The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast

Life Throws a Lot At Us: We Need a HelmetPaul tells us that the hope of salvation is our helmet, to protect our minds from all that's coming for us. This episode will help you put hope on your head!(Throwback from Season 3 for Theology Thursday!)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! (00:01) - Introduction (03:49) - Reconnecting with Keith Leslie (10:12) - Paul's Reference to Armor in 1 Thessalonians (13:14) - The Need for Helmets in Life (17:04) - The Battle of the Gap (18:42) - The Power of God's Promises (20:55) - Guarding Your Heart and Mind

Help Me Pick the Best Podcast Conversation of 2024!Every week for Wildcard Wednesday, I'll give you one of my (and your) top-four favorite interviews for the first quarter of the year. Then we'll have a survey for you to vote and choose a winner to move onto the semi-finals. After next quarter is over, we'll pick a winner from Q2, and then you can choose the finalist from the first half of the year by voting between those two. At the end of the year, we'll let the two semi-finalist winners battle to become the inaugural Dr. Lee Warren Podcast Award winner! Let's listen to these amazing conversations and then honor our guests for sharing their stories and their wisdom with us.Follow me @drleewarren on Instagram to keep up with the tournament as the year progresses!Today, a look at the interplay between feelings and thoughts, a part of your brain called the corpus striatum, the importance of tonically active neurons, and a conversation with Jennie Allen!"Don't Let Your Emotions Get the Best of You."We've all heard it, but is it sound advice? Jennie Allen is on the podcast today to talk about her new book, Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It.Plus: the story of how Jennie Allen is directly responsible for Lisa and me moving from Alabama to Wyoming to Nebraska!This is a powerful talk about what I believe will be one of the most important books of 2024.From Amazon.com:The New York Times bestselling author of Get Out of Your Head provides a revolutionary path to embracing a healthy relationship with your emotions, one that leads to life-giving connection with God and others as well as to a richer understanding of yourself.“This book is worth thousands of dollars of counseling.”—Jonathan Pokluda, bestselling author and host of the Becoming Something podcastHow often have you heard, “Don’t let your emotions get the best of you”? But what if instead of ignoring our feelings, we noticed them, named them, and let God use them to draw us closer to Himself and others?Many of us need to unlearn damaging messages about our emotions. We’ve been taught, for example, that emotions are untrustworthy, when, in fact, God can use them to help us see where we need His healing.In Untangle Your Emotions, Jennie Allen uses scientific research, biblical insight, and her own story to help you● exchange stuffing, dismissing, or minimizing your emotions for a five-step process to know what you feel and what to do about it● debunk the myth that feelings are sinful by learning how emotional maturity leads to deeper connection with God and others● live emotionally healthy by applying biblical wisdom and therapeutic research that works whether you self-identify as “emotional” or not● sit with feelings that are confusing and painful by discovering the depth of God’s love and compassion for youBook: Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It by Jennie AllenSPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: The Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast is now live everywhere! Please consider listening and subscribing by clicking one of the links below!Spiritual Brain Surgery on AppleSpiritual Brain Surgery on SpotifySpiritual Brain Surgery with TranscriptLeave a voicemail with your question or comment!Leave a voicemail with your question or comment!Five Ways You Can Support this show:Pray for us!Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!)Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts!You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day):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! (00:01) - Introduction (01:52) - Spiritual Brain Surgery with Jenny Allen (31:02) - Conversation with Jenny Allen Starts (32:32) - Personal Background and Trauma Sharing (35:21) - Navigating Emotions as Christians (36:16) - Emotions as Gifts from God (37:23) - An Emotionally Aware God (38:23) - Jesus' Emotional Compassion (39:15) - Finding Abundance in Emotions (40:21) - Living an Epic Life (41:20) - Navigating Grief and Hope (41:57) - Allowing Vulnerability with Jesus (42:59) - Emotions for Connection (43:35) - Journey to Emotional Intelligence (44:47) - Simple Steps to Emotional Awareness (45:52) - Connecting with Emotions and God (46:36) - Handling Emotions in Relationships (47:11) - Building Connection Through Emotions (47:45) - Finding Peace in Facing Sadness (48:33) - Noticing, Naming, and Sharing Emotions (49:48) - The Healing Power of Emotional Expression (50:40) - The Plethora of Emotional Words (52:15) - The Consequences of Suppressing Emotions (52:40) - Emotions for Connection, Not Control (53:19) - Encouraging Emotional Vulnerability (53:48) - The Power in Recognizing Emotions (54:48) - Reflecting on Emotional Insights (58:35) - The Importance of Accepting Emotions (59:43) - Unpacking Core Emotional Struggles (01:00:25) - Motivation to Embrace Emotions (01:01:00) - Embracing Emotions in Grief (01:02:12) - Support Through Emotional Connection (01:02:40) - Connecting Through Shared Emotions (01:03:02) - The Science Behind Emotional Connection (01:05:19) - Emotional Awareness and Biblical Teaching (01:05:51) - Utilizing Pause, Permission, Perspective, Persist (01:07:44) - Jesus' Model of Emotional Connection (01:10:20) - Finding Light in Emotional Darkness (0...

