Depression and Anxiety are Exploding in America, But Mobile Living Offers Hope! 

My kids grew up, my wife left I spent 40 years working hard and putting kids through college and not keeping relationships with friends. Suddenly found myself utterly alone for the first time in my life. Sank to a very dark place. Planning to start traveling this year. Planning to attend the 2020 RTR

Being out in the sun is very healthy! It's a natural God given anti-depressant.

What is my purpose in life? I asked the void. “what if I told you that you fulfilled it when you took an extra hour to talk to that kid about his life?” Said the voice. “Or when you paid for that struggling young couple in the restaurant? Or that time you saved that dog in traffic? Or when you tied your father’s shoe for him?” “Your problem is that you equate your purpose in life with goal-based achievement. The universe is not interested in your achievements… just your heart. When you choose to act out of kindness, compassion and love you are aligned with your true purpose in life. No need to look any further”. Anon.

At 57 I’ve often wondered what life must be like without depression, I too lost my oldest April 2013. Needed this video today, thank you.

Bob your efforts and energy are a real blessing to the nomand community.

I can't imagine how difficult that is Bob. God bless you man. I'll keep you in my prayers brother.

I have been diagnosed with mental illness for many years. I have noticed when I go camping I do feel better but I feel anxious and somewhat scared also. I'm really happy to see this video.

Bob, you graciously answered an email I sent to you when I knew this life was for me. I told you about my daughter committing suicide and how I felt. I feel like I can breathe out here. I relate to all you said and went thru those same feelings after she passed. She left because she felt she couldnt live up to society's requirements for "success"...she had no hope and left here. I finally bought my RV named her "Hope" and am living my life on my terms (as much as I can right now.) I've only been on the road a week 1/2 now but have committed and going full time her. Currently working remote with a job that will find last another few months. My life is now a serious step out in faith. I can't thank you enough. Depression is real and something lots of people suffer with and many in silence and secret.... I appreciate you shining a light on this and the organizations that are out here to help

I saw the video in my list this evening as I settled down to try to "come down" from my day. As I started listening to this lady's story I have to say it blew me away. I, too, suffer from bi polar disorder (and narcolepsy without the cataplexy). What spoke to me was that Joanne's story was like listening to someone tell my life's story over a RU-vid video. It was a moment that made me feel like I wasn't alone. I too had a family and a career. I had a marriage until this past August after 23 years. My symptoms cost me a career about 8 years ago in a laboratory in a major health clinic. I had to get out- patient care once to get some intensive treatment and then the next time over the fact that I felt I had no purpose after my home state sent me a letter that stated I was unemployable and not qualified to get unemployment which made me seek SSDI. We had a small farm at one point but bad decisions (believing in the wrong people in my life and not having the capacity to see what was happening with the money) put an end to that. However I will say that I learned that environment had a lot to do with how my symptoms were triggered and how my illness escalates in a given situation (living in town in a rental I never wanted but felt like I was obligated to feel thankful I had it)compared to when I was in the country and away from the triggers. I had more functioning days and I could think clearer. I rediscovered nomadic living videos and was particularly drawn to videos such as this channel and others and how healthy and at peace they seemed to be. I need that unfabricated and uncomplicated life that will help me be who I once was before things got bad. At this point now I'm divorcing and I learned this rental is being sold; both were a complete surprise. I'm unmedicated because my income limits ( I get SSDI and a pension) are a little over guidelines and medicare doesn't cover prescriptions. I really miss my therapist at times. I get told I'm going to end up making hard choices and I should "just go back to work" . Well, I do have some friends and family who understand me and what would help me become healthier and encourage me to work towards my goal. This gives me so much hope to hear this woman tell her story and see she has succeeded and is now ABLE TO GIVE BACK. Thank you for this.

Thank you both. This is such a needed group throughout the country, nomad or not. I do wonder if the natural lightcycles in nature, and less pollution help with mood improvement on the road. Not to mention reduced stress.

