The Framework

Seven dimensions. One integrated life.

The Stoics built a philosophy of the whole person. The Desert Mothers and Fathers developed spiritual practices that touched every part of life — not just the prayer hour. Modern psychology confirms what they knew: you cannot optimize one dimension of your life while ignoring the others. They're connected.

When I work with someone, we start with an honest assessment across all seven dimensions — not to overwhelm, but to see where the real leverage is. Often the thing someone thinks is their problem isn't the problem. We find the thread and pull it.

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Mental

Focus, clarity, thoughts that serve you. Managing information, eliminating noise, building the habits of mind that make everything else easier.

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Physical

The body isn't separate from the soul. Movement, sleep, nutrition, strength — your physical state shapes your emotional and spiritual capacity.

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Emotional

What you haven't named, you haven't dealt with. We work on emotional intelligence, healing old narratives, and developing the capacity to feel without being controlled by what you feel.

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Spiritual

Ancient disciplines — prayer, silence, solitude, fasting, Scripture — practiced regularly, not just in crisis. A living faith, not a decorative one.

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Relational

Your closest relationships are your greatest accelerator and your greatest risk. We look at marriage, family, friendship, and how you're showing up in each of them.

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Leadership

Influence is built before it's exercised. Character, vision, communication, culture — for leaders who want to grow in the right direction, not just up.

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Financial

Stewardship is a spiritual discipline. Generosity, margin, freedom from financial anxiety — money touches every other dimension of life and deserves honest attention.

Ways to Work Together

Find the right fit.

Whether you want one-on-one depth, group leadership development, or spiritual direction — there's a path in.

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Life Coaching

1-on-1 · All 7 Dimensions

This is the core of what I do. We meet regularly and work through the seven dimensions — honestly assessing where you are, where you want to be, and what's actually in the way.

We pull from the Stoics, the Desert Fathers, modern habit science, and whatever else is most useful for your specific situation. No cookie-cutter frameworks. Real conversation, real work.

  • Seven-dimension life assessment to start
  • Regular 1-on-1 sessions (in person or virtual)
  • Reading and practice assignments between sessions
  • Access to Dave's curated resource library
  • Accountability and honest feedback
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Spiritual Direction

1-on-1 · Faith & Soul

Spiritual direction is an ancient practice — someone wiser walking alongside you as you pay attention to where God is moving in your life. It's slower than coaching. More contemplative. But sometimes that's exactly what's needed.

We draw on the great Christian tradition — the Desert Mothers and Fathers, the contemplatives, the spiritual disciplines — as practical tools for a real life. Not theory. Not religiosity. Presence.

  • Monthly sessions focused on your spiritual formation
  • Introduction to spiritual disciplines appropriate for your season
  • Reading guidance (Scripture and formative texts)
  • Space to bring your honest questions — all of them
  • Grounded in Christian tradition, open to honest doubt
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Leadership Development

1-on-1 or Group · Leaders & Teams

Leadership is not a title. It's a way of being — and it has to be cultivated before you can sustain it. Whether you're an emerging leader trying to figure out who you are, or an experienced executive who wants to go deeper, I can help.

I draw on 30+ years of leading organizations — schools, teams, nonprofits — and decades of studying what actually makes leaders grow. We work on character first. Strategy second. Both matter.

  • Leadership assessment and strengths mapping
  • Vision, communication, and culture work
  • Group workshops for leadership teams
  • Speaking at conferences, churches, and organizations
  • University-level teaching available for academic contexts
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Trauma Care

1-on-1 or Small Group · The Forge

Trauma doesn't stay in the past. It lives in the body, shapes your relationships, and quietly runs the show — until you learn to name it and work through it with the right tools.

I work with individuals and small groups using The Forge — a 12-session, brain-based and spiritually grounded framework built around the question: what does it take to actually heal? The Overcomers Handbook is the workbook resource we use together.

  • 1-on-1 trauma care sessions — practical, personal, paced for you
  • Small group facilitation for shelters, churches, recovery programs
  • The Overcomers Handbook — a structured workbook resource
  • 12 sessions blending Body & Brain science with Spiritual Disciplines
  • Accessible language, real tools, and no shame about where you've been
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How It Works

What to expect.

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Start a Conversation

Send a message. Tell me a little about where you are and what you're looking for. No pressure, no pitch.

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Discovery Session

We talk for about an hour — I ask questions, you answer honestly. We figure out what's actually going on.

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Build the Path

Based on what I hear, I put together a plan that fits your life, your season, and your goals across the seven dimensions.

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Do the Work

Regular sessions. Reading. Practice. Honest feedback. Accountability. Not easy — but effective.

The Forge — Trauma Care Framework

For the people most people overlook.

Trauma is more common than we admit — and more consequential than most people know. It lives in the body, shapes identity, and quietly runs relationships and choices long after the original wound has closed.

The Forge is a 12-session framework that blends Body & Brain science with Spiritual Disciplines — not as competing approaches, but as two sides of the same healing work. Each session is anchored in Scripture and grounded in what neuroscience actually says about how people recover.

The same ancient wisdom and modern science that helps leaders flourish belongs to the person trying to rebuild their life from the ground up. Maybe even more so.

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👥 Small Groups
📖 Overcomers Handbook
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The Overcomers Handbook

A structured workbook resource that guides individuals and groups through The Forge framework — with Scripture, reflection questions, and practical exercises for each of the 12 sessions. Written at an accessible reading level and grounded in both research and faith.

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The Forge — 12 Sessions

01
Finding Safe Ground Spiritual Discipline · Ps 34:18 Safety is not the absence of pain.
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How Trauma Affects Your Body Body & Brain · Rom 12:2 Your reactions are not weakness — they are survival.
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Identity: You Are Not Your Past Spiritual Discipline · 2 Cor 5:17 Your identity is not defined by what happened to you.
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Triggers, Flashbacks & Why They Happen Body & Brain · Ps 23:4 Triggers are signals, not failures.
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Healing Through Lament Spiritual Discipline · Ps 13 Lament is faith honest enough to cry out.
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Forgiveness as Freedom, Not Forgetting Spiritual Discipline · Matt 6:14–15 Forgiveness is releasing a debt — not saying it was okay.
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The Window of Tolerance Body & Brain · Isa 40:29–31 The zone where you can think, feel, and function.
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Healing the Inner Critic Body & Brain · Ps 139:14 The inner critic speaks shame, not truth.
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Silence & Solitude: Let God Hold You Spiritual Discipline · Ps 46:10 Stillness is not emptiness.
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Rewriting Your Trauma Narrative Body & Brain · Rev 21:5 Your story is not over.
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Belonging: We Heal Together Spiritual Discipline · Acts 2:42–47 Healing is not a solo project.
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Moving Forward in Hope Integration · Phil 3:12–14 You are not finished.
Ready to Start?

Let's have a real conversation.

No sales pitch. Just an honest talk about where you are and whether I can help. The first conversation is always free.

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