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The Holiday Season

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on January 14, 2016September 12, 2019

The holiday season gives rise to a flood of memories. When I was a child…

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Resurrection (Part one)

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on August 7, 2015September 21, 2019

In her recent book Resurrection: A True Story of Power and Forgiveness Patricia Mc Dermott writes…

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on July 18, 2015September 23, 2019

I recall the moment my Sunday School teacher revealed to the class that her daughter…

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Under the Southern Cross

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on July 12, 2015September 23, 2019

The Southern Cross is a small constellation in the southern sky that can be relied…

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Trauma

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on June 19, 2015September 24, 2019

Clinical Psychologist, Dr Rob Gordon, has worked in the area of trauma for many years.…

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Robert Burton

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on June 5, 2015September 25, 2019

During the past months I have been putting together a workshop on Suicide Prevention and…

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Abuse and Beyond

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on May 22, 2015September 25, 2019

The story of Job forms part of the biblical narrative. It is a story of…

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Perceived Burdensomeness

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on March 6, 2015August 15, 2019

 Still Alice is an exploration of the descent into darkness or as one writer expressed it…

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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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Bruce Rickard

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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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