Depression and its treatment is never "one size fits all"...we are each a unique creation with differing needs.

Thank you for the courage to speak out. I suffer from depression, anxiety, and c-ptsd. Somedays all i can do is put on foot in front if the other. Understanding is the key to helping each other

Thanks Bob for talking about this topic I've suffered it on and off for my life depression and anxiety at one time I took medication but I haven't for years staying connected to Nature has been my key and time being alone but I also like being around people and being service to my fellow man thanks for what you do and the team

Appreciate seeing this topic discussed...it effects so many of us.

God bless you Bob for all you do for others. Serving others is the the greatest calling. So sorry for the loss of your son. I can't imagine. My son has been through cancer and beat it. That was struggle enough for our family. I always say that we can't walk in others shoes, but we can travel similar roads. Your life story is an encouragement to others. Think of all the people you would not have served had you taken your life. Your life has been such a blessing to so many. Thank you!

Thank you for your video about 17 years ago because of health reasons I started serving anxietyand panic attacks my wife died had to Girls in college and A 10-year-old son I had to keep pushing through I traveled for a living and my job let me take my son with me eventually I lost my job due to my health my son went in the navy and for the last 10 years I have been selling everything and making my truck in camper I know one day I would be homeless I want to the Rtr in 2018 and I know that’s the life I’m going to Do most likely I will be starting January 1 full-time in my pick up truck I’m not worried about it but it’s hard to explain to people that you have depression and anxiety they look at you like you’re crazy they don’t understand I was never like this but a lot of things came to ahead of my life and this is going to be my new path thank you for your video I struggle every day

I find that when I am on the road and enjoying nature, my anxiety/stress disappears.

I’m only 3 minutes and 45 seconds into this video and before I continue watching I want to say thank you Bob for being real with us out here. You’re no velveteen rabbit - you’re the real deal. 💙 Serving others is definitely your gift.

Bob, I came upon your videos simply by accident as someone seeking information as to what type of RV/Trailer/Van would fit my lifestyle. Now I have found myself needing to watch at least one of your videos a day. Much like having that daily cup of coffee. I simply love watching and learning from every video you do. You're so grounded and honest. Thank you for making my day. Every Day.

No wonder so many people love you and your channel, Bob. We cherish you and your compassion for humans, for nature and our furry children🐾...YOU are making a change in this world!...Thank you!😍🌲🍁🌻🍂🌼🦋👏✌I am so sorry for your loss........♥️♥️

Hello FROM DENMARK in DENMARK vie also have depression in greth stil. GRETH VIDEOS FROM YOU AND FRENDS 🇩🇰😟🤤🇺🇸👍

Thank You Bob for sharing this incredibly sensitive subject. The more I have visited campgrounds over the years, the more I find singles who feel isolated at times. They are no longer able to travel and they are sensitive about being overwhelmed with social pressure yet they still want to connect with others. I love the Tribal ideas. Many times genuine bonds are stronger outside or beyond birth family. Thank you so much for offering help and ideas. I also know the importance of good nutrition. And that isn't necessarily determined by income. Wonderful honest interview!

The stress of bills and keeping up with the Jones syndrome, is taking people and their families to the brink. I think living simply as possible is the way to go. I know so many people with the big house fifth wheel truck car sand buggy all the materialistic junk you can finance and they are so miserable and have so much stress on the family.

Was struggling if life is worth living today...Thank you This video has reminded me, I'm not alone. Much Love🌺

I'm sorry to hear that about your son 💖

Love, tolerance and compassion; keys for living happily, useful and whole. Having recently lost my brother who had schizophrenia, and having an estranged sister with bi-polar, I appreciate what you are doing to help in regards to thIs mental health epidemic. I am a (12 year) sober guy hoping to quit the hamster wheel of work, sell the house and hit the road with my wife in our rv. It’s good to know there are tools for building community on the road. So important!

Now 67, my first recall of life long struggle with depression began in junior high. Back when one didn't talk about. My life long goal is acknowledge, learn what helps you and trust helpers.

