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Deric Hollings
Feb 24, 202310 min read
Deez Changes
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Deez nuts When I was in high school, Dr. Dre changed the rap game when he released his classic album...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 21, 20235 min read
When Life Gives You Lemon
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Don Lemon controversy I’m not a fan of Don Lemon’s profession, let alone various news stories I’ve...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 21, 20236 min read
Reincarnation
[DISCLAIMER] REBT reincarnation In AWAR’s song “Reincarnation,” featuring Trox and from The Winning Team album costarring Vanderslice,...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 20, 20238 min read
Dipping into Layers
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use REBT When I underwent official training for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), trainees were...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 18, 20236 min read
Drills
[DISCLAIMER] Active shooter/intruder drills Yesterday, I held a conversation with my friend’s 8-year-old daughter, whom I’ll refer to as...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 17, 20235 min read
Revisiting the Circle of Concern
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Who knows? Recently, many people have expressed concern over shot-down balloons in or around the...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 17, 20238 min read
Unmasking Behavior
[DISCLAIMER] Rave masks In the late ‘90s and early 2000s, I attended a number of raves. Back then, it wasn’t unusual to see surgical...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 16, 202310 min read
TnA
[DISCLAIMER] What is TnA? In no uncertain terms, I like tolerance and acceptance (stylized as T & A, T’n’A, or simply TnA). This is in...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 13, 20236 min read
Catfish
[DISCLAIMER] Earlier today, when working out, I heard the song “Catfish” by Emilio Rojas. In part, the track states, “I can’t believe...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 12, 20232 min read
More or Less
[DISCLAIMER] Having conducted psychotherapy for a number of years and life coaching for more of my life than not, I’ve narrowed down a...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 12, 202310 min read
For Now
[DISCLAIMER] I experience joy when being able to share elements of hip hop culture with others, especially when people are unfamiliar...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 10, 20235 min read
What's It to You?
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use I recently saw a meme (pictured above) that highlighted the so-called “myth of consensual sex.” For...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 9, 202325 min read
Feminism
[DISCLAIMER] Early influence As I understand, my late mother, a white woman, was the first female union ironworker in Amarillo, Texas. In...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 4, 202322 min read
Provocation
[DISCLAIMER] So-called “dumpster defenders” Since 2018, I’ve paid attention to the case concerning Johnnie Miller of Abilene who was...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 2, 20234 min read
Females, too
[DISCLAIMER] Today, I came across an article in which Pamela Anderson claimed, “I had a babysitter and my parents thought she was a great...
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Deric Hollings
Jan 27, 20237 min read
Book Covers
[DISCLAIMER] Book covers In 2015, lyricist Oddisee released an album entitled The Good Fight that featured a track called “Book Covers”...
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Deric Hollings
Jan 20, 20239 min read
A House Divided Against Itself
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Observations I was raised under the biblical principal of Matthew 12:25, which states in part, “Every...
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Deric Hollings
Jan 9, 20233 min read
Feminist Science
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Yesterday, when listing to an episode of the DarkHorse podcast, I heard Heather Heying discuss her...
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Deric Hollings
Jan 8, 20235 min read
Logic and Reason
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Logic and reason for REBT practice I’m increasingly aware of how poorly logic and reason are taught...
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Deric Hollings
Jan 6, 20234 min read
Mental Defense Attorney
[DISCLAIMER] The courtroom Though not a technique associated with my practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I invite...
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