I’m Doctor Stik—The name I write under, but behind it is Anh Nguyen, MD—a former Director at the Institute for Applied Psychology, Psychiatry, and Neuroscience (IPPN), and the author of Release. Return. Reside.

But more than the titles or credentials, I’m someone who’s walked through the same exhaustion, overthinking, and quiet suffering this book speaks to. For years, I lived inside the loop—over-functioning, over-giving, and carrying far more than was ever mine to hold.

I searched everywhere for answers: through medicine, psychology, spirituality, and long conversations with patients, teachers, and strangers from all walks of life. Eventually, I began piecing together a new way of living—one rooted not in pressure, but in presence. Not in performance, but in peace.

Release. Return. Reside. is the book I wish I had back then. It’s a gentle guide drawn from both science and soul, written to meet you where you are and walk beside you through the shift you’re ready for.

I’ve also written two beloved books in Vietnamese—The Doctor of Numerology and The Secret Language of Life—which have helped thousands reconnect with their inner healing and purpose.

These days, I write and speak with one mission in mind: to turn real struggle into real tools—to help people like you return to who you truly are, and live with more ease, clarity, self-trust, and freedom.