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I Guess It Must Have Been Magic
[ DISCLAIMER ] I can’t recommend enough for eclectic hip hop heads to check out the 2011 album Professional Dreamers by Looptroop...
Deric Hollings
Sep 15, 20258 min read
One of Life's Little Inconveniences
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing care for mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively “mental health”), I solely use...
Deric Hollings
Sep 15, 202510 min read
Be Water, My Friend
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Sep 15, 20254 min read
Moral Framework
[ DISCLAIMER ] Although I began the informal practice of life coaching in 1991, and became a psychotherapist in 2011, I didn’t think...
Deric Hollings
Sep 14, 20259 min read
Eternal Optimist and Mortal Pessimist
[ DISCLAIMER ] During my teenage years, people sometimes used a crude assessment tool to determine each other’s perspectives (the...
Deric Hollings
Sep 14, 20259 min read
Spoiled Without Boundaries
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , property of Paramount Pictures, fair use Veruca Salt is a character in the 1964 children’s novel Charlie...
Deric Hollings
Sep 14, 20257 min read
Are Your Actions Ruled by Reason?
[ DISCLAIMER ] On September 10, 2025, the late United States (U.S.) right-wing conservative political activist, author, and media...
Deric Hollings
Sep 13, 202511 min read
Your Irrationality Is Exposed
[ DISCLAIMER ] Prior to attending my final session of the day on September 10, 2025, I watched a YouTube livestream in which breaking...
Deric Hollings
Sep 11, 202515 min read
We Buy Things We Don't Need, to Impress People We Don't Like
[ DISCLAIMER ] On I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II (2008), lyricist Killer Mike released “ Grandma’s House ” in which he stated,...
Deric Hollings
Sep 11, 202510 min read
What Can I Do?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use One of my favorite albums of 1993 was lyricist Ice Cube ’s anthology Lethal Injection ....
Deric Hollings
Sep 10, 20255 min read
Chaos That Ensues From Not Having a Plan
[ DISCLAIMER ] Over the years, when working with clients, I’ve advocated use of proper planning (the establishment of goals , policies,...
Deric Hollings
Sep 10, 20257 min read
Personal Responsibility and Accountability
[ DISCLAIMER ] * Highest 2 Lowest (2025) spoilers contained herein. Photo credit , property of A24 and Apple Original Films, fair use...
Deric Hollings
Sep 9, 202511 min read
The True Worth of Things
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use If memory serves, when attending Randall High School in 1992, I spoke with a fellow student who...
Deric Hollings
Sep 9, 20257 min read
Entitlement
[ DISCLAIMER ] According to one source , “A gratuity (often called a tip ) is a sum of money customarily given by a customer to certain...
Deric Hollings
Sep 8, 202516 min read
Need to Know
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I teach people about the ABC...
Deric Hollings
Sep 8, 20259 min read
Who Watches the Watchmen?
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Sep 8, 20257 min read
Voices in My Mind
[ DISCLAIMER ] There are many aspects from the 90s which I miss. For instance, a lot of the electronic dance music (EDM) released at...
Deric Hollings
Sep 7, 20257 min read
Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I teach people about the ABC...
Deric Hollings
Sep 7, 20256 min read
You Better!
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I teach people about the ABC...
Deric Hollings
Sep 7, 20257 min read
Have To
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I teach people about the ABC...
Deric Hollings
Sep 7, 20258 min read
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