Who We Are — and Why We’re Anti-Social
Welcome to The Antisocial Doctors
If you’ve ever gone down a health rabbit hole on social media and come out feeling more anxious, confused, or ashamed than when you started — this podcast is for you.
We’re The Antisocial Doctors: two primary care physicians, millennial moms, and curious humans who spend enough time online to see both the good and the harm that comes from social media health content.
Social media can be a powerful tool for education, connection, and advocacy. It can also make people deeply unwell — especially when it comes to health. We’ve seen that firsthand, both as doctors and as patients ourselves.
This podcast is meant to be the antidote to the algorithm.
Not by debunking everything with snark.
Not by blaming people for being “misinformed.”
And not by pretending medicine has all the answers.
But by slowing things down.
Who we are
Rebecca Berens, MD
I’m a board-certified family medicine physician and direct primary care doctor in Houston, TX. My approach to medicine was shaped long before I became a doctor.
I struggled with an eating disorder in college, and during recovery I was introduced to Health at Every Size, intuitive eating, and weight-neutral care. Later, during medical training, I saw how deeply weight bias and stigma are embedded in traditional healthcare — and how much harm they cause.
From medical school onward, I’ve practiced from a weight-neutral, HAES-aligned perspective. I’ve found that patients feel more heard, have more autonomy, and are far more likely to stick with care plans that are actually sustainable. Our relationships are stronger, and care is better because of it.
Sonia Singh, MD
I’m a board-certified internal medicine physician and direct primary care doctor, also practicing in Houston, TX.
I grew up with a physician father and a mother who lived with health anxiety, chronic pain, and unexplained symptoms — and who didn’t believe in Western medicine. Just growing up with these two as parents gave me unique insight into how different people approach wellness and how frustrating it can be when doctors don’t have all the answers.
Without intending to, I’ve spent my career attracting patients just like her. The ones looking for answers and sitting anxiously in the grey.
I’ve always been deeply interested in nutrition — not just on an individual level, but from a population and systems perspective. I completed a master’s degree in nutrition before medical school, and much of my work now centers on caring for people seeking lifestyle solutions or struggling with health anxiety or complex conditions.
Why we’re “anti-social”
This podcast came out of conversations we kept having — in mom groups, in clinic rooms, and in our own feeds.
We’d see the same trends over and over:
“My doctor never mentioned this.”
“This is what they’re not telling you.”
“Doctors just gaslight you.”
Sometimes the content is flat-out wrong.
Sometimes it’s partly true.
And often, it’s appealing because something in healthcare is broken.
We’ve watched well-meaning professionals try to “debunk” misinformation in ways that feel dismissive, shaming, or overly simplistic. And we’ve watched patients shut down — not because they don’t care about science, but because they don’t feel heard.
Social media isn’t built for nuance. Medicine requires it.
So we created a space where nuance is the point.
What this show is (and isn’t)
This is not your average debunking podcast.
Each episode follows the same structure:
What is the claim?
Why is it viral?
What’s the nugget of truth?
What are the actual facts — with context and nuance?
What can we learn from this as doctors and as humans?
How would we talk to patients about this in the real world?
Where can people go for reliable information?
We don’t do shame.
We don’t do blame.
And we don’t do snark.
We do curiosity, evidence, humility, and compassion.
Why we’re doing this
We’re in a unique position.
We both practice direct primary care, which means we have time — time to listen, time to explain, time to sit with uncertainty. We know most clinicians don’t have that luxury, and most patients don’t have access to it.
Our hope is that this podcast becomes:
A validating, evidence-based resource for patients who want deeper answers
A practical tool for clinicians trying to respond thoughtfully to what their patients are seeing online
A small step toward repairing the doctor-patient relationship
Where to read along
Each podcast episode will also have a companion Substack post.
We know not everyone has time to listen to a full episode — and some people prefer to read, revisit, or share written resources. These posts are designed to stand on their own and to pair with the audio.
Every post follows the same structure:
What is the claim?
Why is it viral?
What’s the nugget of truth?
What are the facts (with context and nuance)?
What can we learn from this as patients and clinicians?
Three take-home points
“The Antidote to the Algorithm”- scripts for patients and clinicians to heal from social media health content
Sources and further reading
Think of these posts as a way to slow down the conversation, add references, and give you something you can return to — or bring to your next appointment.
A note about how we create this content
We want to be transparent about how this project is made.
We both run medical practices, see patients, and are working parents. To make this content sustainable — and to get accurate, thoughtful information out quickly — we ethically use AI to search the medical literature and as a writing and organization tool.
Here’s what that means:
The ideas, clinical reasoning, and opinions are ours
We provide detailed notes, transcripts, and source material
AI helps us organize, summarize, and structure content clearly and efficiently
All sources and written posts are reviewed by us before publishing
We see this as no different from using modern tools in medicine itself: a way to reduce friction, increase access, and spend more time on the parts that matter — nuance, accuracy, and care. For the most human experience- listen to the podcast. The first 3 episodes drop today, and new episodes will air every 2 weeks.
If you’ve ever felt dismissed, overwhelmed, or unsure who to trust — we’re glad you’re here.
Welcome to The Antisocial Doctors.