Robert G. Schneider, MS, LCPC, is a clinical mental health counselor in private practice in Rockland, Maine. He works with adults navigating anxiety, relationship challenges, and emotional overwhelm, using a mindfulness-based, CBT-informed approach shaped by over 25 years of meditation practice. He is the author of 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝘿𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛: 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙋𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚-𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙊𝙬𝙣 𝙏𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙨, 𝙄𝙛 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙈𝙚, 𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙡𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨: 𝘼 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙮 𝘽𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨, and 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙪𝙧𝙪’𝙨 𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝, a novel about blind faith, spiritual betrayal, and the abuse of power.