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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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Thin Places

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on September 14, 2023September 20, 2023

Our identity is often forged by experiences we would never choose – a dysfunctional family,…

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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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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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Eight Explosive Truth Bombs

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on March 16, 2023March 18, 2023

From the pen of Cormac McCarthy The Passenger, published in October 2022, by award winning…

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Written in the Sand

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on December 6, 2022January 31, 2025

Published in 2011, I Let You Go is Clare Mackintosh’s debut novel. It is a…

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The Salt Path

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on March 31, 2022May 27, 2025

Exploring the transformative effects of walking Any loss can deflate but a catastrophic loss can…

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Notes on Grief

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on February 16, 2022

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s beloved father died unexpectedly in the summer of 2020, succumbing to complications…

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Seven Genuine Causes of Grief

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 29, 2021

The Light Between Oceans by Australian author M L Stedman is a compelling, heartbreaking drama…

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First Thoughts

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 17, 2021

I woke up the other morning thinking of the word ‘avuncular.’ I was curious. 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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