In this electrifying episode of the Thrive State Podcast, I sit down with former U.S. Marine, polar explorer, and founder of Fearvana, Akshay Nanavati, to unpack how fear, suffering, and self-transcendence can unlock the life you were meant to live.

Akshay has faced war, addiction, and darkness—literally. He’s spent 17 days in pitch black stillness. Dragged a 420-pound sled across Antarctica. And lived to teach us what it means to truly transform fear into fuel.

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Episode Highlights:

• Catching up post-CHS & setting the tone
• Five to Thrive: rapid-fire questions on fear, purpose, music, and legacy
• Akshay’s top 3 fear-facing moments: war, Antarctica, darkness
• The “Paradox of Oneness”: why struggle and joy are inseparable
• Military mindset, brotherhood, and service as a spiritual path
• PTSD, addiction, and the pivotal moment that changed everything
• Inside the Antarctica expedition: solo suffering and surrender
• Finding purpose through service and self-transcendence
• Relationships, alignment, and saying yes to yourself
• How we come alive through worthy struggle

In this heartfelt, unscripted birthday episode of the Thrive State Podcast, Dr. V shares a simple but life-changing mindset shift: “We Get To.” Discover how this single phrase can reset your nervous system, boost your longevity, and unlock your peak performance. Dr. V opens up about his personal growth journey, the power of energy, the role of conventional medicine, and why remembering who we truly are is the best medicine.

What You’ll Learn:

• How your energetic state impacts your DNA

• The hidden dangers of stress and limiting beliefs

• Why conventional and energetic medicine must work together

• The power of gratitude and presence

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Episode Highlights:

• The Birthday Special
• Why Energy is the Foundation of Health and Longevity
• Dr. V’s Journey from Chronic Disease to Thriving
• The Power of Energetic Alignment and Human Potential
• How Stress and Limiting Beliefs Create Disease
• Dr. V’s Breakthroughs in Career, Relationships, and Self-Love
• Epigenetics: The Energetic Signals You Send to Your DNA
• The Role of Conventional Medicine in Saving Lives
• Understanding Your Body Like an Ecosystem
• Introducing the “We Get To” Mindset Hack
• The Sacredness of Breath and Life
• The True Medicine: Remembering Who You Are

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