It’s Mind Change Monday! Today, a quick run through the Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery. If you want to change your life, you have to change your mind first, and these ten ideas will help you get it done. Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...
Aug 28, 2023•13 min•Season 8Ep. 77
Today, we talk about the difference between feelings and faith. Scripture: Proverbs 3:4-5, James 1:6Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 27, 2023•27 min•Season 8Ep. 76
An Inspiring Story of Overcoming Moral Injury The Covid pandemic of 2020 caused all of us problems, and cost many people their lives. We are still counting the costs as a society, and there are innumerable questions about the different ways the disease AND our individual and governmental responses to it that may never be fully answered. But one thing is certain: healthcare providers (doctors, nurses, medics, chaplains, and many others) paid a high price, often with their personal safety and emot...
Aug 26, 2023•40 min•Season 8Ep. 75
Today, we’re talking about how getting your theology right is the key to changing your mind and changing your life. Scripture: Isaiah 55:11, Galatians 5 Books mentioned: The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer Another Gospel? by Alisa Childers Live Your Truth and Other Lies by Alisa Childers The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey What’s So Amazing About Grace by Philip Yancey Help is Here by Max LucadoClick the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! ...
Aug 25, 2023•52 min•Season 8Ep. 74
These are troubling times. It helps to have a pastor. Today for Throwback Thursday, I’m bringing back a conversation I had with New York Times Bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado from 2020. We talked about managing anxiety during times of stress, and it’s as relevant today as it was then.Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVe...
Aug 24, 2023•41 min•Season 8Ep. 73
We all have a response to the challenges we face in life. 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. Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist 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 bo...
Aug 23, 2023•23 min•Season 8Ep. 72
Psalm 73 is a perfect example of self-brain surgery in the Bible Today, a great look at the thought biopsy technique, lousy attitude lobotomy, and better thought transplant operations we can learn from Asaph in Psalm 73. Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Music 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,...
Aug 21, 2023•20 min•Season 8Ep. 70
A New Self-Brain Surgery Operation for Sufferers “Pain is inevitable. But suffering is optional”Haruki MurakamiToday, a very personal talk about how to reframe our thinking about long-held narratives, God’s answer to our prayers, and the difference between pain and suffering. (Replay of a previous episode) “After all, man is that being who invented the gas chambers of Auschwitz; however, he is also that being who entered those gas chambers upright, with the Lord’s Prayer or the Shema Yisrael on ...
Aug 20, 2023•33 min•Season 8Ep. 69
Where is God when we need Him the most? Join me for the first of two incredible talks about God’s loving presence in our lives with author, speaker, and radio host Susie Larson! This is one of the best conversations I’ve ever been a part of, and I’m excited to announce that Susie will be back on the show again in two weeks! A double dose of hope from one of the best Christian writers alive, Susie Larson! Susie’s new book is stunning, important, and will help you feel closer to God in your life. ...
Aug 19, 2023•45 min•Season 8Ep. 68
What Happens When Life Launches You Out of the Path You Thought You Were On?Here's a talk about those unexpected events that change our lives dramatically and unexpectedly, those "massive things," as we call them. I believe that how you survive and learn to live again depends on the quality of your theology. What does that mean? Listen to find out! Scripture: Hebrews 6:18, Psalm 16:8, Romans 8:28, Psalm 34:18 Music from Eileen Walker Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose play...
Aug 18, 2023•26 min•Season 8Ep. 67
The Laws of Physics Help Us Navigate the Zone Between Suffering and Hope Life is hard, and either suffering or joy will fill your heart eventually. The good news is, you get to choose which. And physics teaches us how to make the choice. In this episode, we look at three writers' explorations of how to make joy out of any circumstance. Jeremiah, Paul, and Viktor Frankl all come at the problem from different angles, but we can learn a lot from each of them. Click the button below to access the Ho...
Aug 16, 2023•30 min•Season 8Ep. 65
It's Tuesdays with Tata! (replay) We had a great talk about how we view ourselves, how we view God, and how there is no place in the past that holds the answers to your future. (Adapted from TWT #53) Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Music 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 Do...
Aug 15, 2023•31 min•Season 8Ep. 64
It's Mind Change Monday! Here are three crucial ideas you need to change your mind about, starting today. (Updated replay episode with new transcript) Scripture: I Corinthians 10:13 Isaiah 44:22 Isaiah 46:10PLEASE 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 Se...
Aug 14, 2023•28 min•Season 8Ep. 63
It’s Tuesdays with Tata! Today, we talk about the reality of spiritual warfare, and how to go all-in for the battles life brings to each of us. You may feel like you’re in a fight for your life- and you are- but there’s great hope in learning how God has prepared you! Scripture: Ephesians 6(Classic Episode re-release with transcript!) 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 b...
Aug 07, 2023•29 min•Season 8Ep. 57
It’s Self-Brain Surgery Saturday! Today, a look at brain imaging, neuroscience, and scripture around the ways in which major loss can make us feel stuck. Here’s the science, and what to do about it!This episode has a video and video transcript available! Click here to watch. Scripture: Lamentations 3 Jesus Calling Podcast While We’re Waiting Podcast This Naked Mind Podcast Science: This amazing article. Book mentioned: Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy by Mark Vroegop PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever...
