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 | May 6, 2023 | Lifestyle, Psychology, Relationships
“Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart.” Charles Dickens Openness is one of the five qualities that I believe is important in maintaining healthy, quality relationships. When you are open, it...
by Richard Amaral | Apr 29, 2023 | Boundaries, Emotions, Lifestyle, Psychology, Relationships
There’s no doubt that relationships help us to live more balanced lives. And as the longest study on adult development identified, healthy relationships, or good quality relationships, also contribute to a happier and longer life. But what makes up a good...
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...
by Richard Amaral | Feb 25, 2023 | Psychology
In Canada, February is Psychology Month. So, for today’s post, I decided to list three psychological theories or concepts from 2022 that I found to be most interesting or most applicable to living a balanced life. Here they are. 3...
