About Well-Being Manifesto
The Well-Being Manifesto Podcast is your trusted companion in translating science into sustainable self-care. It explores how we can live more purposefully, resiliently, and joyfully—across our personal, relational, and professional lives—by anchoring well-being in evidence, not trends. This podcast isn’t about hacks or hype. It’s about real lives and real change. Each episode offers clear, practical strategies rooted in the core elements of health, including physical vitality, emotional clarity, mental focus, and relational harmony. Whether you’re navigating burnout, recalibrating your daily habits, or striving for meaning in the midst of modern complexity, we bring grounded conversations that meet you where you are. Topics span nutrition, movement, sleep, mindfulness, social connection, and purposeful living—delivered in a way that is digestible, actionable, and deeply human.
The podcast is hosted by Dr. Moain Abu Dabrh and Dr. W. David Freeman—two clinician-researchers and changemakers who have spent their careers advancing whole-person care. Their lived experiences and professional insights converge in a powerful, compassionate voice for what it truly means to thrive. Together, they co-developed the MEDS™ and VIP-CWRE frameworks—science-backed models that form the backbone of the podcast and serve as a compass for individual and collective well-being, offering a roadmap that is meaningful, realistic, and regenerative.
Each episode features a blend of deep-dive interviews with leading thinkers, personal reflections, and hands-on guidance to help listeners shift from intention to sustainable implementation. You’ll hear from voices across health, science, leadership, behavioral change, and the humanities—people who bring nuance, rigor, and heart to the thought-provoking conversation on well-being.
The Well-Being Manifesto Podcast empowers listeners to take small, sustainable steps forward—not just for the sake of productivity, but for the sake of presence, purpose, and vitality. Because your well-being isn’t just a personal goal—it’s a foundational capacity. It affects how you show up, connect, lead, heal, grow, and cultivate.
Start where you are. Tune in weekly. And begin the journey toward a harmonized, healthier, and more intentional life—now, onward, and upward.
Dr Freeman:
Physician Leader | Health Systems Strategist | Innovator-Educator | Well-Being Advocate
Dr. W. David Freeman is a physician, public health expert, and systems leader with over two decades of experience advancing whole-person health and human performance. With a career spanning clinical care, academia, and policy, he is known for helping individuals and organizations align well-being with high-impact, sustainable outcomes.
Dr. Freeman has held senior roles across healthcare systems, where he has consistently championed evidence-based, precision health approaches grounded in the daily realities of people’s lives. His work integrates medical science, public health, and leadership development to drive practical solutions for individual and collective well-being.
His personal journey—especially his experience as a caregiver during his wife’s cancer treatment—deepened his commitment to resilience, caregiving, and the healing power of everyday health practices. This experience became a catalyst for co-creating the Well-Being Manifesto Podcast alongside Dr. Moain Abu Dabrh, where they explore practical strategies for thriving across life domains.
Together, they also developed the MEDS™ framework, focused on Mind, Exercise, Diet, and Sleep—four pillars of foundational health supported by science and accessible to everyone.
In his work with healthcare teams, executives, and change agents, Dr. Freeman is known for his clarity, compassion, and systems-level thinking. He frequently speaks on the role of culture, leadership, and behavioral science in advancing well-being at scale.
Whether advising on care transformation, leading interdisciplinary initiatives, or mentoring emerging leaders, Dr. Freeman brings a unique blend of professional insight and personal authenticity to everything he does.
He believes that well-being is not a luxury—it’s a core capacity. One that must be cultivated intentionally, collectively, and with purpose.
Moain Abu Dabrh:
Physician-Coach | Researcher | Educator | Innovator | Medical Humanist| Well-Being Advocate
Dr. Moain Abu Dabrh is a physician, researcher, educator, and medical humanist dedicated to advancing person-centered, evidence-informed models of care. With clinical training in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, and advanced research education at New York University and Tufts University, he brings a unique blend of science, empathy, and lived experience to his work.
At Mayo Clinic since 2012, Dr. Abu Dabrh leads research and implementation initiatives focused on integrative, lifestyle, minimally disruptive, and whole person care for individuals with chronic and complex conditions. His work spans clinical innovation, health system redesign, and care delivery models that honor the full context of a person’s life—not just their diagnosis.
He serves on national and international boards and contributes to the development of clinical guidelines for professional societies and public health organizations. His thought leadership has been featured at global forums, including TEDx, and his scholarship informs how care teams and systems can support healing with compassion, dignity, and sustainability.
Rooted in his upbringing in Tripoli, Libya, and shaped by decades of international experience, Dr. Abu Dabrh lives by a guiding principle: “Serve where intention and compassion intersect with joy and gratitude.” Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his loved ones, being nature, global travel, cooking, and playing sports.
