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A Burden Shared

A Burden Shared

  • Post author:Karen McCarthy
  • Post published:May 31, 2020
  • Post category:Calm / Connected / Writings

While I’ve been off air here for a few weeks now, I’ve been busy in a whole different space talking about how to overcome adversity and move courageously towards a…

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A gift for you on Mothers’ Day

A gift for you on Mothers’ Day

  • Post author:Karen McCarthy
  • Post published:May 9, 2020
  • Post category:Connected / Writings

Today, I dedicate this post to my Mum, because, without her, I would not have had the courage to overcome the adversity I have encountered in my life. When I…

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Coming Back to the beginning

Coming Back to the beginning

  • Post author:Karen McCarthy
  • Post published:April 19, 2020
  • Post category:Connected / Writings

I want to go to mass. This is what I said on my first weekend release from the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in September 2016. We…

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There’s nothing brave about blame and shame

There’s nothing brave about blame and shame

  • Post author:Karen McCarthy
  • Post published:April 2, 2020
  • Post category:Calm / Connected / Writings

In a display of incredibly bad timing, the exercise bike I have used nearly every morning for the past two years packed it in last Wednesday.  Given how important my…

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Coming Through The Discomfort

Coming Through The Discomfort

  • Post author:Karen McCarthy
  • Post published:March 22, 2020
  • Post category:Connected / Writings

I am a touchy person.  I don’t mean that I am easily offended, just that I communicate through touch and gain strength from being in close proximity to other people. …

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Going and Letting go

Going and Letting go

  • Post author:Karen McCarthy
  • Post published:February 23, 2020
  • Post category:Capable / Connected / Writings

School always goes back on the day after the Australia Day long weekend, so I can tell you with confidence that the day in question was Tuesday 29 January 2013. …

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The Smile Contagion

The Smile Contagion

  • Post author:Karen McCarthy
  • Post published:January 27, 2020
  • Post category:Connected / Writings

From time to time, I use the Calm app to help me get grounded and work on being aware of my own reaction to the world and all that is…

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