by Richard Amaral | Mar 26, 2022 | Balance, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Psychology, Stress, Thinking
Last week, it felt rewarding to finally announce the release of my book, The Promise Wheel. It took me a while to get the book complete and ready for publication. But now that it’s launched, the feeling of accomplishment is greater than I imagined. I mentioned...
by Richard Amaral | Mar 13, 2022 | CBT, Emotions, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Psychology, Stress, Thinking
Although my day-to-day thoughts and feelings continue to be strongly influenced by the war in Ukraine, I do find myself getting better at accepting them. The ideas I’m using to help me in this regard come from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Acceptance...
by Richard Amaral | Mar 5, 2022 | Emotions, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Thinking
Over the last week, it’s been impossible for me not to read, watch, or think about the war in Ukraine. And when I do think about the war, it leads to dreadful thoughts and images in my mind and heavy, uncomfortable sensations in my body. But I’m sure the...
by Richard Amaral | Feb 28, 2022 | Change, Lifestyle, Mind-Body Health, Psychology, Relationships, Thinking
February is Black History Month, and for my last post of the month, I wanted to highlight a Black psychologist who made a significant contribution to the field of psychology. Robert Williams II (1930 – 2020) When I was an undergraduate at the...
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...
