The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast

The Difference Between "Self-Help" and Renewing Your Mind Makes ALL the Difference!Today, a response to a reader's letter about whether it's us or God who provides to power for our ability to change our minds and change our lives. This episode will: Relieve you of the burden of thinking that it's all up to you Answer your question of, "What am I supposed to do now?" when life throws massive things at you Help you understand the difference between "Self-Help" and the transforming power of a renewed mind Scriptures mentioned: Philippians 2:13, John 6:44, 2 Peter 3:9 Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Introduction to Frontal Lobe Friday (04:31) - Reader's Feedback on Self-Brain Surgery (08:34) - Levels of Self-Help and Improvement (11:10) - The Need for Hope After Trauma (17:01) - Techniques of Self-Brain Surgery (19:57) - The Importance of Hope in Recovery (23:31) - Conclusion and Book Promotion

Hardship can bring us to a crossroads: will this be the end, or a new beginning? Some thoughts on how to change our brain to learn to see new possibility in seemingly impossible situations. Scripture: Psalm 121 Music: Kari Jobe (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Book: Eugene Peterson All-day-long encouragement on MyBridge Radio! "Impossible things God makes possible" list: Whistles Zechariah 10:8, Isaiah 5:26, Isaiah 7:18 (FLIES, BEES, AND PEOPLE)Roars Hosea 11:10Gets up Isaiah 30:18Roams the earth 2 Chronicles 16:9Sees the end from the beginning (not surprised) Isaiah 46:10Finishes what He starts/Ends it like he says he will/Calls his shots Isaiah 46:11Floats axe heads 2 Kings 6:1-7Sends bears 2 Kings 2:23-25Calls for birds and leaders Isaiah 46:11Parts waters Genesis 1:6 (Beginning), Exodus 14 (Red Sea), Joshua 4:10 (Jordan), 2 Kings 2:8 (Elijah), 2 Kings 2:13-14 (Elisha)Knocks down walls Joshua 6Moves the sun Joshua 10:12-14Raises up dry bones Dry bones in Ezekiel 37Sends angels Daniel 10Coins in fish Matthew 17:24-27Fish to Swallow Prophet Jonah 1-2Manna and Quail Exodus 16Water from a rock Exodus 17Loaves and fishes Mark 6:30-44Makes wine John 2Oil that doesn't run out I Kings 17:7-16Raises the dead Luke 7:11–17, Luke 8:49–56, : John 11:1-44Calms storms Matthew 8Walks on Water Matthew 14Heals disease and disability John 5Heals ears Luke 22Eats His Homework? John 4:34 ("My food is to the work my Father gave me.")And if that's not enough- he will lay down his life for you: Romans 5:8And didn't stay dead: I Cor. 15, Colossians 2And he's praying for you! John 17 Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Introduction (02:08) - Are You Ready to Change Your Life? (03:05) - Monuments and Footprints Revisited (11:12) - Struggling in Silence (16:48) - A Monument vs. Footprints (21:18) - A Monument to Happiness (25:21) - The God of Impossible Things (28:43) - Crossroads of Decision (31:11) - It's Your Nature

It's Wildcard Wednesday!Today, a look at the sixth commandment of Self-Brain Surgery: I must stop making an operation out of everything. Scripture: Isaiah 30:15 Article about Dr. Peter Jannetta Book Mentioned: The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain SurgeryI must relentlessly refuse to participate in my own demise. I must believe that feelings are not facts, they are chemical events in my brain. I must believe that most of my thoughts are untrue. I must believe that my brain is designed to heal (Ryker’s Regular Legs) I must love tomorrow more than I hate how I feel right now. (No Tomorrow Tax! Corollary: I must not treat bad feelings with bad operations.) I must stop making an operation out of everything. I must not perpetuate generational thought or behavioral issues in my family or start any new ones. I must love my brain and live in such a way as to protect and improve it. I must believe that what I’m doing I’m getting better at. I must understand that thoughts become things. Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Introduction to Self-Brain Surgery (02:09) - Refrain from Bad Operations for Bad Feelings (02:19) - Ceasing to Overcomplicate Situations (03:39) - Progressing through Self-Brain Surgery Principles (06:02) - Simplifying Operations for Efficiency (07:30) - Efficiency Principles in Surgery from Dr. Giannetta (10:52) - The Importance of Efficiency in Surgical Movements (13:39) - Halstead's Principles for Successful Surgery (17:44) - Reflecting on Steps Taken in Operations (19:33) - Shifting from Perception to Perspective (21:59) - Changing Perspective for Better Problem Solving (23:29) - Embracing the Sixth Commandment: Stop Overcomplicating

Today, a look at the restated fifth commandment of Self-Brain Surgery: I must love tomorrow more than I hate what I'm feeling right now/I must not treat a bad feeling with a bad operation. Scripture: Matthew 6:34 Book Mentioned: This Naked Mind by Annie Grace The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery I must relentlessly refuse to participate in my own demise.I must believe that feelings are not facts, they are chemical events in my brain. I must believe that most of my thoughts are untrue.I must believe that my brain is designed to heal (Ryker’s Regular Legs)I must love tomorrow more than I hate how I feel right now. (No Tomorrow Tax! Corollary: I must not treat bad feelings with bad operations.) I must stop making an operation out of everything.I must not perpetuate generational thought or behavioral issues in my family or start any new ones. I must love my brain and live in such a way as to protect and improve it. I must believe that what I’m doing I’m getting better at.I must understand that thoughts become things. Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Introduction (00:41) - Retooling the Ten Commandments (03:32) - The Fifth Commandment (23:50) - Embracing the Fifth Commandment

It's Mind Change Monday, and Leanne Ellington is going to help us jump into Action April!Leeanne Ellington has an incredible story of chasing healing through silence, and finding God in the process. In her own words, she describes her faith journey: Picture this: a skeptical, bacon-loving, Hebrew-speaking Jew, embarking on a quest to explore faith after a transformative 100-pound weight loss and a series of "quarter-life crisis".It began with a whisper in my heart: "I think I might want God?!" But not wanting to go back to the old days of temple and rabbi sermons, I found a non-denominational church in vibrant Nashville, TN that turned into a miraculous journey that filled a void in my spiritual landscape and met ME in my skepticism, doubt, and curiosity in all aspects of life. All of a sudden this "God guy" that everyone ELSE was talking about that I had never met, and frankly never cared to meet… ...suddenly appeared to ME --and revealed, completed, and healed parts of my story I didn't even know needed attention. Leanne has two incredible podcasts, What's God Got to Do With It? and Outweigh. She is an online coach and guide into applying neuroscience and faith to healing from body image and self-esteem issues, and we had an incredible talk. You're going to love this one! (00:01) - Introduction to Action April (01:58) - Meeting Leanne Ellington (03:01) - Technical difficulties in recording (03:46) - Shoutout to Maddie Jackson-Smith (04:01) - Leanne's 30,000-foot view of her life (06:48) - Leanne's journey to finding God (07:09) - Leanne's transition from Judaism to Christianity (10:14) - Turning off left brain to embrace faith (15:43) - Transition from knowledge to faith (16:01) - Leanne's pivotal moment on a paddleboard (19:59) - Unpacking Depth (21:28) - Identity Crisis (23:17) - The Call to Action (25:20) - Navigating Grief (26:54) - Shifting Perspectives (27:27) - Teaching Transformation (29:30) - Recipe of Change (31:30) - Embracing Identity (33:04) - Seeking Change (36:36) - Recognizing Disordered Thinking (38:28) - Permission to Not Know (40:00) - Action April Begins (41:01) - Hope for Recovery

