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. Show Sponsors: - Try Tasty Gains Creatine Gummies- https://tastygains.com/dalton - Live Better Longer with BUBS Naturals.  For A limited time get 20% Off your entire order with code DALTON at https://www.bubsnaturals.com - Not only do you get 10% Off your entire order when you use code DALTON10 at https://stopboxusa.com/DALTON10, but they are also giving you Buy One Get One Free for their StopBox Pro! Brian’s Links: Book: https://doctorhoeflinger.com/products/the-night-he-died-the-harsh-reality-of-teenage-drinking IG: https://www.instagram.com/doctorhoeflinger FB: https://www.facebook.com/BrianHoeflingerMD YT: https://www.youtube.com/@doctorhoeflinger TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@doctorhoeflinger 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