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Following Reason During Your Short Life
[ DISCLAIMER ] Regarding my approach to care for mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively “mental health”), I invite...
Deric Hollings
Sep 196 min read
Eff the Logic
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Logic and Reason When providing psychoeducational lessons to clients on Rational Emotive...
Deric Hollings
May 1610 min read
Dilemmas and Paradoxes
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I sometimes discuss dilemmas and...
Deric Hollings
May 48 min read
If the Toaster Meant More to You
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use From my youth, I remember the 1987 animated musical fantasy film The Brave Little Toaster ....
Deric Hollings
May 310 min read
Predictability of Logic
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I find it helpful to use...
Deric Hollings
May 36 min read
Logical Leap
[ DISCLAIMER ] Imagine that you’re visiting a wooded area and as you’re walking along a trail you hear the sound of pounding hoofbeats....
Deric Hollings
Feb 204 min read
Logically Inconsistent
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , photographer Sebastian Scheiner , The Associated Press, fair use When using psychoeducation in regard to...
Deric Hollings
Feb 55 min read
Putting Toothpaste Back into the Tube
[ DISCLAIMER ] Sometimes, I speak in generalities—statements or principles having general rather than specific validity. For instance,...
Deric Hollings
Mar 21, 20245 min read
Tautology
[DISCLAIMER] A rhetorical tautology may be described as the saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be...
Deric Hollings
Feb 23, 20244 min read
Make it Make Sense
[DISCLAIMER] Kansas City shooting I’ve noticed a trend whereby suspected perpetrators of specific crimes aren’t immediately identified by...
Deric Hollings
Feb 15, 20249 min read
Syllogism
[DISCLAIMER] A syllogism is a form of argument in which a conclusion is inferred from a set of premises. Often, this logical and...
Deric Hollings
Oct 17, 20235 min read
Denying the Antecedent
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Cornell West, a black man, has announced his intention to run for the office of the President of the...
Deric Hollings
Jul 18, 20234 min read
Syllogistic Practice
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Disappointingly, I didn’t learn about logic and reason until I was well into adulthood. Perhaps had...
Deric Hollings
Jul 17, 20234 min read
Don't Rush Me
[DISCLAIMER] It was nitape’skw who put me on to Jean Grae. Admittedly, I was late to the hip hop party when it came to the early work of...
Deric Hollings
Apr 21, 20239 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
Logic and Reason
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Logic and reason for REBT practice I’m increasingly aware of how poorly logic and reason are taught...
Deric Hollings
Jan 8, 20235 min read
Red Wave
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Introduction I often tell people that I’m not the best source for accurate predictions. I’m not a...
Deric Hollings
Nov 5, 202213 min read
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