[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 Action occurs and you Believe an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption, n

[DISCLAIMER] When sorting through a box of photographs with my (then) wife, I came across a picture of her from a time before we were married. I didn’t recognize the woman in the image who had bleached hair (hair made blond through the use of chemicals). “Who is this?” I asked. My wife laughed and responded, “That’s me!” Apparently, it was a snapshot in a particular moment of time, prior to when we’d met, and it was at that instant that I contemplated how little I recogni

[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 Action occurs and you Believe an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption, n

[ 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

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

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

[ DISCLAIMER ] When stationed aboard Camp Kinser in Okinawa, Japan (1997-1999), my attitude was a bit high-strung (having an extremely...

[ DISCLAIMER ] On his album Leave Me Where You Found Me (2023), rapper, singer, and songwriter Iann Dior featured the track “ My Turn...

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

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

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

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

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