It's almost Action April!Today, a recap of ABIDE, and a call to stop contemplating and start operating on our minds to change our lives. Three Levels of ABIDE Contemplate:ApproachBreatheInviteDependExperience Operate:AssessBelieveIncisionDeepenExpect Recover:AcknowledgeBleedInformed ConsentDecideExcise Scripture: II Corinthians 9:10, Mark 4, II Corinthians 10:5, Romans 12:2 Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Introduction to Self-Brain Surgery Saturday (04:17) - Exploring Pathways to Mind Change (06:36) - Gratitude and Community Connection (08:41) - Reflecting on Abide Practice and Progress (11:56) - The Impact of Self-Brain Surgery (14:06) - Transitioning to Action April (20:47) - Analyzing Progress and Setting Goals (26:33) - Connecting Mind to Spirit for Healing (30:01) - Deciding What Stays Behind on Silent Saturday

It's Frontal Lobe Friday! (Flashback to the first edition of Frontal Lobe Friday for new listeners! Back with an all-new Self-Brain Surgery Saturday episode tomorrow!) The first episode in an almost-weekly 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! Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here!

What Do You When You're Stuck on the Mat?Here's a Theology Thursday look at what we can do when Jesus says, "Do you want to get well?" That's a life-changing question, but what happens next makes all the difference. We've learned to ABIDE, now let's become ABIDERS! We're self-brain surgeons, and we're willing to help others see where we're from and what we've become. Three Levels of ABIDE Contemplate: ApproachBreatheInviteDependExperience Operate: AssessBelieveIncisionDeepenExpect Recover:AcknowledgeBleedInformed ConsentDecideExcise Scripture: John 5 Books Mentioned: Peace in the Waiting: When You Love People Who Don't Love God by June Chapman and Generations Deep: Unmasking Inherited Dysfunction and Trauma to Rewrite Our Stories Through Faith and Therapy by Gina Birkemeier Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Introduction and Overview (01:58) - Multiplying Miracles in Your Life (03:48) - Writing Advice and Publishing Success (09:30) - Empowering Generational Healing (19:07) - Multiplying the Miracle of Transformation

Frustrated? Stuck? Feel Like God Expects You to be More Squared Away?(Replay for Wildcard Wednesday) Here are some thoughts about how God rejoices when we start today. Music by Patty Loveless(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Scripture: Zechariah 4:10 Book Mentioned: A Great Work by Jon Swanson Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Introducing the idea of self-brain surgery and Wild Card Wednesday (01:36) - The suffering substitution operation for healing and moving forward (02:02) - Embracing small beginnings and starting anew (02:33) - The power of getting started and pursuing God's plan (03:20) - Changing your life by changing your mind and finding hope (03:57) - Self Brain Surgery School: Where transformation begins (04:09) - Finding Encouragement in Small Beginnings (06:42) - God's Delight in Small Beginnings (09:52) - Introducing "Hope is the First Dose" book (10:25) - Prayer Wall and Newsletter Sign-up

It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!A new operation for you, The Blame Ablation. This will help you stop being stuck in the past, and start moving forward towards becoming healthier, feeling better, and being happier. Also, an update to the Fourth and Fifth Commandments of Self Brain Surgery! Scripture: James 1:2-4 Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Introduction (00:20) - The 10 Commandments Evolution (01:19) - Reordering the Commandments (02:57) - Introducing the New Fourth Commandment (04:31) - Self-Brain Surgery Saturday (05:10) - The Blame Ablation Operation (06:32) - Shifting Worldviews (08:19) - The Need for a Brain Transplant (10:33) - The Importance of Adversity (11:57) - Personal Growth through Challenges (17:35) - The Futility of Blaming (20:40) - The Fourth Commandment: Brain's Healing Ability (22:33) - Your Brain's Design to Heal (24:57) - The Concept of Design to Heal (27:45) - Embracing the Blame Ablation Operation (29:04) - Directing the Healing Process (29:42) - Starting Today

It's Frontal Lobe Friday!A few thoughts on attention, perspective, and how to navigate the difficulties in life without missing the beauty all around us. Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Introduction (01:35) - Reflection on the Week (02:53) - Preparation for Brain Surgery (03:00) - Understanding the Frontal Lobe (03:21) - Listener Email Insights (04:45) - The Constant Battle for Attention (06:52) - Attention vs. Perspective (07:23) - Exegesis vs. Eisegesis (12:54) - The Purpose of Two Brain Hemispheres (15:16) - The Impact of Attention on Perception (17:49) - Embracing Life as a Spiritual War (20:01) - The Ongoing Battle for Attention (24:41) - The Operate Phase of Abide (26:40) - Beginning the Recovery Phase (31:10) - Decision to Move Forward (32:32) - Balancing Left and Right Brain Functions (33:04) - Embracing Life's Challenges (33:28) - Conclusion and Book Promotion

When Life Brings Your Massive Thing, You Only Have Two Choices This 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 1 Books: Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart by Gordon Livingston and The Grieving Brain by Mary-Frances O'Connor (Bonus classic episode for Throwback Thursday) Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:00) - Introduction (03:18) - Acts of Kindness (04:24) - Impactful Mail (09:08) - Overcoming Tragedy (22:18) - Choosing Resilience (28:19) - Sharing the Load (29:13) - Comfort in Troubles (32:31) - Changing Your Mind (33:54) - Walking Through Grief

A Listener Asked a Question: "Do Thoughts Have Mass?" The answer requires some philosophy, some science, and some faith! Today, we'll smash them together like ingredients in a recipe, and see what we can cook up. This episode will help you process the things you go through with the right perspective, using the ABIDE meditation method. Scripture: Isaiah 30:25, Ephesians 4 Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Introduction to Self-Brain Surgery (01:17) - Exploring the Question of Thoughts (02:33) - Analyzing Thoughts and Ingredients (05:15) - Are Thoughts Just Chemical Signals? (11:38) - The Impact of Faulty Thinking (15:30) - Operating on Brain Under Mind's Influence (19:09) - Understanding the Weight of Thoughts

