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 21, 2023 | Balance, Thinking
“If you look for the helpers, you’ll know that there’s hope.” – Fred Rogers My plan for this week’s post was to discuss thinking errors – the biased or unhelpful ways we think about things and how these ways of thinking...
by Richard Amaral | Jun 17, 2023 | Relationships, Thinking
“Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.” Nelson Mandela A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on the five qualities that are typically found in healthy, long-lasting relationships, whether these...
by Richard Amaral | Mar 12, 2023 | CBT, Mental Health, Thinking
As I mentioned in my previous post, it’s normal to have the urge to sometimes fixate on the negative instead of the positive. It’s called negativity bias, and there are good reasons why we do this. You can read about these reasons by clicking here. But there...
by Richard Amaral | Mar 4, 2023 | Mental Health, Thinking
Have you ever found yourself focusing more on the negative things in your life while ignoring all the positive stuff? Well, join the club. This is a common phenomenon that happens to all of us. Myself included. This kind of thinking is known as mental...
by Richard Amaral | Feb 18, 2023 | Thinking
When George Floyd was murdered about three years ago, the protests surrounding his death forced me to examine my biases and experiences in working with people of colour (POC). With February being Black History Month, I wanted to write a post to share my...
