The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast

Your Brain Has Two Halves, and They See the World Very DifferentlyLearning to integrate what you see from both sides of your brain is a key to becoming healthier, feeling better, and being happier. It turns out that the Bible has a lot to say about that too.Scripture: I Corinthians 2:15-15, II Corinthians 3:18, I Corinthians 13:12, Ephesians 1:18-23, Romans 1:19-20 Leave a voicemail with your question or comment!Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here.  Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique!Other Helpful Links:Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs!Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose!Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Introduction to Theology Thursday (02:14) - Exploring German Words for Knowledge (07:07) - Understanding the Right Brain (10:50) - The Mind of Christ and Neuroplasticity (14:16) - Seeing God's Creation with Both Brain Hemispheres (18:24) - Using the Eyes of Your Heart (19:57) - Embracing the Whole Brain Approach (21:28) - Conclusion and Book Recommendation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trauma Rounds: StuckTina Tisdale is a Character in My New BookShe is a real person, with enough details changed to protect her family’s privacy. She had a problem that wouldn’t go away, and it forced her to make some decisions that were tragic. From Tina’s story, we learn the critical importance of learning to accept the reality that God doesn’t always answer our prayers the way we think he should. It’s about faith and doubt, and acceptance. There’s a little bit of Tina in all of us, but we can learn from her how to change our minds to become healthier, feel better, and be happier. Scripture: II Corinthians 12:7Music by Alan Jackson(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Don't forget:The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery1. No Self-Malpractice: I will relentlessly refuse to participate in my own demise.2. I Will Believe That Feelings Are Not Facts3. I Will Believe That My Thoughts Are Not Always True4. I Will Believe That Thoughts Become Things5. I Will Not Treat Bad Feelings With A Bad Operation6. I Will Love Tomorrow More7. I Will Not Make An Operation Out of Everything8. I Will Not Perpetuate Generational Issues In My Family (Or Start New Ones)9. I Will Love and Not Hurt My Brain10. I Will Practice Mental First AidLeave a voicemail with your question or comment!Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here.  Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique!Other Helpful Links:Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs!Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose!Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Introduction: Self-Brain Surgery (02:24) - Character Spotlight: Tina Tisdale (09:59) - Embracing the "And": Paul's Thorn (16:41) - Conclusion: Change Your Mind, Change Your Life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trauma Rounds: All You Can SeeSome thoughts about what to do when you're stuck, and a story from my new book about how to see your life again after trauma or tragedy.If 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. Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Don't forget:The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery1. No Self-Malpractice: I will relentlessly refuse to participate in my own demise.2. I Will Believe That Feelings Are Not Facts3. I Will Believe That My Thoughts Are Not Always True4. I Will Believe That Thoughts Become Things5. I Will Not Treat Bad Feelings With A Bad Operation6. I Will Love Tomorrow More7. I Will Not Make An Operation Out of Everything8. I Will Not Perpetuate Generational Issues In My Family (Or Start New Ones)9. I Will Love and Not Hurt My Brain10. I Will Practice Mental First AidLeave a voicemail with your question or comment!Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here.  Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique!Other Helpful Links:Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs!Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose!Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:01) - Introduction (07:13) - Seeking Help and Changing Perspective (08:21) - Understanding Resilience and Dual Realities (17:40) - Learning to Shift Focus and Find Hope (25:07) - Conclusion and Resources Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Mind Change Monday!I've received many requests for a new presentation of The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery. So, here they are! As I write my next book, tentatively titled Self-Brain Surgery: How to Rewire Your Brain, Reorder Your Mind, and Radically Transform Your Life, these may change or reorder a little as I determine the best way to work them into a format that will fit nicely into book form. But here they are, which is a perfect way to start Mind Change March! These ten principles will help you become healthier, feel better, and be happier in your life. The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery (Note: These have been modestly revised as my new book is taking shape; here is the list as it will appear in the book, although in this episode they are slightly different):—I must relentlessly refuse to participate in my own demise. —I must believe that feelings are not facts, they are chemical events in my brain. —I must believe that most of my automatic thoughts are untrue. —I must believe that my brain is designed to heal. —I must love tomorrow more than I hate how I feel right now. —I must stop making an operation out of everything. —I must not perpetuate generational thought or behavioral issues in my family, or start any new ones. —I must love my brain and live in such a way as to improve it. —I must believe that I’m getting better at what I’m doing. —I must understand that thoughts become things.  