In this episode, I introduce the first five of the Ten Commandments of self-brain surgery, which guide mental and emotional wellness. I emphasize the importance of rejecting self-destructive behaviors, understanding feelings as chemical events, questioning negative automatic thoughts, recognizing the brain's capacity for healing, and focusing on future possibilities over immediate discomfort. Practical applications are provided to encourage self-reflection and conscious thought alterations. The next episode will explore the remaining five commandments, continuing the journey toward personal fulfillment. Click here to download Dr. Warren's free Thought Biopsy worksheet! Click here for a transcript of this episode! Chapters 0:00 Introduction to Self-Brain Surgery Podcast 1:32 The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery 9:25 Understanding Trauma and Recovery 14:33 Shifting Your Mindset 15:39 Getting Unstuck and Achieving Potential 18:12 The First Commandment Explained 28:54 The Second Commandment Explored 30:00 The Third Commandment Uncovered 46:44 The Fourth Commandment Discussed 55:22 The Fifth Commandment Defined 1:01:11 Preview of Next Episode's Commandments Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share the podcast 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! If you're a writer, podcaster, or content creator, you should check out Descript! It's the tool I use to produce every episode of this podcast, and their suite of audio, video, and production tools has changed my entire workflow. Descript will cut down your tech time and let you be more creative! 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!

In this inaugural episode of Self-Brain Surgery™, renowned neurosurgeon, bestselling author, and high performance expert Dr. Lee Warren discusses the key to transforming your life through self-brain surgery™. This episode introduces the core concept of self-directed neuroplasticity and how to harness the mind’s power to influence and change the brain. By understanding the interplay between your thoughts, emotions, beliefs, habits, and actions, Dr. Warren explains how you can take control of your mental health and well-being. This episode also covers practical tools, biblical insights, and scientific principles to support lasting change. Click here to download Dr. Warren's free Thought Biopsy worksheet! Chapters 0:00 The Journey of Loss and Healing 1:52 Discovering the Secret 3:06 A New Podcast Begins 3:54 The Secret to Changing Your Mind 9:02 The Philosophy of Reductionism 14:41 Finding Purpose in Suffering 16:48 The Personal Connection 20:43 Hardship and Resilience 22:27 The MRI Revelation 27:27 Thoughts Become Things 37:03 The Mind vs. The Brain 39:01 The Power of Change 39:30 Introducing the School of Self-Brain Surgery 40:41 The Thought Biopsy Technique 48:24 The Next Steps in Self-Brain Surgery Click here for the transcript For comments or questions about this episode, Send a voicemail to Dr. Warren or email contact @drleewarren.com Follow me @drleewarren on Instagram for daily inspiration.  Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share the podcast 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! If you're a writer, podcaster, or content creator, you should check out Descript! It's the tool I use to produce every episode of this podcast, and their suite of audio, video, and production tools has changed my entire workflow. Descript will cut down your tech time and let you be more creative! 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!

It's Tuesdays with Tata!This week, Tata shares how Elisha from the Old Testament went all in, and what we can learn from his amazing story. Textooks for All-In August: All In, by Mark Batterson, Hope Is the First Dose by me, and Play the Man by Mark Batterson Scripture for the Month: II Corinthians 5:14-17, Luke 9:23-25, Galatians 5:22-23, I Corinthians 2:16   Are you with us? Send a voicemail and let us know who you are, where you live, and that you're All-In! Follow me @drleewarren on Instagram for daily inspiration.  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, support your 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) - Welcome Back to Tuesdays with Tata (01:04) - Elisha's All-In Decision (03:54) - The Cost of Commitment (07:05) - Real World Examples of Going All In (11:04) - Learning to Rest and Balance (15:58) - The Power of Trusting God (21:21) - Bold Moves and Faith (26:48) - Start Your Journey Today

