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Females, too
[DISCLAIMER] Today, I came across an article in which Pamela Anderson claimed, “I had a babysitter and my parents thought she was a great...
Deric Hollings
Feb 2, 20234 min read
Book Covers
[DISCLAIMER] Book covers In 2015, lyricist Oddisee released an album entitled The Good Fight that featured a track called “Book Covers”...
Deric Hollings
Jan 27, 20237 min read
A House Divided Against Itself
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Observations I was raised under the biblical principal of Matthew 12:25, which states in part, “Every...
Deric Hollings
Jan 20, 20239 min read
Feminist Science
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Yesterday, when listing to an episode of the DarkHorse podcast, I heard Heather Heying discuss her...
Deric Hollings
Jan 9, 20233 min read
Logic and Reason
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Logic and reason for REBT practice I’m increasingly aware of how poorly logic and reason are taught...
Deric Hollings
Jan 8, 20235 min read
Mental Defense Attorney
[DISCLAIMER] The courtroom Though not a technique associated with my practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I invite...
Deric Hollings
Jan 6, 20234 min read
Pessimistic Perspective
[DISCLAIMER] A change for good When attending grad school for social work between 2012 and 2014, I was introduced to a number of concepts...
Deric Hollings
Jan 5, 20239 min read
Invisible Woman
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Marvel’s Invisible Woman Though I was unfamiliar with the character during a time in my youth when I...
Deric Hollings
Jan 3, 20239 min read
Tabula Rasa
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Blank slate It is said that behaviorist John B. Watson “viewed humans as being born tabula rasa...
Deric Hollings
Dec 30, 20226 min read
Artificial Influence
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Artificial Intelligence When I was a child, I was captivated by the film Short Circuit in which a...
Deric Hollings
Dec 29, 202213 min read
Color Me Suprised
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Between 2019 and 2021, I observed behavior from my fellow United States (U.S.) citizens unlike...
Deric Hollings
Dec 27, 20225 min read
Elimination of Harmful Language
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Background When attending graduate school from 2009 to 2011, for a Master of Arts in Counseling...
Deric Hollings
Dec 26, 20229 min read
The B-C Connection
[DISCLAIMER] The ABC Model When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I use the ABC Model to demonstrate how the...
Deric Hollings
Dec 25, 202213 min read
The A-C Connection
[DISCLAIMER] The ABC Model When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) I invite clients to consider that events are not what...
Deric Hollings
Dec 23, 20227 min read
This Is What You Asked For
[DISCLAIMER] Why are you complaining? When I entered active duty military service with the United States Marine Corps (USMC) in 1996, my...
Deric Hollings
Dec 22, 20226 min read
Ain't Nothin' to It
[DISCLAIMER] Fuck yo couch! In my youth, a step-uncle who was also into hip hop music informed me of a new rap duo called K-9 Posse....
Deric Hollings
Dec 17, 202213 min read
All Right
[DISCLAIMER] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) I remain hesitant to tell clients everything will be all right....
Deric Hollings
Dec 15, 202210 min read
The Is-Ought Problem
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume is credited with having proposed the is-ought...
Deric Hollings
Dec 14, 20225 min read
Story of Erica
[DISCLAIMER] Story of Erica Recently, I was asked to provide my perspective on “Story of Erica” by B-Mike. Admittedly, I was unfamiliar...
Deric Hollings
Dec 13, 202212 min read
Journaling
[DISCLAIMER] The field of cognitive psychology is said to involve the “study of internal mental processes—all of the workings inside your...
Deric Hollings
Dec 9, 20226 min read
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