It's Mind Change Monday! Lisa and I will be at the First Presbyterian Church in Bonita Springs, Florida tonight! Come by if you're in the area, and we can sign a book and say hello The event starts at 5:30 PM Eastern. You can also watch it live by clicking this link! Today, a plan for what to do when life thrown The Massive Thing at you. (Throwback travel episode) 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 12:2 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! 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. (00:01) - Introduction (18:58) - Harnessing Neuroplasticity (24:05) - Mastering Self-Brain Surgery

Ignorance is Bliss, Right? WRONG!Today, we talk about what happens once you know that you can change your mind. It’s about the difference between self-care and self-malpractice. Scripture: James 4:17, Psalm 34:8 Music by Tommy Walker (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Spiritual Brain Surgery (02:13) - Insight into Self-Improvement (04:49) - Perils of Ignorance Vs. Choice (05:58) - Trust Transfer Operation (06:35) - The Self-Brain Surgery Concept (08:12) - Defining Sin and Virtue (10:40) - Rewiring Your Brain (12:00) - Exercise Self-Control (15:18) - Avoiding Self-Malpractice (16:07) - Dangers of Emotional Influence (21:05) - Embracing Change Together

It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!Today, the third in a series of looking at each of the Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery in more detail. The third commandment is, "I must believe that most of my thoughts are untrue." Here are some tools to challenge bad thoughts, and how to manage them. Scripture: II Cor. 10:5, Psalm 34:8 The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery (Updated 3/8/2024; corollaries coming soon)1. I must relentlessly refuse to participate in my own demise. 2. I must recognize that feelings are not facts, they are chemical events in my brain. 3. I must recognize that most of my thoughts are untrue. 4. I must love tomorrow more than I hate how I feel right now. 5. I must not treat bad feelings with bad operations. 6. I must stop making an operation out of everything. 7. I must not perpetuate generational thought or behavioral issues in my family or start any new ones. 8. I must love my brain and live in such a way as to improve it. 9. I must believe that what I’m doing I’m getting better at. 10. I must understand that thoughts become things. Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:09) - Self-Brain Surgery Saturday (03:21) - Let's Get After It (05:43) - The Intersection of Science and Faith (10:37) - Ursula Le Guin's Three Writing Questions (16:40) - Examining Thought Biopsy Results (25:45) - Changing Your Mind, Changing Your Life

It's Frontal Lobe Friday!Today, the second in a series of looking at each of the Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery in more detail. The second commandment is, "I must recognize that feelings are not facts, they are chemical events in my brain." Also, learning to articulate what's really going on so we can begin to get after healing it is a crucial step in becoming great self-brain surgeons! Scripture: II Cor. 10:5, Romans 12:2 The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery (Updated 3/8/2024; corollaries coming soon)1. I must relentlessly refuse to participate in my own demise. 2. I must recognize that feelings are not facts, they are chemical events in my brain. 3. I must recognize that most of my thoughts are untrue. 4. I must love tomorrow more than I hate how I feel right now. 5. I must not treat bad feelings with bad operations. 6. I must stop making an operation out of everything. 7. I must not perpetuate generational thought or behavioral issues in my family or start any new ones. 8. I must love my brain and live in such a way as to improve it. 9. I must believe that what I’m doing I’m getting better at. 10. I must understand that thoughts become things. Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Introduction (02:08) - Medical School Interviews (14:14) - Understanding Feelings (25:47) - Imposter Syndrome (29:03) - Formulating the Chief Complaint

Sometimes Life Can Make Us Feel Overwhelmed, Damaged, or Exhausted If that's you, here's a some help through the power of learning to abide in God's presence, and some surprising ideas from scripture and science about learning to heal and hear. Scripture: Isaiah 30, Matthew 12:20 Please listen to, subscribe to, and share the Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast! All episodes are available here! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Introduction to Self-Brain Surgery (01:40) - Misconceptions about God's Expectations (04:06) - Testimony of Healing and Transformation (08:09) - Beginning of Spiritual Brain Surgery Session (08:39) - Starting a Bible Study and Prayer Session (09:33) - Importance of Abide Practice (20:10) - Assurance of God's Compassion and Grace

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.(Classic episode replay from Season 8 for Wildcard Wednesday) Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Introduction (00:44) - Spotify Playlist and Book Promotion (02:07) - Episode Release: Happification (03:26) - Self-Brain Surgery School (08:52) - Finding Hope After Loss (11:09) - Finding Happiness Through Hapification (38:10) - Book Promotion: Hope is the First Dose

It's Mind Change Monday, and Here Are Some True Things You Need to Remember!1. Your baseline is not your fault, but what you do next is2. People are multidimensional, but your left hemisphere makes them 2-D3. God is a quantum physics God4. You are never stuck- your brain is literally changing its structure every second. All you have to do is decide to be purposeful about it. 5. The way our brains see the world is affected by many factors (culture, genetics, faith, experiences, many others), but that doesn't make it more or less correct, because feelings aren't facts (the second commandment) Scripture: Jeremiah 23:23 "Am I a God who is only close at hand?” says the Lord.“No, I am far away at the same time." NLT Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Introduction to Mind Change Monday (02:03) - Getting Ready for Mind Change Monday (03:02) - Your Baseline Is Not Your Fault (06:27) - Understanding Responsibility in Baseline Conditions (13:25) - God as a Quantum Physics God (17:51) - You Are Never Stuck (18:44) - The Influence of Perception on Reality

It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday! I had a computer crash this morning and lost an entire episode I'd just recorded. So, here's a flashback episode that will remind you of the three levels of Self-Brain Surgery. Today, a quick look at three different levels of self-brain surgery to help you become healthier, feel better, and be happier no matter what happens. Scripture: I Thessalonians 5:16-19 Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Introduction and New Gear Testing (00:42) - Three Levels of Self-Brain Surgery and Scripture Breakthrough (01:38) - Levels of self-brain surgery: Introduction to the concept (03:14) - Preparing for life's challenges: The significantly happier model (04:12) - The importance of preparation: Lessons from the Iron Bowl (06:23) - The infinitely happier level: Finding hope after major hardships (08:19) - Scripture for operating your brain at an infinitely higher level (09:00) - The will of God: Rejoice, pray, and give thanks always (10:15) - Switching to the task positive network for improved thinking (11:45) - Choosing joy and gratitude in difficult situations (13:49) - Don't quench the spirit, invite the Holy Spirit's help (15:42) - Introduction and Book Sponsorship

