171: From Pharmacy to Functional Medicine: How Derek Dean, Pharm. D., Forged His Own Path

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> Have you ever felt stuck in a career that doesn't align with your passion, looking for a way out but not knowing exactly what to do or where to start?</span> <span style= "font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 🤔</span><span style= "font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">  </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> We've all been there – grinding away in a job that feels like a straitjacket, realizing there’s something else out there that’s far more fulfilling and in alignment with who you are. It’s soul-crushing to watch people's health suffer when you know there’s a better way. </span> <span style= "font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 🤯</span><span style= "font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">  </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Ar