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Category: Mental health

Jan 10, 2026Jan 3, 2026Michael Carty

Not drinking

Gentle reader: A question for you, and just you. What is your relationship with alcohol?

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Jun 7, 2025Jun 7, 2025Michael Carty

Down but never out

If today feels too much… You can and will make it through this current testing moment. The sun will return.

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May 17, 2025May 12, 2025Michael Carty

First rays

Brighter times lie ahead. The cloud will break, even if almost imperceptibly at first. The sun’s rays will begin to shine through.

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Mar 8, 2025Mar 3, 2025Michael Carty

Recovery will not be rushed

For any soul on any kind of road to recovery, it will prove a long and arduous process. But sticking with this path might be the only route to positive transformation.

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Aug 10, 2024Aug 9, 2024Michael Carty

Love against division

Our commitment to equality, to diversity and inclusion, should and must be endlessly reaffirmed. Now and always. 

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Jul 13, 2024Aug 14, 2024Michael Carty

Like university finals forever

When stress gets out of hand, it can feel as if the stressful times will never end. How do you deal with stress?

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Feb 10, 2024Feb 8, 2024Michael Carty

The most beautiful gift

Your life is the most beautiful gift. You are free to do with this gift as you will.

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Jan 20, 2024Jan 17, 2024Michael Carty

No dark without light

Here is my foreword to the latest book from my friend Bryan Wempen. Your own path is there for you to discover.

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Dec 30, 2023Dec 28, 2023Michael Carty

MJCarty.com: Top 5 posts of 2023

I present the five most-read posts of 2023 on MJCarty.com. If you have taken the time to read any words on this wee blog of mine, you have my heartfelt gratitude. 

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Nov 11, 2023Nov 6, 2023Michael Carty

#MJCarty10: My 10th blogaversary!

The MJCarty blog is officially 10 years old! I look back at why I started blogging, why I keep blogging… and reveal the 10 most-read posts of my first decade of bloggage.

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