nicole calder

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...

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...

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...

for the past few months, i've devoted myself to training individuals to support others when they're struggling. but in particular, my...

sometimes life can be shit. there's no denying that. but often when we experience undesirable feelings, we try to run from them rather...

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...

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...

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...

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...

one of the primary principles i learned in psychology was to explain human behaviour, not excuse it. understanding why humans behave the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I admit, I was probably a little dramatic with my last blog post. I was hurt. Frustrated. Devastated. After working so hard, doing...

Preliminary final. Salisbury Inter versus Adelaide City. Two goals down, thirty minutes in. The ball’s being crossed in by one of the...

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....

Suicide continues to be a recurring theme in my life. And I believe anything that’s recurring, whether that’s lessons, themes, or people,...

I’m sure by now almost everyone has heard of this show, either from personally watching it or because of the controversy that has...