Does Your Mind Exist Outside of Your Brain? Or Are "You" Really Just A Bunch of Neurons? Join me for a fascinating conversation with author and brain imaging scientist Dr. Sharon Dirckx to answer the question. It's a great talk that's full of awe, wonder, and hope! This was the last episode of season 9, re-releasing today to get you ready for a week of learning about the mind-brain problem and its surprising solution. This week is full of hope, meaning, and purpose! Book mentioned: Am I Just My Brain? by Sharon Dirckx, Ph.D. 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 self-brain surgery Saturday and the big questions (04:10) - Sharon Derricks joins to discuss mind-brain conundrum and faith (08:39) - Introduction to Dr. Sharon Diericks and her background (20:17) - The Mind-Brain Debate: Neurons vs. Consciousness (22:10) - Qualia: Evidence for the Mind-Brain Distinction (22:17) - The Limitations of Physical Descriptions and Qualia (24:27) - Different Views on the Mind-Brain Relationship and Their Challenges (27:57) - The Expanding Insights into the Mind of God (30:43) - Slipping into Scientism and the Religion of Science (32:58) - God as a Thinker: Why Can We Think? (42:54) - The Power of Mind and Epigenetics (46:09) - Introduction and Book Announcement

Learning to Biopsy Our Thoughts is a Key to Healing But sometimes, we biopsy those negative thoughts, and they turn out to be true. What then? Today’s dose of hope is learning what to do when your trauma, tragedy, or other massive thing has filled your head and heart with harmful thoughts, especially when the harmful thought is based on something true.  Scripture: II Corinthians 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! (00:06) - Introduction to Self-Brain Surgery Saturday (04:23) - Extending Pre-Order Bonuses (05:38) - Taking Control of Negative Thoughts (09:47) - Importance of Thought Biopsies (16:23) - Dealing with True Thoughts: Sadness (19:51) - Escaping the Pit of Despair (23:27) - The Power of Scars and Stories (26:13) - Holding onto Hope: Overcoming Wounds

Is Multitasking Good For Us? Is it Even Possible?It's Frontal Lobe Friday, and today we're taking a look at the science behind multitasking, and some surprising facts that may just change your mind. 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 (00:09) - Frontal Lobe Friday (01:06) - The Myth of Multitasking (09:07) - Multitasking and Distractibility (12:58) - Mistakes and Harm from Multitasking (15:26) - Strategies for Dealing with Multitasking (21:38) - Spiritual Perspective on Multitasking (23:25) - Conclusion

Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things Impact Our Brains and Can Sink Our Hope Here's a one-hour talk with my friend Max Lucado about how we can re-engage our faith, get our brains unstuck, and find hope again.Full-length video available from Baker Book House here. 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 (00:56) - New Listeners Introduction (02:20) - Interview with Max Lucado (05:47) - Evening Event in Grand Rapids (09:04) - Opening Prayer (12:53) - Gratitude and Reflections (16:28) - Conversation on Trauma and Hope (19:01) - Finding Light in Dark Times (21:03) - Witnessing Brain Research (25:37) - Managing Thoughts and Feelings (29:42) - Thought Transplantation (32:08) - Brain Imaging Research (32:54) - Stuck in Neutral (33:07) - Moving Forward (33:32) - Finding Hope (40:14) - Hope vs. Optimism (43:01) - Purpose in Suffering (54:37) - Dealing with Guilt (57:37) - Coping with Loss (01:00:17) - New Book Announcement (01:02:03) - Closing Prayer

When did Noah build the arc? Before it started raining. Look, storms happen in life. Hard times come, but when things get hard, strong people get busy. And when great opportunities come, we need to be ready.  Let’s pick up the hammer and start building that ark. Because the rain is coming. Because something great is coming, and we need to be ready. Something hard is coming, and we need to get our feet on more solid ground, even if we have to build a boat to get there. 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 (00:33) - Importance of Building the Boat (01:51) - Reflecting on Building the Boat Concept (02:34) - Building the Boat: Preparation in the Heart (05:02) - Scrambling to Find Answers (08:34) - Resetting the Clocks: Starting Over (09:25) - Importance of Building Boats: Preparing for Hard and Good Times (11:34) - Being Prepared for Life's Storms (17:28) - Being Ready for Opportunities (19:06) - Taking a Mulligan: Starting Over (23:23) - Failing Differently Next Time (24:42) - Bible Study: Thing That Will Help (28:27) - Listening to Our Hearts: You Start Today Moment

We plan for almost everything, but most of us do not have a plan for what to do when life gets hard. Today, I'll give you some tools to put on your emotional crash cart to use when you face trauma, tragedy, or any massive thing.Scripture: Psalm 19Book mentioned: Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss 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) - Introduction (03:07) - Emergency Response in the Hospital (09:36) - Importance of Preparation for Emergencies (19:16) - Finding Truth and Hope in Scripture (23:39) - Music and Words for Emotional Emergencies (29:44) - Conclusion and Book Promotion

