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.