by Richard Amaral | Feb 5, 2022 | Change, Counselling and Psychotherapy, Lifestyle, Mental Health
So, you’ve been thinking about change (Stages 1 and 2). You’ve even created a plan to prepare yourself for what you need to do (Stage 3). But after all the contemplation and planning, what happens next? Action and Maintenance: The ‘Doing’ of Change...
by Richard Amaral | Jan 29, 2022 | Counselling and Psychotherapy, Emotions, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Psychology, Stress, Thinking
Every month I devote a blog post that deals with parenting. You can read these posts on TWINS Magazine. —— Since the start of the pandemic about two years ago, everyone’s emotional state has been elevated a bit more than usual. Elevated emotional states are...
by Richard Amaral | Jan 22, 2022 | Counselling and Psychotherapy, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Psychology
I’ve been talking about change for the last few weeks because when January rolls around, many people (myself included) like to think about how they can make the upcoming year a little better than the previous year. And when I reflect on what I want to do for the...
by Richard Amaral | Jan 15, 2022 | Counselling and Psychotherapy, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Psychology
In my last post, I talked about the first stage of change – Denial – which is technically known as Precontemplation. To help you move out of this stage you need to develop discrepancies. Developing discrepancy is when you begin to acknowledge the gaps...
by Richard Amaral | Jan 12, 2022 | Counselling and Psychotherapy, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Psychology
(Click here to see a video summary of this post.) As I mentioned in my last post, change doesn’t happen overnight, nor does it happen after just one attempt. A person goes through different stages when attempting to change something in themselves, and even after going...
by Richard Amaral | Jan 5, 2022 | Change, Counselling and Psychotherapy, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Psychology
Happy New Year!!! Every January 1st, I like to think about my goals, intentions, and plans for the new year. On the one hand, I can see why some people dislike setting New Year’s resolutions or goals, as it can be a reminder of all the times when they failed to...
