My DPC Story
As the Direct Primary Care and Direct Care models grow, many physicians are providing care to patients in different ways. This podcast is to introduce you to some of those folks and to hear their stories. Go ahead, get a little inspired. Heck, jump in and join the movement! Visit us online at mydpcstory.com and JOIN our PATREON where you can find our EXCLUSIVE PODCAST FEED of extended interview content including updates on former guests!
Episodes
312 episodes
The Financial Side of Sustainable DPC: What Your Accountant Isn't Telling You (ft. Tom Squire, Osprey CFO)
Can Your DPC Practice Survive Its Own Success?Most physicians opening a Direct Primary Care practice master the clinical side quickly. The harder challenge? Running the business that sustains it.In this episode of My DP...
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Season 6
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Episode 259
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32:59
Melody Health Closed in December. Open Arms Opened in March. | Drs. Connolly, Poulin and Tressan
Dr. Shannon Connolly, Dr. Shayne Poulin, and Dr. Amy Tressan found each other inside Melody Health, a mission-driven primary care practice embedded within Planned Parenthood, serving more than 13,000 patients across seven health centers in Oran...
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Season 6
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Episode 259
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1:45:27
She Didn't Start a DPC Practice. She Bought One.
Dr. Feneisha Franklin spent a decade in corporate medicine before finding her door: a Direct Primary Care practice seven minutes from her house, owned by a retiring physician ready to pass the torch. She left her employer on a Friday. She owned...
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Season 6
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Episode 258
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1:12:54
She Was Working 20 Hours a Day. Here's What She Built Instead.
She was working 20 hours a day in fee-for-service medicine, and her supervisor was online at 3am too, totally unbothered. That's when Dr. Victoria Leventis-Shew knew nothing was ever going to change. So she changed everything.Dr. ...
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Season 6
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Episode 257
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1:07:14
How One DPC Practice Built a Financially Sustainable Model - Without Insurance
Dr. Matthew Hitchcock of Hitchcock Medical Group in Chattanooga, TN has spent over a decade proving that direct primary care is not just better medicine, it's a smarter business. In this episode, he breaks down the layered economic mod...
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Season 6
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Episode 256
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56:21
Is Zion HealthShare Legit? Pre-Existing Conditions, Maternity, GLP-1s and Direct Primary Care Explained
Episode Summary:After our episode about Zion HealthShare sparked more listener questions tha...
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Season 5
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Episode 255
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45:49
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Community, Advocacy, and Autonomy: Dr. Aisha Harris on Building Flint’s First Direct Primary Care Practice
We’re closing out February with Dr. Aisha Harris of Flint, Michigan, a board-certified family physician, community advocate, and the founder of Harris Family Health, the first Direct Primary Care clinic in her hometown. In this ep...
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Season 5
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Episode 254
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1:10:27
Practicing Pediatrics at the Intersection of Policy & Purpose: Dr. Jalan Burton on DPC, Home-Based Care, and Intentional Medicine
In this previously aired episode of My DPC Story, host Maryal Concepcion sits down with Dr. Jalan Burton, a Washington, DC/DMV–based pediatrician practicing at the intersection of healthcare policy and deeply relational care. As the fo...
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Season 5
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Episode 253
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1:09:37
Black Physician Entrepreneurship: How Dr. Lola Ashaye Built a Direct Primary Care Practice in Texas
In this episode of My DPC Story, we’re highlighting Dr. Adelola "Lola" Ashaye, a board-certified family and lifestyle medicine physician and the founder of InTouch Primary Care in the Sugar Land area of Texas. Practicing ...
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Season 5
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Episode 252
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1:03:44
What Happens if You Get Sick for 6 Months? Access Options for DPC Doctors + Patients (Zion HealthShare Explained)
If you run a Direct Primary Care clinic, you’ve probably asked: What happens to my family if I can’t work for months? In this episode, Zion HealthShare President Ashton Casper and DPC practice administrator Camila Guerrero share...
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Season 5
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Episode 251
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35:44
Celebrating Black Physicians and the Power of Direct Primary Care with Dr. Gabrielle Williams
In celebration of Black History Month and Heart Health Month, we're re-airing our powerful conversation with Dr. Gabrielle Williams, founder of Gateway Direct Health in Georgia. Dr. Williams shares her inspiring journey from severe burnout in f...
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Season 5
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Episode 250
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1:08:12
JANUARY RESET: Reordering Priorities and Designing a Sustainable Practice with Dr. Neal Douglas
Most physicians are trained to manage what’s in front of them.What we’re rarely taught is how to step far enough back to ask whether the direction itself still makes sense.In this January Reset re-air, I’m bringing back my convers...
