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All We Do Is Drill
[DISCLAIMER] Over the past couple years I’ve heard a lot of rationalizing discussion about violence conducted my members of urban...
Deric Hollings
Mar 18, 20249 min read
Diagnoses Feel Empowering
[DISCLAIMER] Throughout the years, when practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I’ve encountered people who’ve expressed the...
Deric Hollings
Mar 15, 20247 min read
Coaching From the Sidelines
[DISCLAIMER] What I learned from playing football In 1991, I simultaneously began life coaching while starting to play football for...
Deric Hollings
Feb 29, 20245 min read
Personal Agency
[DISCLAIMER] Defining terms Socio-politically speaking, the term “agency” may have different meanings. According to one source, “Personal...
Deric Hollings
Feb 24, 202412 min read
Rational Expression
[DISCLAIMER] A client recently told me that when I began working with him years ago, he didn’t fully comprehend the Rational Emotive...
Deric Hollings
Feb 6, 20243 min read
Know the Limits
[DISCLAIMER] When going through Marine boot camp land navigation (nav) in 1996, I recall there being foggy conditions which made for more...
Deric Hollings
Jan 5, 20243 min read
Are We the Baddies?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use There’s a popular meme representing healthy introspection—the examination or observation of...
Deric Hollings
Jan 3, 20245 min read
A Well of a Tale
[DISCLAIMER] In my youth, I attended a number of faith-based camps in the summertime and wintertime. My favorite of these...
Deric Hollings
Nov 4, 20236 min read
Touching Grass in Round Top
[DISCLAIMER] Recently, my friend, “Jammies,” invited me to the largest antiques show in the United States, which took place in Round Top,...
Deric Hollings
Oct 24, 20234 min read
Get Better
[DISCLAIMER] Level of functioning and quality of life Regarding my role as a psychotherapist and as it relates to the practice of...
Deric Hollings
Oct 12, 20237 min read
Something Shiny
[DISCLAIMER] As a child, I watched the television series Shaka Zulu that related to the life of Shaka kaSenzangakhona, king of the Zulu...
Deric Hollings
Aug 30, 20234 min read
Boundary Setting
[DISCLAIMER] On his 2021 mixtape Hate is Dead, rapper Trippie Redd featured a song entitled “R3D LiN3” (red line) in which he warned,...
Deric Hollings
Aug 30, 20237 min read
Want vs. Need
[ DISCLAIMER ] ** Unique disclaimer : If you desire a short post—the kind of TikTok-esque content that delivers unhelpful advice which...
Deric Hollings
May 3, 202319 min read
Control
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Circles of control, influence, and concern, and realm of no concern In blogposts entitled Circle of...
Deric Hollings
Apr 22, 202311 min read
Story of Erica
[DISCLAIMER] Story of Erica Recently, I was asked to provide my perspective on “Story of Erica” by B-Mike. Admittedly, I was unfamiliar...
Deric Hollings
Dec 13, 202212 min read
Personal Ownership
[DISCLAIMER] REBT When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I use psychoeducation to teach clients about how their minds...
Deric Hollings
Nov 7, 20227 min read
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