Keep trying out there. I feel I chose my life and everything good and bad in it. Why? To learn lessons, re-pay past debts, to sacrifice in offering myself up to help my loved one resolve their spiritual debts. I believe this is done before we are born. Why? To better my soul in it's preparation for Heaven. Lost my oldest son to a stranger murdering him. It's complicated, but this makes sense in getting that answer Bob was looking for. His answer became service to others. What's yours? When your world falls apart, you need to find the "bigger picture" answer. Think about it. We choose our lives and our deaths before we are born to heal ourselves and others we love. Our suffering leads others in how we learn to grow from it. We are all connected! Keep your contract with God. Learn. Grow. Become that wise old soul ripe and ready for eternal peace.

I am in that 12% of Americans that are on antidepressants! I spent many years untreated, and they are a Godsend for me. This is a subject that needs to be discussed and the stigma removed. Thanks for addressing this!

Bob. Thank you for sending the message out. My mother lost her son. Suicide is an individual emotion and experience. To all those who suffer with depression out there. Blessings to all. P.s. bob you most certainly found your calling didn’t you? And! Your living and giving your calling.

Thank you for bringing mental health up as a subject on your video. Our society tends to want to sweep it under the carpet. I worked in a hosp for 20 yrs & the ER's tend to be dumping grounds cause there arent many options for people with the issues & family & friends dont know what else to do. It makes me happy to see that there is some help in the nomadic community.❤

My middle son suffers from mental illness; being a care provider is tuff too; thank you for sharing your story and helping many others suffering in silence

This is one of the most important subject matters that you have addressed in your videos. Thanks so much for posting this! I hope these conversations continue. I’m one of those “frozen” ones; my people experiences have been so negative for so long that I just stay in the house for the most part instead of actually preparing to get on the road, which is my ultimate goal. Once I’m out of the house, I’m fine! I want so much to attend the RTR this coming January. I hope I can save me from myself, if you know what I mean, so that I can start living and thriving again in my life.

Interesting. Ever since my husband passed away in July of 2014, I have been obsessing about going nomadic. Grief was very hard on me (I found out that it's never easy to loose your spouse to death - and no, it is NOTHING LIKE DIVORCE! My husband and I were still having fun in each other's company after nearly 3 decades together.), and it was complicated by depression due to profound poverty... Because I was widowed at 55 (look up SS regulations on survivors benefits. Dickensian!). I learned that heart break is an accurate description of a physical phenomenon, and I learned I hadn't had my heart broken until then. Add in ageism in my previous career since I was 50. When I was 28, my best friend from my first college committed suicide. I saw what that did to his family. I also knew that was never something he would have intended, ever. Certainly nothing I would do to my family. On the other hand, I didn't give a damn if I died, as long as it was not by my own hand. The thought of going nomad has kept me from just curling up and waiting to die. It has been something to aim for these past 5-1/2 years. Granted. Sometimes I curl up. I think that's a depression thing, when I feel too much feels. But eventually I will get up. While I am curling, I am thinking about the how can I get this or that done. Sometimes I even succeed in a solution. Right now, I am just looking at finding that vardo... The box where my ideas, that I have been churning over, can come to fruition. So, anyrate, needless to say, I am very interested in this.

i truly understand about your life, lost a child 13 yrs ago and have not gotten over it, just keep falling down emotionally and to the point i am thinking about ending my grief. i understand and feel for you.

Thank you both for sharing your stories and for sharing your whole self with us… Bob was a true inspiration to me in my early days of full timing. And I was able to be inspirational to my son who suffered severely from depression and anxiety, to the point of almost suicidal… I brought him on the road with me last year after some bit of coaxing and I am so happy and thankful and grateful and proud to say that he has bounced back and recovered from the depths… Now he is working on buying his own van💜

Thank you Bob... I'm sorry for your tragic loss.. I very nearly lost my life to depression. It's a long story but I'm still here, and seriously working towards nomadic life. I'm so relieved there is a sort of support system on the road. Thank you for all you do...

