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Author: Bruce Rickard

Reflections on Suicide and Staying Alive: My son's suicide changed everything. I felt an obligation to understand why anyone would want to end their life. My regular blog posts explore the causes and prevalence of suicide and what is needed to sustain a healthy mind and a hope-filled future.
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The Larrikin Priest

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on February 19, 2015September 26, 2019

Father Bob Maguire was parish priest of St Peter and Paul’s Church in South Melbourne…

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A Complex Grief

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on February 13, 2015September 26, 2019

The movie THE WATER DIVINER also sheds light on suicide grief. When the farmer, played…

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The Water Diviner

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on February 9, 2015September 26, 2019

Over the summer break I saw the movie THE WATER DIVINER directed by Russell Crowe.…

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Understanding Suicide

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on February 2, 2015September 26, 2019

On the 26th April 2011 our second son Adam took his life. I had been…

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Reflections on Suicide and Staying Alive: My son's suicide changed everything. I felt an obligation to understand why anyone would want to end their life. My regular blog posts explore the causes and prevalence of suicide and what is needed to sustain a healthy mind and a hope-filled future.

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