How do maintain hope and faith when you're dealing with something that is never going to get better?Our guest today is Andrea Herzer, an author and expert on chronic illness. She's been dealing with a severe pain syndrome and with cancer for over twenty years, and has had over 100 surgeries. Her book is Incurable Faith, and it's tremendously helpful if you're struggling with something hard. Check out Andrea's website and Facebook group!From the publisher:Discover the riches of abundant life that pain and illness can never take away in this encouraging devotional full of hard-won insights and powerful biblical inspiration.In Incurable Faith, Andrea Herzer writes from the midst of her own long-term illness to give you hope wherever you are on your journey with medical issues. Whether you are facing a new diagnosis, mysterious pain, or any other illness, you can go from being a victim to being victorious through God’s sustaining love. Far from suggesting you must “have faith and get over it,” Andrea validates your suffering while offering sustaining hope for your soul. Through devotions, Scriptures, spiritual exercises, and suggested worship music, Incurable Faith helps you:• unlock the key to joy through praise, presence, and purpose• understand the difference between acceptance and resignation• nurture grace-filled relationships throughout the stresses of illness• navigate the isolation of being bedridden or homebound• develop practical strategies for coping with pain, fatigue, and anxietyThe 120 devotionals are grouped in varying lengths, so you can engage with shorter passages on days when concentration is difficult. Each devotion offers a Scripture verse, prayer, suggested worship song, and takeaway to keep your mind anchored in truth.A testament to how the joy of the Lord gives strength even when our bodies are weak, Incurable Faith invites you to know God’s sustaining power and comfort in a deeper way—because no illness can diminish His abundant provision for you.Includes a topical Scripture index and multiple resources for caregivers.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 (02:54) - Delayed Interview (04:42) - Self-Brain Surgery School (04:53) - Long-Awaited Conversation (07:52) - Endorsing Andrea's Book (08:26) - Andrea's Story Begins (13:21) - Turning Point Revelation (21:14) - Coping with Disappointment (24:59) - Being Refined by Suffering (29:19) - Cultivating the Harvest (31:34) - Return of Chronic Pain (33:47) - Connecting with Andrea (34:45) - Navigating Early Stages (36:41) - Offering Copies of Incurable Faith

It's Mind-Change Monday!Today, a conversation with world-renowned researcher, bestselling author, and founder of Emotional Freedom Therapy, Dr. Dawson Church. Some thoughts for Christians about EFT TappingLeave 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! (00:10) - Introducing Dr. Dawson Church (03:14) - Techniques for Emotional Freedom (05:18) - Engaging with Dr. Dawson Church (06:42) - Welcoming Dr. Dawson Church (11:02) - The Power of EFT Tapping (18:10) - Helping Others Through Trauma (23:10) - Synthesizing Scientific Discoveries (26:53) - Thoughts Becoming Things (29:37) - Influence of Emotions on Cell Molecules (43:08) - Morning Rituals for Positive Epigenetic Influence (47:52) - Tapping Technique for Emotional Management (56:24) - Future Project: Spiritual Intelligence and Brain Remodeling

