[ DISCLAIMER ]   My primary billet when serving in the United States Marine Corps (USMC; 1996-2007) was military police  (MP). Although the “protect and serve” motto adopted by many law enforcement entities isn’t legally or constitutionally binding, MPs were taught to uphold this standard.   The slogan meshed well with a conservative principle up with which I was raised in regard to “providing and protecting” members of one’s own family, community, and so forth. However, it

[ 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 .   Marcus Aurelius stated, “The unjust person acts against the gods. For insofar as the nature of the universe made rational creatures for the sake of each other, with an eye toward mutua

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use   How often to you think about morals and ethics ? A “moral” is a person’s standard of behavior or belief concerning what is and isn’t acceptable for the individual and other people. Morals thus relate to what’s considered good, bad, right, wrong, or otherwise acceptable or unacceptable.   An “ethic” is a set of moral principles , especially those relating to or affirming a specified group, field, or form of conduct. Whereas morals  rela

[ DISCLAIMER ]   I recently spoke with client X who, when initially seeking care for mental, emotional, and behavioral health  (collectively “ mental health ”), used self-disturbing forms of global evaluation  (a complete appraisal of people, places, and things without considering other potential value ).   For instance, client X maintained, “I’m a bad person, because my family wants little to do with me.” Rather than considering that client X’s immediate family members app

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit  (edited), fair use   Imagine receiving a telephone call from an attorney who informs you that a relative to...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When providing psychoeducational lessons to improve one’s mental, emotional, and behavioral health  (collectively...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When providing psychoeducational lessons regarding care for mental, emotional, and behavioral health  (collectively...