Season 2 Ep 1 David

A childhood immigrant from his native Scotland, David has spent a lifetime working alongside some of the most talented leaders across the Canadian landscape.  David has served as a street involved Pastor in Toronto and London. His major focuses of ministry were related to social outreach, restorative justice, and learning to wrestle with life and faith in the rapidly evolving social media age.

As someone working to heal from traumatic stress injuries from childhood, David's diagnosis with Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in 2018 led him to become a public advocate for the de-stigmatization of mental health and addiction issues (especially when related to generational trauma). He quickly learned the challenges and opportunities this presents, as he himself is one of the examples. Redemptive Trauma: Confession of a Defrocked Priest is a memoir embracing hard truths of trauma to help others heal their own. You can find a copy of his book here:   https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/redemptive-trauma-confession-of-a/9780228842187-item.html

Today, David serves as a mental health professional with the Canadian Mental Health Association in Rapid Access Addiction Medidicne; and has just begun work as a 9-1-1 Mobile Crisis Responder with the Toronto Community Crisis Service.