The Tightrope With Dan Smolen

Coach MD: How One Physician Leads Patients to Live Better, Stronger, and More Meaningful Lives “I told my [high school] advisor that I was thinking of going into medicine. Well, he kind of paused as he said: ‘Look, medicine is a really tough field. Maybe you ought to think of something different?’ And when he said that, that made me decide—no matter what—I WAS GOING TO DO IT.” - Charles Glassman, MD Imagine being an average high school student who gets dream-crushing discouragement from a guidance counselor after expressing a serious interest in pursuing a medical career. Instead of wallowing in despair, you find within you the courage to prove that guidance counselor wrong. In this episode, we meet Charles Glassman, MD. With grit and determination, he has achieved success as a gifted physician, published author, and globally recognized thought-leader in the study of wellness known as Coach MD. In these key interview segments, Dr. Glassman: Takes us back to high school and the experience he had with t