Steve’s a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and has had dissociative identity disorder (DID) since childhood.

Born in Arkansas, Steve has a BA degree from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD (1983); an MA degree from Wayne State University in Detroit (completed 1990); and a JD from Wayne State University Law School (summa cum laude, 1993).

As a PR executive before attending law school, he authored articles for health care magazines and newsletters. His law‑school honors include the Richard B. Gushee Writing Award for the best Wayne Law Review article.

Steve hosts The Mangled Mind Podcast where he interviews people living with DID.