by Richard Amaral | Nov 18, 2023 | Mental Health, Thinking
“Choose to be optimistic. It feels better.” – Dali Lama Challenges, arguments, and bumps throughout the day happen to all of us. Even though your days and weeks might have numerous positive (or neutral) experiences, challenging moments that...
by Richard Amaral | Nov 4, 2023 | Anxiety, CBT, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Psychology, Thinking
Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in while, or the light won’t come in. – Alan Alda We all make predictions and assumptions about many things in life. We make predictions about the weather or the...
by Richard Amaral | Oct 7, 2023 | Mental Health, Psychology
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” – Dr. Wayne Dyer It’s easy to look at things in such a way that it makes you feel more depressed and anxious. And one way to change the way you feel is to change...
by Richard Amaral | Aug 19, 2023 | Mental Health, Work
“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” -Carl Jung When I was 10 years old, I entered a split Grade 5/6 class. I remember the homework being challenging. I also...
by Richard Amaral | Jun 3, 2023 | Mental Health, Relationships, Work
“Love and work. Work and love…that’s all there is.” – Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud was once asked what defined a psychologically healthy person. His answer? “To love and work.” Freud believed that if a person can work and love...
by Richard Amaral | Apr 22, 2023 | Mental Health, Psychology, Relationships
When you read this post, I will have just facilitated Week 1 of my Teens With Promise psychotherapy group. The group aims to teach young people skills and strategies for living a more balanced life – the techniques I discuss in my book. But what will...
