DPC Life: Conversations Beyond the Practice

By Anne Gonzalez, MD

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Your practice should fit your life — not the other way around. DPC Life is the podcast for independent-minded doctors who are ready to step out of the system and into Direct Primary Care. Each week, we share honest stories from physicians who’ve built practices that work for their patients, their families, and themselves. Whether you’re managing kids’ schedules, craving more time for yourself, or looking to practice medicine on your own terms, this show is your guide and your community. Subscribe now and join the DPC family that’s got your back. Brought to you by HarmonyOps Health & DPC Ads

Episode Date
Episode #1 of the Hospitalist to DPC Series with Dr. Brian Bost
May 12, 2026
From Hospital Rounds to Garden Clubs: How Dr. Nadia Sirdar Built the DPC Practice Nobody Said She Could — Part 2
May 05, 2026
Starting DPC After Years as a Hospitalist: How Dr. Nadia Sirdar got 50 patients in Bethesda
Apr 28, 2026
“Do You Take My Insurance?” How Dr. Donna Mayeda Explains DPC Without Feeling Salesy (Replay Episode)
Apr 21, 2026
Direct Specialty Allergy Care From Scratch – Dr. Anita Sivam, Inspire Allergy & Asthma
Apr 14, 2026
Starting DPC: Lessons from a Live Physician Q&A
Apr 07, 2026
How Dr. Rebecca Berens Uses Referrals to Grow Her DPC Practice
Mar 31, 2026
Starting DPC With One Patient: How Dr. Marissa Fusella Is Finding Patients For Fusella Family Medicine
Mar 25, 2026
10 Fears That Keep Physicians Stuck (And How To Finally Start Your DPC Practice)
Mar 17, 2026
Stop Answering the Same Question 30 Times: Systems for the Modern DPC
Mar 10, 2026
“Do You Take My Insurance?” How Dr. Donna Mayeda Explains DPC Without Feeling Salesy
Mar 03, 2026
Independent Practice Path- A Safer Way to Leave Employed Medicine
Feb 27, 2026
Should You Start Hybrid Instead of Pure DPC? with Dr. Cindy Ojevwe
Feb 24, 2026
What Does an Automated DPC Practice Actually Look Like? — Dr. Erik Petersen
Feb 17, 2026
How to Escape Physician Burnout by Starting a Direct Primary Care Practice
Feb 10, 2026
Hiring a Second DPC Doctor: Mistakes, Red Flags, and Lessons Learned
Feb 03, 2026
When Doctors Break Quietly: What Corporate Medicine Takes and DPC Restores
Jan 27, 2026
When Is It Time to Leave the System for DPC? (with Dr. Sandra Koehn)
Jan 20, 2026
Is Your DPC Practice Failing? Why Your Accountant Might Be Wrong
Jan 13, 2026
Explaining DPC Without Convincing: A Real-Time Coaching Session with Dr. Alisa Awtry
Jan 06, 2026
Dr. Una on Physician Entrepreneurship: Mindset Shifts Every Doctor Needs Now
Dec 30, 2025
4 Years of DPC: What Worked, What Didn’t, and What We Are Still Learning
Dec 23, 2025
The Truth About DPC Growth: Why You Might Get Zero Patients (and Why It's Still Worth It)
Dec 16, 2025
Leaving the ER for DPC: How Dr. Chelsea Johnson Built Kidz MD to Keep Kids Out of the Hospital
Dec 09, 2025
From Burned-Out Hospitalist to DPC Freedom: Dr. Nadia Sirdar’s Bethesda Journey
Dec 02, 2025
Dr. Una on Physician Entrepreneurship: Mindset Shifts Every Doctor Needs Now
Nov 25, 2025
Zero Patients, One Hurricane, New DPC: How Dr. Lok Built River Rock (Twice!) from Scratch
Nov 18, 2025
Stop Saying “24/7”: Coaching Dr. Jaclyn Harris on the DPC Access Promise Patients Actually Believe
Nov 11, 2025
What No One Tells You About Starting a DPC Practice: Coaching Dr. Jo Ann Beltre
Nov 04, 2025
Direct Primary Care EMR Review: Atlas.md vs. Cerbo for DPC, Hiring an NP, and Setting Boundaries
Oct 28, 2025
From Anger to Advocacy: The Birth of My DPC Story with Dr. Maryal Concepcion
Oct 21, 2025
The Day Everything Caught Fire and How It Sparked a DPC Practice
Oct 14, 2025
Finding Calm in the Chaos: Dr. Crystal Vernon on ADHD, Parenting, and Physician Life
Oct 07, 2025
The Boundaries Queen: Dr. Michelle Cooke on Thriving in DPC
Sep 30, 2025
4 Years of DPC: What Worked, What Didn’t, and What We Are Still Learning
Sep 23, 2025
Seeds of Change: Building a Fulfilling Practice
Sep 16, 2025
Restarting in a New State - Building something better in a brand-new state
Sep 09, 2025
Mobile Clinic Lessons - Would you buy a van before writing a business plan?
Sep 09, 2025
Origin Story - How did I get here?
Sep 09, 2025
DPC Life Trailer
Aug 30, 2025