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Episode 5 of the podcast "True Healing" recounts a family dinner where a successful surgeon, Victor, visits his parents in Chinatown. His mother, Mrs. Li, uses the meal as an opportunity to impart life lessons, employing humor and pointed observations about family and balance. The episode highlights the importance of family connection, symbolized by the shared meal and traditional food, contrasting Victor's demanding career with his mother's emphasis on family. Mrs. Li's wisdom and the humorous family dynamic are central to the episode, prompting Victor to reflect on his life choices. The episode ends with a poignant message about prioritizing family and self-care.

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This podcast episode recounts a chapter from Victor Li's life, focusing on his reluctant apprenticeship under his father, a traditional Chinese healer. The story highlights the clash between Victor's scientific worldview and his father's holistic approach to healing. The narrative explores Victor's experiences in his father's bustling Chinatown medicine shop, revealing how his interactions with patients and his father gradually shift his perspective on healing. The episode emphasizes the importance of both traditional practices and scientific knowledge in achieving true healing, leaving listeners to consider the balance between the two approaches.

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This episode of "True Healing" follows Victor, a Western-trained heart surgeon, as he returns to his family’s Chinatown shop and witnesses his father, Master Li, practicing traditional Chinese medicine. Master Li's "real doctoring" involves using his hands to diagnose and treat patients, including the use of tiger balm and herbal remedies, leaving Victor skeptical yet intrigued. The episode ends with an urgent call from the hospital requiring Victor's medical expertise, followed by an unexpected emergency at home, leading to a potential clash between his Western medical training and his family's traditional practices.

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Victor returns to his parents’ Chinatown shop, proudly showing off his “Heart Surgeon of the Year” award. His father, Master Li, unimpressed, emphasizes the value of traditional healing. As family members and neighborhood “aunties” watch, Victor starts questioning his career’s direction, wondering if he’s missing something essential.

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In Episode 1, we meet Dr. Victor Li, heart surgeon by day, cultural juggling act by night. He’s living the high life—red carpet galas, magazine covers, and patients who hang on his every word. But while Victor’s rocking the medical world like a rockstar, he’s also haunted by the tug of family roots and mom-approved wisdom. Cue the high-stakes Silverman case, where Victor’s skills are put to the test and family expectations simmer on the sidelines. His stylish wife Iris keeps him grounded (mostly), but even she knows Victor’s got a foot in two worlds. Between hospital heroics and old-school Chinatown values, he’s starting to wonder if his so-called “success” might be missing a few key ingredients. Could true healing mean a little more heart—and a lot less headline?

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