The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast

It's Frontal Lobe Friday!Today, our last look at perception and perspective, a new way to look at suffering, and learning how to separate circumstance from happiness.(Bonus episode before season 10 finale tomorrow!)Leave a voicemail with your question or comment!Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here.  Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique!Other Helpful Links:Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs!Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose!Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:00) - Introduction to Flashback Episode (00:34) - Transition to Guest (03:21) - Self-Brain Surgery School Introduction (03:39) - Podcast Ownership Reminder (03:50) - Shifting Perspectives with Becky's Letter (08:41) - Understanding Untouchables (14:34) - Pete Gregg's Insight on Suffering (17:10) - Grounding in Psalm 103 Promises (22:54) - Final Thoughts on Shifting Perspective (24:36) - Closing Remarks and Resources Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Self-Brain Surgery "Real Surgery"?This episode answers that question! (Throwback Thursday for inter-season interlude)Season 11 is coming next week! The season 10 finale will be tomorrow, a final Frontal Lobe Friday to get you ready for the amazing Season 11, which starts 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): Support and boost your immune system with Armra! Use DRLEEWARREN code at checkout for a discount! Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique! Other Helpful Links:Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs!Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose!Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Introduction to Self-Brain Surgery (01:42) - The Reality of Self-Brain Surgery (05:22) - The Evolution of Neuroscience Beliefs (08:09) - Challenging the Reductionist Worldview (10:42) - Tugging on Threads of Scientific Discoveries (13:58) - The Purpose of the Podcast (16:02) - Taking Every Thought Captive (18:17) - Finding Hope in Suffering (19:42) - The Surprising Arrival of Mastery (20:48) - Becoming Healthier, Feeling Better, Being Happier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glioblastoma is the deadliest form of human cancerToday (Wednesday, July 17th) is Glioblastoma Awareness Day. Check out this link from the Brain Tumor Foundation to learn more about this devastating disease. This episode also shares some information about glioblastoma from my perspective, and a little bit about my book, I’ve Seen the End of You, in which I share stories of what I’ve learned from these brave patients and their families.You can also watch this video on YouTube (part of Monday's podcast episode if you missed it). Be sure to subscribe to see episode videos that are only available there. Leave a voicemail with your question or comment!Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here.  Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, 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 (03:50) - Self-Brain Surgery School (06:15) - Book Release Day (11:14) - Slowing Down (14:36) - Responses to Difficulty (18:44) - The Intersection of Science and Faith (22:36) - Praying Through Uncertainty (25:45) - Finding Comfort in Helping Others (31:29) - The Challenge of Beliefs (34:49) - Embracing Life's Fragility (35:53) - Living Your Life as a Story (39:58) - The Power of Belief vs. Knowledge (42:09) - Finding Hope in Darkness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Mind-Change Monday!A new take on the sixth commandment of Self-Brain Surgery, "I must not make an operation out of everything."Announcement:Wednesday, July 17th is Glioblastoma Awareness Day. Check out this link from the Brain Tumor Foundation to learn more about this devastating disease. This episode also shares some information about glioblastoma from my perspective, and a little bit about my book, I’ve Seen the End of You, in which I share stories of what I’ve learned from these brave patients and their families. You can also watch it on YouTube! Be sure to subscribe to see episode videos that are only available there. Leave a voicemail with your question or comment!Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here.  Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, 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) - MindChange Monday (04:02) - Glioblastoma Awareness Day (05:28) - Lessons from the Operating Room (06:29) - Take Command of Your Morning (08:33) - Don't Make the Easy Thing Hard (14:02) - Taking Positive Actions (18:44) - Planning for Positive Outcomes (20:21) - Against All Hope, Hope Believed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Mind-Change Monday!Thoughts from the riverbank about the situations we're born into, and how we can either blame our parents for our lives, or we can recognize how things came to be and decide to change. Also, airplanes, grapes, and a bunch of other metaphors to help you perform the self-brain surgery you need to change your mind about starting points, trauma, and what you leave behind for your kids. We cover a lot of ground in this one!Also, be sure to check out The Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast today, as it's being guest-hosted by our friend, the iHeart Radio star Leanne Ellington!