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The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastSwitching Things UpIn this episode of the Self Brain Surgery Podcast, Dr. Lee Warren discusses the power of metacognition and how rewiring your brain starts with thinking about rewiring your brain. He introduces the 'patchbay' concept to illustrate how you can direct your thoughts to make structural changes in your brain.
The episode delves into the scientific basis of neuroplasticity and how microtubules in the brain respond to our thoughts and intentions. Dr. Warren emphasizes the importance of examining our thoughts ('thought biopsy') to replace negative and untrue thinking with positive and constructive thoughts.
He discusses the...
2025-06-2344 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastSwitching Things UpIn this episode of the Self Brain Surgery Podcast, Dr. Lee Warren discusses the power of metacognition and how rewiring your brain starts with thinking about rewiring your brain. He introduces the 'patchbay' concept to illustrate how you can direct your thoughts to make structural changes in your brain.
The episode delves into the scientific basis of neuroplasticity and how microtubules in the brain respond to our thoughts and intentions. Dr. Warren emphasizes the importance of examining our thoughts ('thought biopsy') to replace negative and untrue thinking with positive and constructive thoughts.
He discusses the...
2025-06-2344 min
Spiritual Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee WarrenThe Neurobiology of Suffering: Bridging Faith and ScienceIn this episode, Dr. Lee Warren dives deep into the neurobiology of suffering, building on last week's theological exploration of the same topic. He emphasizes the importance of understanding both the spiritual and scientific perspectives on suffering to effectively manage it. The discussion covers the physiological processes involved in pain perception and chronic pain syndromes, highlighting the roles of neuroplasticity and cognitive behavioral therapy. Dr. Warren shares insights from medical research and personal experiences, offering practical steps to help individuals reframe and revalue their pain for better mental health. He also underscores the significance of integrating faith...
2025-06-1736 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastThe Devil is a Cognitive NeuroscientistIn this powerful episode of the Self-Brain Surgery podcast, Dr. Lee Warren discusses the overarching mission of his show, which combines neuroscience and faith to transform lives.
Dr. Warren explains the concept of 'resistance' (inspired by Steven Pressfield) as a force that inhibits personal growth, drawing parallels to the devil from a spiritual perspective. He explores the difference between the brain and the mind, the significance of mental resilience, and the practical application of scientific and theological principles to overcome life's challenges.
Sharing stories of personal hardships and recoveries, Dr. Warren encourages listeners to understand...
2025-06-0625 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastThe Devil is a Cognitive NeuroscientistIn this powerful episode of the Self-Brain Surgery podcast, Dr. Lee Warren discusses the overarching mission of his show, which combines neuroscience and faith to transform lives.
Dr. Warren explains the concept of 'resistance' (inspired by Steven Pressfield) as a force that inhibits personal growth, drawing parallels to the devil from a spiritual perspective. He explores the difference between the brain and the mind, the significance of mental resilience, and the practical application of scientific and theological principles to overcome life's challenges.
Sharing stories of personal hardships and recoveries, Dr. Warren encourages listeners to understand...
2025-06-0625 min
Spiritual Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee WarrenDevil or Diagnosis: Unraveling the Complexities of Mental Health and Spiritual WarfareAre our thought problems the result of spiritual attack, or mental health issues? Are they just bad habits, or are they bad biochemistry? In short, are the things that trouble us Devil, or Diagnosis?Dr. Lee Warren revisits a 2023 episode to address recent inquiries about mental health struggles, particularly obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and whether they stem from mental issues, spiritual components, or both. The episode explores Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz's work on neuroplasticity, the mind-brain distinction, and practical self-brain surgery techniques to manage negative thinking. Dr. Warren emphasizes the importance of challenging automatic negative thoughts, relabeling...
2025-05-1331 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastMiracle May with Mark Batterson: Frontal Lobe FridayIn this special episode of the Dr. Lee Warren Self Brain Surgery podcast, Dr. Lee Warren celebrates the start of Miracle May, a month dedicated to recognizing the everyday miracles that surround us.
This episode features a discussion with Mark Batterson, a New York Times bestselling author, about his new book, A Million Little Miracles.
Batterson shares insights on the inherent miracles in our daily lives, from the micro-level wonders of quantum physics to the awe-inspiring creation of human life. Batterson provides an uplifting message, and emphasizes the importance of gratitude and...
2025-05-0242 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastMiracle May with Mark Batterson: Frontal Lobe FridayIn this special episode of the Dr. Lee Warren Self Brain Surgery podcast, Dr. Lee Warren celebrates the start of Miracle May, a month dedicated to recognizing the everyday miracles that surround us.
This episode features a discussion with Mark Batterson, a New York Times bestselling author, about his new book, A Million Little Miracles.
Batterson shares insights on the inherent miracles in our daily lives, from the micro-level wonders of quantum physics to the awe-inspiring creation of human life. Batterson provides an uplifting message, and emphasizes the importance of gratitude and...
2025-05-0242 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastWar Stories #1: Going to WarWelcome to the first episode of our new War Stories series. This week, Dr. Lee Warren takes us back to 2004, sharing his experiences as a combat neurosurgeon deployed to the Iraq war. From personal challenges to professional fears, Dr. Warren explores the parallels between literal war and the battles we all face in life—whether they come as trauma, tragedy, or unexpected challenges.He shares lessons on preparation, resilience, and how the process of self-brain surgery can help us recover, rebuild, and thrive. If you’re looking for tools to help you face life’s challenges with hope a...
