by Richard Amaral | Sep 7, 2024 | Emotions, Lifestyle, Mental Health
“One must maintain a little bit of summer, even in the middle of winter.” – Henry David Thoreau I hope you had a great summer! As a psychologist, I often get asked if I’m busier in the winter than summer. While I take more time off of...
by Richard Amaral | Jul 15, 2024 | Lifestyle
“You need to let the little things that would ordinarily bore you suddenly thrill you.” – Andy Warhol A couple of weeks ago, I walked my kids to school. It was their last day in Grade 2. As we were walking to school, a couple of thoughts went through my...
by Richard Amaral | Jun 15, 2024 | Thinking
“People who think too much before they act don’t act too much.” – Jimmy Buffet In the “Acknowledgement” section of The Promise Wheel, I mention that my book took me close to 10 years to complete. One reason it took me that...
by Richard Amaral | Jun 2, 2024 | Relationships
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” —Maya Angelou As a parent, husband, and psychologist, I’m always interested in how some of the events from our past impact the different...
by Richard Amaral | May 11, 2024 | Mental Health
“The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.” — Bob Marley Being a male and spending most of my adult life studying and working in a female-dominated field,...
