Deconstructing Conventional

Dr. Jen VanDeWater - A Pharmacist's Rude Awakening and How to Not Be Rx Dependent

November 09, 2023 Christian Elliot Episode 22
Dr. Jen VanDeWater - A Pharmacist's Rude Awakening and How to Not Be Rx Dependent
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Deconstructing Conventional
Dr. Jen VanDeWater - A Pharmacist's Rude Awakening and How to Not Be Rx Dependent
Nov 09, 2023 Episode 22
Christian Elliot

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If you (or someone in your family) regularly take Rx medicine, you don’t want to miss this episode. Dr. VanDeWater is a licensed pharmacist. 

We had a wide-ranging conversation about 

  • The history of Pharmacology. 
  • The shift she saw in the public psyche and patient behavior when drug advertising directly to consumers was legalized.
  • How her belief in her profession started glitching in 2018 and 2019 when she realized she was a cog in an industrial money-making machine that wasn’t looking out for the customer
  • The hairy conflicted world of pharmacies being pitted against doctors during covid. 
  • What she would do differently if she were looking to start a career in a health profession today
  • Guidance on how people can work with their doctor or pharmacist to begin the work of de-prescribing so they can get off medications. 

It’s not every day you can talk with someone who had a full-frontal crisis of conscience and chose to do the hard thing, walk away from her profession, and use her experience to help humanity find a better path. 

Enjoy the episode

You can find out more about Dr. VanDeWater at

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If you (or someone in your family) regularly take Rx medicine, you don’t want to miss this episode. Dr. VanDeWater is a licensed pharmacist. 

We had a wide-ranging conversation about 

  • The history of Pharmacology. 
  • The shift she saw in the public psyche and patient behavior when drug advertising directly to consumers was legalized.
  • How her belief in her profession started glitching in 2018 and 2019 when she realized she was a cog in an industrial money-making machine that wasn’t looking out for the customer
  • The hairy conflicted world of pharmacies being pitted against doctors during covid. 
  • What she would do differently if she were looking to start a career in a health profession today
  • Guidance on how people can work with their doctor or pharmacist to begin the work of de-prescribing so they can get off medications. 

It’s not every day you can talk with someone who had a full-frontal crisis of conscience and chose to do the hard thing, walk away from her profession, and use her experience to help humanity find a better path. 

Enjoy the episode

You can find out more about Dr. VanDeWater at

Support the show

LET'S KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING

As always, your (kind) feedback and criticisms are welcome.

  • Find the Healing United PMA app in the App Store and chime in on our themed Community Forums.
  • Click the link above ("Send Us a Text Message") to send us some fan mail. Note: We can't reply to your text message.

WANT SOME HELP?