In this special Biohacking Conference edition of the Thrive State Podcast, Dr. Kien Vuu interviews Ukrainian psychologist, media personality, and global inspiration Natalia Kholodenko. From a childhood in a rural Soviet village to becoming a household name in Ukraine, Natalia’s journey is a masterclass in resilience, embodiment, and playful manifestation.

Natalia shares the power of visualization, how she used “walking interviews” to manifest a career in media, and why dreaming bigger than your trauma is the key to healing. Her insights blend science, storytelling, and soul — and her presence alone is medicine.

🔹 Visualization + movement to rewire your brain
🔹 The neuroscience of imagination and play
🔹 How trauma can ignite transformation
🔹 Healing through art, color, and embodied emotion

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• Childhood dreams, Napoleon Hill, and inner worlds

• Natalia’s rise to media stardom in Ukraine

• Motivation from poverty and rewriting family patterns

• First exposure to online work and global community

• Overcoming fear, judgment, and perfectionism

• “Walking interviews” as a brain training technique

• Embodied visualization, play, and neuroplasticity

• Dreaming bigger than trauma and coaching displaced women

• Group dream exercises and the power of new people

• Resilience after loss, stress, and war

• Drawing, color, and somatic healing tools

In this powerful episode of the Thrive State Podcast, Dr. Kien Vuu (Doctor V) sits down with Sandra Scheinbaum, PhD, founder of the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy. They explore how health coaching is transforming lives, the science behind mind-body medicine, and how your personal story shapes your biology.

🔹 Learn how thoughts create biology
🔹 The connection between trauma, stress, and chronic illness
🔹 Why health coaches are critical to healthcare’s future
🔹 How to become your own best medicine

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• The "Five to Thrive" lightning round

• Sandra’s path from teacher to psychologist to coach trainer

• Mind-body medicine: thoughts as biochemical signals

• Gently challenging limiting beliefs and personal stories

• From trauma to resilience: biography shapes biology

• Panic attacks and the healing power of breath

• How health coaches support doctors and patients

• Health Savings Accounts & paying for coaching

• Identity shift: Taking ownership of your health

• Sandra’s personal wellness habits and routine at 75

• How to find or become a certified health coach

Discover how spirulina and chlorella—Earth’s oldest superfoods—can transform your health, energy, and longevity. In this special edition of the Thrive State Podcast, Dr. Kien Vuu (Doctor V) sits down with ENERGYbits founder Catherine Arnston to unpack the science behind algae and its powerful effects on mitochondrial function, detoxification, and disease prevention.

🔥 Highlights:

• Mitochondrial health & energy

• Cellular detox and immune resilience

• Algae’s role in anti-aging and fasting

• Spirulina vs. Chlorella explained

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