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Beyond the Prescription — Health & Fitness
Beyond the Prescription

Join Dr. Lucy McBride for honest conversations about what it really takes to be healthy. Each episode goes beyond quick fixes and conflicting health advice to explore the questions that matter: How do we navigate a healthcare system that’s often too rushed to see us as whole people? Who can we trust when everyone seems to be selling something? And how do we reclaim agency over our own health?

Drawing from 25 years of clinical experience, Dr. McBride brings evidence-based clarity to complex health topics—from mental health and preventive care to the future of medicine itself. Whether interviewing leading healthcare innovators, answering listener questions, or sharing insights from her own practice, her mission is the same: helping you reclaim agency over your health.

For listeners who want more than a prescription—who want to understand their bodies, advocate for themselves, and cut through the noise of modern wellness culture—this is your guide to getting the care you actually need.

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Laurie Cameron on Mastering Mindfulness Nov 28, 2022

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Laurie Cameron watched her father die in her arms when she was just a teenager. Out of this loss grew Laurie’s passion for psychology and for understanding the human condition. As the CEO of PurposeBlue she helps busy professionals and people around the globe incorporate mindfulness into their daily lives. Her 2018 critically-acclaimed book The Mindful Day is a practical guide to build a more meaningful life.

The author shares with Dr. McBride some of her easy-to-replicate methods for finding tranquility amidst chaos and calm within the hubbub of everyday life. Laurie discusses how she inserts moments of quiet “presentness” and gratitude into her own schedule. The mental health practitioners agree that agency is born out of radical acceptance and about the intrinsic connection between a calm mind and a healthy body.

Join Dr. Lucy McBride every Tuesday for a new episode of Beyond the Prescription on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you catch your podcasts. Find her at lucymcbride.com/podcast.

Get full access to Are You Okay? at lucymcbride.substack.com/subscribe

Mike Bassett on Redemption, Self-Compassion, and Digging out of “The Ditch” Nov 21, 2022

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Mike Bassett is living proof that good people sometimes do bad things. In his case, that bad thing was signing a box of fraudulent checks that nearly caused him to lose his law degree, his reputation, and his family. His 2021 book, "The Man in the Ditch,” details his path to reconstructing his reputation and learning how to forgive himself.

On this episode of Beyond the Prescription, he describes his incredible redemption story with Dr. McBride. They discuss the dangers of "black or white thinking” in health, in life, and on the path toward self-compassion. Mike offers hope to anyone down in the ditch — whether they landed there after a traumatic event or they dug the ditch themselves.

Join Dr. Lucy McBride every Tuesday for a new episode of Beyond the Prescription on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you catch your podcasts. Find her at lucymcbride.com/podcast.

Get full access to Are You Okay? at lucymcbride.substack.com/subscribe

Elise Loehnen on Reconceptualizing Wellness and Healing Nov 14, 2022

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Elise Loehnen is helping redefine wellness. As the former chief content officer of goop and Gwyneth Paltrow’s right-hand woman, Elise understands health as the complex intersection of mental, physical and spiritual health. She has created a cult following through her own writing, Instagram monologues, and her hit podcast Pulling the Thread. Each week, she brings her fans on a journey of self-discovery, pondering life’s biggest questions alongside cultural luminaries like Gabor Mate, Susan Cain, and Nedra Tawwad, sprinkled with her signature warmth and curiosity.

On this episode of Beyond the Prescription, Dr. McBride and Elise discuss reconceptualizing what it means to be healthy. Elise talks about her own encounters with Western medicine, her complicated wellness journey, and how she envisions leading a healthy and fulfilling life. Elise opens up about the physical manifestations of emotional stress, the power of introspection, and her multi-factorial intuitive understanding of healing.

Join Dr. Lucy McBride every Tuesday for a new episode of Beyond the Prescription on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you catch your podcasts. Find her at lucymcbride.com/podcast.

Get full access to Are You Okay? at lucymcbride.substack.com/subscribe

Jeffrey Blount on Elevating Underrepresented Children to Improve Health & Well-being Nov 09, 2022

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Jeffrey Blount is an Emmy-award-winning story-teller. During his 34 years at NBC News, Jeffrey directed a decade of Meet The Press, The Today show, and NBC Nightly News. As the first African American Director of the Today show, he credits his parents for insisting on quality education for him and his brothers. Keenly aware of the toll of racial injustice on one’s mental and physical health, Jeffrey left his television career to directly reach people of all ages and races with his poignant and emotionally robust novels. Through his writing, Jeffrey is helping Black youth feel seen, heard, and empowered to realize their full intellectual capabilities. His latest best-selling book, The Emancipation of Evan Walls, mirrors his own upbringing in segregated rural Virginia in the 1960s and shines a light on the importance of education — and a sense of belonging — for our health and well-being.

On this episode of Beyond the Prescription, Dr. McBride and Jeffrey discuss his work, life, and mission to empower young people of color.

