Bob Schuchts is the bestselling author of Be Healed and Be Transformed and the founder of the John Paul II Healing Center in Tallahassee, Florida.

After receiving his doctorate in family relations from Florida State University in 1981, Schuchts became a teacher and counselor. While in private practice, Schuchts also taught graduate and undergraduate courses at Florida State and Tallahassee Community College. Schuchts later served on faculty at the Theology of the Body Institute and at the Center for Biblical Studies, where he taught courses on healing, sexuality, and marriage. Schuchts also was a guest instructor for the Augustine Institute. He volunteered in parish ministry for more than thirty years.

He retired as a marriage and family therapist in December 2014.

Schuchts has two daughters and eight grandchildren. His wife, Margie, died in 2017.

Christopher West is cofounder, president, and senior lecturer of the Theology of the Body Institute.

Wendy West is the cohost of the podcast Ask Christopher West.