The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast

A look at my book, I’ve Seen the End of You: A Neurosurgeon’s Look at Faith, Doubt, and the Things We Think We Know. It’s available to purchase everywhere books are sold, or by clicking the “Read my books” button below!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 button below!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.(The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast archive is for paid subscribers. Please note: some links mentioned may no longer be active. Book giveaways mentioned in archived episodes are no longer available)This episode came out prior to the release of I've Seen the End of You: A Neurosurgeon's Look at Faith, Doubt, and the Things We Think We Know, which went on to win the 2021 Christian Book Award for Biography and Memoir.My new book is Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things, which will release on July 25, 2023! It’s available for pre-order now.This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

It’s Valentine’s Day in the United States, the Day We Celebrate Love!Here’s a good talk about what love is, and isn’t!Music by Brandon Heath(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. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

Three Fancy French Words and Some Thoughts On LifeA quiet time around how we can have room for happiness even when we're full of pain.Scriptures:I Corinthians 2Romans 8Music 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. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

It’s Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!I’m so excited to share a new friend with you! Author, editor, podcaster, and polymath Joel Miller joins me for a great conversation about reading, the Bible, the importance of editors in publishing (and in life), and more!This is one of the most fun conversations I’ve ever had on the show, and I think it will benefit you greatly!Joel also is a lot of fun to follow on Twitter!Joel’s Podcast, Bad Books of the BibleRead Miller’s Book Review on Substack!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 to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

This episode will help you know what to expect in the first year after losing someone you love, and how to help others who are going through it. Some thoughts on our experiences during the early stages of grief after we lost our son in 2013. If you’re going through something hard, this will help.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 to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

The last three years have felt like we're all being sifted!(Replay of TWT59 from 10/11/22)Jesus told Peter that Satan had asked to "sift you like wheat." What happened next is a remarkable story.It's Tuesdays with Tata and we have a great conversation for you! (Replay of TWT #19, from November 2021. Back with all new episodes tomorrow!)Scriptures:Luke 5Luke 22Ephesians 1 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

Kristin Smedley is our guest for today’s Self-Brain Surgery Saturday Conversation!Kristin is an author, podcaster, advocate, thought leader, and highly sought-after public speaker (including an incredible TEDx talk).This conversation will inspire you, challenge you, perhaps make you cry, and leave you wanting to do more in areas of need all around you. “I don’t wish blindness or adversity on anyone, but I’ve learned that it’s not your job to direct your kids. It’s your job to guide them and be there for them.”Kristin Smedley, from Real Woman MagazineKristin’s new children’s book is What I Can Be is Up to Me, and it is available for pre-order now!Official Bio from Kristin’s website:Kristin Smedley is the Best Selling author of Thriving Blind: Stories of Real People Succeeding Without Sight and Brilliantly Resilient: Reset, Rise and Reveal Your Brilliance. A recognized expert in the blindness and rare disease communities, Kristin won the highly regarded Champion of Hope Award and was named an Ambassador for the National Organization of Rare Disorders. Kristin is a popular, in demand speaker who has been invited to share her message internationally.Click on the photo to read an incredible article about Kristin in Real Woman Magazine!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 to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

It’s Tuesdays with Tata!Today, Tata works us through Romans 8, and we learn a new way to approach suffering. It’s a powerful conversation, and it will help you tremendously.Book Mentioned: Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn't Make Sense by Paul David Tripp.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!

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 authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Announcement:As of today, the podcast is changing away from a daily format. This is designed to help me prepare for my book launch in July, gain margin and space to bring you even more helpful content, and to honor God’s call to take care of my family and myself in a healthier way. Tuesdays with Tata and Self-Brain Surgery Saturday will be weekly and always free. Mind Change Monday will be for paid subscribers only, and Friday Conversations will be released intermittently and will always be free. Paid subscribers will have daily archive episodes available, and special Mind Change Monday episodes weekly. Paid subscribers also have access to the entire newsletter archive (with more coming online every week).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 Warren. This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

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 Your watchful presence?8 If I go up into heaven, You are there.    If I make my bed in the realm of the dead, You are there.Psalm 143:77 Hurry and answer me, O Eternal One,    for my spirit is weak, my courage is gone.Do not turn away; let me see Your face;    otherwise, I’ll die and be like all those who have gone to the grave.Music by Cody Carnes and Chris Tomlin(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Thank you for reading Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren. This post is public so feel free to share it.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 to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe