[DISCLAIMER] When listening to an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ set by Kristen (formerly Kris May), I heard her spin the track “House (Solomun Remix)” (2024) by London Grammar, remixed by Solomun. The lyrics include, “This is my place, my house, my rules.” When living with my dad from half of my fifth grade to half of my seventh grade years, and then for a brief time after graduating high school, I often heard a similar narrative as was expressed in “House (Solomun Remi

[DISCLAIMER] A Real-Life Scenario “Whoa, it’s your stop sign,” I said aloud when having taken my turn to proceed through an all-way stop intersection after having completed my weekly grocery store run this morning. A vehicle to which I signaled with my hand slowed down, rather than stopping, at a stop sign. Fortunately, the driver of the vehicle then stopped midway through the intersection, allowing me to proceed with my right-of-way direction of travel. As I stopped at

[ DISCLAIMER ] This blogpost is part of an ongoing series related to answering questions posted to artificial intelligence (AI) platforms such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and so forth. Question: How effective is REBT for managing anger issues? Answer: According to the American Psychological Association (APA), Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is thusly defined : [A] form of cognitive behavior therapy based on the concept that an individual’s self-defeatin

[ DISCLAIMER ] Many years ago, when I was relatively new to the field of mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively “mental health”), I worked with children (also referred to as “littles”). On one particular day, the woman tasked with training me used an expression I found humorous. “How do you eat an elephant?” she asked a little as I shadowed my trainer. The child client sat for a moment and thought. “I don’t know,” the little said when shrugging. “One bite

[ DISCLAIMER ] The above photo was taken shortly after my divorce in 2006, when I was employed in the field of nuclear security and my...

[DISCLAIMER] In 1989, I attended LL Cool J’s Nitro World Tour, which featured Eazy-E, N.W.A, Slick Rick, De La Soul, and though he was...