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Deric Hollings
Jun 21, 20246 min read
Common Enemy
[DISCLAIMER] There was a time that I used to see couples for behavioral health care, though I’ve since decided to take my practice into a...
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Deric Hollings
Jun 20, 20244 min read
It's All Bad
[DISCLAIMER] During my senior year of high school, lyricist E-40 released the album In a Major Way that featured the track “It’s All Bad”...
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Deric Hollings
Jun 9, 202410 min read
Logical Relation
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit (edited), fair use Within my blog, I often use syllogisms as pedagogical tools to enhance the psychoeducational...
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Deric Hollings
Jun 7, 20248 min read
What if in the Opposite Direction
[DISCLAIMER] What if I dedicate time to writing this blogpost and no one reads it? Worse yet, what if someone reads it and instead of...
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Deric Hollings
May 17, 20245 min read
Open, Honest, and Vulnerable Communication
[DISCLAIMER] Throughout my youth, I encountered an oft-repeated stereotype about males (boys and men) regarding communication—a process...
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Deric Hollings
May 14, 20245 min read
This, Too, Shall Pass
[DISCLAIMER] For many reasons, my late stepmother, “DT,” remains as the most influential figure in my life. She’s perhaps one of the...
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Deric Hollings
May 14, 20246 min read
Tactically Strategic
[DISCLAIMER] I was on voluntary appellate leave with the Department of Defense from 2003 to 2007. Wanting to continue use of skills...
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Deric Hollings
May 10, 20244 min read
MUSTur-Baby
[DISCLAIMER] During the final week of fifth grade, when attending Crawford Elementary School in Aurora, Colorado, students were allowed...
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Deric Hollings
May 8, 20247 min read
Resilience
[DISCLAIMER] During Marine recruit training at Camp Pendleton, California, I recall having succinctly conceptualized the experience of...
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Deric Hollings
May 6, 20245 min read
Self-Care
[DISCLAIMER] Aside from the practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I encourage clients to incorporate into their lives a...
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Deric Hollings
May 5, 20247 min read
Belief in Knowing
[DISCLAIMER] One of my greatest challenges when practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) with clients is getting people to...
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Deric Hollings
May 4, 20245 min read
Why is this Tiger Here?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use According to one source , “The number of people killed in tiger attacks crossed the 100 mark in...
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Deric Hollings
May 2, 20246 min read
When the Work Pays Off
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use During graduate school for counseling I attended practicum hours at a Department of Veterans Affairs...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 29, 20246 min read
Embrace the Suck
[DISCLAIMER] When stationed in Okinawa, Japan as a Marine in 1997, I learned that the abbreviation “MP” didn’t solely stand for “military...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 26, 20249 min read
Eudaimonia
[DISCLAIMER] When the late psychologist Albert Ellis developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), he incorporated into this...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 18, 20246 min read
Homework
[DISCLAIMER] Fellow military police (MP) buddies “D” and “Tooth” introduced me to the music of Daft Punk when I was stationed in Okinawa,...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 13, 20245 min read
Semper Gumby
[DISCLAIMER] When serving in the Marine Corps between 1996 and 2007, I frequently heard the axiom “Semper Gumby.” As the motto of the...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 10, 20246 min read
Welcome to Complex Systems
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use I’m a fan of biologists Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying’s DarkHorse podcast in which Weinsten often...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 7, 20245 min read
Simplifying Unconditional Acceptance
[DISCLAIMER] Admittedly, when I first discovered the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) technique of unconditional acceptance (UA),...
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Deric Hollings
Mar 30, 20247 min read
Play It Through
[DISCLAIMER] Although not a technique specific to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), my late stepmom taught me a helpful tool...
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