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Season 5
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Episode 249
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1:20:22
JANUARY RESET: Reclaiming Meaning and Presence in Medicine with Dr. Meena Julapalli
Not all misalignment shows up as exhaustion.Sometimes medicine works - the protocols are correct, the outcomes are acceptable - and yet something essential feels missing.In this January Reset re-air, I’m revisiting my conversation...
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Season 5
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Episode 248
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1:07:56
JANUARY RESET: Prepared vs. Ready with Dr. Cindy Dafashy
At the start of a new year, many physicians don’t feel burned out, they feel unsettled.In this January Reset re-air, I’m bringing back my conversation with Dr. Cindy Dafashy, a family medicine physician who opened her direct prima...
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Season 5
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Episode 248
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1:18:59
JANUARY RESET: A Year Later: Four Doctors, One Update: Growth, Boundaries, and Building DPCs That Last
This episode is a homecoming!!!As part of our January Reset Series, we’re re-airing a powerful conversation with four physicians from three specialties who each share a one-year update on their Direct Primary Care journeys....
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Season 5
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Episode 247
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1:18:55
Beyond Residency: Family Doctors Share Career Advice and Personal Journeys
This is a great episode to listen to and send to a Med Student or Resident you may know! In this episode of the My DPC Story Podcast, host Dr. Debbie Lupeika, Director of the UC Davis Network of Affiliated Family Medicine Residency Pr...
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Season 5
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Episode 246
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59:34
Changing Healthcare, One TikTok at a Time: An Update on Dr. Ashlee Hendry’s DPC Story
In this My DPC Story Patreon episode, Dr. Ashlee Hendry of Mid South DPC in Petal, Mississippi, for an inspiring update on her Direct Primary Care journey. Nearly four years after her clinic’s rapid growth, Dr. Ashlee Hendry discusses the evolu...
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Season 5
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Episode 245
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38:38
Resources, Resilience, and the Road Ahead for Direct Primary Care
In today's episode of the My DPC Story Podcast, host Dr. Maryal Concepcion and guest Dr. Amber Beckenhauer reflect on the transformative landscape of Direct Primary Care (DPC) as 2025 ends and 2026 approaches. They discuss critical updates like...
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Season 5
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Episode 244
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47:57
Carrying Hope Into the New Year: A Physician’s Christmas Story
A Letter From Me to YouAs we close out 2025, I wanted to take a moment to speak directly to you - doctor to doctor, human to human.This episode is a little different. It’s a twist on ’Twas the Night Before Christmas
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Season 5
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Episode 243
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4:41
Direct Care Movement: An Interview of Dr. Maryal Concepcion by Dr. Demetrio Aguila
Today Dr. Demetrio Aguila, a Direct Care surgeon and Host of the Direct Care Movement Podcast interviews the Host of My DPC Story, Dr. Maryal Concepcion. For those listeners new to the podcast, or for those who are always happy to ...
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Season 5
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Episode 242
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46:25
Filling the Void: DPC Response to Clinic Closures and Community Needs in New Orleans
Today Dr. Emily Holt, a Direct Primary Care (DPC) physician based in New Orleans, shares her inspiring journey from working in federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and university clinics to opening her own DPC practice amidst a rapidly ch...
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Season 5
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Episode 241
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34:56
Direct Primary Care’s Inflection Point: What HR1 Within the "One Big Beautiful Bill" Means for Physicians and Patients
Today’s episode is one of the most important conversations we’ve had on My DPC Story. As of July 4th, we are standing at a true inflection point for Direct Primary Care—and for every physician, employer, broker, advocate and patient wh...
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Season 5
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Episode 240
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50:48
Finding Her Lionheart: Dr. Maria Rutmann’s DPC Pediatric Practice in Rural Maine
Today we hear from Dr. Maria Rutmann, founder of Lionheart Direct Primary Care in northern Maine. She discusses the transformative power of the Direct Primary Care (DPC) clinic model as physician burnout and healthcare system challenges escalat...
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Season 5
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Episode 239
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1:07:56
Thriving on Her Own Terms: How Dr. "Sassy" Weinstein Built a Direct Specialty Care Practice Blending Sports, Lifestyle, and Autonomy
In this episode of the My DPC Story Podcast, host Dr. Maryal Concepcion interviews Dr. Sarah "Sassy" Weinstein, a triple board-certified physician in family, sports, and lifestyle medicine. Hear how Dr. Sarah Sassy Weinstein turned personal hea...
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Season 5
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Episode 238
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1:03:23
Strengthening Access: Lessons from Dr. Stephanie Lucero’s DPC Journey in Rural New Mexico
In today's episode of the My DPC Story Podcast, host Dr. Maryal Concepcion welcomes Dr. Stephanie Lucero, the pioneering founder of Northern New Mexico’s first Direct Primary Care (DPC) clinic, Hometown Doc, LLC. Dr. Lucero shares her journey f...
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Season 5
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Episode 237
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1:07:44