What if your greatest tool for healing and leadership isn't something you do — but the presence you bring to every moment?

In this episode of The Thrive State Podcast, Dr. Kien Vuu sits down with Josh Pais, transformational coach and expert in conscious leadership, to explore how emotional awareness, regulation, and authenticity shape both our biology and our impact.

Together, they dive into the science of presence, the importance of inner stillness, and how understanding your emotional state can elevate not only your health — but also the way you lead, love, and live.

You'll learn:

• How emotions shape your biology and energy state
• Why awareness is the foundation of true connection
• The link between authenticity, leadership, and longevity
• Simple tools to regulate your emotional and physiological state

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Episode Highlights:

• The Power of Presence
• Josh Pais on Emotional Awareness and the Human Condition
• The Science of Regulation: Emotions, Energy, and Health
• Conscious Leadership: Leading from Awareness, Not Reaction
• Building Authentic Connection and Trust
• Practical Tools for Emotional Mastery and Presence

Join Dr. Kien Vuu and guest Natalie Hummel as they dive deep into nervous system mastery, overcoming fear, and building resilience for peak performance. Learn practical strategies to transform stress, discomfort, and uncertainty into growth and presence.

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Episode Highlight:

• Natalie's Journey Into Nervous System Mastery
• The Science of Fear & Stress Response
• Practical Tools for Nervous System Regulation
• Transforming Discomfort Into Performance
• Mind-Body Connection & Daily Practices
• Audience Q&A & Real-Life Applications

In this masterclass episode of the Thrive State Podcast, Dr. Kien Vuu (Doctor V) sits down with Jim Bunch—serial entrepreneur, impact investor, co-founder of Powur, founder of Ultimate Life Technologies, and the visionary behind Impact CEOs—to explore why the most effective leaders design environments, not just businesses.

Together we dive into:

• Why mental clarity, resilience, and adaptive mindset are essential for modern leaders
• How to design environments—physical, digital, and energetic—that shape who you become
• The link between energy, consciousness, and sustainable leadership for people, planet, and profit
• Why clean energy and impact investing represent the future of leadership
• How masterminds and shared vision accelerate personal and planetary transformation
  
  

Jim's wisdom bridges entrepreneurship, sustainability, and human potential, showing how the right environments create not only better leaders but also a better world.

Episode Highlights:

• Who is Jim Bunch and why environments matter for leadership
• The growing mental health challenge in business, families, and society
• Adaptability as the new survival skill for leaders and CEOs
• Why schools never taught us how to be happy, healthy, and wealthy
• The Nine Environments framework: design beats willpower every time
• How energy, frequency, and environments shape performance
• Practical steps to assess and elevate your environments
• Delegation, freedom, and adaptability in building sustainable companies
• Where to learn more about Jim's work and access his nine environments course

In this transformative episode of the Thrive State Podcast, Dr. Kien Vuu (Doctor V) sits down with Mike Zeller—peak performance coach, trauma healer, and biohacking expert—to explore how to rewire your brain, protect mental clarity, and unlock peak performance.

Together we dive into:

• Why trauma can hijack your brain and derail focus, clarity, and energy
• How neuroplasticity allows the brain to heal and re-pattern beyond mindset alone
• Practical tools to shift negative emotional energy and cultivate resilience
• Biohacking rituals, from NAD optimization to daily practices, that support brain vitality
• The intersection of trauma, energy, and flow for sustained performance
  
  

Mike has guided hundreds of entrepreneurs and leaders across six continents, helping them rewire their nervous systems, recover from trauma, and thrive in both business and life.

Episode Highlights:

• Meet Mike Zeller, peak performance strategist and trauma healer
• Time and energy as the two currencies of modern life
• How to block time and match energy for deep work and flow
• Distraction, flow, and why clarity is impossible with constant interruption
• The default mode network and its role in depression, anxiety, and sabotage
• Trauma, hypervigilance, and how neuroplasticity rewires the nervous system
• Somatic therapy, neurofeedback, and non-psychedelic healing tools
• Finding your genius: curiosity, purpose, and the clues life gives us
• Loss as a gift: how setbacks can reset identity and build resilience
• Why NAD optimization is a game changer for brain energy and mental clarity
• Where to learn more about Mike's work and his role with Gfinity

In this inspiring episode of the Thrive State Podcast, Dr. Kien Vuu (Doctor V) sits down with Billie Lee to explore the power of authenticity and the courage it takes to truly live as who you are.

Together, we dive into:

• Why embracing authenticity is the key to freedom, joy, and deep connection
• How living out of alignment with your truth impacts health and energy
• The courage required to step into your authentic self in a world full of pressure and expectation
• Practical steps for reclaiming your identity, your voice, and your highest self
  
  

Billie's story and insights remind us that when we live authentically, we not only elevate our own lives, we also create the frequency of healing, wholeness, and vitality for others.