Tara-Leigh Cobble Changed Her Mind About GodIt's Mind-Change Monday, and today's guest is the host of The Bible Recap Podcast. Tara-Leigh Cobble helps millions of people read, understand, and love the Word of God every day. But before she could do that, she had to change her mind. This is a perfect conversation for self-brain surgeons, because you can't change your life until you change your mind, and learning to love God's word is the first step to getting that done. Check out The Bible Recap website! Tara-Leigh is also a sought-after public speaker and teacher. She also founded D-Group International, which exists to help people READ, UNDERSTAND, and LOVE the Bible, as they encounter God in a way that transforms their entire lives. Follow Tara-Leigh on Instagram to learn more!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 (03:06) - Meeting Tara Lee Cobble (16:17) - The Birth of The Bible Recap (27:22) - Building the Boat Before the Storm (31:01) - Future of The Bible Recap (34:03) - Misconceptions About Jesus (37:51) - Finding God's Character in Scripture (38:15) - Mind Change Journey (38:32) - Conclusion

It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!Today, a reminder that gratitude overwhelms overwhelm. Check out this incredible post from Ann Voskamp!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) - Self-Brain Surgery Saturday (00:07) - Operation Gratitude Overwhelms Overwhelm (02:03) - Finding Gratitude in Hardship (05:17) - Overcoming Overwhelm with Gratitude (08:58) - Shift in Perspective: Neuroscience and Gratitude (12:21) - Choosing Gratitude as a Compass (15:29) - Changing Your Mind to Change Your Life

It's Frontal Lobe Friday!Today, a quick thought on the difference between viewing the world from the left side of your brain versus the right, and the better path of integrating the two. 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) - Reunion Excitement (03:04) - The Power of Perspective (09:24) - Left Brain vs. Right Brain (11:19) - The Balance of Life (14:48) - Expanding Perspectives

It's Theology Thursday!Today, a mind transplant we can learn from the Old Testament prophet Habakkuk to help you change your mind and change your life.  Learning to transplant THOUGH and YET for the thought cancers IF and WHEN, will help you have faith and joy no matter what you're going through. Part Two is six more things we can learn from Habakkuk, and it is available now on The Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast. 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: Spiritual Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren (03:37) - Addressing Current Issues: Politics, Division, and Faith (07:31) - Understanding the Bible: Prescriptive vs. Descriptive (10:16) - Habakkuk: A Prophet's Cry to God (14:29) - Self-Brain Surgery Techniques from Habakkuk (23:34) - Choosing Joy: Lessons from Habakkuk (32:30) - Mind Transplant: From "If" to "Though" (34:26) - Hope in Action: The Path to Change

It's All-In August! Approaches have consequences, part 1. Scripture: Job 23:8-9, Psalm 139, Psalm 121, Psalm 29, Psalm 143, Romans 12:2, II Corinthians 10:5 Textooks for All-In August: All In, by Mark Batterson, Hope Is the First Dose by me, and Play the Man by Mark Batterson Scripture for the Month: II Corinthians 5:14-17, Luke 9:23-25, Galatians 5:22-23, I Corinthians 2:16   Are you with us? Send a voicemail and let us know who you are, where you live, and that you're All-In! Follow me @drleewarren on Instagram for daily inspiration.  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 to Self-Brain Surgery (05:34) - Consequences of Our Choices (11:25) - Overcoming Cynicism and Hopelessness (14:47) - Understanding Purpose in Life (20:05) - The Role of Science and Faith

Here's a Brand-New Self-Brain Surgery Operation for You: The Mind Transplant! For Wildcard Wednesday, our most ambitious operation yet: we're going to change our minds, literally! Scripture: Psalm 37:4, Philippians 4, I Corinthians 2:16, II Corinthians 10:5, Isaiah 30:15 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 Wild Card Wednesday (02:03) - Exploring Philippians Chapter Four (05:56) - Gratitude and Benefits of Following God (20:53) - Commandment of No Self-Malpractice (22:31) - Seeking the Peace of Christ (24:35) - Power of Directed Attention (26:53) - Handling Automatic Negative Thoughts (29:14) - Test of Truth, Necessity, and Compassion

