Mindful Medicine and Wellness MD

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Mindful Medicine and Wellness MD

Direct Primary Care practice on the Main Line in Philadelphia.

Offering preventative care, weight loss, aesthetics, behavioral health, Ayurveda, mindfulness practices, and lifestyle medicine.

03/12/2026

“Hey doc, can you just write me Adderall? I don’t have money for an appointment.”

A stranger texted me this.

I never even got their name.

I shouldn’t have engaged at all, but I responded no — because prescribing a controlled medication to someone I have never evaluated is unsafe, illegal, and frankly terrible medicine.

Their response?

“Other doctors let you just text them and they send it in.”

Then the insults started.
I was called a bird, a n***y, and a few other things not worth repeating.

And it made me think about a bigger question:

Why do some people believe physicians should work for free?

Would this person show up to their job and provide services to a stranger for free?
Would they risk their professional license for someone they’ve never met?

Because that’s exactly what they were asking me to do.

Prescribing medication — especially controlled substances like Adderall — requires:

• A full medical evaluation
• Review of medical history
• Mental health screening
• Medication history
• Assessment for safety and misuse
• Proper documentation
• And an established physician-patient relationship

Without that, it isn’t just “cutting corners.”
It’s dangerous medicine and it can cost a physician their license.

Doctors are not vending machines for prescriptions.

We spent years training to practice safely and responsibly. Our licenses — and our patients’ safety — depend on doing things the right way.

So no… I will not prescribe medication to a random person who texts my phone.

And yes… physicians deserve to be compensated for their time and expertise just like every other professional.

Curious what people think:

Why do you think some people expect medical care — and prescriptions — for free?

03/09/2026

There is something incredibly powerful about being in a room full of women who truly get it.

This weekend at Woodloch Spa for a conference focused on physician wellness, I experienced something I didn’t even realize how much I needed. Being surrounded by fellow physician mamas — women balancing medicine, motherhood, leadership, and life — created a level of connection that is hard to describe.

We talked about patients, burnout, purpose, family, business, self care, self compassion and everything in between. No explaining needed. No pretending. Just honesty, support, laughter, and shared understanding.

It reminded me how important community is in medicine. We give so much to everyone else, and sometimes the most healing thing is simply being with people who walk the same path.

I honestly never wanted the weekend to end.

The best part? This isn’t the end of the connection. It’s the beginning of something we’re going to continue to build and incorporate moving forward — because physician wellness isn’t a luxury, it’s essential.

So grateful for these women and this experience. ❤️

03/06/2026

You know what drives me crazy?

Patients paying hundreds of dollars for labs… when the actual cost is a fraction of that.

As a Direct Primary Care doctor, I worked really hard to negotiate wholesale lab pricing with LabCorp through a national physician group purchasing organization.

What does that mean for my patients?

Labs that might cost $200+ elsewhere can often be $10–$40 in our office.

No insurance games.
No surprise bills.
Just transparent, fair pricing.

A lot of Direct Primary Care doctors across the country do this — we work behind the scenes to get our patients real healthcare prices.

If you’ve never looked into Direct Primary Care, it might be worth finding a local DPC doctor near you.

Healthcare shouldn’t feel like a mystery bill.

It should feel like this. 👆

03/05/2026

LabCorp direct-to-consumer price: $169

My patient price for the same LabCorp labs: $23

No insurance.

Same lab.

Same blood test.

The difference? Direct Primary Care wholesale pricing.

03/04/2026

Same LabCorp. Same labs.

Their cash price: $219.

My patient price: $35.

The system is wild.
The system isn’t built for you. It’s built for profit.
As a Direct Primary Care practice, I get wholesale lab pricing. No insurance games. No inflated ‘cash’ pricing. Just transparent pricing.

02/20/2026

Why isn’t your doctor calling you back?
Because they have:
📂 2,000–3,000 patients on their panel

🩺 20–30 patient visits per day

📬 50+ portal messages waiting

🧪 Labs to review

📞 Critical results to call

📋 Insurance prior auths

📄 Notes to finish

📊 Charting after hours
And that’s before they eat lunch.
(Spoiler: they don’t.)
It’s not that they don’t care.

It’s that the system is built on overload.
Healthcare isn’t broken because doctors are lazy.

It’s broken because it runs on impossible math.

02/10/2026

“Between Patients Realness”

POV: You’re bored between patients…

✔️ Noticed your lips are thinning

✔️ Can fully sip from a straw

❌ Absolutely unacceptable
So anyway… did a little mid-day lip flip touch-up 💋

Because if I can pucker, something is wrong.

02/09/2026

Oof. Nothing humbles you faster than this 😂 👇
“Hi, this is Dr. Girson calling…”
(you KNOW Google Voice just announced your name like a town crier)
Two seconds later:
“The person you are trying to reach is not available.”
Oh.

So you heard me.

You processed that information.

And you made a decision.
Not missed.

Not busy.

Just… no thank you.
Anyway, I’ll be over here pretending that didn’t sting at all 😅 📞
SCREENED. DISSED. REJECTED.
Anyway, happy to circle back whenever you’re emotionally ready to talk to me 🫠 📞

02/04/2026

✨ White coat, yoga mat, coffee in hand… and three little humans who keep me grounded. ✨

Being a physician isn’t just about labs, prescriptions, and plans—it’s about presence, balance, and real life.
I built Mindful Medicine & Wellness MD because I wanted to practice medicine the way I live it:
🩺 evidence-based
🧠 whole-person
💚 human first

Some days that looks like patient visits and care plans.
Some days it’s Peloton rides, mindfulness, and mom duty x3.
Most days—it’s all of the above.

This caricature pretty much sums it up 💙
Grateful to do meaningful work and come home to my greatest why.

01/27/2026

Just tried to record a heartfelt post about how hard it is being a working parent with kids home on a snow day…

Only to be interrupted by my child FaceTiming me from the house to complain about iPad time.

Honestly?

No notes.

This is the content. DID NOT PLAN THIS HAHA.

Working parents = absolute beasts. ❄️ 🔥

01/22/2026

So honored and grateful to share that I’ve been nominated by my peers as a MainLine Today Top Doc 2026 🩺 ✨

This recognition means so much—especially coming from fellow physicians I respect deeply. Thank you to my incredible patients and community who allow me to practice medicine the way I believe in: thoughtfully, accessibly, and with heart.

Here’s to continuing to do medicine differently 💙
—Dr. Girson

01/13/2026

I was exhausted.
Not “long day” tired.
Soul-level tired.

Traditional medicine felt like:
🐹 a never-ending hamster wheel
🔥 drinking from a fire hose
📥 endless labs, messages, portals, charts
🚪 patients coming and going so fast I barely had time to think—let alone care the way I was trained to

I loved my patients.
But the system was breaking me.

Then I found Direct Primary Care.

Slower.
Intentional.
Human again.

Time to actually listen.
Time to think.
Time to practice medicine the way it was meant to be practiced.

I didn’t fall out of love with medicine.
I just left a system that made it impossible to survive.

💛

Address

915 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 309
Narberth, PA
19072

Telephone

+12157037377

Website

http://www.medicineandwellnessmd.com/

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