by Richard Amaral | Jan 27, 2024 | Balanced living, Stress
“Stress is like spice – in the right proportion, it enhances the flavour of a dish. Too little produces a bland, dull meal; too much may choke you.” —Donald Tubesing Sometimes, dealing with some pressure or stress can be a good thing. A...
by Richard Amaral | Apr 15, 2023 | Balanced living, Change, Lifestyle
I compared the relationship between time and value management in my previous post. My main point in that post is that if you want to organize better your time and energy (and the tasks on your to-do list), one strategy is to first think about your values....
by Richard Amaral | Apr 8, 2023 | Balanced living, Lifestyle
There are two essential steps when reflecting on the changes you need to make to have a more balanced life. First, you need to look honestly at which areas of your life are receiving too much attention and which are receiving too little attention. For example,...
by Richard Amaral | Jan 21, 2023 | Balanced living, Boundaries, Lifestyle, Mind-Body Health, Work
When discussing the goal of balanced living with a client, one of the conversation topics always turns toward how many hours they’re spending on work. More specifically, I often find that when someone spends excessive amounts of time on work-related tasks...
by Richard Amaral | Jan 7, 2023 | Balanced living, Change, Lifestyle, Mind-Body Health, Psychology
Every year around this time, I like to set some goals/plans/intentions for the upcoming year. I might also start writing out some dreams for the next few years of my life—five-year or ten-year plans. I’ve been going through this process for as long as I can...
by Richard Amaral | Jul 23, 2022 | Balanced living, Counselling and Psychotherapy, Depression, Emotions, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Psychology, Thinking, Trauma
In my last post, I wrote about how we sometimes feel stuck at one or several moments in life and in many different areas (e.g., career, hobbies, spiritual journey, relationships). But while some people can work through this feeling of ‘stuckness,’...
