The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast

Your Body is Intimately Connected to Your BrainHere's a talk about neurophysiology, faith, the ways stress affects healing, and how to pray for a new mind!Scripture: Romans 12:2, Psalm 51:10, Matthew 7:7-8, Psalm 19:13-14PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here! (00:01) - Introduction: The Connection Between Body and Brain (01:12) - Self-Brain Surgery School: Changing Your Life Starts with Your Mind (02:05) - From Bears to Office Worries: The Evolution of Fear Response (08:23) - Understanding the connection between fear and physiological response (09:24) - The power of neurotransmitters in shaping our emotions (10:31) - Taking control of our thoughts and reactions (17:44) - Changing Your Mind to Change Your Physiology (19:23) - Taking Action to Control Your Body Brain

I’ve Discovered Four Different Ways People Respond to the Hard Things Life Brings The question is, are you going to wait to discover how you respond to your massive thing, or are you going to try to build your life so as to predict a healthier response when it happens to you? Is it up to chance, or is it your choice how you respond? This episode breaks down the four types of responses I’ve noticed after “The Massive Thing” or TMT happens. It doesn’t have to be chance for you, friend. But you can’t change your life until you change your mind. Scripture: Romans 12:2, Psalm 71:14(Adapted from Season 7, Episode 91)PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here! (00:02) - Tuesday's episode delayed due to emergency surgery (01:39) - Encouragement for those going through difficult situations (03:26) - Changing Your Mind to Change Your Life (05:31) - Dealing with Massive Things: Finding Hope and Happiness (11:55) - The Genesis of My Next Book: Writing about Recovery (14:06) - Graphing the Experience: Quality of Life vs. Survival Percentage (16:12) - Crashers vs. Untouchables: Different Ways of Dealing with Massive Things (20:16) - The Journey of a Dipper: Finding Balance in Hard Times (22:52) - Climbing the Curve: Choosing Abundance in the Face of Adversity (29:03) - Introduction and Book Sponsorship

Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things Impact Our Brains and Can Sink Our HopeHere's a one-hour talk with my friend Max Lucado about how we can re-engage our faith, get our brains unstuck, and find hope again.Full-length video available from Baker Book House here.Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here! Leave a comment or question for the upcoming "Ask Me Anything" Episode at this link: https://www.speakpipe.com/drleewarren (00:02) - Introducing Max Locato, a best-selling Christian author (02:36) - Self-Brain Surgery School: Changing lives through neuroscience and faith (03:24) - Introduction of Dr. Lee Warren and Max Lucado (06:03) - Moment of prayer and transition to discussion (08:41) - Fond Memories of Playing Guitar in San Antonio (09:25) - Rock and Roll in Church: This Ain't Your Grandma's Church (12:00) - Max Lucado's Book and Neurosurgery Conversation (16:09) - Finding Light in the Tunnel of Trauma (20:56) - Fact vs Feeling: Feelings Cannot be Trusted (23:36) - Taking Thoughts Captive: Presenting them Before Jesus (32:38) - Developing a new way of thinking (40:59) - Finding Meaning in Suffering (44:13) - Suffering with Purpose and Giving Comfort to Others (51:53) - Dealing with Guilt after Losing a Child (54:25) - Overcoming Guilt and Holding onto Faith after Loss (55:27) - Understanding the Emotional Impact of the Situation (56:27) - Finding Comfort in the Perspective of Eternity (59:07) - Max's Books Bring Hope and Encouragement (59:40) - A Prayer of Thanks and Blessings for Loved Ones (01:01:30) - Introduction and Book Promotion

Life Is Hard. It's Harder if You Don't Know How to Operate Your Brain. Welcome to Season 9, where we're going deeper into how our brains are designed, so that we can use them like God intender. Want to become more resilient? Healthier? Feel better? Be happier, no matter what happens? If so, then season 9 is for you. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here! Leave a comment or question for the upcoming "Ask Me Anything" Episode at this link: https://www.speakpipe.com/drleewarren Music by Tommy Walker (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )

