PRESCRIBING POSSIBILITY™

Dympna Weil, MD
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Prescribing Possibility is hosted by physician, writer, and master coach Dr. Dympna Weil, MD. It’s a space for real, reflective conversations that inspire deep healing, bold growth, and a more harmonious way of living. Whether you’re navigating life in medicine, feeling pulled in a thousand directions, or simply searching for steadiness in a chaotic world, Prescribing Possibility offers stories, strategies, and soulful support. Settle in for your weekly dose of thoughtful dialogue and personal transformation, and the gentle reminder that life doesn’t have to be perfect to be beautiful. Special thanks to @Bright_Sighted Media and @creatorstudiosaratoga for the opportunity to learn & create in their warm, cozy, and welcoming Bright Sighted Studio. As a Founding member of the Creator Studio, it is an honor to work with them & remind myself that I still can learn new things (albeit at a slower pace...). Shoutout and gratitude to Megan Sasarek, the most incredible Podcast Editor EVER! Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

  1. 6d ago

    The Magic is in the Mud: Finding Your Message, Your Story, and Your Purpose with Michelle Garside

    She was one of my very first guests. And I am so glad she is back. Michelle Garside is a brand architect, writer, and truth teller who has spent her career helping visionaries, leaders, healers, and seekers uncover why they are here — and then share it with the world. She co-founded Soul Camp Creative, the Enchantment Experience, and the Connecticut Women's Club. Her first book — Not Awakened: The Messy Truth About Finding Yourself — is available for pre-order on Amazon right now ahead of its February 23rd launch. And it is going to change people. Find it here https://www.notawakened.com/ What We Talk About What it felt like to close Soul Camp Creative — and why Michelle describes it as being let out of a gilded cage she didn't even know she was inWhat it means to be a brand architect and why the work always starts in the dark, not the lightWhy the magic is so often in the mud — and how our deepest wounds become our most powerful messagesA Line That Stayed With Me "My prayer is that people read this and feel not so messed up — and that the clasp on their purse around their shame loosens just a little." About Michelle Garside Michelle Garside is a brand architect, writer, and truth teller devoted to helping people uncover why they're here and share it with the world. She is the author of Not Awakened: The Messy Truth About Finding Yourself — available for pre-order on Amazon now, officially out February 23rd. Connect With Michelle Garside 📚 Pre-order Not Awakened on Amazon — search "Not Awakened Michelle Garside"🌐 Soul Camp Creative: soulcampcreative.com🌿 The Not Awakened Experience at Omega: omegainstitute.org📲 Instagram: @michellegarsideThanks for listening. Your support means everything - so if you are moved to, please leave me a review and share this episode with a friend who may need the messages held here. Don't be a stranger. You can reach me at podcast@dympnaweil.com Website https://www.dympnaweil.com Substack (or other newsletter) https://substack.com/@dympnaweil Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    The Magic is in the Mud: Finding Your Message, Your Story, and Your Purpose with Michelle Garside

  2. Aug 7

    How to Stay Human When the World Feels Heavy

    This one is a solo episode. Just me and a question I have been sitting with for a while now. How do we stay open-hearted when the world keeps asking us to become hardened? Because if you are anything like me, you have been feeling it. The weight of the news. The political noise. The economic uncertainty. The collective grief that has become so constant it barely registers anymore. The sense that we are being asked to digest more than we were ever designed to hold. And somewhere in the middle of all of it — we are still supposed to show up. For our patients, our families, our work, each other. This episode is about what that actually takes. Not the performative version. The honest one. What We Talk About The two survival strategies most of us default to — shutting down or staying hyper-engaged — and why neither one creates peaceThe critical difference between resilience and emotional self-abandonment — and why we so often confuse the twoWhy we were taught to call exhaustion strength and what that has cost usWhat emotional regulation actually looks like — and why it is not about never feeling upsetThe question to ask when life feels heavy — and why the impossible questions make everything worseWhat's mine to carry today — and why that answer looks different for everyoneBoundaries as an act of love — not selflessness, not weakness, but sustainable careWhat we let into our bodies, our nervous systems, our spaces — and why protecting that is wisdomThe CALM Method — Compassion, Awareness, Listening, and Mindfulness — as survival tools for right nowWhat staying human actually looks like on an ordinary day — and why ordinary care is more powerful than we thinkTenderness as courage — and why softness is not the same as fragilityThe one question worth returning to: what helps you come back to yourself?A Line That Stayed With Me There is a difference between resilience and emotional self-abandonment. One builds strength. The other leaves you exhausted. Free Resource Mentioned 📥 Download the free CALM Method guide 👉 https://dympna.myflodesk.com/calm Don't be a stranger. You can reach me at podcast@dympnaweil.com Website https://www.dympnaweil.com Substack (or other newsletter) https://substack.com/@dympnaweil Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dympnaweil/ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/dympnaweil/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dympna.weil Bluesky https://‪@dympnaweil.bsky.social‬ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    How to Stay Human When the World Feels Heavy

