The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast

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

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

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!

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

It's Frontal Lobe Friday!Today, a short talk about the difference between a truth, and the truth, and why it matters if you want to be happy. Scripture: John 14:6, Hebrews 6:18-19, 2 Timothy 3:16-17Leave 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) - Greetings and Assistance (01:34) - Unifying Paths to Truth (04:15) - The Right Questions, The Right Answers (09:22) - Logical Coherence of Truth (11:39) - Pursuing Personal Truth (15:33) - Unconcealing Truth (18:06) - Levels of Brain Operation (22:58) - Digging Deeper into Truth

It's Theology Thursday!Today, a conversation with world-renowned Oxford University mathematics professor and author, Dr. John Lennox about the big question: can science explain everything?Book: Can Science Explain Everything? by Dr. John Lennox 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) - Introduction: Dr. Lee Warren's Self-Brain Surgery (03:19) - Meeting Dr. John Lennox (09:03) - Worldviews: Theism, Naturalism, and Pantheism (10:09) - Understanding Naturalism and Materialism (13:05) - The Difference Between Scientific Statements and Scientists' Statements (14:17) - Science vs. Scientism (16:01) - The Limitations of Scientism (17:50) - Science's Limitations and Rationality (22:48) - Trusting Scripture as God's Word (28:08) - Finding Hope in the Face of Suffering (31:51) - Grappling with Suffering: The Story of Abraham

It's Wildcard Wednesday!Today, a word study ("Limen," "Liminal," "Liminality") and a decision to learn to slow down enough, even in the midst of your massive thing/trauma/tragedy, to taste the hope that's always there. This is a good one!(Bonus flashback episode for Wildcard Wednesday)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) - Introducing the Conundrum of Finding Hope in Life's Challenges (01:41) - Self-Brain Surgery School: Transform Your Mind and Find Hope (02:09) - Introduction to the concept of "lemon" and its definitions (06:53) - The creative process in the liminal space (11:15) - A Prayer in the Midst of Crisis (16:46) - Prayer as a Source of Strength and Hope (20:13) - Savoring Lisa Warren's Incredible Cooking Skills (21:31) - God's Gentle Presence in Times of Pain and Need (22:36) - Unexpected Impact of Podcast Episode on Mental Health Crisis (24:48) - The Power of Slowing Down and Tasting Hope

It's Mind Change Monday!Today, a compassionate message for you, or for someone you love, who's having a hard time understanding grief. This one is about the process, the "stages," and why a famous model isn't helpful at all. You'll learn Warren's Law of Suffering, and a new metaphor that will help you.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 (06:02) - Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross's Work (10:40) - The Emotional Carousel of Grief (16:59) - Individuality of Grieving Process (20:39) - Conclusion and Book Promotion

Dr. Tabatha Barber Was a Teen Mom and High School Dropout. Now She's a World-Renowned Physician. What changed for Dr. Barber? She changed her mind and decided that God had more for her. Now known around the world as "The Gutsy Gynecologist," Dr. Barber is a triple-board-certified physician who helps women everywhere overcome chronic illness, pain, and other ways they're stuck by integrating faith, medicine, and mental health.Click here to visit Dr. Barber's website!Dr. Barber's new book is Fast to Faith: A 40-Day Awakening: Reconnect Your Body, Mind and Soul for Lasting Weight Loss, Sustained Energy, and Unstoppable Strength.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) - Self-Brain Surgery Saturday (02:14) - Transforming Lives with Fast to Faith (04:15) - Ready to Change Your Life? (05:03) - Introducing Dr. Tabitha Barber (29:13) - Casting off Hindrances and Sins (35:44) - Doctoring in Times of Crisis

It's Frontal Lobe Friday!Today, a look at the interplay between feelings and thoughts, a part of your brain called the corpus striatum, the importance of tonically active neurons, and a conversation with Jennie Allen!"Don't Let Your Emotions Get the Best of You."We've all heard it, but is it sound advice? Jennie Allen is on the podcast today to talk about her new book, Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It.Plus: the story of how Jennie Allen is directly responsible for Lisa and me moving from Alabama to Wyoming to Nebraska!This is a powerful talk about what I believe will be one of the most important books of 2024.From Amazon.com:The New York Times bestselling author of Get Out of Your Head provides a revolutionary path to embracing a healthy relationship with your emotions, one that leads to life-giving connection with God and others as well as to a richer understanding of yourself.“This book is worth thousands of dollars of counseling.”—Jonathan Pokluda, bestselling author and host of the Becoming Something podcastHow often have you heard, “Don’t let your emotions get the best of you”? But what if instead of ignoring our feelings, we noticed them, named them, and let God use them to draw us closer to Himself and others?Many of us need to unlearn damaging messages about our emotions. We’ve been taught, for example, that emotions are untrustworthy, when, in fact, God can use them to help us see where we need His healing.In Untangle Your Emotions, Jennie Allen uses scientific research, biblical insight, and her own story to help you● exchange stuffing, dismissing, or minimizing your emotions for a five-step process to know what you feel and what to do about it● debunk the myth that feelings are sinful by learning how emotional maturity leads to deeper connection with God and others● live emotionally healthy by applying biblical wisdom and therapeutic research that works whether you self-identify as “emotional” or not● sit with feelings that are confusing and painful by discovering the depth of God’s love and compassion for youBook: Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It by Jennie AllenSPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: The Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast is now live everywhere! Please consider listening and subscribing by clicking one of the links below!Spiritual Brain Surgery on AppleSpiritual Brain Surgery on SpotifySpiritual Brain Surgery with TranscriptLeave a voicemail with your question or comment!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 (03:43) - Discussing Emotional Control (13:59) - Understanding Emotional Neurons (19:19) - The Importance of Sadness (24:40) - The Impact of the Anything Prayer (28:35) - Introducing "Untangle Your Emotions" (30:42) - Opening Prayer with Jenny Allen (31:36) - Jenny's Journey to Understanding Emotions (33:45) - Christian Perception of Emotions (35:34) - God's Emotions in Creation (42:25) - Emotional Awareness and Connection (45:55) - Finding Comfort in God's Compassion (49:25) - Embracing and Expressing Emotions (52:57) - Unpacking Past Emotions for Healing (58:48) - Embracing Emotions for Connection (01:03:25) - The Intersection of Faith and Emotion (01:08:09) - Finding God's Comfort in Sadness (01:12:37) - Understanding and Untangling Emotions