Today, a recap of the 100 Doses of Hope we covered in Season 8!Plus, a new self-brain surgery operation based on the Quaker prayer/meditation technique called “palms down/palms up,” as a sort of Trust Transplant. Book Mentioned: Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster. Scripture: Psalm 71:14, Psalm 34 PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here! Leave a comment or question for the upcoming "Ask Me Anything" Episode at this link: https://www.speakpipe.com/drleewarren Music by Tommy Walker (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )

When Life Brings Your Massive Thing, You Only Have Two ChoicesThis episode was inspired by a letter I received from a listener. We talk about suffering and hope, and it will help you. Scripture: Isaiah 48:10, II Corinthians 1Books: Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart by Gordon Livingston and The Grieving Brain by Mary-Frances O'ConnorPLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen!Leave a comment or question for the upcoming "Ask Me Anything" Episode at this link: https://www.speakpipe.com/drleewarren Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!

It's Mind Change Monday!Today, a plan for what to do when life thrown The Massive Thing at you.Here's how to develop a plan so that you're more resilient to life's troubles, starting today.Scripture: Ephesians 4, Philippians 4:6-8, Romans 12:2Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here! PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Music by Tommy Walker (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Check out my article on Psychology Today!This is a great conversation about self-brain surgery with Susie Larson.

It's Frontal Lobe Friday!The first episode in a new series about how to get the different parts of your brain working in the way they're designed to take control of your thinking, change your mind, and change your life!PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!

Trailer for the Dr. Lee Warren Podcast, Season 9New season premiers September 22, 2023!

What Do Grief, Loss, Hope, and Faith Have to Do With Quantum Physics? (Adapted from Season 1, Episode 7 for Throwback Thursday) Life is uncertain. You can observe that in the real world, and you will. But it takes a quantum view to really see what’s happening down deep. And it’s beautiful, and terrifying, and hard to understand but it explains everything. Losing my son was awful and horrifying and never stops hurting. But my work that was birthed from that pain has saved lives. And your pain can be redeemed too. Your life still has meaning and purpose despite painful circumstances. Because of superposition, because it doesn’t just spin one way, it can be more than one thing at the same time. Thank God, or it would be unbearable. Start learning to see the physics of your own life, friend. That’s where you’ll find the hope you need. That’s how you’ll be able to start today.PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!

What Does God Say When We're Hurting? Join Lisa and me for a conversation with Tommy Walker and his daughter Eileen Walker about how to hear God's voice when things are hard, what worship does to help us re-center when life knocks us down, and how to live in the place where grief and joy co-exist. (Adapted from Season 5, Episode 31) Music by Tommy and Eileen Walker. Click here to play their latest album, Highest Praises (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Check out my article "The Art of Self-Brain Surgery" on Psychology Today!Check out my conversation with Max Lucado on YouTube!PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!

Defined or Refined?A short talk about how to answer the question of whether suffering will define us, or refine us. Scripture: Isaiah 48:10, Romans 5:3-5PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!

Mind Change Monday: A Thread of HopeA long talk about 9/11, the value in connecting the dots of your life, and the hope found in the long arc of a story.PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!

When life hits you hard, sometimes you don't know what to do next. In this episode, we'll find out. Music by Tommy WalkerPLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here! (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )

A short talk about recent tech problems, and a simple request for you. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!

Recurring Negative Thinking Can Harm Your Life Today, some self-brain surgery tools to help you learn to be kind to yourself. Scripture: Psalm 28, Psalm 143, Psalm 139, II Samuel 12 PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here! Music by Andrew Peterson (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )

What Do You Stand On When the World Gives Way Under Your Feet?Today, we talk about how we find our way back to hope, meaning, purpose, and maybe even happiness again when the world falls apart. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!

If Making Dramatic Changes Sounds Intimidating, Here’s an Alternative Here's a short talk about a great idea for September. What if we just made one good decision every day? How would that change our lives? Scripture Mentioned: Proverbs 3:5-6 Psalm 37 Psalm 34 Books mentioned: Run with the Horses by Eugene Peterson A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene Peterson A Great Work by Jon Swanson Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Music by Tommy Walker (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!

