by Richard Amaral | Jul 3, 2022 | Lifestyle, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health
With summer officially upon us, many people are looking forward to having some time off with loved ones and just taking things down a notch with regards to some of their work obligations. But I also know many people who have difficulty limiting their work commitments...
by Richard Amaral | Jun 26, 2022 | Anger and Aggression, Emotions, Mind-Body Health, Psychology
We’ve been dealing with some sweltering temperatures here in Ontario lately. While I’ve heard my share of people complaining about the heat, I’ve also heard many people expressing gratitude for the beautiful weather. So, I thought about what life...
by Richard Amaral | Jun 18, 2022 | Change, Emotions, Lifestyle, Mind-Body Health, Stress, Thinking
I enjoy having plants around my home. It helps clean the air, adds colour to any space, and it feels rewarding to take care of something and then watch it grow. While all plants seem to grow differently and at different rates, nothing grows as tall or as...
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 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,...