Thanks Bob 👏👍✋💚✌😎 all the best from Saudi Arabia

My wife was diagnosed with Bi-Polar 1 Disorder in 2014. Life since then has been on a downward spiral. I've taken four mental health classes and attended support groups to help deal with losing her, but... it's still pretty depressing.

Thanks so much for putting this video out here - it reached me at just the right time. It has given me hope & encouragement to start working toward what could be the key to unlock my life of depression. Blessings to both of you for reaching out & helping so many others ❤❤

This is the most important video.you.will make.

being into suicide prevention in Quebec, I'm glad you talk about it

Awareness is so important. Thank you for this content. Thanks Joanne for giving back. You are a Strong Woman! ML!

Bob, thank you for using your position to bring real help and hope to people. You inspire me to be more straightforward, honest, communicative, and less judgemental. I hope to join the community someday in reality. Until then, I am with you in spirit, sending encouragement and being grateful for the good that is being done.

Thanks for posting this! I’ve been battling depression the past couple of years it came from out of nowhere. I was in denial because I was mostly a happy go lucky person and when I had bad life experiences I tried to stay strong. Right now I’m just taking it one day at a time

Mental health should be the top priority. Not just here in America, but around the world. Period!

Hello Bob, thank you for this topic. I have named my Skoolie, after the name of the person whom stop me from suicide, because of depression. Thank you for this topic, for your channel, and you being you...💜🤗

Bob, thank you so much for sharing this very important video. One of the issues I’ve always believed in is teaming, and being a part of community to help. There is great power in a teaming to help others. My story is similar to yours and others. You are truly a great person, and may god bless your son❤️. We go through these chapters in life and some of them are not always happy ones. Thanks for the video!

Joanne is a saint ! A true compassionate women and we are all better because of people like her..I'm constantly amazed at the people you interview bob...it gives me hope that the world isn't as bad as it seems sometimes. Thanks to you both!

Thank you both for your transparency & willingness to share your story. While I'm not a nomad (maybe, one day?), but I've fought major depression since I hit puberty @ 10. I'm 64, now. Sometimes, I haven't felt like I could continue, however, someone has always, incredibly, come through & helped me to get thru. Losing a child, Bob, seems to me to be the worst thing that could ever happen to a parent. My heart broke for you. My sweet husband is there for me, as are our 3 dogs, one of whom, Björn, literally saved my life. I couldn't see a way around or through & he gave me a renewed sense of being needed & loved. I'd say most people endure episodes of depression, but not all deal with it day in & day out, as I & so many do. This is a vital message & how wonderful you two have teamed up in this. Blessings & sunrises to both.

Thank you for doing this video. I've suffered with depression/anxiety/panic attacks for the past 31 years. I've been on almost every anti-depressant there is. And then almost 3 years ago, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder and a chronic pain/chronic fatigue disorder and the depression got way worse. I'm currently on 2 antidepressants and an anti-anxiety. Part of why I want to live a nomadic lifestyle is because it seems like I could really focus on some emotional/spiritual healing. Living in a toxic environment with all these distractions has been overwhelming (to say the least). I'm glad there is some help out there. Thank you, again.

GREAT GREAT INTERVIEW !!! Everyone struggles , great info on ways to overcome & be successful while dealing with depression .

Bob i'm so moved by this post, it hits very close to home for me. Thank you sir for sharing this with us and thank you so much for your videos.

Excellent direction for this channel, Bob!! This is an extremely important video...(so sorry about your loss, though.) Many of of us have been struggling for years with these kinds of issues and are trying to figure out a plan as we can not make ends meet in the future but the change to road life and the unknown seems overwhelming on top of just trying to function everyday. This group, their support and their ideas are much needed for people getting started! Bravo!! Five stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

I too lost a son to suicide. 4/4/14. I would not wish this on my worst enemy.

