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    THE NEED FOR BALANCE
    nicole calder
    • Apr 10
    • 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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    I'M A FRAUD
    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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    WHAT WE RESISTS, PERSISTS
    nicole calder
    • Jun 27, 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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    IF NOT YOU, THEN WHO?
    nicole calder
    • May 17, 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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    BAGGAGE
    nicole calder
    • May 13, 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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    WE DON'T NEED MORE PSYCHOLOGISTS
    nicole calder
    • Apr 9, 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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    LESS TALKING, MORE DOING
    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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    EXPLAIN, DON'T EXCUSE
    nicole calder
    • Oct 3, 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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    SUICIDES
    nicole calder
    • Jul 26, 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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    Self-isolation
    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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    PART 2: SUICIDE
    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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    SUICIDE
    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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    A work in progress
    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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    Some dreams don't come true
    nicole calder
    • Sep 19, 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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    The decision that changed my life
    nicole calder
    • Sep 8, 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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    Connection is the ultimate antidepressant
    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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    The epidemic need to escape reality through suicide
    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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    13 Reasons Why
    nicole calder
    • May 28, 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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    A letter to Dallas Green
    nicole calder
    • Apr 4, 2017
    • 2 min

    A letter to Dallas Green

    Dallas, I recently attended your concert at the Georgia Theatre, the second time I have been fortunate enough to see you perform live....
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    The deathly price of technology
    nicole calder
    • Nov 27, 2016
    • 5 min

    The deathly price of technology

    We live in a technology-dominated society. The same technology that was once invented to make communication more accessible has been...
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