EP. 12 — The Outlaw King: David | Discipline, Faith & the Warrior’s Path | Louder Than My Demons
This year, the story of David stopped feeling like scripture and started feeling like survival.
In this episode of Louder Than My Demons, I look at David not as a polished hero, but as what he really was — a shepherd, a warrior, an outlaw, a king… and a man who fell hard and kept going.
David didn’t rise because he was perfect.
He rose because he learned discipline in obscurity, restraint under pressure, and humility after failure.
We walk through the real arc of David’s life — the fields, the fight, the caves, the crown, and the consequences — and I break it down through the Five S’s that have carried me through my own rebuilding:
• Sobriety — clarity over numbness
• Spirituality — honest faith, not performance
• Self-Care — training the body to steady the mind
• Strength — consistency over rage
• Songwriting — turning chaos into something that survives
This episode isn’t about being holier than anyone else.
It’s about being honest.
About learning how to stand again after the fall.
About becoming an outlaw when the system breaks you — and a king when you stop breaking yourself.
🎸 Beyond the Song:
I reflect on “40” by U2, a modern psalm rooted in David’s words, and why it resonated so deeply during a year of rebuilding.
If you’ve ever felt overlooked, exposed, or unsure of who you are after everything changed — this one’s for you.