One of the goals known to Carly Henley's family and friends after Carly's death was to "Keep Carly Singing" and it was that motivation which resulted in the impressive full-length CD of Carly's music.
I find it a touch of pure class that anybody online anywhere in the world can, via the touch of a button, listen to the entire full-length CD of Carly's songs.
Looking back, the finished product that was Carly's CD really does justice to the sentiments expressed by Carly's family in this linked video:
***prominent in the video linked above are the trio of Carly's cousins who were so driven to "Keep Carly Singing" via the inspiration they showed in putting together and performing on the CD and guiding the intricate re-mixing of Carly's music to bring much of it to studio quality after Carly's death. It was an extra nice touch that they set-up their little sister to present the song called "Star" in a very powerful and memorable way. (again, cousin Maggie Henley was born the very next day after Carly was born)
Indeed I can imagine many families who have lost a loved one becoming motivated to preserve a special part of their loved one this way, but so very few of the resulting CD's would genuinely enhance the musical libraries of just about anybody.
No matter her striking beauty, Carly's major appeal to the society which surrounded her was Carly's ability to show her own vulnerability, and Carly's music still shares that with anybody who hears her unique sound. I don't really sense that it was that same vulnerability that led to Carly's suicide - I'm still fully confident that the anti-depressant drug Zoloft numbered Carly Henley among those who could not resist (or identify) its powerful and sometimes deadly side-effects.
I'm guessing lots of young women everywhere could motivate and inspire themselves as the direct result of the way Carly Henley's family presented Carly's music via her CD. Most will find the lyrics to be very uplifting.
Carly's music is available through electronic outlets such as Itunes and CDBaby as well as via the website at thecarlyhenleyproject.com. The best part is, that the music is free to listen to online and I can only imagine it would please both Carly Henley and her family to know that Carly's music is playing in distant and remote places around the globe.
If you find this blog from some place far away from North America, please take a moment to comment on this entry and mention that you're listening to Carly's music, and where you're located.
Carly Henley was someone I'd never even heard of before she took her own life at the age of 20 while a talented, popular and attractive junior at university. She seemed the person nobody would ever guess for such a fate. The media doesn't generally cover suicide but Carly Henley could inspire so much caring and understanding and it has to start somewhere... I attempt to present this blog without hurting or offending Carly Henley's family or anyone else but suicide is a delicate subject.
I learned of the death of college student Carly Henley two days after her passing, on October 6, 2010. In the days soon to follow it became clear that scores and scores of people were wounded to the core by the loss. Wonderful evidence around the internet serves to almost suspend Carly Henley's personable allure, her impressive musical talent, and a short life the likes of which most anybody could envy.
Various reports tell of her short term struggle with depression of perhaps three months in duration. Significant in that was the introduction of anti-depressant drug Zoloft via prescription some two weeks before Carly took her own life.
Not lost on me now, finally, is the wording in the "Black Box Warning" with Zoloft, which states that antidepressants may increase the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior in persons younger than 25. Risk is especially heightened during the first two months of taking anti-depressants.
The labels on anti-depressant drugs in the U.S. were altered to reference young adults aged 18 to 24 just three years earlier - in 2007.
It is my belief, now, that Carly just happened to land among the small percentage of anti-depressant users who are susceptible to being so affected by a powerful drug such as Zoloft.
One need not ever have known such a remarkable woman to feel the pain all around at the loss of Carly Henley.
So many life lessons are so well represented by Carly Henley's compelling spirit. Let me see if I can help some to gain fuller appreciation for a woman who continues to inspire everyone who ever knew of her.
Various reports tell of her short term struggle with depression of perhaps three months in duration. Significant in that was the introduction of anti-depressant drug Zoloft via prescription some two weeks before Carly took her own life.
Not lost on me now, finally, is the wording in the "Black Box Warning" with Zoloft, which states that antidepressants may increase the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior in persons younger than 25. Risk is especially heightened during the first two months of taking anti-depressants.
The labels on anti-depressant drugs in the U.S. were altered to reference young adults aged 18 to 24 just three years earlier - in 2007.
It is my belief, now, that Carly just happened to land among the small percentage of anti-depressant users who are susceptible to being so affected by a powerful drug such as Zoloft.
One need not ever have known such a remarkable woman to feel the pain all around at the loss of Carly Henley.
So many life lessons are so well represented by Carly Henley's compelling spirit. Let me see if I can help some to gain fuller appreciation for a woman who continues to inspire everyone who ever knew of her.
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