Donald aka Skip's passion is to help others build resilience in their lives and encourage men who are struggling with depression to get help and offer them practical tips to assist in their recovery. He's an Internal Medicine physician, 26-year Army vet (30-months in combat zones), National Veterans Wrestling Champion, speaker, and author. He was called to share his message after becoming a casualty of depression.
***ᴀʟʟ ᴏᴘɪɴɪᴏɴꜱ ᴇxᴘʀᴇꜱꜱᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴏʟᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ꜱʜᴏᴡ “ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄɪᴘᴀɴᴛꜱ” ᴀʀᴇ ꜱᴏʟᴇʟʏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ᴏᴘɪɴɪᴏɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇꜰʟᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴘɪɴɪᴏɴꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴏʟᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ꜱʜᴏᴡ ᴏʀ ɪᴛꜱ ʜᴏꜱᴛ, ᴛɪɴᴀ ʜɪᴄᴋꜱ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄɪᴘᴀɴᴛꜱ' ᴏᴘɪɴɪᴏɴꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴀꜱᴇᴅ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ɪɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏɴꜱɪᴅᴇʀ ʀᴇʟɪᴀʙʟᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴏʟᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ꜱʜᴏᴡ ɴᴏʀ ɪᴛꜱ ᴀꜰꜰɪʟɪᴀᴛᴇꜱ, ɴᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴇꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ꜱᴜᴄʜ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄɪᴘᴀɴᴛꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀꜰꜰɪʟɪᴀᴛᴇᴅ, ᴡᴀʀʀᴀɴᴛ ɪᴛꜱ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴏʀ ᴀᴄᴄᴜʀᴀᴄʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ʀᴇʟɪᴇᴅ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴀꜱ ꜱᴜᴄʜ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄɪᴘᴀɴᴛꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘʀᴏꜰᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴᴀʟꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪꜰɪᴄ ᴛᴏᴘɪᴄ ᴏɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴀᴍ, ᴏɴ ʙᴇʜᴀʟꜰ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇᴍꜱᴇʟᴠᴇꜱ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄʟɪᴇɴᴛꜱ. ᴀʟꜱᴏ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄɪᴘᴀɴᴛꜱ ᴀɴᴅ/ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴇꜱ ᴏᴘɪɴɪᴏɴꜱ ᴇxᴘʀᴇꜱꜱᴇᴅ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ꜱʜᴏʀᴛ-ᴛᴇʀᴍ ɪɴ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ꜱᴜʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ. ɴᴏ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄɪᴘᴀɴᴛ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇꜱ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇɴꜱᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴏʟᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ꜱʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ꜱʜᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴘɪɴɪᴏɴꜱ.***