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when was the last time someone asked you, "how are you, really?" every day, true to the Aussie culture, we typically say "hey how's it...
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nicole calder
- Sep 28, 2022
- 3 min
warning signs
i talk a lot about warning signs, but often in relation to people that you see regularly, that you talk to regularly. is it still...
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nicole calder
- Apr 11, 2022
- 2 min
THE NEED FOR BALANCE
without 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...
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nicole calder
- Oct 10, 2021
- 1 min
I'M A FRAUD
for the past few months, i've devoted myself to training individuals to support others when they're struggling. but in particular, my...
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nicole calder
- Jun 28, 2021
- 2 min
WHAT WE RESISTS, PERSISTS
sometimes life can be shit. there's no denying that. but often when we experience undesirable feelings, we try to run from them rather...
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nicole calder
- May 18, 2021
- 1 min
IF 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...
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nicole calder
- May 14, 2021
- 1 min
BAGGAGE
everyone 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...
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nicole calder
- Apr 10, 2021
- 2 min
WE DON'T NEED MORE PSYCHOLOGISTS
well, 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...
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nicole calder
- Mar 27, 2021
- 1 min
LESS TALKING, MORE DOING
yesterday i finally did what i’ve been talking about doing for a while - i ran my first mental health training session for individuals to...
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nicole calder
- Oct 4, 2020
- 1 min
EXPLAIN, DON'T EXCUSE
one of the primary principles i learned in psychology was to explain human behaviour, not excuse it. understanding why humans behave the...
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nicole calder
- Jul 27, 2020
- 2 min
SUICIDES
there’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...
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nicole calder
- Mar 23, 2020
- 5 min
Self-isolation
That’s what we’ve all essentially been confined to, except for those that are still working. What could possibly be so hard about staying...
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nicole calder
- Feb 17, 2020
- 2 min
PART 2: SUICIDE
the 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...
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nicole calder
- Feb 16, 2020
- 2 min
SUICIDE
let’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...
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nicole calder
- Oct 13, 2019
- 5 min
A work in progress
The only thing that’s constant in life is change. Our state of mind is never guaranteed. That’s why striving for happiness is an...
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nicole calder
- Sep 20, 2019
- 6 min
Some dreams don't come true
I admit, I was probably a little dramatic with my last blog post. I was hurt. Frustrated. Devastated. After working so hard, doing...
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nicole calder
- Sep 9, 2019
- 5 min
The decision that changed my life
Preliminary final. Salisbury Inter versus Adelaide City. Two goals down, thirty minutes in. The ball’s being crossed in by one of the...
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nicole calder
- Nov 5, 2018
- 5 min
Connection is the ultimate antidepressant
Sport 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....
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nicole calder
- Nov 26, 2017
- 9 min
The epidemic need to escape reality through suicide
Suicide continues to be a recurring theme in my life. And I believe anything that’s recurring, whether that’s lessons, themes, or people,...
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nicole calder
- May 29, 2017
- 3 min
13 Reasons Why
I’m sure by now almost everyone has heard of this show, either from personally watching it or because of the controversy that has...
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