2025-01-1346 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastWar Stories #1: Going to WarWelcome to the first episode of our new War Stories series. This week, Dr. Lee Warren takes us back to 2004, sharing his experiences as a combat neurosurgeon deployed to the Iraq war. From personal challenges to professional fears, Dr. Warren explores the parallels between literal war and the battles we all face in life—whether they come as trauma, tragedy, or unexpected challenges.He shares lessons on preparation, resilience, and how the process of self-brain surgery can help us recover, rebuild, and thrive. If you’re looking for tools to help you face life’s challenges with hope a...
2025-01-1346 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastSelf-Brain Surgery™ for Holidays and HabitsIn this episode, Dr. Lee Warren tackles the challenges of maintaining positive habits during the holiday season, a time often filled with stress and triggers. Drawing from his upcoming book, The Self-Brain Surgery Handbook, he introduces two innovative self-brain surgery techniques: the "Five-Minute Freeze" and "Flash Forward to Flashback." These methods are designed to help listeners resist reverting to harmful habits by fostering self-awareness, encouraging reflection, and leveraging neuroplasticity to reinforce healthier behaviors. Dr. Warren also weaves in spiritual insights and scripture to empower individuals in their journey toward resilience and transformation.Chapters
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2024-12-0932 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastSelf-Brain Surgery™ for Holidays and HabitsIn this episode, Dr. Lee Warren tackles the challenges of maintaining positive habits during the holiday season, a time often filled with stress and triggers. Drawing from his upcoming book, The Self-Brain Surgery Handbook, he introduces two innovative self-brain surgery techniques: the "Five-Minute Freeze" and "Flash Forward to Flashback." These methods are designed to help listeners resist reverting to harmful habits by fostering self-awareness, encouraging reflection, and leveraging neuroplasticity to reinforce healthier behaviors. Dr. Warren also weaves in spiritual insights and scripture to empower individuals in their journey toward resilience and transformation.Chapters
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2024-12-0932 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastThe Secret to Changing Your MindIn 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 down...
2024-10-0152 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastThe Secret to Changing Your MindIn 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 down...
2024-10-0152 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastChange Your Prayers, Change Your Life with ABIDE (Self-Brain Surgery Saturday)
It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!We're learning a new way to pray and learn to use our minds to change our brains, and help us seek the abundance and peace Jesus promised us in John 10:10! Today, we take the ABIDE practice one level deeper, and learn a self-brain surgery operation that will help us become healthier, feel better, and be happier in any area of our lives. Neuroscience and faith smash together hard in this one!Remember the ABIDE prayer/meditation practice:Level I (Hearing):ApproachBreatheInviteDepend
2024-06-1548 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastMattie Jackson Smith: 2024 DLW Podcast Award Tournament Rd. 1
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...
2024-05-2943 min
Spiritual Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee WarrenOnce You KnowIgnorance 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.(Note: This episode was also released on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast as a Sunday bonus episode)Scripture: James 4:17, Psalm 34:8Music 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:...
2024-03-1722 min
Spiritual Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee WarrenSuffering: A Hard Look at Handling Hard ThingsIf God is Good, Why is There Suffering?A hard look at the biggest question: why is life so hard if God loves us?Here'a a look at the answer, and what to do about it!Scripture: Romans 5:3-5, James 1:2-4, Proverbs 2:10Book Mentioned: Is God Real? by Lee StrobelPlease go to The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast for Part II of this episode: The Neurobiology of SufferingApple PodcastsSpotify My website (with transcript) Leave a voicemail with your question or comment!
2024-02-0844 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastChanging Our Brains with the ABIDE Method (Self-Brain Surgery Saturday)
It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!We're learning a new way to pray and learn to use our minds to change our brains, and help us seek the abundance and peace Jesus promised us in John 10:10!Today, we take the ABIDE practice one level deeper, and learn a self-brain surgery operation that will help us become healthier, feel better, and be happier in any area of our lives. Neuroscience and faith smash together hard in this one!Remember the ABIDE prayer/meditation practice:Level I (Hearing):ApproachBreatheInviteDepend
2024-02-0342 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastBuild Up Your Base of Pre-hab
The secret to resilience when The Massive Thing Happens is having a solid base of pre-hab in your heart.Today, I give you four Insight Spots from MyBridge Radio, our favorite place for 24/7 encouragement. MyBridge is a great place for YOU to find hope!Plus, music from my friend Tommy Walker!PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen!Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs!Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose!Here's a free 5...
2024-01-2818 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastLike a River, with Granger Smith
Granger Smith is a country music star, bestselling author, and bereaved father. We had an incredible Friday Conversation about the massive trauma of losing a child, and how those major losses can wreck our lives. His story is one of hitting rock bottom, learning to surrender, and finding his faith and the path forward to hope again. Granger's story is told beautifully in his new book, Like a River. Check out Granger's apparel company, YeeYee!Music by Granger Smith(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 a...
2023-11-2450 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastBreathe In, and Win the Battle for Your Mind (Frontal Lobe Friday)
It's Frontal Lobe Friday!A look at how bringing mindfulness into your breathing can get your frontal lobes under control, to help you retake the high mental ground when life throws hard things at you. This is a superpower to help you become healthier, feel better, and be happier!Book Mentioned: Every Season Sacred by Kayla CraigScripture: Hebrews12:1, Isaiah 43:18-19, Isaiah 14:16 Support and boost your immune system with Armra! Use DRLEEWARREN code at checkout for a discount! Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique!PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to...
2023-11-1743 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastA Packet of Hope for Pre-Hab
The secret to resilience when The Massive Thing Happens is having a solid base of pre-hab in your heart. Today, I give you four Insight Spots from MyBridge Radio, our favorite place for 24/7 encouragement. MyBridge is a great place for YOU to find hope!Plus, music from my friend Tommy Walker!PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen!Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs!Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose!Here's a free 5...