Our physical bodies are intimately linked to our mental and spiritual health. Join me for another incredible talk about how to come fully alive with author, speaker, and radio host Susie Larson! She’ll help you understand the complex interplay and connections between your emotional, spiritual, and physical health. This is one of the best conversations I’ve ever been a part of, and I’m excited to share another dose of hope from one of the best Christian writers alive, Susie Larson! PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here

It’s Time to Take Charge It’s September 1, and it’s time to take command of the incredible ability we all have to change our own minds. Today, we talk about self-directed neuroplasticity, what we can learn from Augustine of Hippo, and how to be a good self-brain surgeon. Things to remember in September: What got me here won’t get me there I’d rather be the first domino than the last one What I am actually doing is what I am getting better at I will either take charge of shaping my brain, or it will be shaped for me be circumstances, emotions, or other people Scripture: Psalm 37 Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!

It’s Time to Radically Examine Our Worldview Do you know where your worldview came from, and who influenced it the most? Was it “caught,” or “taught?” Is it Biblically based, influenced by Augustine or Freud or culture? It’s time to radically examine how we think, how we live, and to decide whether it’s working for us or not. And if we want to change our lives, we have to change our minds first. That’s what we’re doing in September. Scripture: Psalm 37:4 Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!

It's Time to Pick Up the Hammer and Get After It! All-In August is almost over, and it's go time. Here are some thoughts about how God rejoices when we start today. Scripture: Zechariah 4:10 Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Music by Patty Loveless (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!

It’s Tuesdays with Tata! Today, Tata takes us through the arrival of three visitors at Abraham’s house in Genesis 18. It’s a great talk about the kind of relationship we should all seek with God. Tata points out that Abraham was so close to God that he: Immediately recognized him Immediately was hospitable and welcoming to the presence of God in his life Comfortable telling God what he was worried about, how he felt, and what he needed Sought God’s help and protection for others Trusted God’s good, gentle, and humble character to do what was right. Book mentioned: Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!

If You Keep Making the Same Mistakes, Don't Give Up! Quiet time around mistakes. Colossians 3:13 PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here! Music by Unspoken (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )

It’s Mind Change Monday! Today, a quick run through the Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery. If you want to change your life, you have to change your mind first, and these ten ideas will help you get it done. Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!

Today, we talk about the difference between feelings and faith. Scripture: Proverbs 3:4-5, James 1:6Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!

An Inspiring Story of Overcoming Moral Injury The Covid pandemic of 2020 caused all of us problems, and cost many people their lives. We are still counting the costs as a society, and there are innumerable questions about the different ways the disease AND our individual and governmental responses to it that may never be fully answered. But one thing is certain: healthcare providers (doctors, nurses, medics, chaplains, and many others) paid a high price, often with their personal safety and emotional health on the line as well. Today on Everyday Hope I’m joined by an incredible young man whose career as a critical care nurse in Indiana was just getting started in 2020, when he found himself thrust into the heart of a global pandemic. The ways in which it affected his emotional and spiritual health, and how he found his way back to hope and faith again are inspiring, and will help you when you face your Massive Thing. Meet Hayden Vroegop, a flight and critical care nurse, who has lived a great example of implementing the treatment plan of self-brain surgery when life gets hard. Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!

Today, we’re talking about how getting your theology right is the key to changing your mind and changing your life. Scripture: Isaiah 55:11, Galatians 5 Books mentioned: The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer Another Gospel? by Alisa Childers Live Your Truth and Other Lies by Alisa Childers The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey What’s So Amazing About Grace by Philip Yancey Help is Here by Max LucadoClick the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!

These are troubling times. It helps to have a pastor. Today for Throwback Thursday, I’m bringing back a conversation I had with New York Times Bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado from 2020. We talked about managing anxiety during times of stress, and it’s as relevant today as it was then.Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!

We all have a response to the challenges we face in life. The question for today is: is your baseline response serving you well? We talk about the self-brain surgery seen in Psalm 73 and Psalm 77, some lessons from my new book, and how to change our own minds. Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!