It's Frontal Lobe Friday!Today, the first in a series of looking at each of the Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery in more detail. The first commandment, just like in medical school, is primum non nocere, First No Harm. Self-Brain Surgeons say it like this: "I will relentlessly refuse to participate in my own demise." Scripture: Mark 12:30-31, Romans 12:1-2, Psalm 19:14 The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery (Updated 3/8/2024; corollaries coming soon) 1. I must relentlessly refuse to participate in my own demise. 2. I must recognize that feelings are not facts, they are chemical events in my brain. 3. I must recognize that most of my thoughts are untrue. 4. I must love tomorrow more than I hate how I feel right now. 5. I must not treat bad feelings with bad operations. 6. I must stop making an operation out of everything. 7. I must not perpetuate generational thought or behavioral issues in my family or start any new ones. 8. I must love my brain and live in such a way as to improve it. 9. I must believe that what I’m doing I’m getting better at. 10. I must understand that thoughts become things. Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Introduction (02:09) - The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery (17:50) - First, No Harm: Primum non nocere

Your Brain Has Two Halves, and They See the World Very DifferentlyLearning to integrate what you see from both sides of your brain is a key to becoming healthier, feeling better, and being happier. It turns out that the Bible has a lot to say about that too. Scripture: I Corinthians 2:15-15, II Corinthians 3:18, I Corinthians 13:12, Ephesians 1:18-23, Romans 1:19-20 Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Introduction to Theology Thursday (02:14) - Exploring German Words for Knowledge (07:07) - Understanding the Right Brain (10:50) - The Mind of Christ and Neuroplasticity (14:16) - Seeing God's Creation with Both Brain Hemispheres (18:24) - Using the Eyes of Your Heart (19:57) - Embracing the Whole Brain Approach (21:28) - Conclusion and Book Recommendation

Trauma Rounds: Stuck Tina Tisdale is a Character in My New Book She is a real person, with enough details changed to protect her family’s privacy. She had a problem that wouldn’t go away, and it forced her to make some decisions that were tragic. From Tina’s story, we learn the critical importance of learning to accept the reality that God doesn’t always answer our prayers the way we think he should. It’s about faith and doubt, and acceptance. There’s a little bit of Tina in all of us, but we can learn from her how to change our minds to become healthier, feel better, and be happier. Scripture: II Corinthians 12:7 Music by Alan Jackson (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Don't forget:The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery1. No Self-Malpractice: I will relentlessly refuse to participate in my own demise.2. I Will Believe That Feelings Are Not Facts3. I Will Believe That My Thoughts Are Not Always True4. I Will Believe That Thoughts Become Things5. I Will Not Treat Bad Feelings With A Bad Operation6. I Will Love Tomorrow More7. I Will Not Make An Operation Out of Everything8. I Will Not Perpetuate Generational Issues In My Family (Or Start New Ones)9. I Will Love and Not Hurt My Brain10. I Will Practice Mental First Aid Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Introduction: Self-Brain Surgery (02:24) - Character Spotlight: Tina Tisdale (09:59) - Embracing the "And": Paul's Thorn (16:41) - Conclusion: Change Your Mind, Change Your Life

Trauma Rounds: All You Can SeeSome thoughts about what to do when you're stuck, and a story from my new book about how to see your life again after trauma or tragedy. If all you can see is The Massive Thing that happened to you, you’ll never be able to see all the other things that are still beautiful. Here’s how to change that. Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Don't forget:The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery1. No Self-Malpractice: I will relentlessly refuse to participate in my own demise.2. I Will Believe That Feelings Are Not Facts3. I Will Believe That My Thoughts Are Not Always True4. I Will Believe That Thoughts Become Things5. I Will Not Treat Bad Feelings With A Bad Operation6. I Will Love Tomorrow More7. I Will Not Make An Operation Out of Everything8. I Will Not Perpetuate Generational Issues In My Family (Or Start New Ones)9. I Will Love and Not Hurt My Brain10. I Will Practice Mental First Aid Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Introduction (07:13) - Seeking Help and Changing Perspective (08:21) - Understanding Resilience and Dual Realities (17:40) - Learning to Shift Focus and Find Hope (25:07) - Conclusion and Resources

It's Mind Change Monday! I've received many requests for a new presentation of The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery. So, here they are! As I write my next book, tentatively titled Self-Brain Surgery: How to Rewire Your Brain, Reorder Your Mind, and Radically Transform Your Life, these may change or reorder a little as I determine the best way to work them into a format that will fit nicely into book form. But here they are, which is a perfect way to start Mind Change March! These ten principles will help you become healthier, feel better, and be happier in your life. The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery (Note: These have been modestly revised as my new book is taking shape; here is the list as it will appear in the book, although in this episode they are slightly different): —I must relentlessly refuse to participate in my own demise. —I must believe that feelings are not facts, they are chemical events in my brain. —I must believe that most of my automatic thoughts are untrue. —I must believe that my brain is designed to heal. —I must love tomorrow more than I hate how I feel right now. —I must stop making an operation out of everything. —I must not perpetuate generational thought or behavioral issues in my family, or start any new ones. —I must love my brain and live in such a way as to improve it. —I must believe that I’m getting better at what I’m doing. —I must understand that thoughts become things. Scripture: Romans 12:1-2, II Corinthians 10:5, Philippians 4:6-8, Ephesians 4, II Peter 1:3 Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Introduction to Mind Change Monday (11:17) - Importance of Discerning True Thoughts (19:43) - Protecting Your Brain Health (21:51) - Practicing Mental First Aid

It's Frontal Lobe Friday! On this first day of Mind Change March, I want to encourage you with some great news: nothing, not your genes, your trauma, your parents, or anything else, has the ultimate power over whether you get to have a healthier, better, happier life. Here are some thoughts to help you change your mind about that! Scripture: Romans 1:25-26, 2 Peter 1:3 Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Frontal Lobe Friday (02:28) - The Power of Change (05:01) - Finding Hope After Tragedy (06:23) - Unwinding Misconceptions (09:06) - The Philosophy of Reductionism (11:26) - The Pitfalls of Reductionism (17:19) - The Power of Consciousness (19:20) - The Truth About Genetics (21:30) - Science and Faith Collide

When we ruminate on old losses and other massive things, it literally changes our brains and our bodies.(I'm Still Sick, So I'm Giving You An Important Episode Back Today!)In this episode, I'll give the science behind how psychosomatic illnesses work, and some compassionate self-brain surgery tools to change guilt into healthy, healing grief. Podcast Mentioned: While We're Waiting from Jill and Brad Sullivan Scripture: II Corinthians 10:5 Book mentioned: The Grieving Brain by Mary-Frances O'Connor Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Introducing a Special Episode on Grief and Healing (01:25) - Changing Your Life Starts with Changing Your Mind (03:01) - The Struggle of Moving on from Past Tragedies (04:38) - Blaming Oneself for Tragic Losses (06:08) - Changing the Structure of Memories (08:37) - Modulating Gene Expression Through Thought Processes (15:34) - The Habit of Guilt and Avoiding Grief (17:05) - Harmful Effects of Ruminating and Taking Control (19:00) - Unable to Change the Past, Embrace the Present (24:10) - Introducing "Hope is the First Dose" book

