by Richard Amaral | Sep 3, 2026 | Burnout, Lifestyle, Parenting, Relationships, Stress
Like so many parents and families this past week, our kids started a new school year. And with the start of another academic year, there’s a sense of change and transition for both parents and kids. For kids, it means new classrooms, new routines, and new milestones....
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 | Jul 15, 2024 | Lifestyle
“You need to let the little things that would ordinarily bore you suddenly thrill you.” – Andy Warhol A couple of weeks ago, I walked my kids to school. It was their last day in Grade 2. As we were walking to school, a couple of thoughts went through my...
by Richard Amaral | Apr 13, 2024 | Lifestyle, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Psychology
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” — Mark Twain A few weeks ago, I interviewed Andre Gear, an instructor at Dawson College in Montreal, Quebec. Andre has a B.Sc. in Exercise Science. I’ve known Andre for a few years now, and every time we meet, I...
by Richard Amaral | Jul 22, 2023 | Lifestyle, Work
“Never continue in a job you don’t enjoy. If you’re happy in what you’re doing, you’ll like yourself, you’ll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you will have had more success than you could possibly have imagined.” – Johnny Carson...
by Richard Amaral | Jul 8, 2023 | Lifestyle, Work
“Work to become, not to acquire.” – Elbert Hubbard In my first year of graduate school, one of the mandatory courses in the counselling psychology program was career counselling. I remember rolling my eyes when I first heard it was a required course. The reason...