  3. Jul 26

    Blue Health, Awe, and the Healing Power of Water with Dr. Easkey Britton

    Today I sit down with Dr. Easkey Britton, marine social scientist, big wave surfer, author, and one of the most original thinkers I have encountered on the relationship between water, the body, and what it means to be fully alive. Easkey was literally named after a surf break on the wild northwest coast of Ireland, and has spent her life at the intersection of the sea and science — researching what water does to us physiologically, emotionally, and communally. We talk about Blue Health, the neuroscience of awe, the ancient Irish understanding of water as medicine, and what happened when Easkey became the first woman to surf in Iran. We talk about nervous system regulation, forest bathing, terpenes, and the shared experience of being in water with other human beings. We talk about what it means to notice beauty in a world that moves too fast to let us. And somewhere in the middle of it all — we talk about coming home to yourself. What We Talk About The ancient Irish understanding of water as medicine — sacred springs, holy wells, and rituals of the seaWhat Blue Health actually is and what the science is showing us about water's effect on the nervous system and brainLiquid Therapy — the ocean therapy charity in Donegal creating access to the sea for young people with physical disabilities and mental health challengesEaskey's groundbreaking journey to Iran in 2013 — becoming the first woman to surf there and what that experience taught her about belonging, barriers, and the ocean as a levelerThe Be Like Water initiative and what happened when women in Iran learned to surf by starting with attunement rather than techniqueHow shared experience in water breaks down barriers that persist on landThe science of awe — why nature and music are two of the biggest sources of everyday awe and what that means for our nervous systemsTerpenes — the molecules released by trees that literally change the biochemistry of your brainEntrainment and how shared communal experiences synchronize our nervous systemsThe difference between consuming life and actually feeling itThe ocean breath practice — a simple, beautiful way to connect with water wherever you areThe art of noticing — one beautiful thing a day and what happens when you start keeping a log of iConnect With Easkey Britton 🌐 Website: easkeybritton.com 📲 Instagram: @easkeysurf 📚 Books: Saltwater in the Blood, Ebb and Flow, 50 Things to Do by the Sea Thanks for listening. Your support means everything - so if you are moved to, please leave me a review and share this episode with a friend who may need the messages held here. Don't be a stranger. You can reach me at podcast@dympnaweil.com Website https://www.dympnaweil.com Substack (or other newsletter) https://substack.com/@dympnaweil Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dympnaweil/ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    Blue Health, Awe, and the Healing Power of Water with Dr. Easkey Britton

  4. Jul 14

    What Your Relationship With Food Is Really Trying to Tell You with Stephanie Mara

    What if your relationship with food was never really about food at all? That is the question at the heart of this conversation, and the answer is more profound and more compassionate than most of us have ever been offered. Today I sit down with Stephanie Mara, creator of Somatic Eating™, for a conversation that gently reframes everything we think we know about eating, body image, and the behaviors we've spent years trying to fix, control, or overcome. Stephanie brings two decades of private practice experience alongside her own deeply personal journey through digestive issues, diet culture, and the discovery that what she was really navigating all along was trauma, nervous system dysregulation, and a body doing its absolute best to keep her safe. This episode is not about what to eat. It's about learning to listen to what your body has been trying to tell you all along. What We Talk About What somatic eating actually means — and why the word somatic matters How Stephanie's own digestive issues and history with diet culture led her to create an entirely new framework Why our food behaviors are not pathologies — they are the wisest, most adaptive responses available to us at the time The connection between trauma, nervous system dysregulation, and our relationship with food and body image Why it is never really about the food — and what it actually is about Attachment styles and how our earliest experiences of safety shape the way we eat The difference between interoception, proprioception, and exteroception — and how each one offers a different doorway back into the body Somatic pauses — a simple, individualized practice for reconnecting with yourself throughout the day Why some people need to tune in more and others need to tune in differently — and how to know which one you are The concept of allostatic load and why reducing your stress bucket throughout the day changes everything about your evenings How small, consistent moments of nervous system regulation create more choice — around food and everything else A Note From Dympna What I love most about Stephanie's work is the compassion at the center of it. She is not asking you to fix your relationship with food. She is asking you to get curious about what it has been trying to communicate. That is a very different invitation — and a much kinder one. Connect With Stephanie Mara 🌐 Website: stephaniemara.com 🍽️ Somatic Eating: somaticeating.com 📲 Instagram: @_stephaniemara 🎙️ Podcast: Satiated Podcast ✉️ Email: support@stephaniemara.com 📬 Free 5-day email series: available at stephaniemara.com Don't be a stranger. You can reach me at podcast@dympnaweil.com https://www.dympnaweil.com Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    What Your Relationship With Food Is Really Trying to Tell You with Stephanie Mara

