by Richard Amaral | Feb 24, 2024 | Balance, Depression
“To be a good parent, you need to take care of yourself so that you can have the physical and emotional energy to take care of your family.” — Michelle Obama Parenting is hard work, but it can also be gratifying at the same time. It takes tremendous work...
by Richard Amaral | Dec 16, 2023 | Balance
“Stressed spelled backward is desserts.” – Loreta Laroche Around this time every year, I love to indulge in chocolates and sweets—a lot of it. But then I pay the price not only in accumulating a few pounds but also with a change in mood....
by Richard Amaral | Oct 21, 2023 | Balance, Thinking
“If you look for the helpers, you’ll know that there’s hope.” – Fred Rogers My plan for this week’s post was to discuss thinking errors – the biased or unhelpful ways we think about things and how these ways of thinking...
by Richard Amaral | Jun 24, 2023 | Balance, Work
“The wise rest at least as hard as they work.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana The central premise of my book on balanced living is about balancing the different areas of your life to experience more positive emotions and improved emotional health. Spending...
by Richard Amaral | Mar 26, 2022 | Balance, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Psychology, Stress, Thinking
Last week, it felt rewarding to finally announce the release of my book, The Promise Wheel. It took me a while to get the book complete and ready for publication. But now that it’s launched, the feeling of accomplishment is greater than I imagined. I mentioned...
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...
