The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast
Neurosurgeon and award-winning author Dr. W. Lee Warren, MD delivers daily 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 new book, Hope Is the First Dose, is available everywhere books are sold.
Episodes
Self-Brain Surgery is a Fight to Become Healthier, Feel Better and Be Happier
Here are some thoughts on how you can win.
Our guiding principles:
- Words of my mouth AND the meditation of my heart: Psalm 19:14
- Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind, strength: Mt 22:37
- Every thought captive: II Cor 10:5
- Operate out of renewed minds: Romans 12:2
- Worship with our brains as part of body: Romans 12:1 means hurting brain is an ...
Our current society has a big worldview problem.
Today for Wildcard Wednesday, We Talk About Worldview
Today, we talk about John Mark Comer’s book Live No Lies, and two ideas that he really helped me clarify:
- What was the biggest idealogical mindset shift in Western civilization in the past 200 years?
- What cultural credo did we pick up from Shakespeare, and why is it so ironic?
Today’s Mind Change Monday episode ge...
The American Family is Under Attack, and it is a Perilous Fight for the Soul of Our Nation and the Souls of our Children
Join me for a chilling but hopeful conversation with world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon, bestselling author, and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson!
Dr. Carson's new book is The Perilous Fight: Overcoming Our Culture's War on the American Family
Dr. Carson's American Corner...
It's Mind Change Monday!
An overview of what self-brain surgery can do for you, and some tools to help you become healthier, feel better, and be happier in your life.
Scripture: Ephesians 4
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It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!
Sometimes the wound is so fresh or so persistent that you don't have the energy or mental capability to even try to change your mind. You're overwhelmed and it's all just too fresh and heavy, and it doesn't feel possible to do anything but hurt.
If you're there, it's okay. Here's one little tool that will help you hold on until you heal enough to start seeing the light again, and the hope th...
The Things We Think About Turn Into Real Things
Today, a look at the 10th commandment of Self-Brain Surgery: I must understand that thoughts become things.
Scripture: Philippians 4:6-9, II Corinthians 10:5
The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery
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 t...
What You're Doing, You're Getting Better At
Today, a look at the 9th commandment of Self-Brain Surgery: I must believe that what I’m doing I’m getting better at.
Scripture: Psalm 19:14, Matthew 22:37, Psalm 51:17, II Corinthians 10:5
The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery
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 mus...
Your Brain is the Most Important Organ in Your Body
Today, a look at the 8th commandment of Self-Brain Surgery: I must love my brain and live in such a way as to protect and improve it.
The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery
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 thoughts are untr...
When Trouble Comes, You Fall to the Level of Your Preparation
If you're hurting, here's a classic episode to help you learn a new way to navigate suffering.
That includes the way you view God's role in suffering. Here's a new thought from Job, and a couple of insights that will help you when trauma, tragedy, and other massive things (TMTs) strike.
(Replay: Adapted and expanded from S9E75 Get a Good Theology Around Suffering)<...
Dr. Joseph Maroon is a World-Renowned Neurosurgeon
He's also my mentor, friend, and the primary reason I became a neurosurgeon.
Today, an incredible talk with one of the giants of my profession about legacy, hardship, mindset, faith, and more.
You should read Dr. Maroon's excellent book, Square One:A Simple Guide To A Balanced Life.
Official Bio:
Joe is clinical professor and vice-chairman of the Department of Ne...
It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!
Today, a look at the 7th commandment of Self-Brain Surgery: I must not perpetuate generational thought or behavioral issues in my family or start any new ones.
The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery
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 thoughts ...
It's Frontal Lobe Friday!
Every Friday, we talk about how to get the different parts of your brain working in the way they're designed to take control of your thinking, change your mind, and change your life!
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Is Self-Brain Surgery "Real Surgery"?
This episode answers that question!
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Music by Tommy Walker
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Your Brain is an Amazing, Constantly Changing Architectural Wonder!
In today's episode, we'll look at how fearfully and wonderfully made you are, learn about the scaffolding (microtubules) and gardeners (microglia) that God gave you to help form the connections between neurons to constantly reshape your brain. Did you know that you can make new connections in your brain within 30 minutes of directed thought, and that within...
What Can We Learn About the Meaning of Life from a Homicide Detective?
Today's special guest is J. Warner Wallace, bestselling author of Cold Case Christianity and several other books, and one of America's leading cold case detectives. Jim's new book is The Truth in True Crime: What Investigating Death Teaches Us About the Meaning of Life. and it's amazing. Order before May 7, 2024 and receive some great bonuses!
J. Warner ...
It's Mind Change Monday!
We're continuing to learn a new way to pray and learn to use our minds to change our brains, and help us seek the abundance and peace Jesus promised us in John 10:10!
Quantum physics gives us two principles of how constantly looking at a situation can keep it stuck in that state, and the same is true in our lives. Learning to shift our viewpoint, relax, and trust God's promises can help us change our...
Does Your Mind Exist Outside of Your Brain? Or Are "You" Really Just A Bunch of Neurons?
Join me for a fascinating conversation with author and brain imaging scientist Dr. Sharon Dirckx to answer the question. It's a great talk that's full of awe, wonder, and hope!
This was the last episode of season 9, re-releasing today to get you ready for a week of learning about the mind-brain problem and its surprising solution. This w...
Learning to Biopsy Our Thoughts is a Key to Healing
But sometimes, we biopsy those negative thoughts, and they turn out to be true. What then? Today’s dose of hope is learning what to do when your trauma, tragedy, or other massive thing has filled your head and heart with harmful thoughts, especially when the harmful thought is based on something true.
Scripture: II Corinthians 10:5
Is Multitasking Good For Us? Is it Even Possible?
It's Frontal Lobe Friday, and today we're taking a look at the science behind multitasking, and some surprising facts that may just change your mind.
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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 whereve...
Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things Impact Our Brains and Can Sink Our Hope
Here's a one-hour talk with my friend Max Lucado about how we can re-engage our faith, get our brains unstuck, and find hope again.
Full-length video available from Baker Book House here.
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Five Ways You Can Support this show:
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