Neurosurgeon: Mysteries of the Brain, Consciousness & What Happens After We Die | Dr. Brian Hoeflinger

Dr. Brian Hoeflinger is a board certified Neurosurgeon with over 25 years of experience. In this episode, we discuss brain surgery, the afterlife, dreams, grief, end of life decisions, and the loss of his son Brian. We’re also joined by Dr. Cindy Hoeflinger, a former forensic pathologist.

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00:00 | Intro

12:19 | Panic attacks

23:43 | Flow State

32:35 | Brian’s Mother’s Brain Cancer 

35:03 | How to Make Hard End of Life Decisions

46:05 | Ethical Scenario

49:22 | Training & Residency

55:31 | Brain Surgery (Step By Step)

01:22:02 | Compartmentalization

01:27:05 | Brain Aneurysms

01:31:24 | Staying Calm in Chaos

01:36:43 | Average Day in the Life of a Neurosurgeon

01:42:10 | The Wild Reason Brain Surgeons Keep Patients Awake During Surgery

01:46:56 | Brain Mysteries & Consciousness

01:55:27 | Dreams

01:58:27 | Top 3 Tips to Improve Brain Health

02:00:38 | Giving Families Bad News

02:13:59 | What Matters in the End

02:17:07 | Brian’s Death

02:35:00 | Grief

03:03:19 | Brian & Dalton Debate Why Bad Things Happen to Good People

03:14:05 | How to Be Less Afraid of Death

03:17:08 | Afterlife

03:19:03 | Near Death Experiences

03:28:08 | Cindy Hoeflinger

03:45:10 | How to Move On

03:57:16 | Parting Ways With The Life You Imagined

04:00:58 | Insane Forensic Pathology Story

04:08:21 | How to Do an Autopsy

04:13:23 | Outro