Join Dr. Lucy McBride every Tuesday for a new episode of Beyond the Prescription on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you catch your podcasts. Find her at lucymcbride.com/podcast.

Get full access to Are You Okay? at lucymcbride.substack.com/subscribe

Soledad O’Brien on Lifting Marginalized Communities Through Storytelling Oct 31, 2022

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This week, we go BEYOND THE PRESCRIPTION with award-winning journalist, producer, and documentarian Soledad O'Brien. She discusses her new film, The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, the first-ever full documentary of one of the most celebrated — and misrepresented — Americans of the 20th century. We discuss the importance of storytelling to accurately portray historical figures; to lift up marginalized populations; and to educate us all. Soledad talks openly about the personal and professional challenges she has faced as a woman of color and her “life hacks” for taking care of her physical and mental health.

Join Dr. Lucy McBride every Tuesday for a new episode of Beyond the Prescription on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you catch your podcasts. Find her at lucymcbride.com/podcast.

Get full access to Are You Okay? at lucymcbride.substack.com/subscribe

The U.S. Surgeon General on the Epidemic of Loneliness Oct 24, 2022

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The Surgeon General of The United States, Dr. Vivek Murthy, is on a mission to amplify the importance of mental health. This week, Dr. Murthy shares his personal experience with loneliness and how he came to see healthy relationships as the foundation for emotional well-being. Drs. Murthy and McBride discuss the distinction between loneliness and isolation and the mental health toll of living through a pandemic. As the first White House official to sound the alarm on the youth mental health crisis, Dr. Murthy explains the harms of social media and our "culture of comparison” to young people today. He also shares his new framework on workplace well-being and why he remains optimistic about the future of our mental health.

Get full access to Are You Okay? at lucymcbride.substack.com/subscribe

Jon Favreau on Screen Addiction and the Importance of Social Connection for Mental Health Oct 17, 2022

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President Obama called his Head Speechwriter, Jon Favreau, his “mind reader.” On this week’s episode, Jon sheds light on his own mind — specifically his phone addiction — and what he learned about his emotional health during the pandemic. The political commentator, podcast host, and new dad was forced to reckon with his everyday habits and his relationship with technology. With heartfelt honesty, Jon shares with Dr. McBride his struggle and some of the lessons learned — including the importance of human connection for our health and well-being.

Join Dr. Lucy McBride every Tuesday for a new episode of Beyond the Prescription on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you catch your podcasts. Find her at lucymcbride.com/podcast.

Get full access to Are You Okay? at lucymcbride.substack.com/subscribe

Shannon Watts on the Personal and Societal Toll of Gun Violence in America Oct 10, 2022

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This week, we go BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION with Shannon Watts, the founder of the largest gun violence prevention organizations in the US: MOMS DEMAND ACTION.

Dr. McBride and Shannon Watts talk about the 2012 Newtown Connecticut massacre that prompted the founding of her organization, what it's like to be targeted as the face of the movement, and how it has affected her emotional health. They discuss the impact of everyday gun violence in Black America. They address the harms of active shooter drills; the false dichotomies in the debate about gun violence in America, and the relationship between mental illness and violence.

Join Dr. Lucy McBride every Tuesday for a new episode of Beyond the Prescription on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you catch your podcasts. Find her at lucymcbride.com/podcast.

Get full access to Are You Okay? at lucymcbride.substack.com/subscribe

Caralena Peterson On Effortless Perfection Oct 03, 2022

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This week, Dr. McBride sits down with author Caralena Peterson to discuss her new book, "The Effortless Perfection Myth", about the mental and physical health toll of the pressure college-age women put on themselves to be pretty, thin, and accomplished. They break down how exhausting it is to be anything but yourself, that love is not something that you earn, and how getting a B+ is often better than getting an A.

Join Dr. Lucy McBride every Tuesday for a new episode of Beyond the Prescription on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you catch your podcasts. Find her at lucymcbride.com/podcas t.

Get full access to Are You Okay? at lucymcbride.substack.com/subscribe

Tori Nelson on Healing Through Boxing Sep 26, 2022

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13-time World Champion Boxer Tori Nelson is a fighter in and out of the ring.

Raised by a single mom and her older brothers, Tori spent her childhood stuffing down her emotions and desperately searching for ways to release her pent-up anger. It sometimes landed her in trouble. That was until she found boxing. The sport catapulted her into tip-top physical shape and provided an outlet for her anger.

In this episode, Tori discusses her rough-and-tumble childhood, dust-ups with the law, and triumphant moments that propelled her into the Boxing Hall of Fame.

Join Dr. Lucy McBride every Tuesday for a new episode of Beyond the Prescription on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you catch your podcasts. Find her at lucymcbride.com/podcas t.

Get full access to Are You Okay? at lucymcbride.substack.com/subscribe

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