[ 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 .   Per one Stoic source , “You spend your present moment  agonizing over a future tragedy that’ll likely never happen. If it does happen, you’ll have suffered twice . If it doesn’t happen, y

[ DISCLAIMER ]   In 2006, hip hop duo Little Brother (lyricists Phonte  and Big Pooh ) released Separate but Equal   which contained the track “ Let It Go ”, produced by 9th Wonder , that featured lyricist Yasiin Bey  and a sample of “ Got to Get Along ” (1976) by Jamaican reggae fusion band Third World .   Notably, the hook states, “ Let it go . Ah, ah, let it go. Better  let it go. Ah, just let it go. Pull it back, let it go. Ah, and let it flow, like… (All my hopes  were

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I teach people about the ABC model of self-disturbance (how people upset themselves  through use of irrational beliefs ). Now, I’ll address a finer point of this psychotherapeutic model  of wellness .   For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate how when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable a

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I invite people to consider beliefs  which are rational (in accordance with both logic and reason ) and healthy (subjectively beneficial to one’s own physical, mental, or emotional  state).     For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate that when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumpt

[ DISCLAIMER ]   “I already know what you’re going to ask me,” is a phrase that I often hear when providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT) to the clients with whom I work. “You’re going to ask me what I’m telling myself,” I’m then informed.   For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate that when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption , not  the occ

[ DISCLAIMER ]   As a resident of a children’s home in 1992, I comprehended exploitation (the action of making use of and benefiting from resources). Specifically, I voiced my grievance to houseparents about social oppression, though I didn’t have the terminology to describe it as well as one source  does:   A common conception of social oppression is seen as when a single group in society unjustly takes advantage of, and exercises power  over, another group using dominance

[ DISCLAIMER ]   I can’t recall what CD I first purchased from Yellowman , a Jamaican reggae  and dancehall   deejay  who engaged in...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   There are many aspects from the 90s which I miss. For instance, a lot of the electronic dance music (EDM) released at...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   The Wisdom of My Late Stepmom   Earlier, I listened to the track “ Options ”, from the Su & Tye – EP (2025), by Sule ...