It's Wild Card Wednesday, and I Have the Flu. Today, a look at the question of whether "changing our minds" is just another self-help gimmick, or if it's really possible to change our lives by changing how we think. This one gets deep into neurobiology and biochemistry, with some surprising answers! (Some new thoughts on attention, knowledge, and perspective, and a throwback look at gene expression and positivity). Book mentioned: The Genie in Your Genes: Epigenetic Medicine and the New Biology of Intention by Dawson Church Scripture: II Corinthians 1, 10:5 Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Introduction (04:37) - The Quantum Physics of Thought (12:30) - Self-Brain Surgery Saturday (17:51) - The Daily Word (21:49) - The Power of Mind Change (23:46) - Jesus' Message: Hardship and Abundance (25:05) - The Power of Gene Methylation (26:17) - Importance of Biochemistry in Happiness (28:18) - Pursuit of True Happiness (32:11) - Learning from Life's Mud Holes (34:34) - Examining Sources of Sadness (37:02) - Consequences of Negative Thinking (40:26) - Choosing Positive Biochemical Pathways (43:40) - Finding Comfort in God During Troubles (46:22) - Changing Mindset in the Midst of Problems

How We Pay Attention Changes Everything About Our Experience. It's Mind Change Monday! Today, and important (and potentially life saving) talk about attention, knowledge, and how to change our minds. Scripture: Romans 8:28, Psalm 34:18 Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Mind Change Monday Introduction (02:08) - Self-Brain Surgery School (02:18) - Diving into Ian McGilchrist's Book (09:25) - Importance of Newsletter and Subscriptions (21:02) - The Power of Synaptic Connections (21:43) - Survival Strategies of Birds (25:18) - Shifting Attention for Transformation (32:21) - Concluding Remarks and Book Promotion

We all have a response to the challenges we face in life. (Note: This is from Season 8, but I felt like someone needs to hear it today. If that's you, please email [email protected] and let us hear from you! Or leave a voicemail by clicking below!) 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. Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here!

Mattie Jackson Smith's World Was Shattered Just shy of her one-year anniversary with her husband Ben, a seemingly small accident left her widowed and wondering where God was. Her story is full of grief, pain, and loss, but lands on hope and a future full of God's kept promises. Her book Lemons on Friday is one of the best books on finding your way through grief I've ever read, and Mattie is on the podcast today to give you hope! Mattie's podcast is incredible: In Joy Life(Click here to listen to my appearance on her show)Mattie's book is available everywhere books are sold. Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Introduction to Self-Brain Surgery Saturday (00:47) - Introducing Maddie Jackson Smith and Her Story (02:53) - Changing Your Life by Changing Your Mind (03:49) - Continuing the Conversation with Maddie Jackson Smith (10:24) - Finding Hope and Purpose in Tragedy (24:33) - Accepting the Identity of a Widow (25:46) - Surrendering to God's Plan: "Heads Up, Hands Off" (31:30) - The Unfolding of Maddie's Story (35:59) - Encouraging Others with Maddie's Story (37:58) - Closing Remarks and Resources

It's Frontal Lobe Friday! Today, a short talk about the difference between a truth, and the truth, and why it matters if you want to be happy. Scripture: John 14:6, Hebrews 6:18-19, 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Greetings and Assistance (01:34) - Unifying Paths to Truth (04:15) - The Right Questions, The Right Answers (09:22) - Logical Coherence of Truth (11:39) - Pursuing Personal Truth (15:33) - Unconcealing Truth (18:06) - Levels of Brain Operation (22:58) - Digging Deeper into Truth

It's Theology Thursday! Today, a conversation with world-renowned Oxford University mathematics professor and author, Dr. John Lennox about the big question: can science explain everything? Book: Can Science Explain Everything? by Dr. John Lennox Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Introduction: Dr. Lee Warren's Self-Brain Surgery (03:19) - Meeting Dr. John Lennox (09:03) - Worldviews: Theism, Naturalism, and Pantheism (10:09) - Understanding Naturalism and Materialism (13:05) - The Difference Between Scientific Statements and Scientists' Statements (14:17) - Science vs. Scientism (16:01) - The Limitations of Scientism (17:50) - Science's Limitations and Rationality (22:48) - Trusting Scripture as God's Word (28:08) - Finding Hope in the Face of Suffering (31:51) - Grappling with Suffering: The Story of Abraham

It's Wildcard Wednesday!Today, a word study ("Limen," "Liminal," "Liminality") and a decision to learn to slow down enough, even in the midst of your massive thing/trauma/tragedy, to taste the hope that's always there. This is a good one!(Bonus flashback episode for Wildcard Wednesday) Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Introducing the Conundrum of Finding Hope in Life's Challenges (01:41) - Self-Brain Surgery School: Transform Your Mind and Find Hope (02:09) - Introduction to the concept of "lemon" and its definitions (06:53) - The creative process in the liminal space (11:15) - A Prayer in the Midst of Crisis (16:46) - Prayer as a Source of Strength and Hope (20:13) - Savoring Lisa Warren's Incredible Cooking Skills (21:31) - God's Gentle Presence in Times of Pain and Need (22:36) - Unexpected Impact of Podcast Episode on Mental Health Crisis (24:48) - The Power of Slowing Down and Tasting Hope

It's Mind Change Monday! Today, a compassionate message for you, or for someone you love, who's having a hard time understanding grief. This one is about the process, the "stages," and why a famous model isn't helpful at all. You'll learn Warren's Law of Suffering, and a new metaphor that will help you. Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Introduction (06:02) - Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross's Work (10:40) - The Emotional Carousel of Grief (16:59) - Individuality of Grieving Process (20:39) - Conclusion and Book Promotion

Dr. Tabatha Barber Was a Teen Mom and High School Dropout. Now She's a World-Renowned Physician. What changed for Dr. Barber? She changed her mind and decided that God had more for her. Now known around the world as "The Gutsy Gynecologist," Dr. Barber is a triple-board-certified physician who helps women everywhere overcome chronic illness, pain, and other ways they're stuck by integrating faith, medicine, and mental health. Click here to visit Dr. Barber's website! Dr. Barber's new book is Fast to Faith: A 40-Day Awakening: Reconnect Your Body, Mind and Soul for Lasting Weight Loss, Sustained Energy, and Unstoppable Strength. Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Self-Brain Surgery Saturday (02:14) - Transforming Lives with Fast to Faith (04:15) - Ready to Change Your Life? (05:03) - Introducing Dr. Tabitha Barber (29:13) - Casting off Hindrances and Sins (35:44) - Doctoring in Times of Crisis