What do you do when God seems far away? How do we learn to hear God? How do we pray when life hurts? These are BIG questions! It's Mind Change Monday, and today's guest is Pete Greig.   Pete's official bio and links: Pete Greig is the Senior Pastor of Emmaus Rd church, and the bewildered founder of 24-7 Prayer, an international, inter-denominational movement of prayer, mission and justice operating in more than 100 countries. Pete’s books, which are available in various languages and formats, have won the following awards:  + ‘Dirty Glory’ - UK Christian Book of the year + ‘How to Pray’ - short-listed for the ECPA Christian Book of the Year® Award, 2021 + ‘How to Hear God’ - Best Christian Life Book, 2022, Winner, Resources of the Year, 2023 in the Spiritual Growth category. + ‘God on Mute’ has been described as ‘a Christian classic’ by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Pete’s free, online resources include The Prayer Course - downloaded more than three million times, The Lectio Course, and Lectio365 - a daily devotional with more than 225,000 regular users. He and his wife Sammy are members of The Order of the Mustard Seed (OMS). They split their time between a barge on the River Wey near Guildford, England, and a cliff top retreat on the Isle of Wight where they host and mentor leaders from around the world. Pete is an Ambassador for the NGO Tearfund, a visiting lecturer for St Mellitus Theological College and one of the founding conveners of the Wildfires festival.  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 (05:56) - Scheduling Struggles (07:07) - Pre-Interview Prayer (09:50) - Discovering Pete Gregg (14:33) - The Mystery of Holy Saturday (17:26) - God's Will on Earth (18:55) - Navigating Dark Times (23:09) - Teaching How to Pray (26:04) - The PRAY Model (28:25) - Experiencing God's Presence (29:50) - Yielding in Prayer (30:41) - Prayer Life Evolution (32:26) - Deepening Prayer Practices (53:34) - Finding Hope in Grief (58:11) - Comfort in God's Presence

It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!We're all taught in school that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution explains how we got here. But the truth is, modern molecular biology continues to struggle to prove even the most basic elements of that idea. Survival of the fittest is an obvious truth, but survival does not explain arrival, and since Watson and Crick gave us the molecular structure of DNA in the 1950's, the picture has become more and more bleak for the Darwinists. My guest today is Dr. Michael Behe. He is a biochemist from Lehigh University, and his incredible book is Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution.  From Amazon.com: Naming Darwin's Black Box to the National Review's list of the 100 most important nonfiction works of the 20th century, George Gilder wrote that it "overthrows Darwin at the end of the 20th century in the same way that quantum theory overthrew Newton at the beginning".Discussing the book in the New Yorker in May 2005, H. Allen Orr said of Behe, "He is the most prominent of the small circle of scientists working on intelligent design, and his arguments are by far the best known." From one end of the spectrum to the other, Darwin's Black Box has established itself as the key text in the Intelligent Design movement - the one argument that must be addressed in order to determine whether Darwinian evolution is sufficient to explain life as we know it, or not. For this edition, Behe has written a major new Afterword tracing the state of the debate in the decade since it began. It is his first major new statement on the subject and will be welcomed by the thousands who wish to continue this intense debate. 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 Dr. Michael Behe (07:19) - Personal Reflections and Introduction to Dr. Behe (15:20) - Evolutionary Skepticism and Introduction to Darwin's Black Box (18:03) - The Complexity of Cellular Machinery (20:36) - Clarifying Different Aspects of Evolution (25:46) - The Search for Truth in Science (29:07) - The Impact of Scientific Discoveries on Worldviews (37:03) - Recognizing Intelligent Design (43:37) - The State of Evolutionary Research (48:51) - Preparing Children for Scientific Bias (53:40) - Science vs. Religious Approach (55:16) - The Philosophical Foundation of Evolution (57:06) - Arming Children with Scientific Knowledge

