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One Wild Song

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on March 22, 2016September 1, 2019

“One Wild Song is a terrific adventure into wild and distant waters, and a strong…

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Long Hot Dry Summer

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on March 18, 2016September 1, 2019

Bendigo has endured a long hot dry summer with rainfall half the annual average. As…

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Mental Illness in the Workplace

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on February 17, 2016

I worked for five years as a Disability Employment Consultant with a company in Frankston.…

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Time to Talk

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on February 9, 2016September 11, 2019

When the media reported in September 2015 that AFL star Lance Buddy Franklin would not…

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Australia Day

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on February 2, 2016September 11, 2019

Australia Day provides a unique opportunity for those who make their home on Terra Australis…

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Negative Life Events

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on January 22, 2016September 11, 2019

Columnist Nicki Gemmell recently wrote about her mother’s death in The Weekend Australian Magazine. Her…

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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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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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