It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday! Today, we talk about the problem of NOT wanting to have surgery. What happens if you believe that someone else is responsible for your happiness, or that circumstances have to be a particular way for you to be okay? We'll go deep into the science and faith elements of learning that if we don't learn self-brain surgery, we can never overcome trauma, drama, tragedy, or any other massive thing. This episode will bring you HOPE!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 (02:07) - Conversations and Endorsements (06:47) - The Promise of Self-Brain Surgery (20:24) - The Last Resort: Surgery (27:25) - Contemplating vs. Operating (31:11) - The Illusion of Happiness (34:19) - Anesthesia in Self-Brain Surgery

It's Frontal Lobe Friday!Today, a lesson about anesthesia, a review of some of the commandments of Self-Brain Surgery, and a few thoughts about how to heal and move forward in our lives!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 (02:40) - Numbing Behaviors (03:52) - Anesthesia Providers (06:54) - The Role of Anesthesia (09:32) - Healing Through Feeling (15:46) - Feel It to Heal It (19:01) - Changing Your Mind (19:26) - Conclusion

It's Theology Thursday!Today, another look at light, and some surprising lessons from Psalm 119, quantum physics, and 21st-century neuroscience. Check out this video from Tara-Leigh Cobble and The Bible Recap!Check out this article on the two kinds of light mentioned in Psalm 119!Check out this book (specifically chapter 4) to learn more about how light may be how God communicates with our minds!Leave a voicemail with your question or comment!Five Ways You Can Support this show:Pray for us!Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!)Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts!You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day):Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique!Other Helpful Links:Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs!Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose!Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Introduction (01:03) - The Power of Light (02:28) - Opening Question (05:20) - Constant Communication with Creator (06:08) - Prehab Process for Mental Health (10:50) - The Word as a Guide (11:52) - The Light of God's Word (15:50) - Revelation on Light from Scripture (18:44) - The Significance of God's Word (20:11) - Walking in Freedom with the Word (23:39) - Overcoming Darkness with Light (24:56) - Conclusion & Resources

Help Me Pick the Best Podcast Conversation of 2024!Every week for Wildcard Wednesday, I'll give you one of my (and your) top-four favorite interviews for the first quarter of the year. Then we'll have a survey for you to vote and choose a winner to move onto the semi-finals. After next quarter is over, we'll pick a winner from Q2, and then you can choose the finalist from the first half of the year by voting between those two. At the end of the year, we'll let the two semi-finalist winners battle to become the inaugural Dr. Lee Warren Podcast Award winner! Let's listen to these amazing conversations and then honor our guests for sharing their stories and their wisdom with us. Follow me @drleewarren on Instagram to keep up with the tournament as the year progresses!Mattie Jackson Smith's World Was ShatteredJust shy of her one-year anniversary with her husband Ben, a seemingly small accident left her widowed and wondering where God was. Her story is full of grief, pain, and loss, but lands on hope and a future full of God's kept promises. Her book Lemons on Friday is one of the best books on finding your way through grief I've ever read, and Mattie is on the podcast today to give you hope!Mattie's podcast is incredible: In Joy Life(Click here to listen to my appearance on her show)Mattie's book is available everywhere books are sold. Leave a voicemail with your question or comment!Five Ways You Can Support this show:Pray for us!Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!)Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts!You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day):Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique!Other Helpful Links:Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs!Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose!Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Introduction: Self-Brain Surgery on Wild Card Wednesday (00:52) - Dr. Lee Warren Podcast Awards 2024 (02:23) - Maddie Jackson Smith: Lemons on Friday (04:47) - Maddie Jackson's Tragic Story Unfolds (07:26) - Welcome to Self-Brain Surgery School (35:44) - Finding Hope and Love After Tragedy (37:48) - Encouragement for Those in Early Days of Grief (41:18) - Conclusion: Hope is the First Dose

It's Tuesdays with Tata!(This is a classic episode about being ready for whatever life brings. It's important for me today, as I'm dealing with a big work issue. Back with multiple new episodes later this week!) Today, a great talk about the importance of getting your mind ready for whatever comes along. Does life jump up and knock you out? Or do you have a plan in place for how you're going to use your mind to handle anything that happens? Tata takes us through I Peter and other scriptures to show us how to keep our minds ready!Key Scripture: I Peter 1:13Leave 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 Tuesdays with Tata (02:20) - Conversations by the Riverside (06:52) - The Importance of Being Mindful (09:17) - Resisting the Devil (11:55) - Preparing for Hardships (15:18) - Seeking Understanding from God (17:44) - Girded with Truth (20:41) - Reflecting on Lessons Learned (22:04) - Pondering the Apostle Peter's Life

