by Richard Amaral | Jun 11, 2022 | Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Thinking
We’re doing some renovations in our house, and the first phase is to paint the living room and family room. Fortunately, my father, a retired painter by trade, was generous enough to offer his time and skill and do the painting for us. It was inspiring to see...
by Richard Amaral | Jun 4, 2022 | Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Psychology, Stress, Youth and Adolescents
By the time this post gets released, it will have been around two weeks since the last school shooting in Texas, and about three weeks since a racist mass shooting in Buffalo. Regardless of where or how often these kinds of tragedies occur, the reality is that...
by Richard Amaral | May 28, 2022 | Balanced living, Mental Health, Psychology, Stress, Thinking
My plan for this post was to follow up on some of the thoughts and experiences from taking a personal mental health day. “My Day Off – Part 2” is what I was going to call it. However, with the horrific events in Buffalo, NY (10 people killed...
by Richard Amaral | May 21, 2022 | Mental Health, Mind-Body Health
I did something crazy the other day. I scheduled a day off in the middle of the week. It was my personal Mental Health Day. Here’s what happened. My wife and I went for a drive out of town, had a nice lunch together, went for a massage, then had a pleasant,...
by Richard Amaral | May 14, 2022 | Emotions, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Relationships, Thinking
Last week (May 2-8) was Mental Health Week, and when you visit the Canadian Mental Health Association’s website, you see the word “empathy” highlighted and emphasized on their landing page. I’m glad they highlighted this particular word....
by Richard Amaral | Apr 23, 2022 | Attachment Theory, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Relationships, Youth and Adolescents
During a therapy session, I’ll ask specific questions about my clients’ relationships with caregivers in childhood and their relationships today as an adult – both with those same caregivers and with others. The reason for paying attention to...
