From Addiction to Advocacy: Dr. Nate Harold on Reforming Pharmacy and Restoring Purpose

In this eye-opening episode of Living Undeterred, Jeff Johnston sits down with Dr. Nate Harold, Chief Pharmacy Officer at MedOne, for a vulnerable and visionary conversation about family, faith, and the broken state of pharmaceutical care. What starts as a discussion about PBMs and prescription access quickly unfolds into a story of personal trauma, moral courage, and system-wide reform.

Together, Jeff and Dr. Harold explore how their shared experiences with addiction and loss have fueled a mission to rethink mental wellness from the inside out.

🔑 In This Episode, You'll Learn:

• How Dr. Harold’s mother’s opioid addiction shaped his purpose in life
• Why the pharmacy industry is broken—and what MedOne is doing to fix it
• The dangerous misalignment between profit and patient care in prescription benefits
• How faith, service, and transparency can guide organizational leadership
• Why holistic mental wellness must include financial literacy and purpose
• The future of AI as a tool for connection, not just information
• Why “pivoting” is sometimes the most courageous thing a person can do

💡 “If you’re unhappy, don’t settle—pivot. Change the game.” – Dr. Nate Harold

🎧 Tune in to discover how pharmacy reform and personal healing can converge to spark real, systemic change—for our communities, and for ourselves.