It's Brain Surgery
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.
👉 Subscribe now and join a growing community of high achievers committed to mastering both body and mind.
It's Brain Surgery
Operating Outside of the OR
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, they’re in the mind.
Welcome to It’s Brain Surgery, a podcast about training the mind like we train the body. Here we’ll explore the mental game of life: resilience, performance under pressure, suffering less, and living true to yourself.
Every week, I’ll share raw lessons from surgery, sports, and stillness, alongside conversations with elite performers who’ve faced life at its sharpest edge. These aren’t theories—these are tools forged where failure has consequences.
Because your brain runs your body, but your mind runs your life. And if you don’t train it, life will cut you instead.