2023-10-2218 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastA Problem You Can't Solve
What Happens When You Can’t Seem to Solve a Problem?Today, we talk about physical chemistry, downstream goals, unsolvable problems, and the hope that comes from having a God who can handle those things for us! (Adapted from Season 8, Episode 24 for Throwback Thursday)Article by Charles SwindollPLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen!Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs!Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose!Here's a free 5-day Bible st...
2023-10-1241 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastWhat Do You Say? With Tommy and Eileen Walker and Lisa Warren
What Does God Say When We're Hurting?Join Lisa and me for a conversation with Tommy Walker and his daughter Eileen Walker about how to hear God's voice when things are hard, what worship does to help us re-center when life knocks us down, and how to live in the place where grief and joy co-exist. (Adapted from Season 5, Episode 31)Music by Tommy and Eileen Walker. Click here to play their latest album, Highest Praises(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Check o...
2023-09-131h 21The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastWhat Do You Say? With Tommy and Eileen Walker and Lisa Warren
What Does God Say When We're Hurting?Join Lisa and me for a conversation with Tommy Walker and his daughter Eileen Walker about how to hear God's voice when things are hard, what worship does to help us re-center when life knocks us down, and how to live in the place where grief and joy co-exist. (Adapted from Season 5, Episode 31)Music by Tommy and Eileen Walker. Click here to play their latest album, Highest Praises(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Check o...
2023-09-131h 21
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastPower to Go All-In
If You're Going All-In, You'll Need Some PowerHere's our power supply for All-In August. Are you with us?Leave me a voicemail and let me know!Power verses for All-In August:Proverbs 3:5-6Psalm 37:5Book: All In by Mark BattersonTheme song: Forward by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )My new book is called Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy...
2023-08-0335 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastAll-In for Harvesting Joy
It's All-In August!Today, a look at the devastating truth in this statement: “What you’re doing, you’re getting better at.”Scriptures: Psalm 37, Psalm 46, Psalm 126Are you with us? Send a voicemail and let us know who you are, where you live, and that you're All-In!Books: All In, by Mark Batterson, Fully Alive by Susie LarsonTheme verse: Psalm 37:4Music by Andrew Peterson(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )My new book is c...
2023-08-0233 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastAll-In August 2023: Hope Month
It's All-In August!(Thanks to Harvey and Louis, adapted from All-In #1 2022)Friend, we start All-In August by talking about changing our diets so that life starts filling us up instead of making us hungrier. Are you with us? Send a voicemail and let us know who you are, where you live, and that you're All-In!Book: All In, by Mark BattersonTheme verse: Psalm 37:4Theme Song by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )...
2023-08-0129 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastYou're Not Always In a Fight
Life Can Stress Us to the Point that We Forget It’s Not All TraumaToday, a reminder that you’re not always in a fight. If you’re so tired of being so tired, this will help. Scripture: Jeremiah 6:16, Isaiah 43:19, I John 3:8, John 10:10My new book is out! You can purchase it anywhere books are sold. AND, you can still get all the pre-order bonuses by buying Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things!There are major bonuses, including a great p...
2023-07-2639 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastTuesdays with Tata: Daniel Changed His Mind
Tata is Coming Home!Tata has been on Sabbatical for a few weeks, and we’re going to be back with brand new Tuesdays with Tata next week! So today, I’m bringing back the most recent TWT episode to get you ready for his incredible wit and wisdom to be back next Tuesday!Today, a great talk about how Daniel set his mind on obeying God, and that decision changed everything for him.Scripture: Daniel 1My new book is out! You can purchase it anywhere books are sold. AND, you can...
2023-07-2531 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastFlex for Hope
You can’t wait for hope to happen.You can make it happen.Hope is a verb: there’s two consistent things about biblical examples of when people feel hopeless, and what they do next, that are important to flesh out: Any time we’re faced with a seemingly hopeless situation, there’s movement and there’s memory. There’s action. There’s a choice made.You have to fight for hope, friend, because life doesn’t always make it easy. We’re going to learn how hope is a verb, an action word, and we’re go...
2023-07-2036 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastHope's Birthday!
Hope is Born Today!Almost 18 months after selling the manuscript to Waterbrook/Penguin Random House, Hope Is the First Dose is out into the world TODAY! Here’s a short talk about the book, a prayer from Tata, and a little music from Tommy Walker!You can still get all the pre-order bonuses by buying Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things! There are major bonuses, including a great playlist of hopeful songs, three chapters of the book, lock screens for your...
2023-07-1818 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastMind Change Monday: Hope is Just Around the Corner
We’re One Day Away From Hope!Today’s dose of hope a look at the difference between optimism and hope!My new book My new book is coming TOMORROW, and this is the next Daily Dose of Hope I’m going to give you to get ready!You can still pre-order Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things! There are major bonuses you can get by pre-ordering, including a great playlist of hopeful songs, three chapters of the book, lock screens...
2023-07-1732 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastSunday Dose of Hope: Don't Strive for Emotional Equipoise
When 10% Won’t Cut It, You Need InfiniteGood morning my friend! Today’s dose of hope is three things you SHOULD NOT do after you experience trauma, tragedy, or other massive things (TMT’s). * Do not think that the goal is to get back to “how I used to feel.” It’s not possible. You’re changed by TMT, but you CAN learn to be happy again. It will be different, but it can also be beautiful.* Do not turn your pain into an idol that defines the rest of your life.
