by Richard Amaral | Mar 7, 2019 | Anxiety, Balance, Mental Health, Social Psychology Theories, Stress
I’ve been writing about balanced living these last few months. But a recent phenomenon known as The Momo Challenge illustrates the importance of balanced thinking. That is, you have to balance what you think is happening from what is really happening. The Momo...
by Richard Amaral | Jul 4, 2016 | Counselling and Psychotherapy, Mental Health, Stress, Uncategorized
[message_box title=”GUEST POST” color=”red”]Today’s post is from Tim Wayne of Bradley University. He describes an interesting branch of counselling psychology known as neurocounselling. Neurocounselling essentially combines...
by Richard Amaral | Sep 12, 2013 | Addiction Psychology, All Entries
This past Monday (September 9th) was International FASD Day. FASD stands for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. This date was chosen to help remind people of the importance of being alcohol-free during the nine months of pregnancy (09/09). FASD – What is it and...
by Richard Amaral | Aug 1, 2013 | All Entries, Relationships, Sex
Think of everything you know about sex. Everything. Chances are, most of what you’ve ever learned, or heard, came from the work of William Masters and Virginia Johnson – pioneers on researching sex. Another influential researcher was Alfred Kinsey. In fact,...
by Richard Amaral | Jun 12, 2013 | Addiction Psychology, All Entries, Depression, Mental Health
When I was a young kid, my teachers would ask, “Which came first: the chicken or the egg?” I hated that question because I never really understood what it meant. Once I started working in the field of addictions and mental health, though, the logic behind the question...