Thanks Joanne! You both seem to have hit on the answer - social connections. I also like these as adjuncts: meditation (mindfulness especially), tapping (eft), exercise, taking supplements like 5mg of lithium orotate (I get it on Amazon - heard about it from Timothy Ferris), having daily ritual routines, etc. I want to get a dog too. I'm not a nomad, but enjoy seeing these great videos and may - one day - venture out.

What an act of generosity. Thank you both so much for this message of hope. This conversation and your whole channel are so helpful. Thanks again!

I have had Depression in my life also. It sucks! I'm so sorry for your loss, Bob, you do much to jhelp others. Blessings from Australia, Bob!

Every video, every person you interview is a treasure You certainly have found your calling. Please be well. 🌻 I hope everyone that can donates that dollar a month. Peace ✌️

Thanks to the two of you for speaking out on such a challenging subject that needs more in the medical world I'm 49 year's of depression it's been my whole life Thank you and God bless

Bless you Bob! I really appreciate your honesty in sharing of your story. And your guest had a great message that will help so many people.

Have always seen your heart Bob and know that out of what you have suffered you are able to give! Thanks for all you Give!

Thanks for sharing Bob, I too have experienced depression I got through it with help of a doctor and a new wife

EXCELLENT video. Thank you for sharing this. Mental health is such a taboo in the African American community. It is comforting to hear of the support that exists and the hope to navigate. Thank you :)

the sun and warmth help depression in terms of the body's chemistry. Talking with others at your campground help also. You are helping many people which help you in return Bob. Thanks for this topic!

I beleive our cement world has disconnected us from nature and is why depression is at an all time high. Great, heartfelt video Bob.

I think you found a new way to save & enrich lives here! Fantastic.

Hi Bob, This was one of the most powerful videos I've seen. I too lost my daughter in 2011 and went through a lot as well. I met you at the last RTR and shared with you how scared I was and how you helped me in my life. I thank you for everything! I hope I'll get to come to the next RTR and see you again.

Thank you for bringing up this subject of depression and anxiety and other mental health issues, I am not currently a nomad as of yet but it is in my life plan. I live with PTSD and depression also. I've really been wondering if a nomadic lifestyle would even be doable considering my issues... It's great to hear that others with the same issues are flourishing even with the debilitating effects of their mental health. It gives me hope that I can possibly do this myself. So thanks again for addressing this so some of us out here on the fence can actually attempt doing something they may never thought possible. 💗

Thanks, this is a timely video for me as I struggle with whether to do van life. I desire it so bad but am afraid of making the wrong decision. I am on my way to check out the site.

Agree, living in my rv in a friendly park with lots of sunshine has helped me so much.

Thank you, Ms. Joann ... you're truly an inspiration for all. Thank you Mr. Bob for introducing Ms. Joann and bringing this subject forward for open discussion and much needed nomadic services💕

Bob this is right up there with your best videos. So important. Thank you for being brave enough to begin this conversation

Joanne, Thank You for being brave to go in front of the camera, out of your comfort zone, for this important message to us all. I hope you had the best slice of pizza ever w/your friend!

Great subject, Bob! It is great to know there are people like Joann out there. I know that depression can be as crippling as an amputation - for some of us, it can be deadly.

Great topic as it surely hits home! Thank you so much, blessings to all!

Thank you for covering this topic with Joanne, Bob. Having others with whom to talk and resources available is such an important thing. I am so very sorry that you lost your son. Sending many positive thoughts to you and thank you for your continued inspiration.

