too, Shall Pass
[DISCLAIMER] For many reasons, my late stepmother, “DT,” remains as the most influential figure in my life. She’s perhaps one of the...
Deric Hollings
May 14, 20245 min read
Tactically Strategic
[DISCLAIMER] I was on voluntary appellate leave with the Department of Defense from 2003 to 2007. Wanting to continue use of skills...
Deric Hollings
May 14, 20246 min read
MUSTur-Baby
[DISCLAIMER] During the final week of fifth grade, when attending Crawford Elementary School in Aurora, Colorado, students were allowed...
Deric Hollings
May 10, 20244 min read
Resilience
[DISCLAIMER] During Marine recruit training at Camp Pendleton, California, I recall having succinctly conceptualized the experience of...
Deric Hollings
May 8, 20247 min read
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