  5. Jul 1

    Greatest Hits Rebroadcast: Feeling Burnt Out? How to Reclaim Your Time, Energy & Joy with Dr Mary Leung

    Ever feel like you're doing everything "right" and still feeling drained? This episode of Prescribing Possibility is for anyone, especially high achievers who's tired of running on empty and ready to reconnect with what matters most. Dr. Mary Leung, a triple-board-certified physician turned certified life coach, gets candid about her own experience of burnout, and how she rewrote the script of her life to find clarity, balance, and real joy. Her story is packed with both heart and practical tools to help you shift from survival mode to intentional living.Thanks for listening. Your support means everything - so if you are moved to, please leave me a review and share this episode with a friend who may need the messages held here. Don't be a stranger. You can reach me at podcast@dympnaweil.com Website https://www.dympnaweil.com Substack (or other newsletter) https://substack.com/@dympnaweil Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dympnaweil/ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/dympnaweil/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dympna.weil Bluesky https://‪@dympnaweil.bsky.social‬ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

  6. Jun 12

    Find Your CALM: A Simple Practice for When Life Feels Like Too Much

    It's just us today. Join me for a conversation about one of the simplest and most useful tools I've found — one I use personally, teach regularly, and come back to especially when life feels like it's running the show instead of me. It's called the CALM Method. And before your brain tells you this sounds too simple to matter — I'm going to lovingly challenge that thought. Because the things that change us most often aren't complicated. What makes them powerful is consistency, intentionality, and practicing them in the middle of real life — not in retreat centers or perfectly quiet rooms. CALM stands for Compassion, Awareness, Listening, and Mindfulness. And in this episode I walk you through exactly what each one looks like in practice — not in theory, but in the parking lot at Target, in the checkout line at the grocery store, sitting in your car after a long day trying not to fall apart before you walk through the door.Free Resource Mentioned in This Episode 📥 Download the free CALM Method Workbook a practical, simple tool to help you reconnect with yourself and find your way back to calm in the middle of real life.👉 https://dympna.myflodesk.com/calm Thanks for listening. Your support means everything - so if you are moved to, please leave me a review and share this episode with a friend who may need the messages held here. Don't be a stranger. You can reach me at podcast@dympnaweil.com Website https://www.dympnaweil.com Substack (or other newsletter) https://substack.com/@dympnaweil Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dympnaweil/ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/dympnaweil/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dympna.weil Bluesky https://‪@dympnaweil.bsky.social‬ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    Find Your CALM: A Simple Practice for When Life Feels Like Too Much

