nicole calderApr 102 minTHE NEED FOR BALANCEwithout your work, who would you be? much of our lives are consumed by what we do. we work so we can earn a wage to buy us freedom to...
nicole calderOct 10, 20211 minI'M A FRAUDfor the past few months, i've devoted myself to training individuals to support others when they're struggling. but in particular, my...
nicole calderJun 27, 20212 minWHAT WE RESISTS, PERSISTSsometimes life can be shit. there's no denying that. but often when we experience undesirable feelings, we try to run from them rather...
nicole calderMay 17, 20211 minIF NOT YOU, THEN WHO?how many times have you met someone and thought, holy shit, they're crazy? and because of that, you've decided they're too much. being...
nicole calderMay 13, 20211 minBAGGAGEeveryone has it. the goal in life is not to find people without baggage, but to find those people whom you're willing to sort through...
nicole calderApr 9, 20212 minWE DON'T NEED MORE PSYCHOLOGISTSwell, we do. but that's not the solution. the reality is, we're always going to need more psychologists. just like we're always going to...
nicole calderMar 27, 20211 minLESS TALKING, MORE DOINGyesterday i finally did what i’ve been talking about doing for a while - i ran my first mental health training session for individuals to...
nicole calderOct 3, 20201 minEXPLAIN, DON'T EXCUSEone of the primary principles i learned in psychology was to explain human behaviour, not excuse it. understanding why humans behave the...
nicole calderJul 26, 20202 minSUICIDESthere’s been quite a few recently. and i think what’s so upsetting about them is knowing how much pain these individuals were in to...
nicole calderMar 23, 20205 minSelf-isolationThat’s what we’ve all essentially been confined to, except for those that are still working. What could possibly be so hard about staying...
nicole calderFeb 17, 20202 minPART 2: SUICIDEthe photo from my last post was taken during a time when i was encompassed by darkness - a time when i considered taking my life as being...
nicole calderFeb 16, 20202 minSUICIDElet’s talk about it. does the mere act of reading that word make you feel uncomfortable? good, then you need to read the rest of this...
nicole calderOct 13, 20195 minA work in progressThe only thing that’s constant in life is change. Our state of mind is never guaranteed. That’s why striving for happiness is an...
nicole calderSep 19, 20196 minSome dreams don't come trueI admit, I was probably a little dramatic with my last blog post. I was hurt. Frustrated. Devastated. After working so hard, doing...
nicole calderSep 8, 20195 minThe decision that changed my lifePreliminary final. Salisbury Inter versus Adelaide City. Two goals down, thirty minutes in. The ball’s being crossed in by one of the...
nicole calderNov 5, 20185 minConnection is the ultimate antidepressantSport is a drug. And I was addicted to it. When I was cut from the United squad a few weeks ago, I went through some extreme withdrawals....
nicole calderNov 26, 20179 minThe epidemic need to escape reality through suicideSuicide continues to be a recurring theme in my life. And I believe anything that’s recurring, whether that’s lessons, themes, or people,...
nicole calderMay 28, 20173 min13 Reasons WhyI’m sure by now almost everyone has heard of this show, either from personally watching it or because of the controversy that has...
nicole calderApr 4, 20172 minA letter to Dallas GreenDallas, I recently attended your concert at the Georgia Theatre, the second time I have been fortunate enough to see you perform live....
nicole calderNov 27, 20165 minThe deathly price of technologyWe live in a technology-dominated society. The same technology that was once invented to make communication more accessible has been...