Teacher, writer, and retired psychotherapist, David Fredrickson has always been a student of the human condition. He worked with and learned from children and families who have experienced trauma, the LGBTQ+ and HIV/AIDS communities and his own health challenges and caregiver fatigue. 
 
He is the author of Life on All Fours, a novel about relationships during the HIV/AIDS pandemic and told from the perspective of a Field Spaniel puppy. His blog, “Daily Bites and Blessings,” are essays on the bittersweet moments of life where hearts break and break open.

David is a Certified Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Teacher, the powerful practice of turning towards the places that hurt with the resource of mindfulness and self-compassion. He teaches the MSC curriculum in both in-person and on-line classrooms and is a Teacher Trainer and Mentor for new MSC teachers.

David grew up in the Midwest where faith, family, and food were the bedrock of his childhood. A long-time resident of San Francisco, his family has multiplied into a village and they are often found in his kitchen consuming sweet and savory delights.

Photo by Duane Cramer