2023-07-1628 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastSunday Dose of Hope: Don't Strive for Emotional Equipoise
When 10% Won’t Cut It, You Need InfiniteGood morning my friend! Today’s dose of hope is three things you SHOULD NOT do after you experience trauma, tragedy, or other massive things (TMT’s). * Do not think that the goal is to get back to “how I used to feel.” It’s not possible. You’re changed by TMT, but you CAN learn to be happy again. It will be different, but it can also be beautiful.* Do not turn your pain into an idol that defines the rest of your life.
2023-07-1628 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastSelf-Brain Surgery Saturday: When the Bad Thought Is True
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 10:5NEW BIBLE APP/YOUVERSION Bible Study is up!Keep coming back every day for more doses of hope!My new book is coming out...
2023-07-1535 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastThe Night is Normal with Dr. Alicia Britt Chole
What Do We Do In Times of Disillusionment?When in seasons of pain or when we’ve lost things we thought we were sure of, it can feel as though we’ve been plunged into spiritual darkness. Today, a powerful talk with author and mentor, Dr. Alicia Britt Chole about how even though these times are scary and painful, the night is actually a normal part of God’s plan to help us grow.I’ve learned so much from Dr. Chole, and I’m grateful to have her spend this time with us today. You’ll be...
2023-07-141h 05
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastHappification
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, purpose, maybe even happiness again when the world falls apart. My new book is coming out on July 18, and this is the next Daily Dose of Hope I’m going to give you to get ready!You can now pre-order my new book, Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things! Coming July 18 everywhere books are sold. Ther...
2023-07-0837 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastHope in the Waiting
A Story from My New Book About WaitingToday, we talk about Marcus Green’s spinal cord, learn a lesson from his incredible story, hear a great song from our Hope Is the First Dose playlist (available soon for folks who pre-order my book!), and discover another good way to think about waiting. My new book is coming out on July 18, and this is the next Daily Dose of Hope I’m going to give you to get ready!You can now pre-order my new book, Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan...
2023-07-0722 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastUnsolvable Problems
What Happens When You Can’t Seem to Solve a Problem?Today, we talk about physical chemistry, downstream goals, unsolvable problems, and the hope that comes from having a God who can handle those things for us!My new book is coming out on July 18, and this is the next Daily Dose of Hope I’m going to give you to get ready!Article by Charles SwindollYou can now pre-order my new book, Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things! Comi...
2023-07-0538 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastMind Change Monday: The Plan for Hope
Hope is only 15 Days Away!My new book is coming out on July 18, and this is the second of 16 Daily Doses of Hope I’m going to give you to get ready!Today is Mind-Change Monday, and we’re taking a look at why you need a treatment plan in place for when life hurts, and I’m going to give you a preview of the plan!You can now pre-order my new book, Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things! Coming July 18 everyw...
2023-07-0324 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastSelf-Brain Surgery for Hope
Self-brain surgery tip #6:Hope is a verb. You have to choose it, chase it, fight and flex for it. Negative is natural, positive is spiritual. Romans 12:12 in The Voice: “And do not forget to rejoice, for hope is always just around the corner.”Music by David Crowder(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Hey- you can get up to six months of free access to all my paid-subscriber-only content on Substack by referring friends to sign up for my free weekly Self...
2023-07-0211 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastWhen You're Getting Shocked and You Don't Know Why
A story about what to do when life hurts and you can't understand how to make it stop.Scriptures:Psalm 34Psalm 122:1Music by Cody Carnes(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Hey, my new book is releasing July 18! Click on the book cover below to pre-order.Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.This is...
2023-06-2521 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastYour Designed Body
It’s a Miracle that You’re Able to Breathe, Read, and Listen to this Podcast!Join me for an incredible conversation with the authors of an amazing book, Your Designed Body, Steve Laufmann and Dr. Howard Glicksman. It’s perfect for Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!Scripture: Psalm 139:1(From the book website, www.discovery.org):In Your Designed Body, systems engineer Steve Laufmann and physician Howard Glicksman explore this extraordinary system of systems encompassing thousands of ingenious and interdependent engineering solutions. They present a compelling case that no gradual evolutionary pathway could have a...
2023-06-2453 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastHope is an Action Word
You can’t wait for hope to happen. You can make it happen. Hope is a verb: there’s two consistent things about biblical examples of when people feel hopeless, and what they do next, that are important to flesh out: Any time we’re faced with a seemingly hopeless situation, there’s movement and there’s memory. There’s action. There’s a choice made.You have to fight for hope, friend, because life doesn’t always make it easy. We’re going to learn how hope is a verb, an action word, and we’re goin...
2023-06-2240 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastEveryday Hope #2: Mei Lin Dye
Mei Lin Dye Has a Great Story of Reaching for HopeMei Lin Dye is a proud Tennesseean and a recent graduate of Samford University. She is passionate about her family, growing in her faith, running, and building relationships with the people around her. Mei Lin will soon begin medical school at Quillen College of Medicine. Her greatest hope is to make a difference in her community and be a reflection of Christ. Hey, my new book is releasing July 18! Click on the book cover below to pre-order.Music by Tommy Walker
2023-06-1739 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastAnthony Walker is Hammered
A Story from My New Book About How to See Your Life Again After Trauma or TragedyIf all you can see is The Massive Thing that happened to you, you’ll never be able to see all the other things that are still beautiful. Here’s how to change that. Click the button below to access the transcript.Hey, my new book is releasing July 18! Click on the book cover below to pre-order.Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI l...
2023-06-1621 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastNothing to Dread
What would it be like to never be afraid?(Replay for Throwback Thursday, previously only for paid subscribers)In this episode, we find out.Books mentioned: Rejoice and TrembleRejoice and Tremble by Michael ReevesThe Awe of GodThe Awe of God by John BevereScripture: Psalm 53Music by Tommy Walker (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )I just wrote a book about my research into how people process pain and find hope again a...