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! (00:02) - Introduction (02:55) - Upstream vs. Downstream (15:49) - Reflection on Life's Challenges (24:44) - Taking Control of Your Environment (27:06) - Making a Positive Impact (28:05) - Changing Your Life Today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Help Me Pick the Best Podcast Conversation of 2024!For the next two weeks, I'll replay the top-two most downloaded interviews for the second quarter oft his year. Then we'll have a survey for you to vote and choose a winner to move onto the semi-finals.The first quarter winner was Mattie Jackson-Smith!After we choose a winner from Q2, you can choose the finalist from the first half of the year by voting between the first two winners (Mattie Jackson-Smith and whoever wins Q2). 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.The nominees for Q2 are Pete Greig and Tara-Leigh Cobble! We will replay Tara-Leigh's episode today and you can click here to hear Pete's from last week if you missed it. Then next week, you can vote to see who goes head-to-head with Mattie in three weeks!(Remember: when we replay old episodes, the free books have already been given away)Tara-Leigh Cobble Changed Her Mind About GodIt's Mind-Change Monday, and today's guest is the host of The Bible Recap Podcast. Tara-Leigh Cobble helps millions of people read, understand, and love the Word of God every day. But before she could do that, she had to change her mind. This is a perfect conversation for self-brain surgeons, because you can't change your life until you change your mind, and learning to love God's word is the first step to getting that done.Check out The Bible Recap website!Tara-Leigh is also a sought-after public speaker and teacher.She also founded D-Group International, which exists to help people READ, UNDERSTAND, and LOVE the Bible, as they encounter God in a way that transforms their entire lives.Follow Tara-Leigh on Instagram to learn more!Follow me @drleewarren on Instagram to keep up with the tournament as the year progresses!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 and Announcement of Podcast Awards (01:20) - Introducing Tara Lee Cobble and Her Story (04:12) - Self-Brain Surgery School Introduction (06:35) - Tara Lee's Journey into Scripture (13:48) - Overcoming Trials and Finding Joy in Scripture (21:16) - Finding Hope and Strength in Scripture during Hard Times (28:54) - Building a Foundation on God's Word Before Trials (32:12) - Future Vision for The Bible Recap (35:06) - Understanding Jesus as the Image of the Invisible God (37:59) - Closing Gratitude and Encouragement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Mind-Change Monday!When you learn the thought biopsy procedure, one potential diagnosis is the dreaded LAS: Lousy Attitude Syndrome. Click here to read my self-brain surgery weekly letter from this week, in which I teach you strategies to perform the Lousy Attitude Lobotomy operation to handle LAS when it appears.Today, we go deeper into LAS, what it is, how to lobotomize it, and a solid plan to improve the space between our ears so we become healthier, feel better, and be happier!Also, be sure to check out The Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast today, as it's being guest-hosted by our friend, the iHeart Radio star Leanne Ellington!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 to Self-Brain Surgery (00:33) - The Thought Biopsy Procedure (01:06) - The Lousy Attitude Lobotomy (03:18) - Are You Ready to Change Your Life? (04:12) - Performing the Biopsy (04:20) - Diagnosing Lousy Attitude Syndrome (10:51) - The Lousy Attitude Lobotomy Procedure (20:38) - Overcoming LAS with Physical Movement (22:31) - Dealing with Recurrence of LAS (25:45) - Impact of Clearing the Lousy Attitude Filter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!“Pain is inevitable. But suffering is optional”Haruki MurakamiToday, a very personal talk about how to reframe our thinking about long-held narratives, God’s answer to our prayers, and the difference between pain and suffering. “After all, man is that being who invented the gas chambers of Auschwitz; however, he is also that being who entered those gas chambers upright, with the Lord’s Prayer or the Shema Yisrael on his lips. “ Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for MeaningScripture: Psalm 34, Psalm 124Leave 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 to Self-Brain Surgery Saturday (01:19) - Reframing Suffering Through Self-Brain Surgery (02:55) - The Importance of Changing Your Response to Trauma (04:33) - The Process of Self-Brain Surgery in the Book (06:00) - A Father's Last Conversation with