“No matter how much our outside situation needs to change, real change must first come from the inside.”
About Dr. Glassman
With more than 30 years of experience in general internal medicine in Rockland County, NY, Dr. Charles F. Glassman has built a career around one central truth: people don’t suffer because they’re weak or flawed—most suffer because they’re unknowingly living in a chronic fight-or-flight state. Over decades of patient care, he came to recognize that this constant internal alarm was the common thread behind anxiety, conflict, control, perfectionism, and even many physical symptoms. Understanding that pattern—and learning how to interrupt it—became the foundation of his life’s work.
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A graduate of New York Medical College, Dr. Glassman was one of the first physicians in the United States to establish a concierge medical practice, beginning in 2002. That shift allowed him to practice medicine in the way he always believed it should be practiced: personal, unrushed, attentive to the whole person, and focused on wellness rather than simply managing illness. It was during these years of deeper, more meaningful patient relationships that he saw more clearly how internal stress reflexes drive everyday behavior and health in ways most people never notice.
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He is the author of Brain Drain and Quotes for Life, and most recently completed Fear Is a Liar, his most comprehensive work to date. The book distills the insight that emerged from hundreds of patient stories and thousands of clinical hours: unless we learn to recognize and step out of chronic fight-or-flight, the Mind, body, and spirit cannot work together the way they were meant to. Fear Is a Liar shows readers how that shift is possible.
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Beyond clinical practice, Dr. Glassman serves as a consultant for a medical research laboratory focused on longevity and age-related disease. His willingness to explore emerging therapies—years before they become widely accepted—reflects a simple commitment: what matters is what truly helps people live healthier, stronger, more meaningful lives.
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Through his writing, consulting, speaking, and the CoachMD platform, Dr. Glassman continues the work that began decades ago—helping people understand the hidden fight-or-flight patterns that shape their lives and guiding them toward the alignment where Mind, body, and spirit can finally work together. That alignment remains, in his view, the foundation of lasting wellness.
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