Tag: Sober October
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Esther McCarthy 2025 Highlights: Cork Carry On After Sober October
From Sober October to Cork Carry On: A Year of Highlights and Lowlights Esther McCarthy has long written about everyday resilience, but 2025 felt like a real-life meditation on endurance, gratitude, and community. This year brought a mix of personal milestones and quieter moments that remind us how a year can hinge on small victories…
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Esther McCarthy: Highlights and Lowlights of 2025
Introduction: A year in review Esther McCarthy looks back on 2025 with a mix of gratitude and candid honesty. The year started with a personal challenge—Sober October—and rolled into family milestones, community moments, and a renewed sense of resilience. It’s a year that felt like a long, cathartic conversation with life itself, where the everyday…
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Esther McCarthy: From Sober October to Cork carry on, my highlights and lowlights of 2025
Introduction: A year of contrasts Reflecting on 2025, I’m struck by how a single year can oscillate between elation and exhaustion, between a spare kidney becoming a lifeline and the everyday grind of life in Cork. Sober October wasn’t just a month of discipline; it set a tone for the year ahead. It reminded me…