Psalm 73 is a perfect example of self-brain surgery in the Bible Today, a great look at the thought biopsy technique, lousy attitude lobotomy, and better thought transplant operations we can learn from Asaph in Psalm 73. Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Music by Tommy Walker (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!

A New Self-Brain Surgery Operation for Sufferers “Pain is inevitable. But suffering is optional”Haruki MurakamiToday, a very personal talk about how to reframe our thinking about long-held narratives, God’s answer to our prayers, and the difference between pain and suffering. (Replay of a previous episode) “After all, man is that being who invented the gas chambers of Auschwitz; however, he is also that being who entered those gas chambers upright, with the Lord’s Prayer or the Shema Yisrael on his lips. “Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for MeaningScripture: Psalm 34, Psalm 124 Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Music by Matt Redman (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!

Where is God when we need Him the most? Join me for the first of two incredible talks about God’s loving presence in our lives with author, speaker, and radio host Susie Larson! This is one of the best conversations I’ve ever been a part of, and I’m excited to announce that Susie will be back on the show again in two weeks! A double dose of hope from one of the best Christian writers alive, Susie Larson! Susie’s new book is stunning, important, and will help you feel closer to God in your life. Check it out here. Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!

What Happens When Life Launches You Out of the Path You Thought You Were On?Here's a talk about those unexpected events that change our lives dramatically and unexpectedly, those "massive things," as we call them. I believe that how you survive and learn to live again depends on the quality of your theology. What does that mean? Listen to find out! Scripture: Hebrews 6:18, Psalm 16:8, Romans 8:28, Psalm 34:18 Music from Eileen Walker Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!

The Laws of Physics Help Us Navigate the Zone Between Suffering and Hope Life is hard, and either suffering or joy will fill your heart eventually. The good news is, you get to choose which. And physics teaches us how to make the choice. In this episode, we look at three writers' explorations of how to make joy out of any circumstance. Jeremiah, Paul, and Viktor Frankl all come at the problem from different angles, but we can learn a lot from each of them. Click the button below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!

It's Tuesdays with Tata! (replay) We had a great talk about how we view ourselves, how we view God, and how there is no place in the past that holds the answers to your future. (Adapted from TWT #53) Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Music by Tommy Walker (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!

It's Mind Change Monday! Here are three crucial ideas you need to change your mind about, starting today. (Updated replay episode with new transcript) Scripture: I Corinthians 10:13 Isaiah 44:22 Isaiah 46:10PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here! Music by (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )

It’s Tuesdays with Tata! Today, we talk about the reality of spiritual warfare, and how to go all-in for the battles life brings to each of us. You may feel like you’re in a fight for your life- and you are- but there’s great hope in learning how God has prepared you! Scripture: Ephesians 6(Classic Episode re-release with transcript!) PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!

It’s Self-Brain Surgery Saturday! Today, a look at brain imaging, neuroscience, and scripture around the ways in which major loss can make us feel stuck. Here’s the science, and what to do about it!This episode has a video and video transcript available! Click here to watch. Scripture: Lamentations 3 Jesus Calling Podcast While We’re Waiting Podcast This Naked Mind Podcast Science: This amazing article. Book mentioned: Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy by Mark Vroegop PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here! Music by Matthew West (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )

Training Your Brain to Look for the Bright Side Takes Work But it's the secret to becoming healthier, feeling better, and being happier. People who learn to look at every situation and look for some hope or possibility have incredible resilience, better neurochemistry, and are more effective and successful in every measurable way. Here's a talk about why it matters, and how you can get there. Scripture: Philippians 4:6-8 Book mentioned: You, Happier by Daniel Amen PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here! Music by Tommy Walker (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )

If You're Going All-In, You'll Need Some Power Here's our power supply for All-In August. Are you with us? Leave me a voicemail and let me know! Power verses for All-In August: Proverbs 3:5-6 Psalm 37:5 Book: All In by Mark Batterson Theme song: Forward by Tommy Walker (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) My new book is called Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things. If you want to WEAR hope, you can order tee shirts and other gear from my website! Check out the store here: And we have a new YouVersion/Bible App 5-Day Bible Study available now! Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

