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I Got To...
[ 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
Dec 18, 20258 min read


Train Your Mind to Adapt to Any Circumstance
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing series regarding a book entitled The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman . It isn’t uncommon for people to reach out to me regarding care for mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively “ mental health ”), as they seek advice . Regarding such behavior

Deric Hollings
Dec 15, 20256 min read


Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I teach people about the ABC...

Deric Hollings
Sep 7, 20256 min read


You Better!
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I teach people about the ABC...

Deric Hollings
Sep 7, 20257 min read


Your Duties Are the Sum of Individual Acts
[ DISCLAIMER ] When stationed aboard Camp Kinser in Okinawa, Japan (1997-1999), my attitude was a bit high-strung (having an extremely...

Deric Hollings
Jul 9, 20256 min read


Flexible Structure and Routine
[DISCLAIMER] Because I use a holistic approach to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) in my personal and professional life, I’ve...

Deric Hollings
Jan 22, 20243 min read


An Adaptive Approach
[DISCLAIMER] In a blogpost entitled Teletherapy, I list some pros and cons related to the practice of mental health treatment and...

Deric Hollings
Jan 14, 20243 min read


Rigid vs. Rigorous
[DISCLAIMER] In The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion, page nine invites Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) practitioners to assist...

Deric Hollings
Jan 4, 20244 min read


Rational vs. Irrational
[DISCLAIMER] Pages two and three of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion address flexibility versus (vs.) passion and rational vs....

Deric Hollings
Jan 1, 20244 min read


Demandingness
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use There is no spoon Though I maintain that any franchise content following the first instalment of The...

Deric Hollings
Oct 31, 20227 min read
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