2023-06-1523 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastA New Creation
Going through something hard can be a sort of new creation story.(Adapted from Season 5, Episode 18)No matter what, your life after major trauma or tragedy will look different. Here are some thoughts from my new book, Hope is the First Dose, that will help find the light again, no matter what you're going through. Hey, my new book is releasing July 25! Click on the book cover below to pre-order.Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP l...
2023-06-1425 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastMake the Good Thing Easy (Mind Change Monday)
It’s Mind Change Monday!Today, a lesson from a horse trainer, a prayer from Alicia Britt Chole, and some thoughts on making good choices. Book Mentioned: The Night is Normal by Alicia Britt Chole.Scripture: Proverbs 4:26-27, Hebrews 12:12-13Hey, my new book is releasing July 25! Click on the book cover below to pre-order.Music by Elevation Worship and Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a r...
2023-06-1232 min
The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast100 Doses of Hope
For Season 8 of the Podcast, We’re Giving 100 Doses of Hope!Today, a new self-brain surgery operation based on the Quaker prayer/meditation technique called “palms down/palms up,” as a sort of Trust Transplant. Book Mentioned: Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster.Scripture: Psalm 71:14, Psalm 34Hey, my new book is releasing July 25! Click on the book cover below to pre-order.Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee War...
2023-06-1032 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastTuesdays with Tata #84: Elijah Changed His Mind
It’s Tuesdays with Tata!Today, a great talk about a surprising example of self-brain surgery in the Bible- when the prophet Elijah to change his mind to change his life!Scripture: I Kings 18, 19; James 5:16-18Hey, my new book is releasing July 25. John and Addison Bevere are two of my early readers/endorsers. Here’s what they had to say about Hope is the First Dose.Click on the book cover below to pre-order!Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is a...
2023-06-0629 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastFinding All the Notes
How do some people become “THE BEST” at what they do?Or, more importantly for most of us, what separates our very best moments from our average, routine ones?Today, we learn how to evaluate our performance so we can discern how to perform on a higher level all the time. (Adapted from Season 5, Episode 20, courtesy of Harvey and Louis, who woke up at 4am today and kept me from recording a new episode for you!)Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is autho...
2023-06-0539 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastFalling and Rising
When we fall, we have two choices(Adapted from Season 7, Episode 12, originally You Can Get Up)We can stay down, or we can grab the hand of the One who wants to help us get back up. Some thoughts on mind change, stumbling, getting up, and helping others.Scriptures:Proverbs 24:16, Zephaniah 3:17, II Corinthians 1:3-4, Psalm 34:18Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a r...
2023-06-0112 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastOn the Gravity of Old Comforts
Don’t beat yourself up too much if you keep struggling with the same issues!(Replay of Season 7, Episode 15)Today, we discuss why we’re so drawn to the past, even when it was harmful to us. Book: Run With the Horses by Eugene PetersonClick the button below to pre-order my new book, Hope is the First Dose.Scripture: Jeremiah 31, 32, Isaiah 43:18-19, John 16:33, John 10:10Music by Here Be Lions and Darlene Zschech(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI licen...
2023-05-3135 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastNo Old Beaches
It's Tuesdays with Tata!We had a great talk about how we view ourselves, how we view God, and how there is no place in the past that holds the answers to your future.(Adapted from TWT #53)You can click on the cover below to pre-order my new book, Hope is the First Dose. Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new p...
2023-05-3030 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastThe Art of Clear Thinking, with Fighter Pilot Hasard Lee
When the pressure is on, how do we make good decisions?Hasard Lee is a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot with combat experience in Afghanistan. He now runs a successful YouTube channel and continues to fly the F-35 fighter and teach student pilots in the Air National Guard. His new book is The Art of Clear Thinking: A Stealth Fighter Pilot's Timeless Rules for Making Tough Decisions, available now everywhere. Join me for an amazing and inspiring conversation with this brilliant pilot, teacher, and writer. His book was incredibly helpful to me...
2023-05-2352 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastThe Art of Clear Thinking, with Fighter Pilot Hasard Lee
When the pressure is on, how do we make good decisions?Hasard Lee is a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot with combat experience in Afghanistan. He now runs a successful YouTube channel and continues to fly the F-35 fighter and teach student pilots in the Air National Guard. His new book is The Art of Clear Thinking: A Stealth Fighter Pilot's Timeless Rules for Making Tough Decisions, available now everywhere. Join me for an amazing and inspiring conversation with this brilliant pilot, teacher, and writer. His book was incredibly helpful to me...
2023-05-2352 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastMind Change Monday: Relentless
It’s Mind Change Monday!(Adapted from the very first Mind Change Monday episode! I’m resting my voice again today in preparation for recording the Hope is the First Dose audiobook recording next week. Keep praying!)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 34:8My new book is called Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things. It is coming out on July 2...
2023-05-2221 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastHope Talks #1: Clarissa Moll Takes Us Beyond the Darkness
When the Unimaginable Happens, What Next?Clarissa Moll was a wife and mother of four young children when The Massive Thing (TMT) showed up. Her husband Rob, an author and avid hiker, fell to his death during a morning hike with a friend. Clarissa was faced not only with TMT of losing her husband, but also thrust into many new roles WHILE she was facing grief and what she calls “the darkness” that it brought into her world. Clarissa was on the podcast once before (Season 6, Episode 48). You can hear that conversation by clicking the butt...
2023-05-2044 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastHope Talks #1: Clarissa Moll Takes Us Beyond the Darkness
When the Unimaginable Happens, What Next?Clarissa Moll was a wife and mother of four young children when The Massive Thing (TMT) showed up. Her husband Rob, an author and avid hiker, fell to his death during a morning hike with a friend. Clarissa was faced not only with TMT of losing her husband, but also thrust into many new roles WHILE she was facing grief and what she calls “the darkness” that it brought into her world. Clarissa was on the podcast once before (Season 6, Episode 48). You can hear that conversation by clicking the butt...
