David Kundtz

David Kundtz is an American self-help author, and former Catholic priest and psychotherapist based in Kensington, California and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Early life and education Kundtz grew up in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. He attended Georgetown University, then St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland, where he completed his seminary studies.

Early career Kundtz was ordained to the Catholic priesthood in 1963 and served for 19 years, with postings in Idaho and Cali, Colombia. He then worked as a counselor and psychotherapist in Berkeley, California. and the Wall Street Journal.

His first book, Stopping: How to Be Still When You Have to Keep Going, was published by Conari Press in 1998 with a foreword by Richard Carlson. The book proposes a practice of deliberate pauses he calls "stillpoints," "stopovers," and "grinding halts," scaled to the length of rest required. German, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese, and, in 2021, Mango Publishing reissued the book as The Art of Stopping.

His other books include Nothing's Wrong: A Man's Guide to Managing His Feelings (2004), noted by Library Journal for public library collections and as a resource for counselors working with men; and Ministry Among God's Queer Folk: LGBTQ Pastoral Care (2007), co-authored with Bernard Schlager, which the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association recommended for seminary and theological school library collections, and the Journal of Lutheran Ethics reviewed it for readers new to LGBTQ pastoral care.

Books Stopping: How to Be Still When You Have to Keep Going (foreword by Richard Carlson, Conari Press, 1998) Everyday Serenity: Meditations for People Who Do Too Much (foreword by Steven Harrison, Conari Press, 1999) Quiet Mind: One-Minute Mindfulness (Conari Press, 2003) Nothing's Wrong: A Man's Guide to Managing His Feelings (Conari Press, 2004) Moments in Between: The Art of the Quiet Mind (Conari Press, 2006) Ministry Among God's Queer Folk: LGBTQ Pastoral Care (with Bernard Schlager; Pilgrim Press, 2007) Awakened Mind: One-Minute Wake Up Calls (Conari Press, 2009) Coming To: A Biomythography (Mill City Press, 2013) Being Present: A Book of Daily Reflections (Conari Press, 2015)

Personal life Kundtz has described himself as queer.