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Road Rage
[DISCLAIMER] Road rage Road rage is defined as “a motorist’s uncontrolled anger that is usually provoked by another motorist’s irritating...
Deric Hollings
Mar 9, 20237 min read
Sticks and Stones
[DISCLAIMER] From childhood, I recall when children would often say, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words shall never hurt...
Deric Hollings
Mar 7, 20236 min read
Accepting What Is
[DISCLAIMER] As is usually the case with my rap-influenced blog content, when working out this morning I heard a song worth discussing...
Deric Hollings
Mar 7, 20233 min read
What is rEBt?
[DISCLAIMER] When familiarizing people with Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I usually begin by discussing the ABC Model. To...
Deric Hollings
Mar 5, 20234 min read
The Original Hip Hop Therapist
[DISCLAIMER] What KRS-One taught me Lyricist KRS-One, also known as Teacha and Blastmaster, was the preeminent hip hop influence in my...
Deric Hollings
Mar 4, 20235 min read
M-E-T-H-O-D, Man
[DISCLAIMER] Wu-Tang is for the children The chorus to Wu-Tang Clan’s song “Method Man,” performed by rapper Method Man and featured on...
Deric Hollings
Mar 4, 20236 min read
Unconditional Self-Acceptance
[DISCLAIMER] When it all began In a blogpost entitled Unconditional Other-Acceptance (UOA), I stated, “My narrative of devalued worth...
Deric Hollings
Mar 1, 20238 min read
Unconditional Other-Acceptance
[DISCLAIMER] When it all began I don’t recall the circumstances surrounding this photo of me at around age four or five. Given my body...
Deric Hollings
Feb 25, 20237 min read
When Life Gives You Lemon
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Don Lemon controversy I’m not a fan of Don Lemon’s profession, let alone various news stories I’ve...
Deric Hollings
Feb 21, 20235 min read
Reincarnation
[DISCLAIMER] REBT reincarnation In AWAR’s song “Reincarnation,” featuring Trox and from The Winning Team album costarring Vanderslice,...
Deric Hollings
Feb 21, 20236 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
Drills
[DISCLAIMER] Active shooter/intruder drills Yesterday, I held a conversation with my friend’s 8-year-old daughter, whom I’ll refer to as...
Deric Hollings
Feb 18, 20236 min read
For Now
[DISCLAIMER] I experience joy when being able to share elements of hip hop culture with others, especially when people are unfamiliar...
Deric Hollings
Feb 12, 202310 min read
Provocation
[DISCLAIMER] So-called “dumpster defenders” Since 2018, I’ve paid attention to the case concerning Johnnie Miller of Abilene who was...
Deric Hollings
Feb 4, 202322 min read
Book Covers
[DISCLAIMER] Book covers In 2015, lyricist Oddisee released an album entitled The Good Fight that featured a track called “Book Covers”...
Deric Hollings
Jan 27, 20237 min read
Invisible Woman
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Marvel’s Invisible Woman Though I was unfamiliar with the character during a time in my youth when I...
Deric Hollings
Jan 3, 20239 min read
Elimination of Harmful Language
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Background When attending graduate school from 2009 to 2011, for a Master of Arts in Counseling...
Deric Hollings
Dec 26, 20229 min read
The B-C Connection
[DISCLAIMER] The ABC Model When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I use the ABC Model to demonstrate how the...
Deric Hollings
Dec 25, 202213 min read
The A-C Connection
[DISCLAIMER] The ABC Model When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) I invite clients to consider that events are not what...
Deric Hollings
Dec 23, 20227 min read
Ain't Nothin' to It
[DISCLAIMER] Fuck yo couch! In my youth, a step-uncle who was also into hip hop music informed me of a new rap duo called K-9 Posse....
Deric Hollings
Dec 17, 202213 min read
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