His Son (08:18) - Finding Meaning and Purpose in Tragedy (10:23) - Questioning God's Actions and Seeking Answers (12:44) - Understanding the Choice Between Pain and Suffering (16:05) - Trusting God to Substitute Suffering with Trust (19:55) - Reflecting on God's Presence in Times of Trouble (22:41) - Realizing God's Answered Prayers in Unexpected Ways (24:52) - Changing Your Narrative Through Self-Brain Surgery (27:00) - Encouragement to Reframe Your Personal Narratives Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learning to Think About Our Thinking is a Key to Empowered, Happier Living.Today for Frontal Lobe Friday, some thoughts on how we hear two kinds of thoughts in our heads, a look at artificial intelligence, and a powerful tool to help you manage your mind.This talk will fill you with hope, and open your eyes to a new and more powerful way to operate your brain!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 (02:49) - Concerns about Artificial Intelligence (06:51) - Nonsense Books and Artificial Intelligence (08:53) - Emerging Theory of Human Consciousness (10:01) - Differentiating Thoughts from Brain Programs (11:42) - Discerning Thoughts from the Divine (18:00) - Harnessing the Power of Your Mind (22:07) - Self-Brain Surgery and Transformation (26:44) - Spiritual Discernment and Understanding (29:10) - Understanding Spiritual vs. Material Perspectives (32:08) - Deceptive Nature of Brain Messages (36:07) - The 10 Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery (37:03) - Changing Your Mind and Changing Your Life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Help Me Pick the Best Podcast Conversation of 2024!For the next two weeks, I'll replay the top-two most downloaded interviews for the second quarter oft his year. Then we'll have a survey for you to vote and choose a winner to move onto the semi-finals.The first quarter winner was Mattie Jackson-Smith! After we choose a winner from Q2, you can choose the finalist from the first half of the year by voting between the first two winners (Mattie Jackson-Smith and whoever wins Q2). 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.The nominees for Q2 are Pete Greig and Tara-Leigh Cobble! We will replay Pete's episode today and Tara-Leigh's next Wednesday, and then you can vote to see who goes head-to-head with Mattie in three weeks!(Remember: when we replay old episodes, the free books have already been given away)Pete Greig has been teaching us to pray for decades.What do you do when God seems far away? How do we learn to hear God? How do we pray when life hurts?These are BIG questions! And Pete's here to help us answer them.Pete's official bio and links:Pete Greig is the Senior Pastor of Emmaus Rd church, and the bewildered founder of 24-7 Prayer, an international, inter-denominational movement of prayer, mission and justice operating in more than 100 countries.Pete’s books, which are available in various languages and formats, have won the following awards: + ‘Dirty Glory’ - UK Christian Book of the year+ ‘How to Pray’ - short-listed for the ECPA Christian Book of the Year® Award, 2021+ ‘How to Hear God’ - Best Christian Life Book, 2022, Winner, Resources of the Year, 2023 in the Spiritual Growth category.+ ‘God on Mute’ has been described as ‘a Christian classic’ by the Archbishop of Canterbury.Pete’s free, online resources include The Prayer Course - downloaded more than three million times, The Lectio Course, and Lectio365 - a daily devotional with more than 225,000 regular users.He and his wife Sammy are members of The Order of the Mustard Seed (OMS). They split their time between a barge on the River Wey near Guildford, England, and a cliff top retreat on the Isle of Wight where they host and mentor leaders from around the world. Pete is an Ambassador for the NGO Tearfund, a visiting lecturer for St Mellitus Theological College and one of the founding conveners of the Wildfires festival. Follow me @drleewarren on Instagram to keep up with the tournament as the year progresses!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 (00:52) - Inaugural Podcast Award Announcement (01:21) - Quarter Two Winner Selection (02:05) - Revisiting a Favorite Author: Pete Gregg (08:49) - Self-Brain Surgery School (16:59) - Facing Personal Challenges (18:36) - Journey from Prayer to Contemplation (21:17) - Understanding God's Will (22:36) - Navigating Dark Seasons in Faith (26:49) - How to Pray: A Simple Guide (28:56) - Embracing the Miraculous (30:37) - Unpacking the P-R-A-Y Model (31:37) - Centering and Rejoicing in God's Presence (34:21) - Transitioning from Warrior Prayers to Trusting God's Plan (46:17) - Bridging Neuroscience and Contemplative Prayer (56:06) - Impact of Prayer and Listening to God's Voice (56:48) - Finding Hope and Healing in Grief and Loss (59:55) - Trusting God Amidst Unanswered Questions (01:02:23) - Apostolic Blessing of Hope and Peace (01:04:08) - Reflecting on Profound Conversations with Pete Gregg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices