[DISCLAIMER] In a post entitled Problem Solving in Regard to Anger: How to Eat an Elephant, I stated, “I was taught to provide for and protect girls and women.” Both male and female caregivers relayed this lesson to me, as the stamp of a man regarded the standards and principles up to which I’d live. Recently, I listened to the song “Fraudulent Cloth”, for the umpteenth time, from the eighth studio album The Thief and the Fallen (2015) by hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks (l

[DISCLAIMER] While attending festivities for the United States Marine Corps Birthday when stationed in Okinawa, Japan (1997-1999), I was given the option between prime rib and chicken as a main dish. Unfamiliar with the former, I chose it, because my friends told me about how good it was. Turns out, I don’t like prime rib… not even the visual display with all the fat adorning the cut of meat. For context, when residing in a children’s home in my adolescence, I was served

[DISCLAIMER] *The Cat in the Hat spoilers contained herein. Photo credit, property of Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, and United International Pictures, fair use In childhood, I knew next to nothing about mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively “mental health”). Looking back to that period in life, I experienced quite a bit of ignorance (lack of knowledge, education, or awareness). Therefore, when having a story by Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel read

[ DISCLAIMER ] Defining Terms When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I find it useful to define terms. This is done in the interest of knowledge, wisdom, and understanding . In fact, these three terms are worth defining. According to the American Psychological Association (APA), knowledge is defined as “the state of being familiar with something or aware of its existence, usually resulting from experience or study” or

[ DISCLAIMER ] The above photo was taken when I was assigned to the Marine Security Guard detachment in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil...