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Meta Consequential
[DISCLAIMER] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) uses the ABC model to demonstrate how when an Activating event happens and we...
Deric Hollings
Jan 25, 20244 min read
Delusion
[DISCLAIMER] In 2009, when beginning graduate studies for counseling, I learned of the differentiation between the colloquial use of the...
Deric Hollings
Jan 7, 20246 min read
When Others Don't Share Your Worldview
[DISCLAIMER] **Hollings Therapy, LLC disavows violence associated with the matters discussed herein. The is-ought problem Niccolò...
Deric Hollings
Oct 10, 20238 min read
You're Gonna Die Someday
[DISCLAIMER] In a blogpost entitled You Gon’ Die: The Existential Window, I stated: “In 2010, when attending a graduate-level counseling...
Deric Hollings
Sep 22, 20234 min read
No B.S.
[DISCLAIMER] N.B.S. On his 2007 album The Dream Merchant Vol. 2, hip hop producer 9th Wonder released a song entitled “You Wanna” which...
Deric Hollings
Sep 20, 20236 min read
The Four Horsemen
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use As a child, my dad practiced the religious faith of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Sharing information in...
Deric Hollings
Sep 18, 20236 min read
300
[DISCLAIMER] Even though Frank Miller and Lynn Varley’s story isn’t historically accurate, I enjoy Zack Snyder’s depiction of the tale by...
Deric Hollings
Sep 16, 20236 min read
Where's Your Head At?
[DISCLAIMER] On the 2001 album Rooty, electronic dance music (EDM) duo Basement Jaxx released a song entitled “Where’s your head at”?...
Deric Hollings
Sep 11, 20234 min read
Touching Grass in the Sky
[DISCLAIMER] Written on June 7, 2023 Posted on June 12, 2023 I recall my first flight ever. I was in fifth grade, flying alone from...
Deric Hollings
Jun 12, 20238 min read
Born Slippy
[DISCLAIMER] Born Slippy Released in 1996, I can’t recall when I first heard “Born Slippy” by electronic dance music (EDM) group...
Deric Hollings
Jun 3, 20235 min read
Irrational Beliefs
[DISCLAIMER] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I assist people with identifying unhelpful, unhealthy,...
Deric Hollings
May 18, 20233 min read
Pillars
[DISCLAIMER] When listening to the laidback song “Pillars” by MindsOne and Kev Brown, I’m reminded of something I heard when undergoing...
Deric Hollings
Apr 28, 20235 min read
Whatever!
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Unique disclaimer I recently watched an episode of the Whatever Podcast and thought the verbal...
Deric Hollings
Apr 7, 202310 min read
Dipping into Layers
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use REBT When I underwent official training for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), trainees were...
Deric Hollings
Feb 20, 20238 min read
Change Ur Beliefs
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Today’s gym time gem—a song heard when working out—interrupted my sweat-time flow and had me nodding...
Deric Hollings
Aug 28, 20226 min read
Calling DIBs on Gibs
[DISCLAIMER] When I was a child, I participated in a game referred to as “calling dibs.” The rule to this children’s game was simple,...
Deric Hollings
Jul 9, 20226 min read
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