It's Frontal Lobe Friday! Today, a look at the interplay between feelings and thoughts, a part of your brain called the corpus striatum, the importance of tonically active neurons, and a conversation with Jennie Allen! "Don't Let Your Emotions Get the Best of You." We've all heard it, but is it sound advice? Jennie Allen is on the podcast today to talk about her new book, Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It. Plus: the story of how Jennie Allen is directly responsible for Lisa and me moving from Alabama to Wyoming to Nebraska! This is a powerful talk about what I believe will be one of the most important books of 2024. From Amazon.com:The New York Times bestselling author of Get Out of Your Head provides a revolutionary path to embracing a healthy relationship with your emotions, one that leads to life-giving connection with God and others as well as to a richer understanding of yourself.“This book is worth thousands of dollars of counseling.”—Jonathan Pokluda, bestselling author and host of the Becoming Something podcastHow often have you heard, “Don’t let your emotions get the best of you”? But what if instead of ignoring our feelings, we noticed them, named them, and let God use them to draw us closer to Himself and others? Many of us need to unlearn damaging messages about our emotions. We’ve been taught, for example, that emotions are untrustworthy, when, in fact, God can use them to help us see where we need His healing. In Untangle Your Emotions, Jennie Allen uses scientific research, biblical insight, and her own story to help you ● exchange stuffing, dismissing, or minimizing your emotions for a five-step process to know what you feel and what to do about it ● debunk the myth that feelings are sinful by learning how emotional maturity leads to deeper connection with God and others ● live emotionally healthy by applying biblical wisdom and therapeutic research that works whether you self-identify as “emotional” or not ● sit with feelings that are confusing and painful by discovering the depth of God’s love and compassion for you Book: Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It by Jennie Allen SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: The Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast is now live everywhere! Please consider listening and subscribing by clicking one of the links below! Spiritual Brain Surgery on AppleSpiritual Brain Surgery on SpotifySpiritual Brain Surgery with TranscriptLeave a voicemail with your question or comment! Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Support and boost your immune system with Armra! Use DRLEEWARREN code at checkout for a discount! Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Introduction (03:43) - Discussing Emotional Control (13:59) - Understanding Emotional Neurons (19:19) - The Importance of Sadness (24:40) - The Impact of the Anything Prayer (28:35) - Introducing "Untangle Your Emotions" (30:42) - Opening Prayer with Jenny Allen (31:36) - Jenny's Journey to Understanding Emotions (33:45) - Christian Perception of Emotions (35:34) - God's Emotions in Creation (42:25) - Emotional Awareness and Connection (45:55) - Finding Comfort in God's Compassion (49:25) - Embracing and Expressing Emotions (52:57) - Unpacking Past Emotions for Healing (58:48) - Embracing Emotions for Connection (01:03:25) - The Intersection of Faith and Emotion (01:08:09) - Finding God's Comfort in Sadness (01:12:37) - Understanding and Untangling Emotions

What do Valentine's Day, Particle Physics, and Lent Have to Do With Each Other? Check out today's Wildcard Wednesday episode to find out!Be sure to follow The Faith Filled Therapist on Instagram! Check out my friend Jon Swanson's new podcast, Finding Words in Hard Times! Scripture: I Corinthians 13, I John 4:18 Music by Brandon Heath(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Remember the ABIDE prayer/meditation practice:Level I (Hearing):ApproachBreatheInviteDependExperience Level II (Self-Brain Surgery Practice):AssessBelieveIncisionDeepenExpect Don't forget: The Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast is now live everywhere! Please consider listening and subscribing by clicking one of the links below! Spiritual Brain Surgery on AppleSpiritual Brain Surgery on SpotifySpiritual Brain Surgery on Amazon Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Support and boost your immune system with Armra! Use DRLEEWARREN code at checkout for a discount! Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:03) - Introducing Valentine's Day and the Start of Lent (00:53) - Linking Valentine's Day, Lent, and Hope for Redemption (01:44) - Welcome to Self-Brain Surgery School (02:17) - Explaining the concept of particle accelerators (03:00) - Practical applications of particle accelerators in everyday life (04:27) - Colliding science and faith: unlocking the energy within us (08:41) - Focusing on how we want to be and transforming our minds (09:24) - Oxytocin and cortisol: the connection between love and fear (11:21) - The power of perfect love in casting out fear (12:10) - Lent: Smashing Fear with Perfect Love (16:28) - Introducing "Hope is the First Dose" - Recovery Plan

It's Mind Change Monday! You spend your entire life performing self-brain surgery, whether you do it intentionally or not. This is the biggest single realization of my life, and it should produce a desire in us to make sure we're competent and effective as self-brain surgeons. Because your mind is operating on your brain every moment of your life, either passively or actively. What you're doing, you're getting better at. So do you want to be getting better at using your mind and brain the way God designed them, or letting other things (past traumas, tragedies, other people, circumstances, or simply thought negligence) direct the way your brain is formed? Today, we're going to look at the four different ways we can operate our brains, and which one we should be trying to master. Scripture: II Corinthians 10:5 (take captive), Romans 12:2 (transform), Ephesians 4:13-19 (Gentile mind), I Corinthians 2:16 (Mind of Christ), Philippians 4:6-8 Remember the ABIDE prayer/meditation practice:Level I (Hearing):ApproachBreatheInviteDependExperience Level II (Self-Brain Surgery Practice):AssessBelieveIncisionDeepenExpect Don't forget: The Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast is now live everywhere! Please consider listening and subscribing by clicking one of the links below! Spiritual Brain Surgery on AppleSpiritual Brain Surgery on SpotifySpiritual Brain Surgery on Amazon Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Support and boost your immune system with Armra! Use DRLEEWARREN code at checkout for a discount! Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:09) - Mind Change Monday: Four ways to operate your brain (01:30) - Mind Change Monday: Changing Our Minds and Changing Our Lives (04:06) - Four Different Ways to Operate Your Brain (10:02) - Troubleshooting with Verizon's tech expert (13:58) - The different levels of expertise in technology repair (16:21) - Taking control of shaping our own brains through self-brain surgery (19:30) - Becoming a Master Operator of Your Own Mind (21:15) - Four Ways to Know and Operate Systems in the World (25:53) - Introducing "Hope is the First Dose" Book

