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 | Oct 29, 2022 | Lifestyle, Relationships
In my last few posts, I discussed how a person could overcome feelings of loneliness by building a sense of connection and belonging. In today’s post, I wanted to share what it’s been like for me to connect with my clients through video therapy and my resulting belief...
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 | Oct 15, 2022 | Lifestyle, Mind-Body Health, Youth and Adolescents
A few weeks ago, there was an opinion piece in the Globe and Mail on the correlation between loneliness and authoritarianism. Kim Samuel, the author, argued that the main reason why democracy is being threatened around the world is because of loneliness....
by Richard Amaral | Sep 17, 2022 | Change, Lifestyle, Mind-Body Health, Thinking
September always makes me think of change. The change that happens when returning to school symbolizes the end of summer. There’s also a change in weather, reflecting the change in seasons. Television shows often air new episodes in September, and many...
