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Redirecting Lightning
[DISCLAIMER] **Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series spoiler alert** Photo credit, fair use Introduction I recently spoke with...
Deric Hollings
Oct 28, 202215 min read
Chosen Suffering
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Anecdotes I used to work with a Marine veteran who ran 100-mile endurance runs, sometimes in a desert...
Deric Hollings
Oct 24, 202214 min read
On Empathy
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, artist, fair use Introduction When you hear the word “empathy,” what comes to mind? I could ask this question...
Deric Hollings
Oct 22, 202221 min read
Useless Tools
[DISCLAIMER] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I find it useful to explore specific tools so that clients can...
Deric Hollings
Oct 20, 20224 min read
It Ain't Easy
[DISCLAIMER] One of my favorite acts on the Rhymesayers Entertainment roster is Brother Ali. He’s not a rapper, he’s a lyricist. When...
Deric Hollings
Oct 19, 202210 min read
Should, Must, and Ought
[DISCLAIMER] Getty Images, photo credit, fair use Though you may be areligious, irreligious, or otherwise, this is not a post in...
Deric Hollings
Oct 7, 202211 min read
Description vs. Prescription
[DISCLAIMER] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I encourage clients to consider the difference between descriptive...
Deric Hollings
Oct 5, 20223 min read
Acting As If
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Introduction I recently listened to a Lex Fridman podcast episode featuring Ray Kurzweil who is said...
Deric Hollings
Sep 21, 202213 min read
The Elegant Solution
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use ABC Model One Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) technique discussed less frequently within my...
Deric Hollings
Sep 19, 202212 min read
Wild Out
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Brief Background on LOX I recently had a conversation with someone concerning my approach to Rational...
Deric Hollings
Sep 16, 202240 min read
"Some people did something."
[DISCLAIMER] Purpose I typically do not find value in memorializing catastrophe. Still, I’m aware that others do. Being that today marks...
Deric Hollings
Sep 11, 202217 min read
Oki-woke, Pinoke
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use **Pinocchio spoiler alert** Background A fan of the 1940 Walt Disney Company (“Disney”) classic...
Deric Hollings
Sep 10, 202226 min read
Shame Attacking
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use **Carrie spoiler alert** Carrie In the 1976 film Carrie, “Carrie White, who lives with her...
Deric Hollings
Sep 8, 202210 min read
A Hammer in Search of a Nail
[DISCLAIMER] “I am just a human being trying to make it in a world that is rapidly losing its understanding of being human.” – John...
Deric Hollings
Sep 5, 20229 min read
You Gon' Die: The Existential Window
[DISCLAIMER] “The ‘therapeutic window’. What a delicious term for the interruption of medical treatment! Might you perhaps hurl yourself...
Deric Hollings
Sep 3, 20227 min read
Iss-ME vs. Iss-YOU
[DISCLAIMER] In my youth, I learned a concept from my dad that has served me well throughout life. As well, it’s a technique I use with...
Deric Hollings
Aug 31, 20225 min read
Something's Missing
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Earlier this morning, when performing so-called “toxic masculinity” behavior by challenging gravity...
Deric Hollings
Aug 29, 20225 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
The Lowering Tide
[ DISCLAIMER ] An aphorism often misattributed to former President John F. Kennedy is, “A rising tide lifts all boats.” If true, simple...
Deric Hollings
Aug 27, 202210 min read
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