  7. Jun 7

    The New Rules of Women's Health with Meghan Rabbitt

    What does it actually mean to know your body and how do we get there when the medical system, social media, and decades of inadequate education have left most women without the tools to even ask the right questions? In this rich and wide-ranging conversation, I sit down with award-winning health journalist and author Meghan Rabbitt to talk about her landmark book The New Rules of Women's Health, a comprehensive, evidence-based guide to women's health at every stage of life. Meghan spent three years interviewing over 130 all-female experts across medicine, research, and clinical practice to create the book she wishes every woman had on her shelf. What We Talk About How a single magazine article on women's brain health — and one phone call with Maria Shriver — led Meghan to write this book Why "bikini medicine" is no longer enough and what a truly comprehensive view of women's health actually looks like Meghan's personal story of years of heavy periods, fibroids that went undetected, and what she learned about her own role in that The single most powerful thing you can do before your next doctor's appointment — and it takes less than ten minutes Why women brag about their high pain tolerance and the real cost of that habit The evidence — or lack of it — behind cycle syncing The shame we carry about our own bodies and why it is costing us our health Why it's time to start calling things by their actual names How to be an empowered partner in your own care — not a passive recipient of it About Meghan Rabbitt Meghan Rabbitt is an award-winning health journalist whose work has appeared in Prevention, Women's Health, and dozens of other national publications. She spent three years and interviewed over 130 all-female experts to write The New Rules of Women's Health — Your Guide to Thriving at Every Age, a comprehensive, evidence-based guide to women's health across every life stage. She has worked closely with Maria Shriver and the Women's Alzheimer's Movement and is one of the most trusted voices in women's health journalism today. Connect with Meghan Find The New Rules of Women's Health: https://newrulesofwomenshealth.com/ Follow Meghan on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/meghanrabbitt Thanks for listening. Your support means everything - so if you are moved to, please leave me a review and share this episode with a friend who may need the messages held here. Don't be a stranger. You can reach me at podcast@dympnaweil.com Website https://www.dympnaweil.com Substack (or other newsletter) https://substack.com/@dympnaweil Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dympnaweil/ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    The New Rules of Women's Health with Meghan Rabbitt

  8. May 21

    Rediscovering Awe Through the Arts with Elizabeth Sobol

    What happens when you dedicate your life to something you love… and then one day, you can no longer feel it? In this deeply human and unexpectedly moving conversation, I sit down with Elizabeth Sobol, CEO of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, for a conversation that transcends music, leadership, and career paths. This is a conversation about disconnection, burnout, awe, and what it means to come back to yourself. Elizabeth shares her journey from a childhood steeped in storytelling and song in rural North Carolina to a high-powered career in New York City’s classical music world, eventually rising to Managing Director at IMG and later President of a label at Universal Music. But beneath the success, something quietly unraveled. She found herself sitting in concert halls, surrounded by extraordinary music… and feeling nothing. What unfolds is an honest exploration of burnout before we had language for it, the cost of chronic stress and disembodied work, and the quiet crisis of losing connection to what once made you feel alive. Together, Dympna and Elizabeth explore: The early roots of awe, wonder, and creativity and why they matter more than we realize The unseen emotional labor of caregiving roles beyond medicine Burnout as a physiological and relational experience Why live, communal experiences (like music and dance) are biologically regulating The concept of “entrainment” and how shared experiences sync our nervous systems The difference between consuming life… and actually feeling it How a surprising “retirement” call changed everything and led Elizabeth back to meaning About Elizabeth Sobol Elizabeth Sobol is the CEO of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), where she has reimagined what a performing arts institution can be in the modern era. During her tenure, she has transformed SPAC into a year-round cultural destination, expanding programming across culinary, literary, healing, and visual arts, while dramatically increasing access through education initiatives that now serve tens of thousands annually. She also led the creation of the SPAC School of the Arts and major campus renovations designed to deepen community connection and accessibility. Before SPAC, Elizabeth held leadership roles at some of the most influential organizations in the arts, including serving as President & CEO of Universal Music Classics and Managing Director of IMG Artists, where she worked with world-renowned artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Renée Fleming, and Joshua Bell. Her career has spanned artist management, music production, and cultural leadership—but at its core has always been about one thing: bringing people into deeper connection with art, with each other, and with themselves. Connect with SPAC 🌐 Website: https://spac.org📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacsaratoga📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SPACSaratoga You can reach me at podcast@dympnaweil.com Website https://www.dympnaweil.com Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    Rediscovering Awe Through the Arts with Elizabeth Sobol
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Prescribing Possibility is hosted by physician, writer, and master coach Dr. Dympna Weil, MD. It’s a space for real, reflective conversations that inspire deep healing, bold growth, and a more harmonious way of living. Whether you’re navigating life in medicine, feeling pulled in a thousand directions, or simply searching for steadiness in a chaotic world, Prescribing Possibility offers stories, strategies, and soulful support. Settle in for your weekly dose of thoughtful dialogue and personal transformation, and the gentle reminder that life doesn’t have to be perfect to be beautiful. Special thanks to @Bright_Sighted Media and @creatorstudiosaratoga for the opportunity to learn & create in their warm, cozy, and welcoming Bright Sighted Studio. As a Founding member of the Creator Studio, it is an honor to work with them & remind myself that I still can learn new things (albeit at a slower pace...). Shoutout and gratitude to Megan Sasarek, the most incredible Podcast Editor EVER! Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Dympna Weil, MD
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    35
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