In this episode of Chu on This!, Dr. Katie W. Chu sits down with her close friend and longtime colleague Dr. Linda Vu for a warm, thoughtful, and deeply personal conversation about purpose, faith, clarity, and the courage to move forward even when the path ahead is unclear.

Together, they reflect on decades of serving a diverse, immigrant-rich community in the San Gabriel Valley and the legacy created through hundreds of thousands of patient encounters. Dr. Vu shares her journey of stepping away from the comfort of employment to open her own practice, navigating uncertainty, impostor syndrome, and the fear of not being “ready.”

Through honest reflection and heartfelt storytelling, this episode explores how clarity often comes after action, not before it. Dr. Chu and Dr. Vu discuss identity, confidence, healing, and the quiet ways patients can teach us to value ourselves more deeply.

Filled with humor, wisdom, and moments of deep insight, this conversation is a reminder that impact is built through presence, kindness, and connection — not perfection or certainty.

You don’t need clarity to begin — you just need the first step. Dr. Vu shares how growth happened by moving forward without a perfect roadmap, trusting that each step would reveal the next.

Purpose is often revealed through service to others. Years of patient care reminded both doctors that true impact goes beyond clinical outcomes — it lives in human connection and compassion.

Faith and community create courage when certainty is missing. Family, faith, and support systems made it possible to take risks, knowing that even if things didn’t go as planned, they wouldn’t face it alone.

“You don’t always have to have a clear pathway — you just have to get started.”

“It’s okay to not have clarity, as long as you take the first step.”

“If I can make every patient leave feeling just a little bit happier, I’ve already done my job.”

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