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Deric Hollings
Sep 196 min read
Grafight
[ DISCLAIMER ] Contrary to the myth I heard when growing up, pencils aren’t made of toxic lead. Rather, the mineral core used in these...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 185 min read
Woe Is Thee and Woe Is Me
[ DISCLAIMER ] The authors of Creative Marriage , a book that addresses challenges to marital accord through the lens of Rational...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 175 min read
Possessions Make You Rich?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use I recall once seeing a video of an interview between Australian journalist George Negus and...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 177 min read
The E-C Connection
[ DISCLAIMER ] One of the main tools used in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), developed by the late psychologist Albert...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 173 min read
Creative Marriage
[ DISCLAIMER ] As I continue honing my skills as a Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) practitioner, I find it a worthwhile...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 165 min read
I Can Do Dat
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use During my last month of being assigned to the Marine Security Guard detachment in Rio de...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 166 min read
A Side-Angle
[ DISCLAIMER ] Bowenian family therapy uses the concept of an emotional triangle, or triangulation, to symbolize stable relationship...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 166 min read
That Ain't Scientific
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use A client of mine recently recommended that I read This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol,...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 1511 min read
Challenging Disappointment
[ DISCLAIMER ] A couple decades ago, before I knew anything about Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I experienced significant...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 148 min read
Strategic Empathy
[ DISCLAIMER ] The American Psychological Association defines empathy as follows: [U]nderstanding a person from their frame of...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 149 min read
Crazy
[ DISCLAIMER ] On her 2008 album Jeanius , produced by the legendary 9th Wonder , the talented lyricist Jean Grae released a track...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 1210 min read
Touching Grass With Smashing Pumpkins
[ DISCLAIMER ] Personal anecdote 1: If memory serves, the Smashing Pumpkins released their album Mellon Collie and the Infinite...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 74 min read
Magalenha
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use “Here, listen to this” my older sister urged me when I was in high school, “It’s music unlike...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 710 min read
Slippin'
[ DISCLAIMER ] In my adolescence and early adulthood, the term “slippin’” referred to being caught off-guard. For example, if someone...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 63 min read
Continue Learning
[ DISCLAIMER ] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) in my personal and professional life, I don’t rely entirely on...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 59 min read
The Russians Burned My Toast!
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use The Russians burned my toast! I was looking forward to a delicious breakfast, though those...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 56 min read
For This Occasion
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , property of Hasbro, fair use In childhood, I was a fan of the G.I. Joe media franchise and its line of...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 54 min read
IDK, but I'll Get Back to You
[ DISCLAIMER ] One aspect I appreciate about prior service in the Marine Corps was that other jarheads and I were encouraged to admit...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 46 min read
Pathologizing
[ DISCLAIMER ] A number of years ago, I was contacted by a concerned mother in regard to her adult-aged son. Having left her care not...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 47 min read
Riding a Train Sitting Backwards
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use In her book When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times , Pema Chödrön describes...
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