I’m really sorry to hear about your son Bob - I’ve watched hundreds of your videos and had no idea of this loss. So so hard. Thank you for this valuable information. Bless +++ xx

Ran across this and am supportive of this outreach. I sought help after at age 53 I became the victim of some deep corruption where I had lived for over 42 years, and thru my naivete I was wrongfully evicted from my home and became homeless. I was forced to live this life that some choose , and I had to learn how to live with my dog in this lifestyle of living in a van in of all places the most expensive city to live in in all of the United States of America - San Francisco. 6 months after I was forced out of home of over 4 decades, and while I was still learning how to cope with what I never had to deal with before (honelessness), my companion for 11 1/2 years , Buddy Boy, my 11 pound soaking wet Toy Fox Terrier and best friend came down with liver cancer and started wasting away before my eyes. I was forced out of our home, and now I was forced to put down my one and only true friend I had on the planet. I couldn't let him suffer like this. It was the hardest thing I ever had to decide in my life. So 6 months after being forced into homelessness I found myself all alone for the first time in my life. Completely alone, which looking back on it now I had never had to deal with this isolation before, and it was like hitting a brick wall that I didn't want to have to deal with, and I became seriously suicidal. I told a friend, a couple actually, who lived in the same complex I had been evicted from and who had been supportive if me and Buddy while I tried dealing with all these new thing I never had to deal with before, and Bill (not his real name) told me to go to the OMI Family Center - a mental health facility for outpatients here in San Francisco. Bill told me that's where he went after his middle son was murdered because he became suicidal and was driving around town with a gun in his lap looking for his son's murderer which he knew was crazy.... His wife made him go and he got the help he needed. So I did the same and checked myself into the clinic. 3 months after that I got another dog named Pali. And 6 months after that I got on SSI and have been on psyche meds since because I learned I had been fighting depression my whole life and needed to learn how to deal with it in my own as I made my way forward in kife. I am now 62 and still am homeless, but things are much better now. I still battle with depression that will never really go away permanently, and that still comes and goes from time to time, but I've learned to manage it much better now than I had before throughout my whole life. This is a great thing to do that this community needs. And I hope whoever voted thumbs down on this video will seek out the help he or she really needs to deal with their demons of negativity. That's my story, an I'm sticking to it....

Thank you for sharing!! I love the long videos....I listen all day at my desk as I work..dreaming of the day I join the tribe. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Thank you for the efforts in helping those of us with depression. God sent!

If I could 'like' this video 100 times, I would! Thank you for bringing up such a difficult subject for so many people. This is extremely helpful information - I hope many, many nomads see this video. Many years ago, before I realized how depression worked, I couldn't figure out why I had so many good things going for me in my life, and yet was still so sad much of the time. Even if someone isn't depressed, it's valuable to understand some of how depression, etc. works. You just never know how you may be able to make a positive difference in someone's life one day by providing some healthy support.

Thank GOD for people like you and Joanne. People that care. My family never cared about me and that’s ok as long as there are people like you out there. I am close to starting my nomadic life and it’s good to know there are people out there that care if you live or die.

A great service. Thank both of you for what you do.

Very sorry for your loss Bob. Depression is a touchy subject for so many, and this video handled it so very well!

I lost my husband to suicide in 2002 and then my father in 2004. I know that I need to be in a natural environment. I am headed that way. I have been approved to disability and am working my way toward living on the raw land I purchased in Cochise County. Thank you for your story.

This is why I need a van build, this is why I put myself on you volunteer list, so I can meet others and get help with my life holistically, I am a substitute because I cant wrk ft. The women who gave her story is me too.....I am trying to find support meetings but Washington actually wants us sick.

Wow. Thank you both for opening up on this subject. You are so right that many, many people suffer from depression. A very difficult life.

Thanks for the information and outreach!

Great vid. Just went thru a bad divorce and lost everything. It's very stressing when you have to start out when you are 63 year's old.

