Dr. Brad & the Path of Perseverance
A Fresh Story, season 2, episode 20
We chatted with podiatrist and foot surgeon, Dr. Brad, of the popular TLC show, My Feet Are Killing Me. We talked about his journey coming out, and what he learned along the way, as well as how the people he loved supported him - and learned to support him in the way he needed. We discussed why representation in the LGBTQ+ community is so important, and how to support your friends on their coming out journey. It was an incredibly honest, funny, and interesting conversation about stepping into our truth, what it means to love ourselves, finding your career passion, and of course, corn chips!
Dr. Brad Schaeffer [“Dr. Brad”] is a board-certified podiatrist and foot surgeon with a practice on the upper west side of NYC. He was recently [Dec/Jan issue] recognized as one of the three finalists in Men’s Health Magazine’s Ultimate Men’s Health Guy Contest 2023 for his hard work, humility, integrity, and the belief that each of us can always do a little better. He was a finalist in NBC’s The Titan Games, hosted by executive producer Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and continues to share his love of fitness on his motivational IG fitness portal “Nothing but NET [No Excuses Team],” simply to share and generate interactive excitement about fitness.
He can also be seen on the popular TLC show, My Feet Are Killing Me, where he is known to bring compassion and expertise of podiatric medicine to patient’s lives. He is a proud member and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. His public coming out story was featured on NBC News’ Today.com and continues to reverberate across straight and queer media.