An Episode About Anxious Thoughts: It's Default Mode Monday!Today, some compelling research about the connection between the default mode network (DMN) and the Central Executive Network (CEN). We'll learn how thinking more about God trains your brain to ruminate less about past traumas and possible future troubles, and to connect with the present and others more effectively. This, my friend, is how you can become healthier, feel better, and be happier in your life. Book Mentioned for Memorial Day: No Place to Hide by meLeave 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 (03:24) - The Default Mode Network (05:37) - Self-Brain Surgery School (05:48) - Understanding the Default Mode Network (09:43) - Neuroscience and Faith (16:10) - The Role of Religion and Spirituality in Depression (23:32) - Shifting Focus from Self to Spirituality (27:06) - Value of Religious and Spiritual Activities (29:28) - Conclusion

It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!(This is a carefully-selected re-release of an episode that will get you ready for next week’s focus on the #1 secret to changing your mind and your life. Even if you’ve heard it before, please check it out and be ready for Mind-Change Monday!)Today, we learn a little operation that will help us escape the inner "Me Show" we all hear in our heads, stop worrying about the suffering of the past or potential problems in the future, and to capture our thoughts so we can be fully present in the now.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: Self Brain Surgery Saturday (00:33) - Exploring the Default Mode Network and Task Positive Network (02:10) - The Importance of Abundance and Resilience in the Christian Life (04:28) - Exploring Techniques to Control and Calm the Brain (07:09) - The Benefits of Meditation and Rewiring the Brain (11:15) - The Limitations of Traditional Brain Functioning (15:00) - Expanding Brain Capabilities through Connection to the Universe (20:43) - Shifting from victimhood to positive influence (23:07) - Shifting from self-centered thoughts to objective perspective (26:53) - Introduction and Book Sponsorship Announcement

Life Can Stress Us to the Point that We Forget It’s Not All Trauma(Classic Episode as I'm on a short sabbatical)Today for Frontal Lobe Friday, a reminder that you’re not always in a fight. If you’re so tired of being so tired, this will help. (Based on Season 8, Episode 45)Scripture: Jeremiah 6:16, Isaiah 43:19, I John 3:8, John 10:10Leave 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 Setting the Stage for Frontal Lobe Friday (02:44) - Gearing up for Frontal Lobe Friday and the Episode's Focus (05:32) - Self Brain Surgery and Changing Your Mind (06:18) - Erwin McManus and the Power of Mind Shift (14:47) - Breaking Free from Constant Fear and Danger (16:48) - Jesus came to destroy the devil's work (19:26) - Sever synapses, redirect your brain for a better life (21:22) - Break free from the constant battle and victim mindset (23:07) - Rest and fight when necessary, find healing synaptic connections (25:03) - Learning to switch from fight to rest mode (27:28) - The experience of going into trauma mode (33:44) - Finding Peace in the Midst of the Fire (35:53) - Introducing "Hope is the First Dose" book

If You Keep Trying, It Will Eventually ClickFor Theology Thursday today, we're going to talk about how to master your mind, overcome negative thinking, structurally improve your brain, and the process of overcoming shame and doubt. When it all clicks, you'll realize that you've become a master self-brain surgeon, but it didn't happen overnight.This episode is dedicated to my professor and friend, Dr. Takanori Fukushima (1942-2024).Guiding Principle: What you're doing you're getting better at (9th Commandment)ProblemGoalApproach TechniquePitfalls/RisksExpected Outcome (Consequences and rewards) Pros/Cons/AlternativesScripture: 2 Peter 1:3, 2 Corinthians 10:5, John 1:3, Philippians 2:13, Romans 8:1, I Corinthians 2:16, II Corinthians 9:10Leave 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 (01:58) - Remembering Dr. Fukushima (07:36) - The Surprising Arrival of Mastery (10:11) - Encouragement for Mastering Your Mind (10:27) - Scriptures for Self-Brain Surgery (11:08) - Music, Mastery, and Meeting Lisa (14:35) - Developing Discipline and Strategy (17:16) - Identifying the Problem and Setting Goals (20:35) - Moving from Contemplation to Action (23:13) - Surgical Approaches and Techniques (24:15) - Choosing Your Approach in Self-Brain Surgery (25:15) - Approaches to Changing Your Thinking (26:17) - Science-Based Approaches for Happiness (27:55) - Identifying the Problem and Choosing an Approach (30:03) - Anticipating Pitfalls in Self-Brain Surgery (32:01) - Awareness of Pitfalls in Surgical Approaches (32:59) - Risks and Complications in Surgical Techniques (34:19) - Expecting Outcomes and Consequences (35:57) - Scriptural Guidance for Mastery (39:22) - Achieving Mastery in Self-Brain Surgery (42:21) - Choosing the Right Approach for Change