It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday! Sometimes the wound is so fresh or so persistent that you don't have the energy or mental capability to even try to change your mind. You're overwhelmed and it's all just too fresh and heavy, and it doesn't feel possible to do anything but hurt. If you're there, it's okay. Here's one little tool that will help you hold on until you heal enough to start seeing the light again, and the hope that is found in patience and waiting. Here's what to do when you don't know what to do. Remember the ABIDE prayer/meditation practice:Level I (Hearing):ApproachBreatheInviteDependExperience Level II (Self-Brain Surgery Practice):AssessBelieveIncisionDeepenExpect Scripture: Psalm 34:18 Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Don't forget: The Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast is now live everywhere! Please consider listening and subscribing by clicking one of the links below! Spiritual Brain Surgery on AppleSpiritual Brain Surgery on SpotifySpiritual Brain Surgery on Amazon Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Support and boost your immune system with Armra! Use DRLEEWARREN code at checkout for a discount! Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Giving Permission to Not Know What to Do (01:22) - Embracing the Unknown and Changing Our Perspective (02:31) - The difficult moments in life and not knowing what to do. (03:41) - Dealing with loss, grief, and uncertainty. (06:00) - The importance of finding gratitude in the midst of darkness. (11:28) - Embracing Resilience and Determination (12:37) - Permission to Not Know What to Do (19:42) - Introducing "Hope is the First Dose" book and podcast

It's Frontal Lobe Friday! A few final thoughts (for now) about suffering, self-directed neuroplasticity, epigenetics, and telling ourselves better (and truer) stories). (Be sure to check out part 1 of this talk, on the Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast earlier from yesterday!) SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: The Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast is now live everywhere! Please consider listening and subscribing by clicking one of the links below! Spiritual Brain Surgery on AppleSpiritual Brain Surgery on SpotifySpiritual Brain Surgery with TranscriptLeave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Support and boost your immune system with Armra! Use DRLEEWARREN code at checkout for a discount! Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Introducing Frontal Lobe Friday and Epigenetics (00:41) - Using Selective Attention and Neuroplasticity to Change Our Lives (01:31) - Welcome to Self-Brain Surgery School, Let's Begin (02:03) - Paying Attention to Tears and Emotions (02:44) - Feelings are Important, but not Always True (06:38) - The Impact of Generational Trauma and Epigenetics (07:20) - Stimulating Neuronal Activation and Growth for Brain Rewiring (09:21) - Overcoming Suffering and Wiring Our Brain for Resilience (10:00) - You Can Change Your Brain and Rewrite Your Story (11:18) - Contemplation to Action: Becoming Self-Brain Surgeons (12:18) - Expecting a Good Outcome: Applying Techniques and Prayer (13:17) - Changing Our Minds, Changing Our Lives (14:12) - Introducing "Hope is the First Dose" - Recovering from Trauma

What Happens in Our Brains and Bodies When We Suffer?(Be sure to check out part 1 of this talk, on the Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast earlier today!) A look at the neurobiology of suffering, and where to find hope again when life hurts. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: The Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast is now live everywhere! Please consider listening and subscribing by clicking one of the links below! Spiritual Brain Surgery on AppleSpiritual Brain Surgery on SpotifySpiritual Brain Surgery with TranscriptLeave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Support and boost your immune system with Armra! Use DRLEEWARREN code at checkout for a discount! Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Introduction to Part Two of Self-Brain Surgery (01:47) - The Intersection of Neuroscience, Faith, and Life Transformation (02:35) - Introduction: The Neurobiology of Suffering (04:09) - Balancing Suffering and Abundance in Life (11:24) - The perception of pain and its value in life (15:16) - Neuroplasticity and the development of chronic pain syndrome (20:16) - Neuroplasticity and the development of hyperalgesia (29:55) - Deceptive Thoughts: The Truth and Relabeling (31:36) - Reframing Pain for Personal Growth (33:15) - Using Neuroplasticity for Personal Transformation (34:46) - Hope is the First Dose: Recovering from Trauma and Tragedy

Shame and Fear Thrive in Isolation, but shame dies in community. It's Wildcard Wednesday. so here's a talk from Season 5 that's been unavailble for a while. Listen to learn how to rethink our basic instincts when we're going through hardship. Music by Tommy Walker (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: The Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast is now live everywhere! Please consider listening and subscribing by clicking one of the links below! Spiritual Brain Surgery on AppleSpiritual Brain Surgery on SpotifySpiritual Brain Surgery on Amazon Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Support and boost your immune system with Armra! Use DRLEEWARREN code at checkout for a discount! Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Introducing Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast (01:58) - Self-Brain Surgery School: Changing Your Life through Mind Transformation (02:47) - Sharing the Burden of Hardship (04:53) - The Dangers of Secrecy and Shame (11:50) - Recognizing the battle within ourselves (13:32) - The power of confession and seeking help from others (15:20) - Breaking the cycle of shame and finding hope in community (21:10) - Preparing for Hard Times: TMTs in Life (23:26) - Encouragement to Start Today and Find Hope (29:27) - Introducing "Hope is the First Dose" - A Treatment Plan

It's Mind Change Monday! We're continuing to learn a new way to pray and learn to use our minds to change our brains, and help us seek the abundance and peace Jesus promised us in John 10:10! Quantum physics gives us two principles of how constantly looking at a situation can keep it stuck in that state, and the same is true in our lives. Learning to shift our viewpoint, relax, and trust God's promises can help us change our minds and begin to move forward. Today, we take another look the ABIDE practice, take it one level deeper, and learn a self-brain surgery operation that will help us become healthier, feel better, and be happier in any area of our lives. Neuroscience and faith smash together hard in this one! Remember the ABIDE prayer/meditation practice:Level I (Hearing):ApproachBreatheInviteDependExperience Level II (Self-Brain Surgery Practice):AssessBelieveIncisionDeepenExpect SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: The Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast is now live everywhere! Please consider listening and subscribing by clicking one of the links below! Spiritual Brain Surgery on AppleSpiritual Brain Surgery on SpotifySpiritual Brain Surgery on Amazon Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Support and boost your immune system with Armra! Use DRLEEWARREN code at checkout for a discount! Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Introduction to Mind Change Monday and Quantum Physics (01:21) - Getting Ready to Transform Your Mind (01:33) - A rough weekend of canceled plans and stress (02:54) - The best time to make a change is now (09:48) - The Importance of Focus in Prayer and Bible Reading (19:05) - Newtonian Physics vs. Quantum Physics (21:54) - Quantum Zeno Effect and Observational Viewpoint (28:04) - Generational Traumas and the Scriptural Perspective (30:27) - Taking Control of Your Life and Making Quantum Changes (31:45) - Introducing "Hope is the First Dose" book