2023-05-2044 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastHappiness is All in Your Head
Happiness is not achieved through perfect circumstances.Happiness, counterintuitively, is achieved in spite of difficult circumstances. Here’s how it works. (Adapted from Season 4, Episode 88)My new book is called Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things. It is coming out on July 25, but you can pre-order it now anywhere books are sold.Music by Brenton Brown(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Self-Brain Surg...
2023-05-1834 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastHow to Live While You're Living
A Lesson About “Promised Land Problems” (Adapted from Season 4, Episode 83)What if I told you that you could take a two-week trip and make it last forty years?What if I told you that you could spend your whole life chasing something in your future, or running from in your past and miss everything good you could have right now?And what if I told you that you could live in a version of what you really want because you think you have arrived, but you really wind up never getting the g...
2023-05-1734 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastTuesdays with Tata Classic: Uttermost
It’s Tuesdays with Tata!(Note: I’m resting my voice for a couple more days, and Tata and I both had the flu and did not record a new episode this week. Here’s one of our favorites from last year, Season 6, Episode 66. Pray for my voice to come back before I have to record the audiobook in two weeks!)I asked Tata to shed some light on what it means to be “saved to the uttermost” from Hebrews 7:25!Scripture: Hebrews 7:25, John 6:37Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr...
2023-05-1623 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastMind Change Monday: Dark to Light
When Life Brings Us Pain, We Have Two Choices(Note: I STILL can’t talk long enough to record a new episode. I’m going to rest my voice for THREE MORE DAYS, and then I have some AMAZING guests coming up later this week. So please pray that my voice gets stronger and that we can get back on track later this week. )When life brings us hard things- massive things- we can either sit down with our hurt and let it define the rest of our life, or we can press into it and...
2023-05-1528 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastThe End of Infinity
We've Reached the End of Infinity, at Least for a WhileToday, a story about stumbling stones, brain cancer, finding God in unexpected places, and how God is always working to help all of us, even when we can't see it. Plus, Tommy Walker music, AND I'm going to pray for you WHILE teaching you more self-brain surgery techniques. Whew. A lot going on in this episode!(Adapted from Infinitely Happier, Part 15)Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to...
2023-05-1439 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastThe Neuroscience of Freedom
The Science of Freedom is On Your SideFreedom starts with a choice- a declaration. In this episode, we talk about the science of freedom, and how vital it is to be willing to fight for it in all areas of our lives.(Adapted from Infinitely Happier, Part 14)Music by The Psalm Library (featuring Tommy Walker)(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )My new book is called Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tr...
2023-05-1335 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastWhy Happiness Matters
Life Is Hard, But God Wants Us to Be Happy Anyway.(Adapted from Infinitely Happier, Part 12)Here's some thoughts on why it matters so much that we learn to separate our mood/emotional state from our circumstances.Plus, a story about cows!Music by Cody Carnes(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )My new book is called Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things. It is coming ou...
2023-05-1031 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastThe Power of Waiting
Learning the Discipline of Waiting is a Powerful Self-Brain Surgery ToolIf you can't say no to something you want today so that you can have something you need tomorrow, you can never be free. Here's some thoughts on delayed gratification, as one of the super powers in our quest for infinite happiness. (Adapted from Infinitely Happier, Part 11)Music by Lyle Lovett and Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )My new book is called Hope is the Fir...
2023-05-0924 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastFlying Lessons
God wants your life to soar, but often it feels like we're crashing instead.(Adapted from Infinitely Happier, Part 9)Today, I want to talk about flying.I grew up around airplanes, because both of my parents were private pilots. And we lived down the road from a WWII pilot, Glen Walters.I used to go down to his house, and his wife Betsy would make ginger bread and I’d fish in their pond and, once in a while, Brother Walters would take me into his shop and let me play ar...
2023-05-0732 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastStop Overthinking Everything
Overthinking Can Drive Us Crazy and Wreck Our Peace of Mind(Adapted from Infinitely Happier, Part 7)Worrying isn’t the only thought issue we face. Whether it’s worry, regret, sadness, decision making, whatever, sometimes we simply overthink things. In this episode we'll learn how to stop overthinking everything, which will help us in our quest to become Infinitely Happier.Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )My new book is called Hope is the First Dose...
2023-05-0538 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastHow to Win Your Biggest Battles
Sometimes life feels like a fight. Here’s how to win.(Adapted from Season 1, Episode 50, Infinitely Happier Part 6)Sometimes we struggle because we keep losing battles our heart knows we’re supposed to win. Or even worse, we don’t even try sometimes. And when we know we were supposed to take up a challenge and we’re too afraid to even try, it leaves us feeling ashamed and guilty.In this episode, we'll learn how to face off agains our biggest battles, and win.Music by Tommy Walker(Music sh...
2023-05-0436 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastRemodel Your Self-Esteem (Tuesdays with Tata)
It’s Tuesdays with Tata! Here’s a great talk from last year with Tata about what it means to be sealed by God.Scripture:II Corinthians 1:22Ephesians 1:13-14Music by Phil Wickham(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.My new book is called Hope is the...
2023-05-0229 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastThe Tools To Fix Your Own Brain (Infinitely Happier, Part 2)
It’s Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!Look: Life is Hard. But Learning Self-brain Surgery Can HelpIn the last episode, we talked about the basics of self-brain surgery to learn how to think about our thinking and learn to biopsy our thoughts- put a little pause in there between what happens to us, what thoughts pop up- and how we respond, either in terms of how we proceed to think or feel, or in what we actually.Listen: Life is not brain surgery. It’s harder. You can actually train someone to do brain surg...
