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Possession
[ DISCLAIMER ] I don’t know how many hours I’ve spent listening to the vocals of Sarah McLachlan interlaced with electronic dance...
Deric Hollings
Jan 176 min read
Let's Go Brandon
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use I didn’t think I’d dislike a presidential administration within my lifetime more than that...
Deric Hollings
Jan 1711 min read
Nobody Owes You
[ DISCLAIMER ] When I was stationed aboard Camp Kinser in Okinawa, Japan between 1997 and 1999, military police (MP) personnel were...
Deric Hollings
Jan 178 min read
A Letting Go Kind of Love
[ DISCLAIMER ] I recall the opening scene of the action thriller film Cliffhanger (1993) in which Sylvester Stallone ’s character...
Deric Hollings
Jan 169 min read
That Cut Deep
[ DISCLAIMER ] I’ve known more than one man who has fallen victim of paternity fraud—intentional misidentification of a fetus or...
Deric Hollings
Jan 166 min read
The Words We Use Matter
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Take a look at the image above. What outline do you see? This isn’t a trick question. What...
Deric Hollings
Jan 168 min read
Satisfaction
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use If you were a fan of electronic dance music (EDM) during the early 2000s, what song comes to...
Deric Hollings
Jan 158 min read
Different Toilet
[ DISCLAIMER ] Growing up, I sometimes heard the adage “same shit, different toilet” to vulgarly describe that the same problem may...
Deric Hollings
Jan 157 min read
Level of Functioning and Quality of Life
[ DISCLAIMER ] Since having begun the informal practice of life coaching in 1991 and having started professional practice of...
Deric Hollings
Jan 146 min read
They Best to be Ready to Move
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), property of CBS, fair use I recently watched an episode of 60 Minutes in which it was alleged...
Deric Hollings
Jan 1411 min read
Sleep Hygiene
[ DISCLAIMER ] The above photo was taken of me sleeping in my barracks room, on the top floor of the military police (MP) Provost...
Deric Hollings
Jan 146 min read
Far Behind
[ DISCLAIMER ] In 2007, when living in Bomb City , a friend of mine (“Tweety”) introduced me to the song “ Far Behind ” from the punk...
Deric Hollings
Jan 1311 min read
The Entirety of Chapter Nine
[ DISCLAIMER ] When attending graduate school for counseling (2009-2011) and focusing on the study of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy...
Deric Hollings
Jan 134 min read
All the Years
[ DISCLAIMER ] In 2024, lyricist Joell Ortiz and production team The Heatmakerz released the album W.A.R. (With All Respect) . The...
Deric Hollings
Jan 135 min read
An Insane DEIA Trap
[ DISCLAIMER ] In the above picture, taken when I served in the United States Marine Corps, two female Marines and I flexed on the...
Deric Hollings
Jan 1210 min read
Insane in the Membrane
[ DISCLAIMER ] In high school, during a time when I befriended Crips and Sureños , I was given a nickname by my gang-affiliated...
Deric Hollings
Jan 127 min read
Schema
[ DISCLAIMER ] In common parlance, a schema is defined as either (1) a diagrammatic presentation or (2) a mental codification of...
Deric Hollings
Jan 127 min read
Cold and Hot Possibilities
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use On November 24, 2024, legacy media outlet The Economist published a piece stating, “Of Donald...
Deric Hollings
Jan 1111 min read
Voluntary Adversity
[ DISCLAIMER ] As an overweight child, I was required to participate in the Presidential Fitness Test along with other children....
Deric Hollings
Jan 119 min read
Do You Need Therapy?
[ DISCLAIMER ] A prospective client once contacted me and she was afforded an opportunity for an up-to 15-minute free telephone...
Deric Hollings
Jan 109 min read
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