Hi Everyone, 

I’m Doctor Stik, the pen name I write under — though in daily life, I’m Anh Nguyen, a medical doctor (M.D.), a neurosurgeon and former Director at the Institute for Applied Psychology, Psychiatry, and Neuroscience (IPPN). My work sits at the meeting point of medical science, clinical psychology, numerology and Buddhist contemplative practice, and my mission is simple: to help people understand and break the psychological loops that keep them exhausted, overwhelmed, and disconnected from themselves.

I’m the author of Release. Return. Reside., along with two Vietnamese beloved books — The Doctor of Numerology and The Secret Language of Life. Over the years, my writing has become a bridge between science and spirituality, offering gentle, practical tools for emotional clarity, nervous system healing, and self-trust.

But beyond the credentials, here is the more honest introduction:

For many years, I lived inside the same loops I now teach people to untangle.
I was the achiever. The over-functioner. The peacemaker. The quiet survivor who carried far more than anyone ever saw. And even as life became more “successful,” something inside me kept dimming — as if I were holding up the world on my shoulders while losing pieces of myself along the way.

My search for understanding took me everywhere: medicine, neuroscience, psychology, metaphysics, meditation, and long conversations with patients, monks, teachers, and strangers who trusted me with their stories. Slowly, I began piecing together a new way of living — one not built on pressure or performance, but on presence, inner steadiness, and compassion.

That journey became the 3R Principle —
✨ Release what no longer belongs to you
✨ Return to who you truly are
✨ Reside in the life that feels like home

And that is the heart of everything I write.

If you’re here, I want this space to feel like a soft landing.
You don’t need to be perfect.
You don’t need to impress anyone.
You don’t need to carry every role alone.

You can finally exhale.

Thank you for being here — and for allowing me to walk beside you, gently, as you find your way back to yourself.