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Either You Adapt to Change, or Die With It
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I teach people about the ABC model of self-disturbance (how people upset themselves through use of irrational beliefs ). Now, I’ll address a finer point of this psychotherapeutic model of wellness . For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate how when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable a

Deric Hollings
Mar 2711 min read


Radical Change: Begin With What Simply Is
[ DISCLAIMER ] Years ago, when working in the field of nuclear security (2004-2008), I joined a running club with several coworkers and one of their spouses. Having developed a number of injuries associated with my military service (1996-2007), I underwent an adjustment period with running. That method of change was radical (very different from the usual or traditional), because I’d grown accustomed to simply being injured and not appreciating previously enjoyed activitie

Deric Hollings
Mar 109 min read


1979 Wasn't Perfect
[ DISCLAIMER ] One year ago this month, on September 11, 2024, to be exact, I attended a concert at which the Linda Lindas , Rancid ,...

Deric Hollings
Sep 30, 20259 min read


I'ma Start Where I'm at, and Change the Endin'
[ DISCLAIMER ] It’d be difficult for me to come up with an entire verse from a hip hop song that better represents the progression of...

Deric Hollings
Jul 13, 20256 min read


Just Wait'n
[ DISCLAIMER ] On the deluxe edition of his 2011 album Beach Cruiser , rapper Glasses Malone released the track “ Just Wait’n ”....

Deric Hollings
Apr 22, 20256 min read


Hypothetical Change
[ DISCLAIMER ] For this blogpost, I’m challenging myself to decisively present information without making my point unnecessarily...

Deric Hollings
Apr 18, 20255 min read


Never Change
[ DISCLAIMER ] Released on Loose Cannons 001 (2016), produced by Bozack Morris , was the track “ Never Change ” which was performed by...

Deric Hollings
Apr 8, 20255 min read


Did I Change?
[ DISCLAIMER ] On his debut solo album Chick Magnet (2004), Texas hip hop legend Paul Wall released the song “ Did I Change ” which...

Deric Hollings
Feb 16, 20257 min read


Things Change
[DISCLAIMER] A lot has changed since I was born, and why wouldn’t this be the case? Everyone I’ve ever known, currently know, and will...

Deric Hollings
Jul 4, 20238 min read


Reincarnation
[DISCLAIMER] REBT reincarnation In AWAR’s song “Reincarnation,” featuring Trox and from The Winning Team album costarring Vanderslice,...

Deric Hollings
Feb 21, 20236 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
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