TUESDAY TALKS
A Community Speaker Series Featuring Some of Our Neighborhood’s Most Fascinating People
at the Cleveland Park Library
Our Next Talk:
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
START TIME: 6:45PM
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
6:45 Talk begins
Dr. Lucy McBride
Physician and Author of
Beyond The Prescription
Becoming Your Best Self Advocate in the Doctor’s Office
Have you ever felt:
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Dismissed in a doctor’s office
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Confused by “normal” lab results
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Overwhelmed by conflicting health advice
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Pressured to “optimize” with diet & supplements
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Stuck between prescriptions & wellness advice
Beyond the Prescription offers a practical alternative: a real-life roadmap to help you make informed decisions, ask better questions, and find the care you actually need.
It moves you from overwhelmed and reactive to informed, self-aware, and in charge. This isn’t about becoming your own doctor. It’s about becoming a more empowered patient.
Book sale and signing before the talk, beginning at 6:15 pm.
Free and in person. Start time: 6:45 PM
Dr. Lucy McBride
Dr. Lucy McBride is a primary care physician and co-founder of the Ackerly McBride Group in Washington, DC. A graduate of Harvard Medical School and Johns Hopkins, she is the author of Beyond the Prescription: A Doctor's Guide to Taking Charge of Your Health and the newsletter Are You Okay? She also hosts the podcast Beyond the Prescription. Her writing advocates for an evidence-based, whole-person approach to healthcare and has appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and USA Today. She lives in DC with her husband and is the proud mother of three grown children.