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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
May 114 min read
Will AI Replace Psychotherapists?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Tl;dr : It’s plausible (appearing worthy of belief) that digital mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively...
Deric Hollings
May 1117 min read
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
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
"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
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
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
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
Brakin': Don't Nobody Want None
[ DISCLAIMER ] Arguably, the five original elements which comprised the subculture of hip hop were MCing/rapping, DJing/scratching with...
Deric Hollings
May 46 min read
How to Restart Life
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
May 44 min read
Dilemmas and Paradoxes
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I sometimes discuss dilemmas and...
Deric Hollings
May 48 min read
If the Toaster Meant More to You
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use From my youth, I remember the 1987 animated musical fantasy film The Brave Little Toaster ....
Deric Hollings
May 310 min read
What Matters Is Our Choices
[ DISCLAIMER ] In the above photo, taken in either eighth or ninth grade when I lived in a children’s home, I appear to be focused on...
Deric Hollings
May 35 min read
Predictability of Logic
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I find it helpful to use...
Deric Hollings
May 36 min read
30 Years Ago
[ DISCLAIMER ] Dubstep is a subgenre of electronic dance music (EDM) that’s generally characterized by the use of syncopated rhythmic...
Deric Hollings
May 23 min read
It's Outside of My Control and Influence
[ DISCLAIMER ] Since childhood, I’ve observed contrails (also known as vapor trails; line-shaped clouds produced by aircraft engine...
Deric Hollings
May 28 min read
Yellow Ribbon
[ DISCLAIMER ] Being that today is May 1, 2025, and given that my mind sporadically recalls songs at random times, a military cadence...
Deric Hollings
May 15 min read
How Do You Know He Is in a Gang?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), property of Python (Monty) Pictures, fair use In a blogpost entitled Sir Bedevere the Wise , I...
Deric Hollings
May 15 min read
A Funhouse Mirror
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use I recently listened to a discussion between journalists Lee Fang and Leighton Woodhouse on the...
Deric Hollings
May 15 min read
Clarity in Seeing What Others Overlook
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
May 14 min read
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