I’m trying something new here and recording my podcasts all in one-take and on video! You can watch it on Youtube, “Human Up” (https://youtu.be/OoHzVBZbhi4).

Coming up on 2 years since leaving my corporate job now, I’m struggling with sustaining my creative endeavors here in this podcast, in my writing, in my life coaching.

I don’t have answers for you in this episode. But smoke up some of that green and chill with me as I process this transitional time for me right now.

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This is a recording of a live meditation "sesh-in" (no script) that I host twice a month on Tuesdays at http://bit.ly/cannaconnections.

For maximum effect, you can use cannabis consciously to deepen your experience in reconnecting to your body.

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This week, I’m sharing a recording of a FB live I was invited to by Clover Lam, creator of the community, Unconventional Asians. With her community, her mission is to encourage Asians to think and act outside of the box and breaking free from the stereotypes that's limiting us from our fullest potential. In her weekly FB lives, she offers herself up as “a client” for other coaches, experts, and therapists to help her through a personal struggle of hers. I figured this would be a good opportunity to share that session with you here as well to get a sense of what coaching could look like for you, as well as my coaching style.

You can watch the video version in her FB group: https://fb.watch/1vjYvrFJOq.

Connect with Clover: https://www.facebook.com/cloverlam

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This week, I read the blog post I wrote under the same title. You can read and follow along at http://victorung.medium.com.

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This week, I bring on Jeff Harry, a Positive Psychology and Play Coach. He helps individuals, schools, and businesses invite more play into their lives and work. Personally, in my “adulting” process, I left behind so much of my own sense of play, my child-like sense of wonder. I became super serious, responsible, and the “Model Minority”. And I lost access to joy.

Here’s how we can get that back.

• Connect with Jeff on IG: https://www.instagram.com/jeffharryplays/
• Learn more about Jeff and his work: https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/media

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This week, I bring on Abby Stoddard, pharmacist and founder of Client Centered Network, a platform that connects medical marijuana patients and dispensaries to the right education, resources, and coaching.

• Join her network: https://www.clientcn.com.
• Connect on Instagram: http://instagram.com/clientcenterednewtork

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Believe it or not, I used to judge people for smoking weed. I thought of them as having lower intelligence, lazy, and irresponsible. I used to also judge the more creative kids in my school for pursuing something I thought was vain and unstable. 

But after trying to be “cool” by giving up my own quirks and creative joys, I realized I was leaving behind so much of my own life. And after a lonely high school and college freshmen experience, still never even so far as had my first kiss, I finally decided to try weed when my trusted friend invited me.

Since then, I’ve even expanded into using cannabis in my meditation practice to help me deepen my focus and insight into myself, which has allowed me to learn what it actually means for me to love myself and be confident in myself. And I want to share that with you!

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This week, I bring back my friend, Iran Thongdy (from episode 49), to talk about how he uses CBD to cope with anxiety.

We talked about:

• 4:50 Iran opening up about his anxiety
• 14:14 CBD helps slow us down so we can think more rationally
• 16:35 Cannabis is not a panacea, but it is a powerful tool for mental and emotional health
• 22:35 How to combine personal development work with cannabis
• 29:50 Seeing a future using cannabis to improve our psychology
• 36:00 Using cannabis and emotional intelligence to learn to trust ourselves
• 46:09 Asian representation in media and mental health as role models

Follow Iran on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iranthongdy

Referenced links:

• Victor’s Ignite Seattle talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVU02Rz-NI4

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This week, I bring on Chris Phillips, creator of Art Now Coding, an educational platform to learn how to use code to create generative art. After developing stress-induced chronic pain from burning out at NASA, Chris was able to transition into his new path by helping people with what he’s truly passionate about. And cannabis also played a crucial role in helping him do so.

We talked about:

• 5:06 How Chris is using modern day technology to create art
• 10:33 How over stress can create chronic pain
• 15:56 How cannabis helped with burnout and chronic pain
• 18:32 How Chris got into cannabis
• 20:27 How meditation helped improve his emotional intelligence
• 24:06 How do we know we're burning out?
• 29:03 How to spark creativity through cannabis and meditation

Learn how to create art with code: Art Now Coding

Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artnowcoding

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Sign up for the 4-Week Cannabis Mediation Course + goodies! http://bit.ly/cannabismeditation.

Take this 10-min survey to get a complimentary cannabis coaching session with me: https://bit.ly/CannabisMeditationSurvey.

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I talk to serial entrepreneur and CEO of 3 cannabis hardware companies, Seibo Shen about how he uses cannabis to stay focused and productive.

We talked about:

• 08:11 Breaking the lazy stoner stigma with cannabis use
• 11:39 Cannabis helped Seibo self-reflect on his cocky ego
• 14:31 Why Seibo started cannabis vaporization companies
• 18:00  How cannabis helped him get past the resistance in feeling emotions rather than intellectualizing them
• 25:48  When did cannabis NOT work?
• 31:57  How to get past the initial dip in discomfort in the journey to self discovery

Connect with him on IG at: http://instagram.com/seiboshen.

Use my coupon code “humanup” to get 15% off Seibo’s new vape pen: https://brnrlab.com/product/brnr-test-4.

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If you get value out of this podcast, consider supporting me to keep this show going: https://bit.ly/humanuppodcastdonation.

Become a member of the Emotion Dojo for Asian men to improve your creativity and decision-making skills: https://victorung.com/membership.

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