Patrick Barrett

Patrick Barrett grew up in Liscarroll, a small Irish village in Cork County, Ireland, where his parents founded Ireland?s Donkey Sanctuary. As a teenager, Patrick joined the Irish Defence Force and served in Kosovo and Lebanon from 1998 to 2003, then worked at the Donkey Sanctuary for almost a decade. He became a psychotherapist in 2016 and uses what he learned at the sanctuary in his work with patients suffering from PTSD and addiction. Patrick is married to his childhood sweetheart, Eileen, and together they have five children. Susy Flory is the New York Times bestselling author or coauthor of more than 15 books. She grew up on the back of a quarter horse in Northern California, took degrees from UCLA in English and psychology, and has a background in journalism, education, and communications.