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Where's Your Head At?
[DISCLAIMER] On the 2001 album Rooty, electronic dance music (EDM) duo Basement Jaxx released a song entitled “Where’s your head at”?...
Deric Hollings
Sep 11, 20234 min read
What Would it Take to Change Your Mind?
[DISCLAIMER] When using Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I assist clients with the disputation of irrational beliefs which cause...
Deric Hollings
Sep 11, 20239 min read
Trust Life
[DISCLAIMER] While there are many impactful lessons I could cite from the work of Maya Angelou, one of the most meaningful pieces of...
Deric Hollings
Sep 10, 20234 min read
Lived Experience
[DISCLAIMER] I was born, and for the most part raised, in Amarillo, Texas. Not one to believe that affiliation with a locale...
Deric Hollings
Sep 8, 20235 min read
Fair Use
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use According to one source: Fair use is a doctrine in United States law that permits limited use of...
Deric Hollings
Sep 8, 20233 min read
Cowboy Up
[DISCLAIMER] Though I was born and mostly raised in Texas, having lived the majority of my life in this state, I don’t identify as a...
Deric Hollings
Sep 7, 20237 min read
The Absence of Suffering
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use When living in a Church of Christ-sponsored children’s home during the early ‘90s, I wasn’t allowed...
Deric Hollings
Sep 6, 20235 min read
Take Flight
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use On his 2013 album The Summer Tape, lyricist The Audible Doctor released a song entitled “Wings Part...
Deric Hollings
Sep 6, 20234 min read
Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn
[DISCLAIMER] Goons lurkin’ On his 2007 album The Real Testament, rapper Plies featured a song entitled “Goons Lurkin’” which contained...
Deric Hollings
Sep 5, 20238 min read
Cybersex
[DISCLAIMER] Unique disclaimer: Hollings Therapy, LLC does not advocate the sexual exploitation of children. Obscenity I was in...
Deric Hollings
Sep 4, 20238 min read
Feel Your Feelings
[DISCLAIMER] I once spoke with a client who, when describing turmoil experienced outside of session, told me something like, “But then I...
Deric Hollings
Sep 4, 20234 min read
On Feelings
[DISCLAIMER] I sat in a patient room while waiting to be seen by my primary care provider (PCP). Behind me was a wall containing...
Deric Hollings
Sep 3, 20235 min read
Don't Tread on Me
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Gadsden flag During a trip to Virginia in May 2023, I witnessed many Gadsden flag-themed license...
Deric Hollings
Sep 1, 202311 min read
Something Shiny
[DISCLAIMER] As a child, I watched the television series Shaka Zulu that related to the life of Shaka kaSenzangakhona, king of the Zulu...
Deric Hollings
Aug 30, 20234 min read
Boundary Setting
[DISCLAIMER] On his 2021 mixtape Hate is Dead, rapper Trippie Redd featured a song entitled “R3D LiN3” (red line) in which he warned,...
Deric Hollings
Aug 30, 20237 min read
The Mandela Effect
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use January 6th Take a look at the above-featured picture. What do you see? Is your perception of the...
Deric Hollings
Aug 29, 202310 min read
To Stand or to Sit, That is the Question
[DISCLAIMER] For many years, I’ve admired Malcolm X (later known as el-Hall Malik el-Shabazz). Though I could provide in-depth analysis...
Deric Hollings
Aug 28, 20235 min read
Confirmation Bias and Cognitive Dissonance
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for data, interpret new evidence, favor one’s existing...
Deric Hollings
Aug 28, 20234 min read
I.M.O.K.R.U.O.K.
[DISCLAIMER] On his 1998 album Inevitable Alien Nation, Superstar DJ Keoki featured Dimension 23’s track entitled “I.M.O.K.R.U.O.K.” The...
Deric Hollings
Aug 27, 20235 min read
A Series of Unfortunate Events
[DISCLAIMER] **Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events spoilers contained herein** Photo credit, fair use The Baudelaire orphans...
Deric Hollings
Aug 26, 20236 min read
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