It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday! We're learning a new way to pray and learn to use our minds to change our brains, and help us seek the abundance and peace Jesus promised us in John 10:10! Today, we take the ABIDE practice one level deeper, and learn a self-brain surgery operation that will help us become healthier, feel better, and be happier in any area of our lives. Neuroscience and faith smash together hard in this one! Remember the ABIDE prayer/meditation practice:Level I (Hearing):ApproachBreatheInviteDependExperience Level II (Self-Brain Surgery Practice):AssessBelieveIncisionDeepenExpect Scripture: I Corinthians 2:16, Ephesians 4, Luke 22:39 Book Mentioned: How God Changes Your Brain by Andrew Newberg and Mark Waldman Music by: (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: The Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast is now live everywhere! Please consider listening and subscribing by clicking one of the links below! Spiritual Brain Surgery on AppleSpiritual Brain Surgery on SpotifySpiritual Brain Surgery on Amazon Music by Carl Miner and The North American Guitar Company(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Support and boost your immune system with Armra! Use DRLEEWARREN code at checkout for a discount! Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - A Long Night of Dental Work and Worry (02:08) - Clear Instructions for the Next Level of Abide Practice (03:25) - Changing Your Life: The Power of Mind Transformation (04:12) - The Importance of Developing a Habit of Prayer (06:41) - Falling Back on Disciplined Habits in Times of Crisis (12:48) - Self-brain surgery: Getting better at the process. (15:13) - Extracting everything from Scripture with the Holy Spirit's guidance. (17:15) - Living in the mind of Christ vs. the monkey mind. (19:11) - Contrasting the mind of Christ with the futility of thinking. (21:18) - Pursuing Happiness: The Illusion of Satisfaction (23:23) - Approaching God: Creating a Quiet and Reflective Environment (25:26) - Preparing for a Relaxing Breathing Exercise (25:51) - Inviting God to Bring Calm and Relief (26:19) - Surrendering to God's Dependence (27:29) - Beautiful Music and the Abide Process (29:20) - Self-Brain Surgery Practice and Assessing the Situation (34:23) - Expecting a Good Outcome and Resting in God's Promises (36:10) - Level Two: Taking Action and Expecting the Outcome

It's Frontal Lobe Friday! What happens in your brain when you pray? Here's a look at some surprising neuroscience research into how prayer changes your brain, and some ways you can use these insights to make your life better! Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:33, Proverbs 4:26, Hebrews 12:13, I Thessalonians 5:16-17, Luke 18:1, John 15 Book Mentioned: How God Changes Your Brain by Andrew Newberg and Mark Waldman SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: The Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast is now live everywhere! Please consider listening and subscribing by clicking one of the links below! Spiritual Brain Surgery on AppleSpiritual Brain Surgery on SpotifySpiritual Brain Surgery on Amazon Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Support and boost your immune system with Armra! Use DRLEEWARREN code at checkout for a discount! Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Frontal Lobe Friday and Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast Introduction (01:51) - Changing Lives through Self-Brain Surgery School (02:39) - Introduction to Andrew Newberg's book on brain science and meditation (11:24) - How God Changes Your Brain: Introduction to the Study (13:05) - Meditation and prayer improve brain function and resilience. (15:48) - Meditation and prayer counteract depression and cognitive decline. (21:59) - Practical Tips for Improving Memory (31:36) - Developing a Mindful Practice for Self-Control (35:14) - Approach, Breathe, Invite, Depend, Experience in Meditative Prayer (37:33) - Longing for a Deeper Experience (40:05) - Introduction and Book Announcement

It's Time for Some Heart Surgery. An overview of the mind-heart-brain-body connection, heart rate variability and heart coherence, and how you can use them to help you become healthier, feel better, and be happier! Scripture: Psalm 103 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: The Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast is now live everywhere! Please consider listening and subscribing by clicking one of the links below! Spiritual Brain Surgery on AppleSpiritual Brain Surgery on SpotifySpiritual Brain Surgery on Amazon Music by Cody Carnes(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Support and boost your immune system with Armra! Use DRLEEWARREN code at checkout for a discount! Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Introduction: Self-Brain Surgery School Begins (01:30) - Introduction to the Spiritual Brain Surgery podcast (04:29) - Introduction to heart coherence and its connection to the mind (10:37) - Overwhelmed by Financial Stress and Uncertainty (12:31) - Finding Hope and Stability in Unexpected Situations (15:46) - Overcoming Devastation and the Fear of a Broken Future (18:10) - Finding Coherence in the Midst of Chaos (21:05) - Suffering Produces Character and Strengthens the Mind (27:08) - HeartMath Institute: Aligning Heart, Mind, and Soul (33:23) - Introducing "Hope is the First Dose" book

It's Mind Change Monday! An overview of what self-brain surgery can do for you, and some tools to help you become healthier, feel better, and be happier in your life. Scripture: Ephesians 4 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: The Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast is now live everywhere! Please consider listening and subscribing by clicking one of the links below! Spiritual Brain Surgery on AppleSpiritual Brain Surgery on SpotifySpiritual Brain Surgery on Amazon Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Support and boost your immune system with Armra! Use DRLEEWARREN code at checkout for a discount! Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Introduction and gratitude for listeners (01:24) - Writing as a way to recover from trauma (03:05) - Finding hope and developing a way to communicate through podcasting and writing (05:07) - Season 10 will explore the science of minds and brains (06:55) - Basics of self-brain surgery and introduction to 10 commandments (07:12) - Changing Your Mind: The Key to Changing Your Life (08:00) - Self Brain Surgery School: Transforming Your Mind (09:22) - The Power of Selective Attention and Changing Your Mind (17:08) - Tossed around by wrong thinking, need to change mindset (19:00) - Take every thought captive, become significantly happier (20:35) - Nobody's coming to rescue you, take control of your thoughts (22:11) - Embrace your uniqueness, make the most of your mind (24:05) - Give consent to change your mind and life (25:26) - Refuse self-malpractice, feelings are not facts (27:04) - Avoid Treating Bad Feelings with Bad Operations (29:14) - Break the Cycle, Don't Perpetuate Generational Troubles (30:50) - Learn to Provide Mental First Aid for Others (32:21) - Introducing "Hope is the First Dose" - Recovery from Trauma

The secret to resilience when The Massive Thing Happens is having a solid base of pre-hab in your heart.Today, I give you four Insight Spots from MyBridge Radio, our favorite place for 24/7 encouragement. MyBridge is a great place for YOU to find hope!Plus, music from my friend Tommy Walker!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 shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Support and boost your immune system with Armra! Use DRLEEWARREN code at checkout for a discount! Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links: 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!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Introduction and Shoutout to MyBridge Radio (01:11) - Dr. Carolyn Sorenson's Recommendation and Collaboration with MyBridge (02:01) - Compilation of Recent Insight Spots and Worship Song (03:33) - Finding Hope in the Midst of Life's Challenges (05:16) - Preparing for Emotional Traumas and Tragedies (07:08) - Harnessing the Power of Positive Thinking for Emotional Healing (08:57) - Introducing Dr. Lee Warren and the Power of Hope (09:57) - Jesus as the Great Physician and the First Dose of Hope (16:24) - Introduction and Sponsorship Announcement