It's Frontal Lobe Friday!Today, our last look at perception and perspective, a new way to look at suffering, and learning how to separate circumstance from happiness. 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 (00:18) - Frontal Lobe Friday Concept (02:10) - Exciting News and Engagements (03:25) - Unveiling Recent Conversations (04:24) - Interview Experiences and Insights (06:04) - Highlighting Dr. Ben Carson Interview (08:32) - Discussion on Family Importance (13:26) - Understanding Trauma Responses (16:07) - Exploring Perception and Perspective (19:16) - Making Informed Decisions (22:31) - Reflecting on Images of Jesus (25:16) - Pursuit of True Happiness (28:58) - Embracing Hope and Peace

It's Theology Thursday!Today, I'll give you a tool to help you document your self-brain surgery progress every day, which will help you become healthier, feel better, and be happier in your life! SOAP stands for subjective, objective, assessment, and plan. Scripture: Romans 12:3, I Peter 5:7 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 (01:45) - The Process of Making Rounds (03:58) - The SOAP Note Tool (09:20) - Objective Assessment (11:43) - Switching Positions - Patient to Doctor (21:03) - Making Evening Rounds (22:24) - Mental Image: Standing on the River Bank (26:56) - Value of Making Rounds (28:42) - Navigating Forward

It's Wildcard Wednesday!Today, a look at the quantum physics principle that what we observe becomes the inevitable reality of the observed thing. This idea will help you understand how trauma and tragedy (or any massive thing) can become either A THING in your life, or THE defining issue of your whole life. Choose wisely. Scripture: Isaiah 43, Hebrews 12 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 (07:41) - Recognizing the Need for Change (12:30) - Applying Neuroscience and Faith (15:52) - The Relevance of Quantum Physics in Everyday Life (20:45) - Influence of Observation in Quantum Physics (24:07) - Shifting Focus from Troublesome Labels (26:22) - Embracing a Dual Reality (30:22) - Avoiding Single Reality Defining Life (33:51) - Two Truths Can Coexist (34:51) - Conclusion and Next Steps

The Opposite of Depression Is Not Just Feeling Better, It's Leaning to Live Better Dr. David Carreon is a psychiatrist and expert on helping people with depression learn not just to feel better, but to actually learn to live fulfilling lives. And what he's learned will help all of us become healthier, feel better, and be happier in our lives. Even if you're not depressed, many people are simply worn out and weary. Dr. Carreon's work will offer hope for weariness and those who long to live a life of flourishing as well. This conversation covers a lot of ground- clinical psychiatry, the perils of depression and weariness, the role of medications, the devastation and risk factors for suicide, faith, the importance of community, and much more. Dr. Carreon's Book: The Opposite of Depression: What My Work with Suicidal Patients Has Taught Me about Life, Hope, and How to Flourish by David Carreon, MD Learn more about Dr. Carreon and his work with transcranial magnetic stimulation here.  Book Preview from Tyndale.comThere’s hope for greater satisfaction, purpose and joy in your life, even if circumstances have you down….Stanford-trained psychiatrist David Carreon, MD, reveals what it takes to move from nagging disappointment, dissatisfaction, or depression to a life of thriving. One of the pioneers of the use of an intense form of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in severely depressed patients, Dr. Carreon was astonished by how quickly and dramatically most of them recovered. But he also saw very clearly that just eliminating the symptoms of depression wasn't enough. To live a truly fulfilling life, his patients needed to leave old habits behind and embrace the patterns of flourishing. In The Opposite of Depression, he draws on insights from his clinical experience, the latest research, and his Christian faith to point readers to principles and practices that promote thriving in mind, body and soul. Each chapter offers practical steps readers can take to start moving in the direction of greater satisfaction, fulfillment and purpose.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 Dr. David Carrion and His Book (03:53) - Dr. David Carrion's Background and Inspiration (17:11) - Exploring Treatment Options for Depression (22:22) - Addressing the Relationship Between Faith and Depression (24:05) - Embodiment and Spirituality (33:50) - The Challenge of Diagnostic Reliability (40:24) - The Power of Focused Attention (42:42) - Finding Hope in Times of Great Suffering (44:33) - The Concept of Blessedness (46:07) - Keeping Hope Beyond Material Circumstances

