Ep 33: Why We Teach Others What We Need to Hear with Dr. Bryan McElderry

When I met Dr. Bryan McElderry in a Clubhouse room (that’s the new social media all the kids are into… and by kids, I mean grown-ass adults, the “kids” have no interest in the platform), I knew I needed to have him to The Diner. And I’m glad I did! We talked about his life growing up in Birmingham, Alabama and his days playing college golf. We touched on race in the sport of golf and the shifts that are beginning to happen to make it more inclusive. Then we talked about his time in pharmacy school and the pivotal moment when he realized there needs to be more focus on prevention rather than simply medicating. This curiosity (and a pivotal moment when he lost his grandmother to a preventable disease 2 days before graduating) led him into a life of holistic health and ultimately into coaching. We rounded out the conversation with insights on how our coaching tends to align with our own needs as a coach and how it’s important for us to take our own medicine (and yes, the pharmacy pun was intended and executed perfectly).