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 | 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 | Dec 3, 2022 | Depression, Emotions, Mental Health
Last week, I wrote about financial grief – the feelings of loss and grief one experiences after losing much of their finances. It also got me thinking about the different types of losses that can cause a person to grieve, especially as it relates to their...
by Richard Amaral | Oct 23, 2022 | Depression, Emotions, Lifestyle, Mental Health
In January 1999, I moved to Portland, Oregon, in the US. It was my first semester of graduate school at Lewis and Clark College. I spent my undergraduate years attending the University of Toronto at Mississauga – a 15-minute car ride from the comforts of...
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,’...
by Richard Amaral | Feb 21, 2019 | All Entries, Anxiety, Balance, Depression, Mental Health
Exercise is a great way to regulate mood, improve your overall wellness, and help you move towards a more balanced life. But when you take it to the extreme, as elite athletes do, exercise and physical fitness can also encourage the athlete to neglect areas of life...