2023-04-2945 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastUnwire Your Brain
Your Brain is Very EfficientI’m always telling you that “neurons that fire together wire together.” This is because God made your brain to be very efficient. So, things you repeatedly experience, think about, perform, or react to will create automatic “programs” through connections called synapses that will make the responses to those things more automated and require you to think about them less. This is the basis of things like “muscle memory,” but also of harmful things like post-traumatic stress syndrome/disorder.That’s the bad news. The good news? You’re not stuck with the bra...
2023-04-2718 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastUnwire Your Brain
Your Brain is Very EfficientI’m always telling you that “neurons that fire together wire together.” This is because God made your brain to be very efficient. So, things you repeatedly experience, think about, perform, or react to will create automatic “programs” through connections called synapses that will make the responses to those things more automated and require you to think about them less. This is the basis of things like “muscle memory,” but also of harmful things like post-traumatic stress syndrome/disorder.That’s the bad news. The good news? You’re not stuck with the bra...
2023-04-2718 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastTuesdays with Tata #83: Prayer Beats Despair
It’s Tuesdays with Tata!Today, a great talk about how prayer helps us change our mind, even when massive, difficult things are happening in our lives. Scripture: II Corinthians 1Books Mentioned: The Awe of God by John BevereWords with God by Addison BevereHey, my new book is releasing July 25. John and Addison Bevere are two of my early readers/endorsers. Here’s what they had to say about Hope is the First Dose.“When hard things knock you out, you can’t stay out...
2023-04-2533 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastTuesdays with Tata #83: Prayer Beats Despair
It’s Tuesdays with Tata!Today, a great talk about how prayer helps us change our mind, even when massive, difficult things are happening in our lives. Scripture: II Corinthians 1Books Mentioned: The Awe of God by John BevereWords with God by Addison BevereHey, my new book is releasing July 25. John and Addison Bevere are two of my early readers/endorsers. Here’s what they had to say about Hope is the First Dose.“When hard things knock you out, you can’t stay out...
2023-04-2533 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastTommy Walker: God Knows Your Name
Tommy Walker is a world-renowned songwriter, worship leader, and pastor. His song, "He Knows My Name," has helped people all over take comfort in being known by God. Today, Tommy shares the beautiful origin of "He Knows My Name," to help us all understand that even when we feel isolated and unnoticed, God sees us, hears us, and loves us. Check out Tommy's ministry, music, and story by clicking on the button below. Hey, my new book is releasing July 25. Tommy is one of my early readers/endorsers. Here’s what he had to s...
2023-04-2343 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastGetting to Know Lisa Warren
Today, I’m bringing you back a conversation with my better half: the unparalleled professional chef, designer, businesswoman, and entrepreneur, Lisa D. Warren. The entire podcast archive is coming online for paid subscribers! There are at least two free episodes every week on Substack, along with the weekly free Self-Brain Surgery letter. Paid subscribers get new Mind Change Monday episodes weekly, the free episodes, and archived episodes every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday! Paid subscribers also get access to the entire newsletter archive, video content, and more!If you want full access, please subscribe using the but...
2023-03-2943 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastGetting to Know Lisa Warren
Today, I’m bringing you back a conversation with my better half: the unparalleled professional chef, designer, businesswoman, and entrepreneur, Lisa D. Warren. The entire podcast archive is coming online for paid subscribers! There are at least two free episodes every week on Substack, along with the weekly free Self-Brain Surgery letter. Paid subscribers get new Mind Change Monday episodes weekly, the free episodes, and archived episodes every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday! Paid subscribers also get access to the entire newsletter archive, video content, and more!If you want full access, please subscribe using the but...
2023-03-2943 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastMind Change Monday: Control Your Inner Voice
It’s time to gain control of our inner voice. This one shift in your life will make more impact than anything else in your ability to become healthier, feel better, and be happier. Gaining control of our inner voice will change how we pray, how we work, how we relate to others, and how we care for ourself and our family. Book Mentioned: Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn't Make Sense by Paul David Tripp.Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is auth...
2023-01-3031 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastMind Change Monday: Control Your Inner Voice
It’s time to gain control of our inner voice. This one shift in your life will make more impact than anything else in your ability to become healthier, feel better, and be happier. Gaining control of our inner voice will change how we pray, how we work, how we relate to others, and how we care for ourself and our family. Book Mentioned: Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn't Make Sense by Paul David Tripp.Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is auth...
2023-01-3031 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastSovereign Over This Too
No matter where you find yourself, or what you're going through, God will be there for you if you ask him to.A quiet time about God’s sovereignty, and how we can trust in it no matter what. Scriptures shared today:Psalm 281 To you, LORD, I call; you are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me.For if you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit.Psalm 139:7-87 Can I go anywhere apart from Your Spirit? Is there anywhere I can go to escape You...
2023-01-2929 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastSovereign Over This Too
No matter where you find yourself, or what you're going through, God will be there for you if you ask him to.A quiet time about God’s sovereignty, and how we can trust in it no matter what. Scriptures shared today:Psalm 281 To you, LORD, I call; you are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me.For if you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit.Psalm 139:7-87 Can I go anywhere apart from Your Spirit? Is there anywhere I can go to escape You...
2023-01-2929 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastFriday Conversations: How to Be Good, with Laura Barringer, Scot McKnight, and Lisa Warren
From the Very First Chapter, the Bible Teaches Us That God is GoodThe original language of the Bible, Hebrew, uses the word tov, which means "good." Join Lisa and me for a fascinating and important conversation with Laura Barringer and Scot McKnight, authors of the incredible book, A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes HealingHere's the book's website, where you can learn all about Laura and Scot.(Note: This conversation originally aired in June 2021. The free books have already been given aw...
