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What The Christmas Story Can Teach Us About Our Dreams

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on December 21, 2020

Studies suggest that dreaming is a universal experience, common to all. It is thought most…

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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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When Milestones Are Overshadowed by Other Realities

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on May 28, 2020

On 2 February 2015 I published my first blog post, ‘Understanding Suicide.’ It took two…

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The Contours of Grief Revisited

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on December 13, 2019January 5, 2021

There is no such a thing as the proper way to grieve. Grieving is not…

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Surviving the Desert

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on April 14, 2018August 7, 2019

Robyn Davidson was born on a cattle property in Queensland, Australia. She was the youngest…

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Grieving a Suicide

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on March 2, 2018August 8, 2019

I received an excerpt from Pete Deison’s book, Visits from Heaven. He writes about the…

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Why do they keep calling his death an accident?

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on February 23, 2018August 8, 2019

I recently saw the movie The Post, a historical drama about how the reporters, editors,…

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Rumbling with Grief

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on December 2, 2017August 13, 2019

In her book “Rising Strong,” Brenè Brown devotes several pages to the topic ‘Rumbling with…

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Finding The Courage To Live Again

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 23, 2017

Harold Fry retired recently having worked as a sales rep for the brewery for forty-five…

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Coping With The Unexpected

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on September 21, 2017August 14, 2019

No one ever has plans for a crisis. We can’t always predict what a day…

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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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