________________________________________ Here is a transcript of what's in this episode. Bob talks first , the following will be read by a voiceover. This is an important message for all OTR listeners, and I want to make sure I reach everybody. This is also in the description, but it’s presented verbally next. This will bring everyone up to date on the exciting rebrand starting January 27th at midnight. So, what’s happening OTR – Achieving Mental Health for Real is heading into a major rebrand on January 27th, where we’re calling the brand OTR Universe — the structure this project was always meant to have. First the new logo, which you may have seen on the social sites. Plus, OTR Universe will be anchored from a brand-new home website, which becomes the listener portal. The entire site gets a full rebuild in the rebrand, including new and updated menu names and functionality, but will still have the links to the popular podcast player as before. The following describes the functionality accessible from the new home main web page: OTR Public Square — the new front door This is where people show up, speak freely, and participate. This is a repurpose of the Ki-Fo dot com site currently called Real Plus. The site is design to be for a sponsor site and has places to donate all over the site, I took out all that I could, but to cut corners I needed a ready built site to establish a community posting and message board which will be renamed to Public Square in OTR Universe and accessible from the main home site I have several objectives with OTR Universe. Mostly to reach listeners to come share your stories and meet others that will validate them, and that’s what it’s all about. Be a part of OTR Universe and achieve mental health for real, To thank you for trying to connect, we will give you free Real Premium for at least a full year to try the benefits and decide if you want to renew for another year for six cents a day. You can activate now by sending an anonymous post addressed to staff or Public Square. Write that you want it for free and you will actually not start the year until all benefits are rolled in one at a time. You will receive each benefit as soon as there rolled out, full details ahead. I just ask you to consider it, so we can form a small healing community. This is my dream but only your courage and support can make it come true. There will be two ways to post to Public Square 1, Anonymous Posting Zero tracing information. You post. We receive only the post. You can choose to send it to staff only, or you can have it appear on the Public Square post page. This process is not posted live since it’s not tied to the Public Square directly. So, no logon or email needed. It will be transferred to the Public Square post page throughout the day automatically. It’s the only way to do totally anonymous posting. 2. Named Live Posting Live interaction with other Public Square users and staff. More features. More connection. Requires free sign up to Ki Fo.com with logon id name and password and any email address. The logon id does not have to be an email address. No obligation. No subscription. You can use a temporary email address and delete that email address after you sign-up — you remain virtually anonymous. It is a little more work, but it gets posted immediately. This process is available today from the home website, the above only details how it will be for the rebrand. Personal Note I know the community thing is currently not popular and I understand. I felt embarrassed and shame before I first came out with my full name. All I’m saying is you may be carrying this shame weight around too long, it’s really time you shared 101 percent anonymously. You have my word. The podcast app you listen to now takes more info from you. Because anonymous posting takes zero. Let it out, you are not alone. OTR Universe is here. It’s no obligation and everything to gain. Because the power of validation is Real. It’s what I do on the show, Also, if you’re a student in a mental health field or work in mental health, please let me know your there. Its all that I’m asking. Let me know that I’m helping. The Podcast OTR – Achieving Mental Health for Real is still the center of the universe, the show that’s carried the weight from day one — the steady signal everything else orbits is still the same quality that your used to, and then some. Season XI will bring improved sound quality, especially noticeable starting in March. Also, of course, the new logo, a high profile and mission critical guests’ line-up, and a few other surprises. Podcast Scope Additions Achieving Mental Health for Real will not only dive into many Mental Health issues which speaks to the internal part of you , but will also take a deep dive into how you navigate the external relationships with family, friends, co-workers and others. This may be solo or panel episodes, instead of a guest format, OTR Blog Another new product under the Universe is the new OTR blog We decided the name of the blog in OTR universe will be “Lies From the Tablecloth” which will be a hard hitting monthly always free blog discussing the lies that your family, friends and the rest of society put on you and the scripts that your expected to follow. The blog will especially debunk the myths, stigma, and inherited lies about mental health. It will do this with theory, lived experience, satire and humor. The premier of the blog will be in March. Real Premium is back and is now free for the first year Real Premium will eventually become a subscription layer, but every benefit is now free for a full year if you activate it. To activate, there are only a couple of ways to let me know. By Anonymous or Named live Posting. Anonymous posting will automatically return a password and link to the benefit drop file. Otherwise, you can send an email to overtherainbowbob@gmail.com titled “Real Premium” and I will send back the drop site benefit file and password, Initial benefits • Early Release – includes the January 27th initial early drop • Bloopers – feel free to ask for the first drop file and password Coming in 2026 • Annotated Transcripts — not just what we said, but why it mattered • Monthly Dispatch — one email, no marketing, just what we’re building and breaking • Verified / Co Authored Badge — a quiet nod that you’re shaping this with us • Suggestion Box (with Teeth) — you pitch it, we respond; if it’s good, we build it Your free year does not start until all initial benefits are live. After the year, you can subscribe to Real Premium to continue benefits. If you do nothing, benefits simply end. No auto subscription. Ever. ________________________________________ Premium Subscription Details • $1.99/month • Or $22/year • About 6 cents a day • Price never increases once you’re in, unless you leave for more than a year • Once there are five or more subscribers, 5% dividends go back to subscribers (If the price rises for new members, dividends could eventually offset your entire cost) I’ve funded this show myself for all these years because staying free of degrading, morally questionable ads matters. But to keep building, I need help — not charity, but investment. An investment in the show, and in the mission of real mental health. Thank you ahead of time. When Does Rebrand Benefits Start The rebrand happens at midnight January 27th, The first Early Release drops then too, exclusively inside Real Premium. That is the only access point on rebrand day. The first early release episode will feature my guest Chris Boardman, a genius composer and orchestrator behind major Hollywood films like The Color Purple, Die Hard, and Payback. His accolades include: • Six Emmy Awards and 13 Nominations • Academy Award nomination for The Color Purple • Major credits across films, , and records • Collaborations with Quincy Jones, Barbra Streisand, and Marvin Hamlischan • Platinum selling arranger and orchestrator • Member of the jazz group Wishful Thinking Boardman is the person studios call when they need elegance, complexity, or a musical problem solved fast. He moves between genres — orchestral, jazz, pop, Broadway, film score — without losing clarity or emotional precision. Chris came to OTR to tell the story of his battle with his Mental Health and to talk about his most meaningful work that emerged from his personal battle with PTSD. Recognizing how his musical storytelling skills could help others face similar struggles, he founded SoundBridge Health to harness music's therapeutic power in combating anxiety, depression and PTSD. What began as his own healing journey has now become his life's purpose - using music as medicine for those who suffer. So get ready for this huge shift to OTR Universe and watch for further detail on the social pages. It’s a can’t miss premiere. You can ask or your free access through the existing “Anon Post” menu item or get a id on KiFo.com free amd follow the Real Plus site as document in the Real Plus and Premium Plus Special Episode on August 28th 2025. Ask for your Real Premium access now and enjoy the launch of the new OTR Universe. This is a repurpose of the Ki-Fo dot com site currently called Real Plus. The site is design to be for a sponsor site and has places to donate all over the site, I took out all that I could, but to cut corners I needed a ready built site to establish a community posting and message board which will be renamed to Public Square in OTR Universe and accessible from the main home site I have several...
