by Richard Amaral | May 7, 2022 | Mind-Body Health, Psychology, Relationships, Thinking, Youth and Adolescents
When I was a kid, there was a playground just down the street from where I lived – McCormick Park. I remember the park well. The park and recreation centre of the same name was my home away from home. Every day after school, I’d run down to the park and...
by Richard Amaral | May 1, 2022 | Psychology, Relationships
April 2022 is the inaugural “Counselling and Psychotherapy Month” in Canada. Since I plan on writing about relationships for the next few weeks, I thought I’d share a couple of thoughts on how psychotherapy can help develop your relationship...
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...
by Richard Amaral | Apr 17, 2022 | Abuse, Anger and Aggression, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Psychology, Relationships, Thinking
After hearing and watching the infamous “slap” by Will Smith during the Oscars this year, I had quite a few thoughts rushing to my mind. But, of course, most of those thoughts have already been discussed and written about extensively in the media. But one...
by Richard Amaral | Apr 2, 2022 | Emotions, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Psychology, Relationships, Thinking
Just as people worldwide start to return to some normalcy in life, I’m coming across headlines indicating there could be another wave of COVID infections. Added to this are continued news stories about the war in Ukraine. And let’s not forget...
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...
