Better with Brando

Better with Brando

Hosted by: Brando Lakes

Better with Brando is a solo podcast by movement visionary and physical therapist Brando Lakes. Each episode breaks down the myths, systems, and everyday BS keeping you in pain — and offers real, unapologetic truth...

Episodes

Ep 6: Bad Guys are Good Too

Season #1

We all need a villain.   In my house, it’s the word “no.” With my patients, it’s often insurance.   Insurance companies are easy to blame. They deny visits. They cap sessions. They say no.   But what if that “no”...
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Ep 5: Compete or Connect

Season #1

I’ve never been very competitive. In high school track, I wasn’t trying to beat the guy in the next lane — I was studying the best in the world and asking, “How can I get better?”   This week, that mindset showed up...
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Ep 4: Wake Up, Look Alive

Season #1

Every morning, I wake my daughters up with the song “Wake Up Everybody.”   There’s a line that always hits me:   “Wake up all the doctors. Make the old people well…”   It takes me back to when my grandmother was...
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Ep 3: Movement Buddies

Season #1

Most people come to physical therapy looking for a fix. But what they actually need is guidance. In this episode, I share how growing up as the middle child, navigating PT school, and becoming a business owner...
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Ep 2: Boring Wins (Every Time)

Season #1

Most people aren’t stuck because they don’t know what to do—they’re stuck because the things that work are boring.   In this episode, Brando breaks down why rehab, money, and independence all rely on unglamorous,...
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Ep 1: Atomic Healthy Habits

Season #1

In this raw, unfiltered debut, Brando opens up about recent changes in his life. From juggling family life to taking care of his patients and business, this episode is part testimony, part advice — and the start of...
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