If you are ready to break free from fear and step into your authentic power, this is the conversation for you.

Episode Highlights:

• Meet Billie Lee, advocate for authenticity and self love
• Childhood struggles, bullying, and the first steps toward resilience
• Realizing identity and navigating life out of alignment
• Shame, guilt, and the healing power of self acceptance
• Forgiveness practices that transformed family relationships
• Why differences are superpowers and the myth of "normal"
• Vulnerability as a path to deeper connection and purpose
• Gratitude, grounding, and daily practices for self love
• Why self love is a lifelong journey, not a quick fix
• Billie's message of hope for anyone struggling with authenticity
• Where to follow Billie's work and upcoming projects

In this electrifying episode of the Thrive State Podcast, host Dr. Kien Vuu sits down with bestselling author and cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Steven Gundry to unpack why our conventional approach to health may be draining our most vital resource: energy.

Together, they explore:

• Why feeling constantly tired is not normal and often signals inflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction, central to the Energy Paradox
• The hidden dangers of lectins in everyday foods, a cornerstone concept of Gundry's Plant Paradox
• Practical, science-backed strategies to reclaim vitality, silence immune dysfunction, and nourish your microbiome
• How to biohack consciousness and performance by aligning diet, gut health, and mitochondrial vitality

Dr. Gundry's frameworks offer game-changing insights for anyone overwhelmed by exhaustion, brain fog, or chronic fatigue. Transformation begins at the cellular level.

If you are ready to break free from endless fatigue and discover how energy truly works, this conversation is for you.

Episode Highlight:

• Dr. Steven Gundry, bestselling author and cardiothoracic surgeon
• Why tiredness is not normal and what it really signals
• The Energy Paradox: how mitochondria and microbiome shape vitality
• Lectins explained: hidden dangers in everyday foods
• Prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics: why diversity matters
• Polyphenols, microbiome, and mitochondrial health
• The link between gut health and autoimmune disease
• Practical strategies to silence inflammation and reclaim energy
• What foods to avoid and how to prepare plants safely
• Simple steps to rebuild your gut and regain vitality
• Where to learn more about Dr. Gundry's work

In this special episode, Natalia Kholodenko—widely known as Ukraine's Oprah—interviews Dr. Kien Vuu (Doctor V) to uncover powerful insights on health, healing, and the role of consciousness in shaping our reality.

Together, we explore:

• How biohacking consciousness can unlock greater health and vitality
• The connection between energy, frequency, and the state of our biology
• Why our thoughts and emotions influence who we are and how we heal
• Practical ways to align with your highest state of well-being

Doctor V reminds us: "Our biology is not just shaped by what we eat or how we move—it's shaped by the energy we embody every single day."

Natalia adds: "When we learn to shift our energy, we don't just change our mindset—we change the story our body tells about who we are."

If you're curious about merging ancient wisdom, modern medicine, and energy to elevate your life—this is the conversation you've been waiting for.

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Episode Highlights:

• From radiologist to regenerative medicine
• Doctor V's journey: Overweight, diabetic, and searching for answers
• The shift from "doing" to "being" in health
• Morning and evening rituals that rewire your biology
• Viktor Frankl and choosing meaning in suffering
• Doctor V's daily nutrition and movement routine
• Reversing diabetes: lifestyle strategies that work
• Enjoying life without guilt: balance, sweets, and freedom
• The bigger mission: helping people "clean their lenses" and live with purpose

What if the future of psychiatry isn't about numbing symptoms but unlocking true healing? 🌱

In this powerful episode of the Thrive State Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Joseph Yi, a holistic psychiatrist also known as "Street MD," to explore the emerging role of psychedelics in mental health treatment. From ketamine to MDMA and psilocybin, we dive into how these therapies are reshaping the way we understand anxiety, depression, trauma, and healing.

Discover:
✅ Why antidepressants may not be the full answer
✅ The science of neuroplasticity & psychedelics
✅ The importance of integration after treatment
✅ How lifestyle (sleep, food, movement, community) is still the real foundation for mental health

Psychedelics aren't magic pills — they're tools. Used wisely, they may just be the future of psychiatry.

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Episode Highlights:

• Dr. Joseph Yi, Holistic Psychiatrist ("Street MD")
• The limits of traditional psychiatry & antidepressants
• Why psychedelics may heal what pills cannot
• Symptoms are signals: decoding anxiety & depression
• Ketamine, MDMA & Psilocybin: what's legal now and what's coming
• Neuroplasticity explained: "the ski slope" analogy
• Why integration is key after psychedelic therapy
• The role of lifestyle: food, sleep, movement, and community
• Resources & where to learn more about psychedelics
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