Scripture: Romans 12:1-2, II Corinthians 10:5, Philippians 4:6-8, Ephesians 4, II Peter 1:3Leave 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 (11:17) - Importance of Discerning True Thoughts (19:43) - Protecting Your Brain Health (21:51) - Practicing Mental First Aid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Frontal Lobe Friday!On this first day of Mind Change March, I want to encourage you with some great news: nothing, not your genes, your trauma, your parents, or anything else, has the ultimate power over whether you get to have a healthier, better, happier life. Here are some thoughts to help you change your mind about that!Scripture: Romans 1:25-26, 2 Peter 1:3Leave 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 (02:28) - The Power of Change (05:01) - Finding Hope After Tragedy (06:23) - Unwinding Misconceptions (09:06) - The Philosophy of Reductionism (11:26) - The Pitfalls of Reductionism (17:19) - The Power of Consciousness (19:20) - The Truth About Genetics (21:30) - Science and Faith Collide Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When we ruminate on old losses and other massive things, it literally changes our brains and our bodies.(I'm Still Sick, So I'm Giving You An Important Episode Back Today!)In this episode, I'll give the science behind how psychosomatic illnesses work, and some compassionate self-brain surgery tools to change guilt into healthy, healing grief.Podcast Mentioned: While We're Waiting from Jill and Brad SullivanScripture: II Corinthians 10:5Book mentioned: The Grieving Brain by Mary-Frances O'ConnorLeave a voicemail with your question or comment!Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!) Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts! You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here.  Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day): Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique!Other Helpful Links:Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs!Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose!Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!All recent episodes with transcripts are available here! (00:02) - Introducing a Special Episode on Grief and Healing (01:25) - Changing Your Life Starts with Changing Your Mind (03:01) - The Struggle of Moving on from Past Tragedies (04:38) - Blaming Oneself for Tragic Losses (06:08) - Changing the Structure of Memories (08:37) - Modulating Gene Expression Through Thought Processes (15:34) - The Habit of Guilt and Avoiding Grief (17:05) - Harmful Effects of Ruminating and Taking Control (19:00) - Unable to Change the Past, Embrace the Present (24:10) - Introducing "Hope is the First Dose" book Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Wild Card Wednesday, and I Have the Flu.Today, a look at the question of whether "changing our minds" is just another self-help gimmick, or if it's really possible to change our lives by changing how we think. This one gets deep into neurobiology and biochemistry, with some surprising answers! (Some new thoughts on attention, knowledge, and perspective, and a throwback look at gene expression and positivity).Book mentioned: The Genie in Your Genes: Epigenetic Medicine and the New Biology of Intention by Dawson ChurchScripture: II Corinthians 1, 10:5Leave 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 (04:37) - The Quantum Physics of Thought (12:30) - Self-Brain Surgery Saturday (17:51) - The Daily Word (21:49) - The Power of Mind Change (23:46) - Jesus' Message: Hardship and Abundance (25:05) - The Power of Gene Methylation (26:17) - Importance of Biochemistry in Happiness (28:18) - Pursuit of True Happiness (32:11) - Learning from Life's Mud Holes (34:34) - Examining Sources of Sadness (37:02) - Consequences of Negative Thinking (40:26) - Choosing Positive Biochemical Pathways (43:40) - Finding Comfort in God During Troubles (46:22) - Changing Mindset in the Midst of Problems Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How We Pay Attention Changes Everything About Our Experience.It's Mind Change Monday! Today, and important (and potentially life saving) talk about attention, knowledge, and how to change our minds. Scripture: Romans 8:28, Psalm 34:18 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) - Mind Change Monday Introduction (02:08) - Self-Brain Surgery School (02:18) - Diving into Ian McGilchrist's Book (09:25) - Importance of Newsletter and Subscriptions (21:02) - The Power of Synaptic Connections (21:43) - Survival Strategies of Birds (25:18) - Shifting Attention for Transformation (32:21) - Concluding Remarks and Book Promotion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all have a response to the challenges we face in life.(Note: This is from Season 8, but I felt like someone needs to hear it today. If that's you, please email lee@drleewarren.com and let us hear from you! Or leave a voicemail by clicking below!)The question for today is: is your baseline response serving you well? We talk about the self-brain surgery seen in Psalm 73 and Psalm 77, some lessons from my new book, and how to change our own 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! (00:02) - Introduction to Self-Brain Surgery Saturday (00:47) - Introducing Maddie Jackson Smith and Her Story (02:53) - Changing Your Life by Changing Your Mind (03:49) - Continuing the Conversation with Maddie Jackson Smith (10:24) - Finding Hope and Purpose in Tragedy (24:33) - Accepting the Identity of a Widow (25:46) - Surrendering to God's Plan: "Heads Up, Hands Off" (31:30) - The Unfolding of Maddie's Story (35:59) - Encouraging Others with Maddie's Story (37:58) - Closing Remarks and Resources Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices