David Stevens is better known by his stage name, David the Medium. The 38-year-old clairvoyant and spiritual medium came out as gay in the early 2000s but has never had a long-term relationship. Here, he talks about the important women in his life, especially his mum, Anne.
David Stevens, AKA David the Medium, is hoping to meet a man to marry and live “happily ever after”.Credit: Tanya Macheda
My maternal grandmother, June, was like a second mother to me. She retired young due to health issues, which meant I spent a lot of time with her. We went on trips to Darwin together because she loved the hot weather – and crocodiles!
She was a fun “rocker” grandmother: her favourite artists were Kris Kristofferson and Jim Morrison. She also loved the TV series Angel, a Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off. She was very intuitive and also read tarot cards.
My paternal grandmother, Rae, worked full-time in the 1960s and raised three kids. Her first child was stillborn and she was told to keep going and move on after such a traumatic event – very typical of that generation. Despite this sadness, she always had a sense of humour and was loving and protective. She passed away in 2018.
My mum, Anne, is my best friend. We live in the same apartment complex in Port Melbourne and I see her every day. She was a stay-at-home mother when we were growing up, but once she split with Dad she went back into the workforce. She retired five years ago from a corporate administration role at a law firm.
Mum gives good advice but she is also very matter-of-fact. My parents didn’t have a great relationship and she was good at protecting us from that. My older brother, Aaron, and I are good people because of her upbringing. Mum said Dad put her off men. She hasn’t re-partnered and is very independent.
I have saved Mum’s life three times. The first was 12 years ago. She had a lung infection that she ignored and which turned into pneumonia, then an internal infection. If I hadn’t been there to call an ambulance, they told me she would have died.
On Father’s Day in 2019, Mum rang me to say she wasn’t feeling well. I experienced a divine intervention telling me to go and see her. When I got to her place, she was lying in the bathroom after a heart attack. I called triple-0 and saw Mum lifting herself off the floor. She made a miraculous recovery. Then, two weeks later, she had a gall bladder infection. If I hadn’t randomly visited her, she wouldn’t have survived. We’re energetically connected.
Mum always said I was an intuitive child. She was supportive of me when I told her I was going from a career in legal administration to becoming a full-time medium. There was that motherly fear – “Will he be OK?” – but she never stopped me.