I'm sorry for your loss Bob..i can't imagine losing a child, but I have had to take mine to the hospital for mental health reasons and it crosses my mind and scares the hell out of me..Anxiety n depression are what keep me in a frozen state for the most part..i know that getting away and changing my environment would prob do a world of good, but the fear has me locked..my ptsd doesn't help. Neither does the fact that my income has been cut to 1/3 on disability, I've spent a small fortune, then my emergency fund trying to get my van road ready n safe only to in the end, have a dead van and no money left..stuck couchsurfing in hell in a housefull of young males, me being a 59 y.o. woman with health issues..not a comfortable situation which makes my depression unbearable most days and makes ME unbearable to them I'm sure..I have tried 6 diff antidepressants and they all made me more suicidal..i refuse to take them now but I do think for some, they can be a godsend...blessings to you and all who struggle with these silent diseases..✌❤😊

At this moment, I am looking to buying a van and being a nomad. Problem is, I am living with severe anxiety. Every time I start dreaming of this life change, negative thoughts come in on me like a tidal wave! Lately my only solace has been found watching your videos. I feel so alone except when I tune into your channel. My biggest problem is that I think too much (I think). I am living on a fixed income and my nomad dream got a little shattered when my landlord recently increased my rent by quite a bit! Now after only 3 months of being retired I am looking at having to work again if I want to afford a way to be a nomad. THANK YOU for your time and dedication to showing people this alternative lifestyle. You give me hope and a feeling of belonging!

This is excellent. Thanks to both of you for sharing your experience, strength and hope.

I remember reading a paper by a doctor who was successfully treating schizophrenia, bipolar, ADD, ADHD and chronic depression with Vitamin B3 (nicotinamide- a natural niacin). He and his team discovered that some people don't process B vitamins efficiently. Added to that is that our modern diets of processed foods (which are known to be low in B vitamins due to the processing), smoking and alcohol tend to destroy those B vitamins that we do get. Changing to a diet with less processed (canned, twice cooked, boxed) foods is a great step. Avoid toasting and/or microwaving food (AKA twice or muti-times cooked foods). Also take a super B complex vitamin. Reduce stress. Get out in the sun. I was labeled with dysthymia, as well as TBI and PTSD from a collisiion with a drunk driver (.43 ABL) that wrecked the school bus I was driving, as well as my life. Hubby was deficient in B vitamins & was constantly exposed to awful chemicals, so he looked a decade older and had bipolar and other issues. We now take a super B complex, and a few herbs (hawthorn for BP and heart health; motherwort for my menopause anxiety, palpitations, & insomnia; and a few others). The folate in the B complex,as well as diet changes, is bringing color back to hubby's hair & I still have my natural color with just a bit of "sparkle" - and we're over 60. Did you know: That there is a soil bacteria that counters depression when you touch it with bare skin? You can sit with bare feet on the earth if you're very tenderfooted, walking & gardening are better. That inhaling the scent of sage, lavender, or fresh flowers helps with stress and depression? That sitting in the sunshine is a powerful (& free) remedy for a lot of health issues, including but not limited to building your immunities, depression, stress, vision, menopause & andropause,, osteoporosis and other health issues. So break out those loungers and take a bit of a sun nap. Happy & safe travels.

There is no doubt you are qualified to discuss this bob. both of you. wish my life wasn't this way. Bob you do seem to have done an amazing job creating a great second life full of purpose and meaning for yourself. Joanne is something else. She is a brilliant person who has been around this subject in a massive way.

Oh, Bob, my heart goes out to you. I, too, lost my son to suicide almost 5 years ago. There is truly nothing worse. 💕

Thank you, beautiful people. I finally sought counseling for c-ptsd and anxiety and have found a great deal of healing. Knowing we are not alone is manna for the soul. Continued blessings and grace for each day ~~💕

A drop in your Potassium level can trigger depression. I know from experience. Quickly resolved but often mis-diagnosed. So, be sure to have it checked before buying into it being purely a psychological/emotional issue. Thankful to have a very smart MD when it happened to me.

Bob, I had no idea you had suffered such a searing personal loss. I’ve watched your videos for the last three or four years and you gave no indication of such pain. My respect for you is even greater. I have no desire to live as you live but I certainly appreciate those who do. You’re on a sacred mission, my friend. I’ll be praying for you.

Thank you for sharing. Service to others can keep you going and connected. The group work sounds great.