Hosted by Andrew Brunswick · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 12 episodes
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Welcome to It’s Brain Surgery, where we explore the mental, physical, and philosophical tools that help high performers thrive in high-stakes, uncomfortable, and uncertain parts of life. I’m Dr. Andrew Brunswick, a neurosurgeon, athlete, and wellness advocate sharing first-hand insights from the operating room and the training ground. Here you’ll find conversations, strategies, and tools to help you: •Strengthen your mindset 🧘 •Optimize physical and mental performance 💪 •Improve recovery and resilience 🔄 •Learn practical lessons from real neurosurgery stories 🧠 •Explore the latest in fitness, mindfulness, and wellness 🌱 Expect weekly podcast episodes, in-depth explainers, and highlight clips featuring guests ranging from doctors and elite athletes to thought leaders in mindset and recovery. If you’re passionate about neurosurgery, health, fitness, mindset training, or unlocking peak human potential, you’re in the right place.
Andrew Brunswick hosts It's Brain Surgery, a health show with 12 episodes published.
Send us a text What does it really look like to build a meaningful life in one of the most demanding professions in the world? In this episode of It’s Brain Surgery, Andrew Brunswick sits down with Dr. Betsy Grunch, boar
Send us a text Dr. Howard Weiner is one of the most respected pediatric neurosurgeons in the country — Chief of Neurosurgery and Endowed Chair at Texas Children’s Hospital, and Professor at Baylor College of Medicine. Bu
Send us a text Most of us think of a sauna as just “a hot room.” In Finland, it’s a way of life, a ritual, a community practice, and surprisingly a powerful tool for training the mind. In this episode of It’s Brain Surge
Send us a text Imagine being the only neurosurgeon in a country of over 8 million people. No backup. Limited equipment. Families raising money before life-saving surgery can begin. That is Dr. Alieu Kamara’s daily realit
Send us a text Cognitive neuroscientist Dr. James Danckert joins me to unpack what boredom really is, why the brain evolved it, and how to respond to it in a healthy, purposeful way. We dig into trait boredom proneness,
Send us a text Elite athlete, entrepreneur, and wellness advocate Eric Hinman has built a life around training, recovery, and community — but his real strength isn’t just physical. It’s mental. In this episode of It’s Br
Send us a text What do you do when life shatters everything you thought you knew? Dr. Brian Hoeflinger a neurosurgeon who has faced unimaginable loss shares how he found strength, meaning, and purpose through tragedy. In
Send us a text What does it really take to build a life alongside someone chasing one of the most demanding careers in medicine? In this powerful episode, Dr. Andrew Brunswick sits down with his wife, Rebecca, to have an
Send us a text In this powerful episode of ItsBrainSurgery, ENT surgeon and mindset coach Mel Thacker opens up about hitting rock bottom after the pandemic stripped away her identity as a surgeon — and how that led to an
Send us a text What does it take to hold a diamond drill 3 millimeters from someone’s carotid artery, knowing a single mistake could end a life? Neurosurgery taught me that the hardest battles aren’t under the microscope
Send us a text What do you do when everything goes wrong, in life, in surgery, in the chaos of your own mind? In this raw and powerful solo episode of ItsBrainSurgery, a neurosurgeon shares the 8 Stoic tools that helped
Send us a text In this mind-expanding episode of ItsBrainSurgery, we sit down with acclaimed stoic philosopher and bestselling author William B. Irvine to explore how ancient wisdom can transform modern lives. Irvine sha
Dr. Betsy Grunch
board-certified neurosurgeon and creator of Lady Spine Doc · Longstreet Clinic
1 appearance on this show
Dr. James Danckert
Professor of Neuroscience · University of Waterloo
1 appearance on this show
Eric Hinman
1 appearance on this show
Rebecca
mother priestess · my homeschool village
1 appearance on this show
William B. Irvine
acclaimed stoic philosopher and bestselling author
1 appearance on this show
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