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Tag: Loneliness

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An Antidote For Loneliness

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on February 11, 2021September 27, 2022

What ‘The Marsh Girl’ can teach us about survival Loneliness is real. It happens to…

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Loneliness and Social Isolation

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on January 24, 2021

Loneliness is something everybody experiences. While loneliness is a common feeling, it is often hard…

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10 Questions To Ask Yourself If You Struggle With Suicidal Thoughts

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on December 12, 2020

In his 2015 best-selling memoir Reasons To Stay Alive, British author Matt Haig opens up…

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Robbing People of Hope

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 3, 2020

Everybody needs hope in their lives. When we rob people of hope, we deny them…

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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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What the Amish Might Say to Us During the Coronavirus Crisis

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on March 31, 2020

On a recent trip to Tasmania we visited the Springfield Tea Rooms near Scottsdale. The…

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Seniors, Social Isolation and Suicide

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on February 13, 2020

The suicides we choose to ignore: The incidence of suicide in older adults is often…

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To Learn To Read Is To Light A Fire

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on January 14, 2020January 31, 2025

With bushfires raging across the vast continent of Australia the words of Victor Hugo take…

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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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The poverty of loneliness

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 17, 2016August 19, 2019

Mother Teresa devoted her life to serving the poor and destitute around the world. She…

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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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