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The Front Porch We Lost
Rebuilding Homes and Communities that Invite Us Back to One Another
 • Rick McCarthy, LMFT
Family Estrangement: Listening Across the Divide (Part 2)
What the Voices of the Wounded Can Teach Us About Grief, Understanding, and Hope
 • Rick McCarthy, LMFT
The Invisible Cyrano: AI, Human Connection, and the Things Only a Soul Can Say
Recently, I read a moving essay by writer Daisy Cashin, also on Substack, describing his reaction after learning that a family member had used an AI…
 • Rick McCarthy, LMFT
Estranged Fathers: The Silent Majority Very Few Talk About
Reflections and Hope from an Estranged Father
 • Rick McCarthy, LMFT
When Standards Are Removed, Reality Eventually Pushes Back
Meaningful standards are not barriers to success; they are the foundation of competency and public trust.
 • Rick McCarthy, LMFT
America at 250: A Time for Pride, Gratitude, and Renewal
As America approaches the 250th anniversary of her birth, we are not merely approaching another holiday.
 • Rick McCarthy, LMFT
The Lie That Broke the Family: Calling Men and Women Back to God’s Design
The Lie That Promised Freedom but Delivered Loneliness
 • Rick McCarthy, LMFT
Rick’s Substack
Rick’s Substack
I am writing to pass along wisdom and observations accumulated from the gift of thousands of God's children I have been blessed to cross paths with as a teacher and Marriage and Family Therapist of over 48 years.
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