Clear Calm Mind - The beginning of better

Clear Calm Mind – The Beginning of Better

Let’s Build the Mental Health Guardian We All Deserve

Why I’m Building Clear Calm Mind

I never expected to find myself in the place I did.

Like many of us, I’ve weathered some tough chapters in life.

I’ve experienced deep grief, including the loss of my first wife,

who battled the relentless highs and lows of manic depression.

I was at the corner of Wall and Water during the attacks at the World Trade Center on 9/11. I lost close friends and family that day.

I’ve experienced the sorrow, heartache, anger and fear associated with these losses, but I had never really known depression—not the clinical kind.

After surviving a heart attack in August of 2023, something changed.

Quietly. Slowly. Internally.

This wasn’t grief. This wasn’t external. It was like something inside me had turned down the lights. My own brain was trying to convince me that my time here on this earth had reached an end. It was dark. It was scary. Most upsetting? It was convincing.

I was trying to hold it together on the outside. But inside, I was barely hanging on. And worse—I didn’t want to worry my wife or my children so I figured I had to fix this ... work through it, on my own. I was wrong.

By the time I realized how deep the hole had gotten, I was scared.

Not of death—but of how easily my brain was starting to rationalize that maybe I had served my purpose ... that maybe not being here anymore would be a kind of relief.

I am not a clinician, but in my experience and that of others with whom I have shared my story, that’s how depression tricks you. It doesn’t always scream. It whispers. It's a slow leak until you become completely deflated.

Now I can understand why so many people lose the fight—not because they’re weak… but because they’re alone and they didn't see it coming.

Somehow, in the middle of that spiral, my system kicked in.

It didn’t give me peace—but it gave me a formidable fear. That kicked into a manic episode and an anxiety attack. Panic, is the best word for it. A full-blown internal alarm that said, "You need help. Now!"

I drove to the nearest mental health facility and turned myself in. Within hours I realized I wasn't "crazy" as they say, but I was overwhelmed, mired in my own dis-ease. After a couple of days in I left and I felt a new driving force spurring back up in me. I had gone too far on my own. Its hard to cure the stuff in your head, with the stuff in your head. Filled with this revelation and a new sense of gratitude I new I had to get Clear Calm Mind completed and available to people who, like me, were suffering.

So, I’ve come back—not to where I was before the depression, but better. Because now I understand. And I’m grateful.

There’s nothing like nearly leaving this earth—and experiencing God’s grace to still be here—to bring deeper clarity, humility, and purpose. That brush with the edge gave me something I didn’t have before:

A renewed sense of direction.

And a responsibility to do something with it.

Which is why I’m building Clear Calm Mind.

This isn’t an app that tries to fix people. It’s not therapy in your pocket. It’s not a hotline or a prescription.

It’s a guardian.

A quiet, intelligent companion that notices when you start to drift.

That checks in—gently—before things go too far.

That nudges you or someone you trust before the spiral becomes the plan.

With Clear Calm Mind:

You’re in charge.

Your information stays with you.

You choose your support team and thresholds.

And if you can’t make the call for help, CCM can bridge the gap between the you and the solution.

Because sometimes, the hardest part isn’t getting help. It’s asking for it. And sometimes, all we need is that simple moment—when something or someone says:

“Hey. I see you. Let’s walk through this together.”

That’s what Clear Calm Mind is. That’s what I needed. It's what's missing right now. And that’s why I’m building it—for everyone who might need it, too.

We’re raising funds to build and launch the first version of Clear Calm Mind. Here is where your support goes

Milestone (cumulative) and What It Unlocks

$50,000 - MVP with daily check-ins and core emotional tracking

$80,000 - Full wearable integration + smart triage alerts

$165,000 - Launch prep: legal, content, early pilot infrastructure

$325,000 - National pilot deployment and outreach

Every dollar helps bring this guardian to life for someone who needs it but may never ask for it.

How You Can Help

✅ Donate what you can

✅ Share this with anyone who’s struggled—or who supports those

who do

✅ Sponsor or underwrite a specific pilot

✅ Reach out if you’re a developer, mental health provider, or just want to get involved

And finally:

If you’re looking for another way to support this mission, I’ve written a book called After the Macros. It’s available on Amazon (Kindle or paperback) and on Gumroad as a PDF.

It’s not a technical manual—it’s a reflection. A vulnerable piece of my own journey that I needed to write, and that some may find helpful to read—especially if you’ve been through, or are going through, something similar.

A portion of every sale goes directly toward funding Clear Calm Mind.

But if you’re struggling right now and money’s tight—just send me an email, and I’ll make sure you get a copy. No questions asked. As much as I’m working to raise the funding to build this platform…I’ll never lose sight of why I’m building it in the first place … to be of service, to show up and to help someone feel seen when it matters most.

JD Healy

CEO & Chief Strategist

Clear Calm Mind, LLC

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