Neurosurgery and Addiction: it's never too late to rewrite your story

Welcome to today’s show!

 

WHAT WE’LL LEARN:

• Paul’s deepest roots came from living with a family of doctors that pushed him to excel at school. He deeply wanted to learn more about the nervous system and what makes up the brain & spinal cord.
• You have to “rob” the tumor in a stealth manner so as not to awaken the brain. Think Jedi Warrior :)
• How addiction affects the brain structure. And the brain wants to do good for us until there's an insult that’s put into our body (e.g. nicotine, heroin, alcohol).  Then the brain gets the signal that “this must be what this person wants.” And now there’s a new normal.
• When we’re at a party the brain correlates drinking with fun.  And that’s when the external factors take over.
• How the body & brain heal from addiction.  
• The normal lifestyle is not meant for us to be feeling high all the time. It’s just an average lifestyle.
• Why did Paul begin to write. And why he decided to showcase some of his client’s surgical cases.
• How Paul’s writing has helped people all over the world to heal.
• Paul discussed how he’s changed from the beginning of his journal writing til now.
• What Paul does with his writing mimics a lot of the recovery principles-joining in on conversation, giving back, showing vulnerability, courage and empathy.

Key Quotes:

 

“You need to have the confidence that you can beat this addiction. It’s never too late.”

 

“Follow your bliss. And you can never go wrong if you truly follow your bliss in life.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

 

• DrPaulWriting.com

 

• The Young Neurosurgeon: Lessons from My Patients 

• From The Eyes Of A Doctor

• My Surgical Cases Told In Poems

 

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