It's Mind Change Monday! Here's a look at what scripture and neuroscience (and some old quantum physicists) have to say about how changing your perspective can get you unstuck and help you solve problems when you feel stuck. (From Season 9, getting you ready for a week of perspective shifts!) See transcript for scripture references. 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 (01:01) - Preview of Upcoming Book Release (01:32) - Solving Problems by Changing Perspective (02:33) - Welcome to Self-Brain Surgery School (03:01) - Changing Thinking with New Procedure (03:46) - Shifting Perspective with Lawrence Bragg (10:21) - Overcoming Stuckness with Environment Change (17:02) - Analyzing Job's Fear and Dread (20:21) - Encouragement to Stir Up God's Gift (22:05) - Understanding Trauma Response (24:51) - Embracing Mind Change for Life Transformation

Further Thoughts On the Difference Between "Self-Help" and Renewing Your MindToday, the second part of 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 Self-Brain Surgery Saturday (03:12) - Self-Brain Surgery School Begins (03:44) - God's Work Within You (05:45) - Unpacking Philippians 2 (09:05) - The Process of Changing Your Brain (10:09) - Three Paths to Change Your Brain (12:51) - Ephesians 4: Self-Brain Surgery Chapter (16:24) - The Purpose and Pleasure of God (17:11) - The Good News: Start Today

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

It's All-In August! When Trouble Comes, You Fall to the Level of Your PreparationThat includes the way you view God's role in suffering. Here's a new thought from Job, and a couple of insights that will help you when trauma, tragedy, and other massive things (TMTs) strike.(Adapted and expanded from S9E75 Get a Good Theology Around Suffering)When hard times come, you will be overwhelmed with doubt, fear, and you'll be unsure of what to do next. Unless, that is, you have a good theology in place to answer the inevitable "why" questions. This episode will help you get your head on straight when life hurts.Scripture: Job 23:8-9, Psalm 139, Psalm 121, Psalm 29, Psalm 143, Romans 12:2, II Corinthians 10:5 Textooks for All-In August: All In, by Mark Batterson, Hope Is the First Dose by me, and Play the Man by Mark Batterson Scripture for the Month: II Corinthians 5:14-17, Luke 9:23-25, Galatians 5:22-23, I Corinthians 2:16   Are you with us? Send a voicemail and let us know who you are, where you live, and that you're All-In! Follow me @drleewarren on Instagram for daily inspiration.  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 to Suffering (06:03) - The Concept of Prehab (08:08) - Bad Theology Around Suffering (17:27) - What Now? (22:12) - David's Struggles with God (28:59) - Searching for Truth in Suffering

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

It's All-In August!Today is Self-Brain Surgery Saturday. A talk about how we're wired, the importance of changing our minds, and the difference between thermometers and thermostats. We talk mirror neurons, limbic resonance, and how to change your mind! Scripture: Romans 12:2, II Corinthians 10:5 Textooks for All-In August: All In, by Mark Batterson, Hope Is the First Dose by me, and Play the Man by Mark Batterson Scripture for the Month: II Corinthians 5:14-17, Luke 9:23-25, Galatians 5:22-23, I Corinthians 2:16   Are you with us? Send a voicemail and let us know who you are, where you live, and that you're All-In! Follow me @drleewarren on Instagram for daily inspiration.  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 to Self-Brain Surgery (02:35) - The Power of Hope (04:23) - Understanding Mirror Neurons (07:11) - Thermometers vs. Thermostats (08:55) - The Responsibility of a Thermostat (15:14) - Neuroscience Meets Faith (16:27) - Operations for Self-Improvement (22:41) - Transforming Your Mind (25:21) - Conclusion: Start Your Journey Today

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 All-In August! A few thoughts on squaring up to the truth. Scriptures mentioned today: John 10:9-10, John 14:6, Matthew 7:13-14 Books mentioned: Is God Real? by Lee Strobel and Cold Case Christianity by J. Warner Wallace   Textooks for All-In August: All In, by Mark Batterson, Hope Is the First Dose by me, and Play the Man by Mark Batterson Scripture for the Month: II Corinthians 5:14-17, Luke 9:23-25, Galatians 5:22-23, I Corinthians 2:16   Are you with us? Send a voicemail and let us know who you are, where you live, and that you're All-In! Follow me @drleewarren on Instagram for daily inspiration.  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) - All In August Begins (03:20) - Approach Drift Explained (05:15) - Listener's Email Insights (07:04) - The Way, The Truth, The Life (14:00) - Understanding the Story of Babel (24:55) - Finding Hope Amidst Hardship (27:31) - Abundant Life Through Jesus

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