Category Archives: Projects

How to be a healer and helper

Posted on 11/04/2026 by Dr Bob Rich

Some fellow named Bob Rich will tell you at Ernest Dempsey’s Recovering the Self.

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Last sprint of the marathon!

Posted on 27/01/2026 by Dr Bob Rich

Ernest Dempsey has been very kind, serialising my award-winning book on depression. He has reached the last and most important section: how to cope with anything. If you only read one instalment, this is it.

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Riting Requires Research

Posted on 17/01/2026 by Dr Bob Rich

Yes, yes, I know there is a silent w there, but I can’t resist alliteration. Obviously, the derivation for “research” is “search again,” which is as silly as silent letters. In my ancient past, it meant designing and conducting experiments … Continue reading →

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Water spout in Uganda

Posted on 08/01/2026 by Dr Bob Rich

Please have a look at the three new pics on our Ugandan orphanage page. They show clean water busting out of the ground from a brand new borehole, thanks to the wonderful generosity of a small Australian group, Healesville Rural … Continue reading →

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The real story of the exodus

Posted on 02/01/2026 by Dr Bob Rich

This is an extract from my current writing project, working title Derit’s Doom. The two chapters together are a little over 7000 words. While there are references back to previous chapters, this should be perfectly understandable. I am posting it … Continue reading →

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Return to life

Posted on 23/12/2025 by Dr Bob Rich

Ernest Dempsey’s stroll through From Depression to Contentment has reached the moving story by Yvonne Rowan of her two clinical death experiences, and my discussion of trivial matters like the meaning of life. Please read, and share the link with … Continue reading →

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A Christmas gift of clean water

Posted on 02/12/2025 by Dr Bob Rich

Several members of the Bobbing Around community support a legitimate orphanage in Uganda. You can inspect it here. Thanks to the generosity of several wonderful people, they now own their house, but this means monthly water bills. No payment = … Continue reading →

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A cup of coffee could save a life

Posted on 26/11/2025 by Dr Bob Rich

Several members of the Bobbing Around community support a legitimate orphanage in Uganda. We have enabled them to buy their house. Part of the rental, which had always been in arrears, was to pay for water supply. Now, paying that … Continue reading →

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My book lives again

Posted on 17/11/2025 by Dr Bob Rich

My knowledge that reincarnation has strong scientific support is a wonderful psychological resource. A chapter in From Depression to Contentment sets this out. Sorry, I couldn’t help the title, but Ernest Dempsey is reincarnating the book at Recovering the Self, … Continue reading →

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How to stop suffering

Posted on 30/09/2025 by Dr Bob Rich

Just do as the Buddha told you to. But don’t believe me; don’t even believe the Buddha. Rather, read this. It is the next short segment in Ernest Dempsey’s serialisation of From Depression to Contentment: A self-therapy guide.

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