It's All-In August! Today, a look at the devastating truth in this statement: “What you’re doing, you’re getting better at.” Scriptures: Psalm 37, Psalm 46, Psalm 126 Are you with us? Send a voicemail and let us know who you are, where you live, and that you're All-In! Books: All In, by Mark Batterson, Fully Alive by Susie Larson Theme verse: Psalm 37:4 Music by Andrew Peterson (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) My new book is called Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things. If you want to WEAR hope, you can order tee shirts and other gear from my website! Check out the store here: And we have a new YouVersion/Bible App 5-Day Bible Study available now! Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

It's All-In August! (Thanks to Harvey and Louis, adapted from All-In #1 2022) Friend, we start All-In August by talking about changing our diets so that life starts filling us up instead of making us hungrier. Are you with us? Send a voicemail and let us know who you are, where you live, and that you're All-In! Book: All In, by Mark Batterson Theme verse: Psalm 37:4 Theme Song by Tommy Walker (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) My new book is called Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things. If you want to WEAR hope, you can order tee shirts and other gear from my website! Check out the store here: And we have a new YouVersion/Bible App 5-Day Bible Study available now! Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

Life Can Stress Us to the Point that We Forget It’s Not All Trauma Today, a reminder that you’re not always in a fight. If you’re so tired of being so tired, this will help. Scripture: Jeremiah 6:16, Isaiah 43:19, I John 3:8, John 10:10 My new book is out! You can purchase it anywhere books are sold. AND, you can still get all the pre-order bonuses by buying Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things! There are major bonuses, including a great playlist of hopeful songs, three chapters of the book, lock screens for your phone, and more! If you want to WEAR hope, you can order tee shirts and other gear from my website! Check out the store here: And we have a new YouVersion/Bible App 5-Day Bible Study available now! Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Hey- you can get up to six months of free access to all my paid-subscriber-only content on Substack by referring friends to sign up for my free weekly Self-Brain Surgery letter! Click the button below for more information. Music by Alisa Turner (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

Tata is Coming Home! Tata has been on Sabbatical for a few weeks, and we’re going to be back with brand new Tuesdays with Tata next week! So today, I’m bringing back the most recent TWT episode to get you ready for his incredible wit and wisdom to be back next Tuesday! Today, a great talk about how Daniel set his mind on obeying God, and that decision changed everything for him. Scripture: Daniel 1 My new book is out! You can purchase it anywhere books are sold. AND, you can still get all the pre-order bonuses by buying Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things! There are major bonuses, including a great playlist of hopeful songs, three chapters of the book, lock screens for your phone, and more! If you want to WEAR hope, you can order tee shirts and other gear from my website! Check out the store here: And we have a new YouVersion/Bible App 5-Day Bible Study available now! Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Hey- you can get up to six months of free access to all my paid-subscriber-only content on Substack by referring friends to sign up for my free weekly Self-Brain Surgery letter! Click the button below for more information. Music by Matthew West (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

Our Bodies Are Designed to Heal I received the most amazing email yesterday from Dr. Bem Culiat, a brilliant scientist who was on the podcast last year with her co-author and friend, Dr. Jennie McLaurin. Dr. Culiat’s message gave me great hope, and reminded me of the wonderful conversation we’d had about how faith and science work together to show us God’s incredible healing design for our bodies and lives. I decided that here on Mind Change Monday, it would be great to go back and hear that talk again. Join me for a fascinating and hopeful throwback conversation from with Dr. Culiat and Dr. McLaurin to discuss their book, Designed to HealWhat the Body Shows Us about Healing Wounds, Repairing Relationships, and Restoring Community (Note: The free copies have already been claimed. This conversation originally aired in 2021) Music from Paul Baloche! (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Hey- you can now order tee shirts and other gear from the podcast and my books! Check out the store here: And we have a new YouVersion/Bible App 5-Day Bible Study available now! Finally, my new book is here! You can get it anywhere books are sold, Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things! There are major bonuses that are only available if you buy before July 25, including a great playlist of hopeful songs, three chapters of the book, lock screens for your phone, and more! It’s a fact, friend: life’s going to bring you trauma and tragedy and other massive things, but it’s also going to offer you hope, healing, and happiness. You can have both. And I’m going to teach you how. The good news is, you can start today! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

