Deric Hollings
Maybe Get Some Sleep
[ DISCLAIMER ] When I was a child I was taught to value advice contained in Ephesians 26-27, “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 2211 min read
Marital Problems
[ DISCLAIMER ] In chapter five of Creative Marriage , the authors provide a number of helpful considerations in regard to addressing...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 226 min read
Big Gangsta
[ DISCLAIMER ] The first track on rapper Kevin Gates ’ 2019 album Only the Generals Gon Understand is “ Big Gangsta .” Lyrics include,...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 215 min read
Desire
[ DISCLAIMER ] I recently listened to what I consider to be a fantastic set by DJ Yamatomaya in which she opened with the Tomas...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 219 min read
Impermanence and Uncertainty
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use A young boy and his dad spent an afternoon together at a beach. As sunset approached, the child...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 2010 min read
Unconditional Acceptance Redux
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use The primary psychotherapeutic modality I practice is rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT),...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 187 min read
ABC Model
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use One of the major tools of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) is the ABC model which...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 1716 min read
Stress-Testing Intimate Partner Relationships
[ DISCLAIMER ] “I wanted to see how bad things could get,” is the explanation I was given by a former intimate partner in regard to why...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 168 min read
Political Bingo
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (generator), fair use Rather than self-disturbing with unhelpful assumptions about the 2024 United States...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 166 min read
You Sure About That?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , property of Netflix, fair use The ABC model of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) maintains that...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 155 min read
The Right Angle to Try
[ DISCLAIMER ] Throughout all my years of education, from childhood to adulthood, I’ve found it difficult to grasp mathematical...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 156 min read
Arm and Disappointed
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use Practicing rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) in my spare time, I enjoy...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 1512 min read
A Healthy Approach to Marriage
[ DISCLAIMER ] From childhood, I recall wanting to one day find a woman to marry. Part of my motivation in this regard had to do with...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 146 min read
Medicine
[ DISCLAIMER ] Recently, I listened to Danny Servidio ’s “House Is A Healer” (HIAH) set on Rumble and heard the track “ Medicine ”...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 147 min read
Irrational Expectation
[ DISCLAIMER ] Before entering elementary school, I learned to color in-between the lines of pictures. The answer given to me for this...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 149 min read
Mistakes
[ DISCLAIMER ] The photo above was taken in my barracks room in 2001, when I was stationed aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 146 min read
Hip Hop and EDM Psychotherapist
[ DISCLAIMER ] I’m the world’s foremost hip hop and electronic dance music (EDM)-influenced rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT)...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 1219 min read
How Will You Choose to Walk?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Easily and decisively, my favorite song among the many tracks I enjoy from lyricist Murs is “ Walk Like a Man ,”...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 116 min read
Vibes
[ DISCLAIMER ] As is the case with contemporary generations, popular culture of the moment is influenced by Generation (“Gen”) Z’s use...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 106 min read
Get Better Gang
[ DISCLAIMER ] In high school, I used to visit Palo Duro Canyon State Park with a friend, “Lil’ Caesar,” who introduced me to Bomb City...
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