Doug Cartwright on his Terminal Diagnosis, Spiritual Awakening, and the Courage to Stay Open

Doug Cartwright never planned to become a case study in how to face death with grace. But after months of unexplained symptoms led to a diagnosis of terminal grade 4 glioblastoma, that's exactly what happened. In this episode of Todays the Day, Doug joins Zack to walk through the diagnosis, the surgery, and the relentless pursuit of a CAR-T clinical trial at University of Pennsylvania, a pursuit built entirely on resourcefulness, community, and refusing to accept no as final.But the deeper story here isn't medical. It's spiritual. Doug shares how nine years of quiet, unseen discipline in meditation and mindfulness became the foundation that now holds him steady through the hardest chapter of his life.This conversation is about perspective, surrender, and what it means to keep your heart open in hell. For entrepreneurs and leaders who think they understand pressure, Doug offers a recalibration: real strength isn't the absence of fear, it's staying open anyway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.