
The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast How You Get Stuck (S13E5)
Dec 10, 2025
Feeling stuck is a common struggle, and your brain's wiring might be to blame. It prefers safety over change, leading to outdated narratives based on past experiences. Discover four key brain mechanisms that trap us and learn how to break free with a five-step framework. This episode highlights the power of transforming the mind to reshape behaviors, intertwining neuroscience with wisdom from scripture. Ready to shift from a fixed mindset to growth? Embrace the tools for transformation and get unstuck!
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Stuckness Is Wiring Not Weakness
- Lee Warren explains feeling stuck is not a moral failure but brain wiring prioritizing safety over growth.
- Your brain defaults to familiar patterns, which can keep you trapped despite wanting change.
Brain Predicts The Future From The Past
- Predictive processing means the brain trusts past patterns more than present reality.
- This causes you to project past beliefs like "people leave me" onto current situations.
Repetition Hardwires Your Defaults
- Hebbian learning hardwires repeated thoughts: "neurons that fire together wire together."
- Rehearsing worry or self-criticism makes those responses the brain's default.


