

The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast
Dr. Lee Warren
Neurosurgeon and award-winning author Dr. W. Lee Warren, MD delivers weekly prescriptions from neuroscience, faith, and common sense on how to lead a healthier, better, happier life. You can’t change your life until you change your mind, and Dr. Warren will teach you the art of self-brain surgery™ to get it done. His latest book, Hope Is the First Dose, is available everywhere books are sold.
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Sep 14, 2023 • 25min
The Physics of Hope, and the Last Worst Thing
What Do Grief, Loss, Hope, and Faith Have to Do With Quantum Physics? (Adapted from Season 1, Episode 7 for Throwback Thursday)Life is uncertain. You can observe that in the real world, and you will.But it takes a quantum view to really see what’s happening down deep. And it’s beautiful, and terrifying, and hard to understand but it explains everything.Losing my son was awful and horrifying and never stops hurting. But my work that was birthed from that pain has saved lives.And your pain can be redeemed too. Your life still has meaning and purpose despite painful circumstances. Because of superposition, because it doesn’t just spin one way, it can be more than one thing at the same time. Thank God, or it would be unbearable.Start learning to see the physics of your own life, friend. That’s where you’ll find the hope you need.That’s how you’ll be able to start today.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-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!
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Sep 13, 2023 • 1h 22min
What 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 out my article "The Art of Self-Brain Surgery" on Psychology Today!Check out my conversation with Max Lucado on YouTube!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-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!
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Sep 12, 2023 • 25min
Defined or Refined?
Defined or Refined?A short talk about how to answer the question of whether suffering will define us, or refine us. Scripture: Isaiah 48:10, Romans 5:3-5PLEASE 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 study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!
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Sep 11, 2023 • 56min
Mind Change Monday: A Thread of Hope
Mind Change Monday: A Thread of HopeA long talk about 9/11, the value in connecting the dots of your life, and the hope found in the long arc of a story.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-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!
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Sep 10, 2023 • 41min
What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do
When life hits you hard, sometimes you don't know what to do next. In this episode, we'll find out. Music by Tommy WalkerPLEASE 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 study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )
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Sep 9, 2023 • 13min
When Issues Mount, Don't Despair
A short talk about recent tech problems, and a simple request for you. 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-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!
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Sep 8, 2023 • 29min
Be Kind to Yourself
Recurring Negative Thinking Can Harm Your LifeToday, some self-brain surgery tools to help you learn to be kind to yourself.Scripture: Psalm 28, Psalm 143, Psalm 139, II Samuel 12PLEASE 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 study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!Music by Andrew Peterson(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )
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Sep 7, 2023 • 43min
Happification: Finding Your Way Back to Hope
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, meaning, purpose, and maybe even happiness again when the world falls apart.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-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!
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Sep 4, 2023 • 27min
30 Good Decisions
If Making Dramatic Changes Sounds Intimidating, Here’s an AlternativeHere's a short talk about a great idea for September. What if we just made one good decision every day? How would that change our lives?Scripture Mentioned: Proverbs 3:5-6Psalm 37Psalm 34Books mentioned:Run with the Horses by Eugene PetersonA Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene PetersonA Great Work by Jon SwansonClick the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs!Hope PlaylistMusic by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )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!
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Sep 2, 2023 • 50min
Susie Larson: How to Be Fully Alive
Our physical bodies are intimately linked to our mental and spiritual health.Join me for another incredible talk about how to come fully alive with author, speaker, and radio host Susie Larson! She’ll help you understand the complex interplay and connections between your emotional, spiritual, and physical health.This is one of the best conversations I’ve ever been a part of, and I’m excited to share another dose of hope from one of the best Christian writers alive, Susie Larson!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-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here
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