2023-01-201h 12The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastFriday Conversations: How to Be Good, with Laura Barringer, Scot McKnight, and Lisa Warren
From the Very First Chapter, the Bible Teaches Us That God is GoodThe original language of the Bible, Hebrew, uses the word tov, which means "good." Join Lisa and me for a fascinating and important conversation with Laura Barringer and Scot McKnight, authors of the incredible book, A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes HealingHere's the book's website, where you can learn all about Laura and Scot.(Note: This conversation originally aired in June 2021. The free books have already been given aw...
2023-01-201h 12
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastTuesdays with Tata #73: Dependent
It’s Tuesdays with Tata! Today, we talk about how Jesus loved the little children, and how we can learn to be more dependent on him!Scripture: Matthew 18:10Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Thank you for reading Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee...
2023-01-1026 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastTuesdays with Tata #73: Dependent
It’s Tuesdays with Tata! Today, we talk about how Jesus loved the little children, and how we can learn to be more dependent on him!Scripture: Matthew 18:10Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Thank you for reading Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee...
2023-01-1026 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastSelf-Brain Surgery Saturday: Change Your Name
It’s Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!Today, we learn the power of praying for God to remove harmful labels, expand us, and increase our influence on others for his glory. And we get there through the self-brain surgery operation of severing sick synapses. Book mentioned: Pray First by Chris HodgesScripture: Ephesians 1:18, Genesis 1:2, Isaiah 43:18-19, I Chronicles 4:9-10Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a re...
2023-01-0736 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastSelf-Brain Surgery Saturday: Change Your Name
It’s Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!Today, we learn the power of praying for God to remove harmful labels, expand us, and increase our influence on others for his glory. And we get there through the self-brain surgery operation of severing sick synapses. Book mentioned: Pray First by Chris HodgesScripture: Ephesians 1:18, Genesis 1:2, Isaiah 43:18-19, I Chronicles 4:9-10Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a re...
2023-01-0736 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastFriday Conversations: Tommy Walker Interviews Dr. Lee Warren
It’s a Reverse Interview!Your host for today’s episode of the podcast is Tommy Walker, internationally-acclaimed recording artist and songwriter. In this episode, Tommy interviews Dr. Lee Warren. We had a great, unscripted conversation, but this time I was on the hot seat!Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access...
2023-01-061h 02The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastFriday Conversations: Tommy Walker Interviews Dr. Lee Warren
It’s a Reverse Interview!Your host for today’s episode of the podcast is Tommy Walker, internationally-acclaimed recording artist and songwriter. In this episode, Tommy interviews Dr. Lee Warren. We had a great, unscripted conversation, but this time I was on the hot seat!Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access...
2023-01-061h 02
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastSelf-Brain Surgery Saturday: Every Moment
It’s the last day of 2022!Since it’s also Self-Brain Surgery Saturday, I wanted to leave you with some strategies to start 2023 off right.Covered in this episode:* The difference between resolutions and systems* The difference between feelings and facts* The difference between fear and reason* Three Bible Studies Lisa and I are doing for 2023, and an invitation to join us* Three books that will help you succeed in 2023* Two songs to help you prepare for next yearScripture: Isaiah 43:18-19...
2022-12-3141 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastSelf-Brain Surgery Saturday: Every Moment
It’s the last day of 2022!Since it’s also Self-Brain Surgery Saturday, I wanted to leave you with some strategies to start 2023 off right.Covered in this episode:* The difference between resolutions and systems* The difference between feelings and facts* The difference between fear and reason* Three Bible Studies Lisa and I are doing for 2023, and an invitation to join us* Three books that will help you succeed in 2023* Two songs to help you prepare for next yearScripture: Isaiah 43:18-19...
2022-12-3141 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastSelf-Brain Surgery Saturday: Stop Forecasting Doom
It’s Self-Brain Surgery Saturday! Today, we learn about the anterior cingulate cortex of our brains, and how we can literally choose to help it make us feel better, become healthier, and be happier, OR we can choose to limit its power. The choice is ours, and this self-brain surgery talk will help you make a good one!Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-19Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warr...
2022-11-1228 minThe Dr. Lee Warren PodcastSelf-Brain Surgery Saturday: Stop Forecasting Doom
It’s Self-Brain Surgery Saturday! Today, we learn about the anterior cingulate cortex of our brains, and how we can literally choose to help it make us feel better, become healthier, and be happier, OR we can choose to limit its power. The choice is ours, and this self-brain surgery talk will help you make a good one!Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-19Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warr...
2022-11-1228 min
The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastWhat Do You Say? With Tommy and Eileen Walker and Lisa Warren (S5E31)
What Does God Say When We're Hurting?(replay)Join Lisa and me for a conversation with Tommy Walker and his daughter Eileen Walker about how to hear God's voice when things are hard, what worship does to help us re-center when life knocks us down, and how to live in the place where grief and joy co-exist. Click here to play their latest album, Highest PraisesSign up for my Substack letter here.(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and...
2022-07-061h 22The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastWhat Do You Say? With Tommy and Eileen Walker and Lisa Warren (S5E31)
What Does God Say When We're Hurting?(replay)Join Lisa and me for a conversation with Tommy Walker and his daughter Eileen Walker about how to hear God's voice when things are hard, what worship does to help us re-center when life knocks us down, and how to live in the place where grief and joy co-exist. Click here to play their latest album, Highest PraisesSign up for my Substack letter here.(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and...
2022-07-061h 22