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Why You Lyin'?

[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use According to one source that explains the origin of memes, “Why The F**k You Lyin’ is a viral...

Hip Hop and REBT

Deric Hollings

May 206 min read

Evil

[DISCLAIMER] Having been raised under dogmatic Judeo-Christian doctrine, I was instilled with belief of evil (morally reprehensible,...

Deric Hollings

May 205 min read

I Can't Take It: It's More Than I Can Handle

[DISCLAIMER] Have you ever been exposed to a CS gas chamber? I have. In a blogpost entitled Resilience, I described my experience from...

Hip Hop and REBT

Deric Hollings

May 196 min read

IDC

[ DISCLAIMER ] In the late ‘90s, when the Internet was still a relatively novel experience for most people, I participated in an online...

Hip Hop and REBT

Deric Hollings

May 189 min read

What Type of Monster Does That?

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Imagine visiting someone’s home and needing to relieve yourself in the bathroom. It’s not number...

Deric Hollings

May 184 min read

Learning to Understand, Attentively and Deeply

[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...

The Daily Stoic

Deric Hollings

May 185 min read

Irreverent Communication: Use of Sarcasm, Snark, and Cynicism

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), property of Walt Disney Feature Animation, fair use There’s a scene in the film The Little...

Tools

Deric Hollings

May 187 min read

Appreciation

[ DISCLAIMER ] When stationed in Okinawa, Japan (1997-1999), while serving in the field of military police (MP) as a United States...

Hip Hop and REBT

Deric Hollings

May 177 min read

Eff the Logic

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Logic and Reason When providing psychoeducational lessons to clients on Rational Emotive...

Disputation

Deric Hollings

May 1610 min read

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...

The Daily Stoic

Deric Hollings

May 157 min read

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

May 147 min read

A Stoic Journaling Routine

[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...

The Daily Stoic

Deric Hollings

May 135 min read

Instrumental Convergence

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), photo credit (edited), fair use How many of you remember Clippy (1996-2007 – the entire...

Deric Hollings

May 138 min read

Sojourner

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use The Activist Describing the above photo, one source states: This carte de visite depicts...

Hip Hop and REBT

Deric Hollings

May 1312 min read

Unjustified Generalization

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I...

Deric Hollings

May 125 min read

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...

EDM and REBT

Deric Hollings

May 126 min read

Morning Routine

[ DISCLAIMER ] When addressing mental, emotional, and behavior health needs, I invite the clients with whom I work to approach wellness...

The Daily Stoic

Deric Hollings

May 127 min read

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

May 124 min read

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...

EDM and REBT

Deric Hollings

May 117 min read

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...

Hip Hop and REBT

Deric Hollings

May 115 min read