Baggage: Globe Trotting Hypochondriac

The Ambassador of JOY, Barry Shore, takes an unusual route in this episode with Jeremy Hance. Imagine, according to the National Institute of Health (NIH), OCD affects about 2.2 million American adults. Both men and women in equal numbers and usually appears in childhood, adolescence, or early adulthood. One-third of adults with OCD develop symptoms as children, and research indicates that OCD might run in families. Listen as Barry and Jeremy discuss how as a travel & environmental writer, Jeremy learned he suffered with OCD. When he was ten years old, his mother suffered from a mental breakdown. Shortly after that, he was diagnosed with depression & anxiety. At the time, living in a small conservative town he was ashamed and did everything he could to hide his condition. You'll laugh and cry as Jeremy chronicles his hilarious, heartfelt adventures traveling the globe with severe OCD and anxiety as his trusted companions. True talk about the human condition and how to Live with WOW!