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Navigating the Sudden Death of Someone You Love

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on July 1, 2025July 1, 2025

On Memorial Day, 2019, the American holiday that falls on the last Monday in May…

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Surviving in the Grey Zone

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 21, 2024

Ukraine’s most famous novelist, Andrey Kurkov, has given us Grey Bees, a story that highlights…

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An Exploration of Grief on Frick Island

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on October 24, 2024October 24, 2024

Colleen Oakley’s novel, The Invisible Husband of Frick Island, is a work of contemporary fiction.…

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Five Questions That Relate to the Meaning of Life

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on October 14, 2023

Patti Callahan’s captivating story, ‘Once Upon a Wardrobe’ is an exploration of death and dying…

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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry – The Movie

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on August 10, 2023August 14, 2023

‘Pilgrimage is an outward sign of the inner journey… the search for meaning, inspiration, healing,…

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Rituals of Grief

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on July 12, 2023

In her book A Hole in the World, author, Amanda Held Opelt writes about the…

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Nick Cave and the Tragic Loss of His Son

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on April 17, 2023January 31, 2025

Finding faith, hope, and courage in a time of pain and suffering: ‘We are, each…

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A Decade of Grief

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on October 9, 2021

What I have learned about suicide grief: Our son Adam died 10 years ago. I…

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A Man Called Ove

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on October 24, 2019January 31, 2025

How to relate to someone who doesn’t want to live anymore: A Man Called Ove…

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Surviving Trauma and Loss

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on April 27, 2019January 2, 2021

“Family violence happens to everybody, no matter how nice your house is or how intelligent…

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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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