The Rev. Robert D. Flanagan has served as an Episcopal priest since 2003. He holds a doctor of ministry in Christian spirituality and is chaplain at General Theological Seminary in New York City. He has served on the Massachusetts board of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and consulted with the AFSP national organization to identify programs supporting clergy in preventing suicide. The author of Courage to Thrive, The Letters of an Unexpected Mystic, and Growing a Sustainable Soul, Bob is a former collegiate rower and high school rowing coach. He and his wife, Lanie, live in Litchfield County, Connecticut.