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Category: Protective Factors

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Keeper of the Light

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 24, 2020

John Cook was a lighthouse keeper for 26 years, joining the Australian Lighthouse Service in…

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Discovering the Pathway To Resilience in a Pandemic

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on October 21, 2020October 21, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on all facets of society. While it…

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How Gardening Improves Our Mental Health

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on September 4, 2020September 5, 2020

Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life, a book by Marta McDowel, explores the plants and places that…

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Longings of the Heart

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on August 11, 2020

The Collins English Dictionary defines longing as ‘A prolonged unfulfilled desire or need.’ Longings are…

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Alone But Not Alone

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on July 25, 2020

The trauma of personal loss: Life is contradictory. Our thoughts and actions bear witness to…

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How To Overcome COVID-19 Fatigue

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on July 13, 2020July 13, 2020

A recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Melbourne, Victoria has prompted the state government to…

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Fate or Freedom?

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on June 28, 2020

Thirty-five years ago, Laurence Weschler was a staff writer for The New Yorker, and he…

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Evaluating Suicide Risk in a Pandemic

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on June 16, 2020June 16, 2020

Australia has been one of the most successful countries in containing COVID-19, with fewer than…

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Turning the Ordinary into the Sacred

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on May 13, 2020

COVID 19 is a highly infectious viral disease. With no natural immunity in the community…

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The Power of Words to Keep Us Safe

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on April 15, 2020January 8, 2021

With governments around the world scrambling to contain the spread of COVID-19 and senior medical…

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Bruce Rickard

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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