Author: Henley Carr
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I quit my corporate job without a back-up plan as a first-time-mom
I traded girlbossing for being home with my baby and an unknown path forward. And I am so relieved. A lot of people have looked at my situation in judgement.. asking how I could possibly quit my job in this economy.. how I would regret this “step back” in my career.. how making this decision…
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Dear Everyone,
Dear Everyone, In writing this book, I have laid my soul bare. In doing so, there is no doubt in my mind that I will face backlash, judgement, and disdain. You will not be impressed by how I handled every circumstance revealed in these pages. You will not agree with the ways in which I…
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Featured in Post & Courier: Introducing “Dear Everyone,”
I’m thrilled to share that Post & Courier recently published a feature introducing Dear Everyone, my debut book — a project born of discovery, letters, and the questions that follow us across years. In the book, we follow Martha McCaffray, who at age 22 traveled to Florence in 1963, wrote sixty vivid letters home full…
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Featured in Charleston’s Holy City Sinner: Henley Carr Debuts with “Dear Everyone,”
I’m so excited to share that Dear Everyone is officially releasing on September 22, 2025 — and Holy City Sinner just ran a beautiful feature introducing what inspired this book. Sixty years ago, Martha McCaffray, age 22, sailed to Florence, Italy, for one bold year. In sixty letters home she lived, painted, traveled and chose…
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Featured in Business Insider: Why I Chose Motherhood Over Money and Career
Sometimes the most personal decisions open the biggest conversations. Recently, I was featured in Business Insider in an article titled “I’m done being a girlboss. Why I chose motherhood over money and career growth.” In the piece, I shared my own journey of stepping away from hustle culture and redefining what success looks like for…
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“Dear Everyone,” Is Finally Here
Dear Everyone, My book is finally here! I say that, as if I have been waiting on someone other than myself, when in reality, I’ve been waiting on me. Waiting to feel ready, to feel fearless, to feel it’s time to give it wings and let it fly. This month, I will release my debut…
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Best Advice My Mom Gave Me for Figuring Out What I Want to Do With My Life
It sounds like a lot, but it’s worth the time it takes. If you’ve never done an exercise like this, then you’re just like me. It seems so simple, yet it reveals so much about who you are and what value you bring to the world. I was sitting at my 9-5 a few months…
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“What Are You Going to Do with Your Life?”
Was all I could ask myself as I put down the pen, finishing the last chapter of my book. I thought by getting to the end of it, I would know. But I didn’t. I was more unsure than ever before. Surely, I thought, there would be a clear path forward. I would write my…
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What I Did And Didn’t Know About Writing A Book
For a long time, I have been a writer. I wouldn’t say I’ve always been one, or known that I am capable of writing decently crafted thoughts and stories, but I can say that I’ve always had an affinity for heartfelt words in profound displays. Though it may come as a surprise to those who…
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The Reality of Finishing A Book
The reality is this: it’s lonely. Extraordinary, but lonely. Maybe the same is not true for fiction pieces – maybe it is – but for nonfiction, specifically about my own life, finishing this labor of love is lonely. When I began writing my manuscript two and half years ago, I was overwhelmed by the excitement…
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