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Deric Hollings
Oct 3, 20237 min read
Shadowboxin'
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Allow me to demonstrate the special technique of shadowboxing In 1995, GZA, of the Wu-Tang Clan,...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 2, 20234 min read
Morals and Ethics
[DISCLAIMER] When writing blogposts from a Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) perspective, I often state something to the effect...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 30, 20239 min read
Not Even Wrong
[DISCLAIMER] Pauli’s dictum Theoretical physicist Wolfgang Pauli is credited with having originated a dictum related to claims of...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 29, 202310 min read
Askhole
[DISCLAIMER] When I first began life coaching in the ‘90s, I thought that helping people related to giving advice. However, once I...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 28, 202314 min read
Accidental Racist
[DISCLAIMER] Ladies Love Cool James From his 1985 album Radio, lyricist LL Cool J (Ladies Love Cool James) contributed to hip hop history...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 27, 20233 min read
FOMO
[DISCLAIMER] Fear of missing out, or FOMO, may be described as concern that an exciting or interesting event may occur, often aroused by...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 26, 20235 min read
Member Bombs
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use In season twenty, episode one of South Park, the audience was introduced to member berries....
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Deric Hollings
Sep 26, 202310 min read
Anything
[DISCLAIMER] Unique disclaimer I wouldn’t expect the casual consumer of my blog content to understand material presented in the current...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 22, 20238 min read
Presumed Innocence
[DISCLAIMER] Da’ Dip On his 1996 album Controversee... That’s Life... and That’s the Way It Is, rapper Freak Nasty released a song...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 22, 20234 min read
Parable of the Sower
[DISCLAIMER] When thinking about my approach to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I appreciate the biblical wisdom related to the...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 22, 20234 min read
You're Gonna Die Someday
[DISCLAIMER] In a blogpost entitled You Gon’ Die: The Existential Window, I stated: “In 2010, when attending a graduate-level counseling...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 20, 20234 min read
Proof by Intimidation
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use By the time I began graduate studies for social work, I already maintained a Master of Arts in...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 20, 20235 min read
A Messy Situation
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, Nickelodeon, fair use Mudslinging is defined as the use of insults and accusations, especially unjust ones,...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 20, 20236 min read
No B.S.
[DISCLAIMER] N.B.S. On his 2007 album The Dream Merchant Vol. 2, hip hop producer 9th Wonder released a song entitled “You Wanna” which...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 19, 20235 min read
Life Coaching
[DISCLAIMER] In 2011, I earned a Master of Arts in Counseling degree. At that point, I began clinical practice with clients. Thereafter,...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 19, 202310 min read
Unconditional Acceptance
[DISCLAIMER] DT The most influential person in my lifetime was my late stepmom, “DT.” Although we disagreed on the timeline, I was...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 18, 20236 min read
The Four Horsemen
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use As a child, my dad practiced the religious faith of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Sharing information in...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 18, 20237 min read
Sociopolitical Pills
[DISCLAIMER] My aim in regards to writing difficult blog content Lately, I’ve written about some pretty heavy content related to...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 18, 20235 min read
What Brand of Feminism is This?
[DISCLAIMER] For those unaware, Russell Brand has recently been accused of “rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse.” I have no personal...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 17, 20237 min read
That's Knot Friendship
[DISCLAIMER] As a child, I enjoyed untangling yarn. Looking back, I was a strange little kid. Maybe the hyperactivity and lack of focus I...
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