It's Wildcard Wednesday!(Still on sabbatical, so here's a classic episode for you, originally a Self-Brain Surgery Saturday operation!)Every week, we'll learn a specific neuroscience operation you can master to change your mind and change your life. Today, we learn the basics, and we start with Self-brain surgery tip #19:“There is almost nothing outside you that will help in any kind of lasting way, unless you are waiting for a donor organ.” - Anne Lamott in her book Almost EverythingReal help comes from within, from the Spirit inside us! See John 14:26-27Learning how your brain works helps you see how to manage it in a healthier way. Here's five self-brain surgery techniques to help you 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! (00:03) - Introduction and Recap of Appearance on 700 Club (03:28) - Introduction to Self-Brain Surgery Tip Number 19 (07:41) - The Importance of Mental Health in Patient Care (09:27) - Understanding the Role of Neurochemistry in Happiness (11:16) - The Cost of Depression and Related Disorders (14:01) - Neuroscience Validates the Power of Mind over Brain (17:05) - Recognizing and managing negative thoughts (19:18) - Thinking about thoughts and questioning their validity (22:11) - Overcoming a bad attitude and its impact on happiness (25:12) - Letting go of regrets and living in the past (27:00) - Severing Sick Synapses (29:06) - Drain Your Doubts and Fill Up Your Faith (36:04) - Introduction and Book Promotion

It’s Tuesdays with Tata!Since we've been talking about light lately, here's a classic Tuesdays with Tata episode in which we talk about a curious passage from Zechariah 8:20-23, and what it means to be the light of the world!Plus, a new Tata-ism, fiat lux (“Let there be light”)! Scriptures: Zechariah 8:20-23, Matthew 5:13-16, John 1:1-5, Titus 2:10Music: Tim Hughes(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 Special Episode Announcement (01:25) - Journey to Health and Transformation (01:47) - Reflections on Scripture and Witnessing (13:33) - Explaining Tata-isms and Let There Be Light (17:11) - The Importance of Belief and Submission (19:01) - God's Promise of Light in Dark Times (20:27) - Ending with a Song and Encouragement to Reflect (21:10) - Taking Action: Let There Be Light

A Super Weird and Hopeful Episode About Light (Mind-Change Monday)Leave a voicemail with your question or comment!Five Ways You Can Support this show:Pray for us!Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!)Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts!You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day):Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique!Other Helpful Links:Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs!Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose!Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Introduction to Mind Change Monday (02:45) - The Impact of Newton and the Revolution in Physics (14:05) - The Bizarre World of Quantum Physics Unveiled (15:21) - Exploring How Thoughts Become Things (23:26) - Discovering Purpose Through Quantum Physics (27:09) - The Link Between Mental Energy and Physical Reality

It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!Here's a look at four approaches to using self-brain surgery to help us become healthier, feel better, and be happier in our lives. 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 (01:27) - Starting the Journey of Self-Brain Surgery (01:39) - Approaching Surgical Training for the Mind (03:13) - Navigating the Nervous System: Work for or Against? (04:19) - The Need for Tools in Self-Brain Surgery (04:35) - Clarifying Self-Brain Surgery vs. Therapy (06:08) - Join the Self-Brain Surgery Community (09:27) - Scouring Worldviews in Therapy Practice (14:01) - Honesty and Pursuit of Truth in Science (15:40) - Importance of Different Approaches in Surgery (22:35) - Exploring Different Approaches in Self-Brain Surgery (29:59) - Embracing the Infinitely Happier Approach (32:33) - Understanding Specific Operations vs. Approaches (33:32) - Science and Faith Supporting Your Journey

