by Richard Amaral | Nov 4, 2023 | Anxiety, CBT, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Psychology, Thinking
Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in while, or the light won’t come in. – Alan Alda We all make predictions and assumptions about many things in life. We make predictions about the weather or the...
by Richard Amaral | Mar 25, 2023 | Anxiety
Just over a year ago, I was glued to the television and various news sites, transfixed with the war in Ukraine. At that time, I wrote a post about how I tried to cope with the overwhelming news cycle of such a significant historical event. Well, a year later,...
by Richard Amaral | Feb 11, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Emotions, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Stress
Getting old can bring many problems. Our bodies begin breaking down, and our memory starts to weaken. But despite the loss of particular abilities, research shows that being old and happy is more of a reality today than at any other point in history. In other...
by Richard Amaral | Oct 8, 2022 | Anxiety, Change
Over the last few weeks, nature has been humbling all of us. Regardless of how powerful, resourceful, and prepared we think we might be for a natural disaster, recent examples from around the world prove that we should never underestimate the power of nature. ...
by Richard Amaral | Nov 25, 2021 | Abuse, Anxiety, Family Violence, Mental Health, Psychology, Relationships, Trauma
In Canada, November is National Domestic Violence Awareness month. Since I’ve been writing about trauma lately, I thought I’d discuss trauma in the context of domestic violence and share what I’ve learned from working in both of these areas. Which...
by Richard Amaral | Nov 15, 2021 | All Entries, Anxiety, Balance, COVID-19, Mental Health, Trauma
Over the last couple of years, I’ve been finding the word ‘trauma’ in our social discourse more than I can remember. I think there are several reasons for this. Why We hear More About Trauma First, living in Canada, I am regularly exposed to our...
