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Skintellectualism
[ DISCLAIMER ] Property of Daily Wire Studios and Digital Astronaut, fair use Through the practice of rational emotive behavior therapy...
Deric Hollings
Oct 30, 20249 min read
Cognitive Continuum
[ DISCLAIMER ] Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) is a psychotherapeutic modality that aligns with cognitive behavior therapy...
Deric Hollings
Oct 29, 20245 min read
Moving Mountains
[ DISCLAIMER ] Property of National Geographic, Plimsoll Productions, and The Walt Disney Company, fair use I recall watching the...
Deric Hollings
Oct 29, 20246 min read
Invalid Rhetoric
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use When using rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) in my professional role as a...
Deric Hollings
Oct 29, 202412 min read
Seriously, Who Are You?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , property of BuzzFeed, Inc. , fair use From time to time, when practicing rational emotive behavior...
Deric Hollings
Oct 29, 20246 min read
It's in Your Eyes
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use When recently listening to a DJ set from Chris Luno , I heard a Diode Eins remix of the track...
Deric Hollings
Oct 27, 20246 min read
Reactions Have Consequences
[ DISCLAIMER ] I entered the Marine Corps in 1996, with a contract for military police (MP). During my time as a law enforcement...
Deric Hollings
Oct 27, 202411 min read
Can We Be Intelligent About Marriage?
[ DISCLAIMER ] When I was a child my late mom often used the same question to assess my intelligence—the ability to acquire and apply...
Deric Hollings
Oct 27, 20246 min read
Correlation Does Not Imply Causation
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use When recently listening to an episode of the DarkHorse Podcast by biologist Bret Weinstein ,...
Deric Hollings
Oct 27, 20246 min read
Unhelpful Expectations
[ DISCLAIMER ] From time to time, I consume online dating content (i.e., videos, podcasts, etc.) in order to familiarize myself with...
Deric Hollings
Oct 26, 202415 min read
Psychotherapeutica
[ DISCLAIMER ] When attending graduate school for counseling between 2009 and 2011, I was instructed to “demystify the process” of...
Deric Hollings
Oct 25, 20245 min read
Shipmate
[ DISCLAIMER ] Paying close attention to the 2024 United States (U.S.) presidential election season, I’ve concluded that reiteration of...
Deric Hollings
Oct 25, 20248 min read
Umma Do Me
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use In a blogpost entitled Don’t Tread on Me , I used my perspective on rational emotive...
Deric Hollings
Oct 24, 20245 min read
Nature of the Threat
[ DISCLAIMER ] As the 2024 United States (U.S.) presidential election draws closer to an end, I’ve paid close attention to the issue of...
Deric Hollings
Oct 24, 202411 min read
Forces of Nature
[ DISCLAIMER ] There’re a couple lines from the song “ Forces of Nature ,” by hip hop group Tragic Allies ’ members Code Nine and...
Deric Hollings
Oct 23, 20247 min read
Maybe Get Some Sleep
[ DISCLAIMER ] When I was a child I was taught to value advice contained in Ephesians 26-27, “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let...
Deric Hollings
Oct 23, 20246 min read
Marital Problems
[ DISCLAIMER ] In chapter five of Creative Marriage , the authors provide a number of helpful considerations in regard to addressing...
Deric Hollings
Oct 22, 202411 min read
Big Gangsta
[ DISCLAIMER ] The first track on rapper Kevin Gates ’ 2019 album Only the Generals Gon Understand is “ Big Gangsta .” Lyrics include,...
Deric Hollings
Oct 22, 20246 min read
Desire
[ DISCLAIMER ] I recently listened to what I consider to be a fantastic set by DJ Yamatomaya in which she opened with the Tomas...
Deric Hollings
Oct 21, 20245 min read
Impermanence and Uncertainty
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use A young boy and his dad spent an afternoon together at a beach. As sunset approached, the child...
Deric Hollings
Oct 21, 20249 min read
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