Here's a self-brain surgery operation you can learn to deal with anxiety in any situation.It's Frontal Lobe Friday! I have to operate today, so I'm giving you back this important Frontal Lobe Friday episode! Come back tomorrow for an all-new Self-Brain Surgery Saturday operation on how to deal with difficult situations.Today, we develop a strategy to handle anxiety, learn resilience, and become better equipped to face whatever comes along in life.Books Mentioned: Rest and War by Ben Stuart, Hope Is the First Dose by me, and Never Split the Difference by Chris VossArticle on the Greek word for anxiety by Abarim PublicationsScriptures mentioned: Isaiah 30:18, Philippians 4Leave a voicemail with your question or comment!Five Ways You Can Support this show:Pray for us!Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!)Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts!You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day):Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique!Other Helpful Links:Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs!Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose!Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Frontal Lobe Friday: Talking about Anxiety (02:07) - Self-Brain Surgery School: Transforming Minds and Finding Hope (02:19) - Divine Timing: Email Listener Receives Encouragement in Car (04:35) - Finding Rest and Intimacy with God in the Midst of Battle (06:50) - Finding solace in pictures of Jesus and loved ones (09:29) - Taking control of your thought life and setting your agenda (11:50) - Having a plan in place for when things get tough (14:43) - Deeply studying the Word of God for answers (16:39) - Understanding the Command to Not be Anxious (20:19) - The concept of being pulled in multiple directions (23:36) - The root of anxiety: being distracted and torn apart mentally (26:08) - Three steps to replace anxiety with intimacy with God (29:16) - Gratitude in approaching God with worries and troubles (32:14) - Utilizing the tool of gratitude to access God's help (38:23) - Meeting for Growth: Learning from the Past (40:42) - Introduction and Book Promotion

Self-Brain Surgery is a Fight to Become Healthier, Feel Better and Be HappierHere are some thoughts on how you can win.Our guiding principles:Words of my mouth AND the meditation of my heart: Psalm 19:14Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind, strength: Mt 22:37Every thought captive: II Cor 10:5Operate out of renewed minds: Romans 12:2Worship with our brains as part of body: Romans 12:1 means hurting brain is an act of anti-worship, using consecrated things for unholy purposesAttention affects realityLeave 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 (02:10) - General Buford's Vision of the Coming Fight (04:50) - The Difference Between Self-Brain Surgery and Therapy (07:26) - The Battle for Changing Your Brain (08:35) - Overcoming Trauma and Moving Forward (09:17) - The Impact of Prayer, Meditation, and Faith (11:32) - Guiding Principles for Self-Brain Surgery (13:05) - Loving God with Your Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength (15:38) - The Call to Engage in Self-Brain Surgery

Our current society has a big worldview problem.Today for Wildcard Wednesday, We Talk About WorldviewToday, we talk about John Mark Comer’s book Live No Lies, and two ideas that he really helped me clarify:What was the biggest idealogical mindset shift in Western civilization in the past 200 years?What cultural credo did we pick up from Shakespeare, and why is it so ironic?Today’s Mind Change Monday episode gets into the philosophical underpinnings of modern Western thought, and two lies of the devil that have shaped so many people’s thoughts on happiness:Live your truthWhat makes you unhappy is anyone telling you what to do or not to doImprove your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique!Books mentioned:Live No Lies by John Mark ComerFaithfully Different by Natasha CrainLive Your Truth and Other Lies by Alisa ChildersThe Daniel Dilemma by Chris HodgesLeave 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 (00:39) - The Impact of Trauma (01:33) - Influence of John Mark Comer (02:34) - Guarding Your Worldview (03:14) - Reminder on Worldview Stewardship (04:26) - Guiding Others to Truth (05:51) - Commitment to Change (11:03) - Influence of Secular Worldview (12:45) - Pursuit of Happiness and Truth (16:23) - Unmasking Cultural Ideals (20:59) - The Importance of Order in Desires (26:20) - Deception of "Be True to Yourself" (28:27) - True Identity & Happiness (29:58) - Conclusion & Book Promotion