Biography
Daren studied physical fitness and health psychology at BYU and graduated valedictorian with an MS degree, later attending medical school and practicing as a D.O.. He’s developed his career as a multi-disciplined expert in gerontology, diet/nutrition, stress management, and mind-body medicine. He loves the outdoors, flying, and spending time with friends and family as well as his Bridge family! Daren has always been fascinated by mechanics and invention and holds multiple US Patents.
After making it through a difficult mental and physical recovery, Daren started The Bridge with a mission to help people recover from debilitating mental and physical illness and along with his expert staff has produced amazing results for individuals for nearly 25 years. He regularly cites the success of the program as being due to the amazing staff that provides critical high-level therapy and services. This includes sincere hearts and hands to help those working through the dark to find a better way to think, feel, and live.
Daren spent much of his career teaching health science and mind-body medicine at universities and has held consulting contracts with IBM, Kodak, Cisco, Coca-Cola, and other corporate organizations. He also consulted regularly with NASA to train astronauts and space center personnel in mind-body health. He has completed multiple long-distance and ultra-distance athletic events and played a key role in bringing Ironman to his hometown of St. George, Utah. As medicine is constantly changing, Daren reports The Bridge just keeps getting better and can’t wait for each new session!