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 | Apr 29, 2023 | Boundaries, Emotions, Lifestyle, Psychology, Relationships
There’s no doubt that relationships help us to live more balanced lives. And as the longest study on adult development identified, healthy relationships, or good quality relationships, also contribute to a happier and longer life. But what makes up a good...
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 | Nov 26, 2022 | Emotions, Psychology, Stress, Thinking, Work
For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been following the story regarding the collapse of FTX – a massive cryptocurrency exchange with roughly $30 billion in assets. And in a little less than a week, the company filed for bankruptcy. It was a massive...
by Richard Amaral | Nov 12, 2022 | Emotions, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Psychology, Thinking
In my previous post, I wrote about the masks you and I wear from time to time. We don’t want others to know what we’re thinking or feeling, so we put on a mask – a front – to help cover or protect our internalized world. One mask that...
