About Robert McClellan

NEW BOOK!

Leaving Trump’s America

A raw, thought-provoking, first-person account of a working-class military veteran who left his native United States when Donald Trump rose to power. “I am the person. I did it. A lot of people declared they would leave America if Donald Trump were elected president. This is my story of leaving Trump’s America and starting a new life in Canada”. Paperback and Kindle E-Book versions available

Robert McClellan is an acclaimed writer, editor, and media expert. He combines a lifetime of creative dexterity with a resourceful, contemporary skill set.

An early Internet enthusiast, Robert has a number of professional podcasts and blogs to his credit. He created and hosts the popular “Real Sobriety Podcast” and is Producer/Co-Host of the “Into the Planet Podcast with Jill Heinerth.” He wrote, produced, and appears in the award-winning documentary films “Real Sobriety,” and “Ben’s Vortex.” He is the co-creator of the environmental call to action, “We Are Water Project.” His first book, “Boom Baby Boom” is available on Amazon. Robert’s latest project is “Leaving Trump’s America”, a book, podcast, and video series about moving to Canada in the wake of Donald Trump’s authoritarian rise to power.

Robert’s views of the world demand that we give each other room to live free, yet take care of others who need help. His unique social perspective was formed on the working-class streets of Philadelphia, where sometimes, the most effective charitable act included an educational punch in the nose.

An unapologetic novelty-seeker, Robert has had more than a handful of interesting livelihoods; Navy combat photographer, Army field medic, live concert production manager, radio talk show host, truck driver, and prison nurse, writer, filmmaker, and podcaster. 

Avid cyclists, Robert and his wife, the acclaimed underwater explorer, author, and filmmaker Jill Heinerth, rode over 7000 km across Canada to search for their perfect home. In 2018, they moved to Jill’s birth country of Canada, taking up residence in a quiet bicycle-friendly community. As Creative Director of Heinerth Productions, Inc., Robert explores his boundaries every day. Whether it is a new documentary film idea or a book project, he embraces the opportunity to create something that he can be proud of, that will resonate with people around the world.

From the darkness of alcoholism and addiction to the light of recovery, remarkable people share their stories of recovery and hope.

A brutally honest group of remarkable people share their intimate journey from the darkness of drug and alcohol addiction to the light of successful sobriety. From a Harley riding, sober, motorcycle club to world-renowned, recovering psychotherapists, each personal story is intriguing and inspirational. This colorful collection of speakers features a chopper riding prison chaplain who shares his message of hope with death row inmates, a former heroin addicted ballerina who now works as a recovery coach in a sober coffee house, a rational skeptic whose scientific approach to sobriety is being embraced by more people each day, and others who openly share their experience, strength and hope.

Real Sobriety is for that alcoholic or addict who is white knuckling it, rocking in their seat, and sweating through thier bed sheets with the anxiety of a new day in recovery. It features real people sharing remarkable stories of what it used to be like when they were out there, and what life is like today, clean, sober, productive and happy. This film is being used by individuals, groups and treatment centers all over the world.

Two Wheel Smile Machine

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I Can’t Act My Age Yesterday, while on a twenty-one mile ride on my new Cannondale racing bike, I came up next to another rider who waved and asked me if I had seen his friend behind us on the trail. The guy was on a titanium bike made by a specialty framebuilder called “Seven.” The bicycle was absolutely clean and fitted with the best components possible. The rider, behind his sunglasses and under his helmet, had a well worn, weathered face, and shocks of thick, white hair. “No, you’re the first rider I’ve seen since the trailhead,” I replied….

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Everett

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Homeless I was homeless. For about a week. In the summer. Okay, I know that is not quite as challenging as being on the frozen January streets of a big North American city, wondering where my next meal or shelter bed will come from, but still, there was a short time when I had no home. I was between jobs and apartments. I did not plan well enough to have the funds required to get me over the hump. Like most of my major plans up to this point they had a fatal flaw: I was in charge of the planning…

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Jobless in America

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Everything That Is Wrong With America’s Economy in One Minute I don’t know about you, but as I was growing up, in 1960s and 70s America, a working person could make a decent living. The blue collar men and women of my North Philadelphia neighborhood earned enough from factory, skilled trades and service jobs to buy a small Philly rowhome, raise and feed a family, and take a few weeks vacation every year. In 2013, it is almost impossible to simply keep one’s head above water with a service or trade job. Factory jobs are no longer considered in the…

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