The Lousy Attitude Lobotomy is a Crucial Operation to Learn if You Want to Be Happier It’s Self-Brain Surgery Saturday! This is a good operation to learn to help you become healthier, feel better, and be happier! (Paid subscribers: Check your email for a link to the video podcast and transcript!) My new book is out! You can purchase it anywhere books are sold. AND, you can still get all the pre-order bonuses by buying Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things! There are major bonuses, including a great playlist of hopeful songs, three chapters of the book, lock screens for your phone, and more! If you want to WEAR hope, you can order tee shirts and other gear from my website! Check out the store here: And we have a new YouVersion/Bible App 5-Day Bible Study available now! Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Hey- you can get up to six months of free access to all my paid-subscriber-only content on Substack by referring friends to sign up for my free weekly Self-Brain Surgery letter! Click the button below for more information. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

You can’t wait for hope to happen. You can make it happen. Hope is a verb: there’s two consistent things about biblical examples of when people feel hopeless, and what they do next, that are important to flesh out: Any time we’re faced with a seemingly hopeless situation, there’s movement and there’s memory. There’s action. There’s a choice made. You have to fight for hope, friend, because life doesn’t always make it easy. We’re going to learn how hope is a verb, an action word, and we’re going to start today. My new book is out! You can purchase it anywhere books are sold. AND, you can still get all the pre-order bonuses by buying Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things! There are major bonuses, including a great playlist of hopeful songs, three chapters of the book, lock screens for your phone, and more! If you want to WEAR hope, you can order tee shirts and other gear from my website! Check out the store here: And we have a new YouVersion/Bible App 5-Day Bible Study available now! Music by Tommy Walker (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Hey- you can get up to six months of free access to all my paid-subscriber-only content on Substack by referring friends to sign up for my free weekly Self-Brain Surgery letter! Click the button below for more information. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

Trauma and Tragedy Tell Us Lies. Those lies can make you believe that you’re always going to feel what you’re feeling, and that it can’t ever change. You’ll believe that how you respond to pain is “just how I am,” but I have good news for you, my friend: you are NOT STUCK with the brain you have. Here’s a great talk about directed neuroplasticity, transforming our minds, and how to find hope. Books Mentioned: Disruptive Thinking by TD Jakes, The Mind and the Brain by Jeffrey Schwartz, and Hope Is the First Dose by ME! Scripture: Romans 12:2, II Corinthians 10:5 You can still get all the pre-order bonuses by buying Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things! There are major bonuses, including a great playlist of hopeful songs, three chapters of the book, lock screens for your phone, and more! If you want to WEAR hope, you can order tee shirts and other gear from my website! Check out the store here: And we have a new YouVersion/Bible App 5-Day Bible Study available now! Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Hey- you can get up to six months of free access to all my paid-subscriber-only content on Substack by referring friends to sign up for my free weekly Self-Brain Surgery letter! Click the button below for more information. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

Hope is Born Today! Almost 18 months after selling the manuscript to Waterbrook/Penguin Random House, Hope Is the First Dose is out into the world TODAY! Here’s a short talk about the book, a prayer from Tata, and a little music from Tommy Walker! You can still get all the pre-order bonuses by buying Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things! There are major bonuses, including a great playlist of hopeful songs, three chapters of the book, lock screens for your phone, and more! If you want to WEAR hope, you can order tee shirts and other gear from my website! Check out the store here: And we have a new YouVersion/Bible App 5-Day Bible Study available now! Music by Tommy WalkerMusic shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Hey- you can get up to six months of free access to all my paid-subscriber-only content on Substack by referring friends to sign up for my free weekly Self-Brain Surgery letter! Click the button below for more information. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe