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Deric Hollings
Aug 35 min read
I'll Be Dat
[DISCLAIMER] Consider the following source in regard to being ‘called out of name’ and see if you can relate: Call out of name – To...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 36 min read
The Ghost I Used to Be
[DISCLAIMER] Recently, I visited friends and discussed the upcoming 2024 United States (U.S.) presidential election, reasons why I don’t...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 37 min read
Down Too Long
[DISCLAIMER] In 1998, during my first year of being stationed in Okinawa, Japan, Screw Theory released a mixtape entitled Screw Theory...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 27 min read
Sex Matters
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, property of Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Getty Images, fair use In a blog entry entitled Equal Rights, Equal...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 24 min read
Gatekeeping
[DISCLAIMER] Gatekeeping may be defined as the activity of trying to control who receives particular resources, power, or opportunities,...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 15 min read
Equal Rights, Equal Fights
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, property of Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Getty Images, fair use According to one source, the phrase “equal...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 234 min read
Political Pawns
[DISCLAIMER] With each United States (U.S.) federal election cycle, I hear politicians associated with Republicans, Democrats, and...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 234 min read
Encouragement of Doubtfulness
[DISCLAIMER] “So, Deric, no one can upset you, right?” That’s what a staff member of a behavioral health clinic at which I interned said...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 235 min read
Accepting Decline
[DISCLAIMER] “What’s my PIN [personal identification number]? C’mon, think. I know this. PIN, PIN, PIN. What is it,” I thought to myself...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 235 min read
ABCDEF
[DISCLAIMER] I’m a Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) practitioner and one thing I appreciate about this psychotherapeutic...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 227 min read
Is It Raining?
[DISCLAIMER] In a blogpost entitled The Puppeteer and the Puppet, which related to the United States (U.S.) presidential debate between...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 228 min read
Monday's Worst
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, property of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, fair use There’s a scene in the 1999 comedy film Office...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 223 min read
Flexible Use of Time
[DISCLAIMER] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) with clients, I try to be mindful of time. Typically, each of my...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 215 min read
A Spring of Hope
[DISCLAIMER] Considering political turmoil over the past couple weeks, and having written a number of blogposts related to issues which...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 214 min read
Developing Practitioner Skills
[DISCLAIMER] Merely identifying as a psychotherapist with graduate degrees and licensure in counseling and social work doesn’t a...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 206 min read
Perspective Shift
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Take a look at the above-indicated picture. What do you see? Perhaps you think you’re looking at a...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 198 min read
Pale, Male, and Stale
[DISCLAIMER] Those people familiar with the content of my blog likely know about my opposition to policies regarding diversity, equity,...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 183 min read
Creative REBT Practice
[DISCLAIMER] Although I don’t identify as a “creative,” I’ve produced content that people have identified in this manner. Up until junior...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 184 min read
REBT Flexibility
[DISCLAIMER] When I was a child, I had a number of big brothers assigned to me at different times, in association with the non-profit...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 183 min read
Use of a Whiteboard in REBT
[DISCLAIMER] One of the drawbacks to teaching Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) strictly by way of teletherapy is that I’ve not...
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