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Category: Protective Factors

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Top Ten Books 2017

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on January 30, 2018August 13, 2019

Why do we read? Author Lynne Griffin suggests, “No matter the narrative, we read to…

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Holding on to Hope

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on December 23, 2017August 13, 2019

How often we are called to hold on to hope when everything around us is…

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Go Slow, Grow Strong

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 18, 2017December 13, 2019

We live in a fast-paced world. We get caught up in the frantic rush of…

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When Tomorrow Feels Impossible

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 10, 2017August 14, 2019

Paul Kalanithi was born in New York, moving at age 10 with his family to…

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Courage: Having the strength to stare it down.

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 2, 2017August 14, 2019

Handling life’s challenges is a problem for many of us. When confronted by sorrow, disappointment,…

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When Hope Is Not Enough

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on July 20, 2017August 7, 2019

When the lead singer of Audioslave and Soundgarden Chris Cornell, killed himself recently it sent…

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Trauma And Its Aftermath

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on June 24, 2017August 16, 2019

I was fortunate to hear clinical psychologist, Dr Rob Gordon speak recently. Dr Gordon has…

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4 Fundamental Lessons For Living

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on May 11, 2017August 17, 2019

The Scottish-born naturalist, John Muir wrote, “When one tugs at a single thing in nature,…

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The Fear of Death

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on March 9, 2017June 25, 2021

There are few certainties in life, but death is one of them. We are all…

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Hope in the good times and bad

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on February 17, 2017August 19, 2019

Bad times happen to us all. There are circumstances that will break our heart. It…

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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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