Outro Health and Erewhon Host A First-of-Its-Kind Gathering Exploring Healthy Minds Beyond Medication

Outro Health, the virtual clinic built to help people safely stop antidepressants, partnered with Erewhon, the California-based grocery store on a mission to positively change nutritional lifestyle, to host “New Prescriptions for Mental Wellness”, a sold-out evening of insight, connection, and nervous system support in West Hollywood.

Nearly one hundred guests gathered under the Harvest Moon for an evening focused on reclaiming mental health autonomy. Attendees participated in a guided breathwork session led by Open, enjoyed Kin Euphorics non-alcoholic social tonics, and attended a live panel moderated by Outro’s Emma Frati and featured Dr. Uma Naidoo and Instagram creator Cameron LaBar.

Dr. Naidoo, a Harvard-trained nutritional psychiatrist, bestselling author, and Director of Nutritional, Lifestyle, and Metabolic Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, emphasized how food is medicine for the mind, including her new product “Mood Food Mixers” that were distributed at the event. “I felt a heartfelt mission alignment partnering with both Erewhon and Outro for this uplifting event – we can all eat better to feel better, the core of my niche work in Nutritional Psychiatry.”

The panel, “From Numbness to Feeling”, invited guests to gain perspective on what experiencing new emotions, hobbies, and passions can feel like after prolonged numbing. Through personal stories and clinical insight, panelists discussed the challenges of antidepressant withdrawal, the need for better tapering education, and how community and lifestyle change can support long-term emotional regulation.

Outro Health’s Emma Frati moderated the panel and shared her own experience navigating psychiatric polypharmacy at university in an effort to normalize these conversations: “The point isn’t to stigmatize antidepressants; it’s to ensure people can stop taking them as safely, without the fear of their lives unraveling in the process. Most people don’t realize how difficult it can be to stop, and that’s the problem–we don’t talk about it enough.”

Guest feedback further underscored the evening’s impact: “The event made me feel like I was exactly where I was supposed to be,” said one attendee. “Los Angeles needs these events—this city has so much anxiety, and gatherings like this help remove stigma and make space for real dialogue.”

After the panel, guests joined a grounding breathwork practice by Open designed to restore presence and nervous system safety. The evening closed with light bites, a book signing with Dr. Naidoo, and custom Outro “Off-Script” totes filled with products from aligned wellness partners Salt & Stone, Loftie, Clean Dough Co, MASA Chips, and Thorne.

Outro’s presence in Erewhon’s Lifestyle Collective reflects a broader cultural shift. People are finally talking about emotional health with the same honesty and care given to other areas of wellbeing. Being welcomed into this community creates space for conversations that are often overshadowed, giving people the validation they’ve been missing with our current approach to mental health and medication.

Erewhon has long encouraged people to be intentional about their wellness. Outro brings that same dedication to supporting people through difficult medication decisions, grounding that process in clarity and community. This gathering showed how naturally those values come together when the emotional, physical, and social parts of our lives are all held in the same conversation about our personal health.