Aug 05, 2023•51 min•Season 8Ep. 55
Training Your Brain to Look for the Bright Side Takes Work But it's the secret to becoming healthier, feeling better, and being happier. People who learn to look at every situation and look for some hope or possibility have incredible resilience, better neurochemistry, and are more effective and successful in every measurable way. Here's a talk about why it matters, and how you can get there. Scripture: Philippians 4:6-8 Book mentioned: You, Happier by Daniel Amen PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wh...
Aug 04, 2023•32 min•Season 8Ep. 54
If You're Going All-In, You'll Need Some Power Here's our power supply for All-In August. Are you with us? Leave me a voicemail and let me know! Power verses for All-In August: Proverbs 3:5-6 Psalm 37:5 Book: All In by Mark Batterson Theme song: Forward by Tommy Walker (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) My new book is called Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Mas...
Aug 03, 2023•36 min•Season 8Ep. 53
It's All-In August! Today, a look at the devastating truth in this statement: “What you’re doing, you’re getting better at.” Scriptures: Psalm 37, Psalm 46, Psalm 126 Are you with us? Send a voicemail and let us know who you are, where you live, and that you're All-In! Books: All In, by Mark Batterson, Fully Alive by Susie Larson Theme verse: Psalm 37:4 Music by Andrew Peterson (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) My...
Aug 02, 2023•34 min•Season 8Ep. 52
It's All-In August! (Thanks to Harvey and Louis, adapted from All-In #1 2022) Friend, we start All-In August by talking about changing our diets so that life starts filling us up instead of making us hungrier. Are you with us? Send a voicemail and let us know who you are, where you live, and that you're All-In! Book: All In, by Mark Batterson Theme verse: Psalm 37:4 Theme Song by Tommy Walker (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license ...
Aug 01, 2023•31 min•Season 8Ep. 51
Life Can Stress Us to the Point that We Forget It’s Not All Trauma Today, a reminder that you’re not always in a fight. If you’re so tired of being so tired, this will help. Scripture: Jeremiah 6:16, Isaiah 43:19, I John 3:8, John 10:10 My new book is out! You can purchase it anywhere books are sold. AND, you can still get all the pre-order bonuses by buying Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things! There are major bonuses, including ...
Jul 26, 2023•41 min•Season 8Ep. 45
Tata is Coming Home! Tata has been on Sabbatical for a few weeks, and we’re going to be back with brand new Tuesdays with Tata next week! So today, I’m bringing back the most recent TWT episode to get you ready for his incredible wit and wisdom to be back next Tuesday! Today, a great talk about how Daniel set his mind on obeying God, and that decision changed everything for him. Scripture: Daniel 1 My new book is out! You can purchase it anywhere books are sold. AND, you can still get all the pr...
Jul 25, 2023•32 min•Season 8Ep. 44
Our Bodies Are Designed to Heal I received the most amazing email yesterday from Dr. Bem Culiat, a brilliant scientist who was on the podcast last year with her co-author and friend, Dr. Jennie McLaurin. Dr. Culiat’s message gave me great hope, and reminded me of the wonderful conversation we’d had about how faith and science work together to show us God’s incredible healing design for our bodies and lives. I decided that here on Mind Change Monday, it would be great to go back and hear that tal...
Jul 24, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 8Ep. 43
The Lousy Attitude Lobotomy is a Crucial Operation to Learn if You Want to Be Happier It’s Self-Brain Surgery Saturday! This is a good operation to learn to help you become healthier, feel better, and be happier! (Paid subscribers: Check your email for a link to the video podcast and transcript!) My new book is out! You can purchase it anywhere books are sold. AND, you can still get all the pre-order bonuses by buying Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, ...
Jul 22, 2023•37 min•Season 8Ep. 41
You can’t wait for hope to happen. You can make it happen. Hope is a verb: there’s two consistent things about biblical examples of when people feel hopeless, and what they do next, that are important to flesh out: Any time we’re faced with a seemingly hopeless situation, there’s movement and there’s memory. There’s action. There’s a choice made. You have to fight for hope, friend, because life doesn’t always make it easy. We’re going to learn how hope is a verb, an action word, and we’re going ...
Jul 20, 2023•38 min•Season 8Ep. 39
Trauma and Tragedy Tell Us Lies. Those lies can make you believe that you’re always going to feel what you’re feeling, and that it can’t ever change. You’ll believe that how you respond to pain is “just how I am,” but I have good news for you, my friend: you are NOT STUCK with the brain you have. Here’s a great talk about directed neuroplasticity, transforming our minds, and how to find hope. Books Mentioned: Disruptive Thinking by TD Jakes, The Mind and the Brain by Jeffrey Schwartz, and Hope I...
Jul 19, 2023•33 min•Season 8Ep. 38
Hope is Born Today! Almost 18 months after selling the manuscript to Waterbrook/Penguin Random House, Hope Is the First Dose is out into the world TODAY! Here’s a short talk about the book, a prayer from Tata, and a little music from Tommy Walker! You can still get all the pre-order bonuses by buying Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things! There are major bonuses, including a great playlist of hopeful songs, three chapters of the bo...
Jul 18, 2023•20 min•Season 8Ep. 37
We’re One Day Away From Hope! Today’s dose of hope a look at the difference between optimism and hope! My new book My new book is coming TOMORROW, and this is the next Daily Dose of Hope I’m going to give you to get ready! You can still pre-order Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things! There are major bonuses you can get by pre-ordering, including a great playlist of hopeful songs, three chapters of the book, lock screens for your p...
Jul 17, 2023•34 min•Season 8Ep. 36
When 10% Won’t Cut It, You Need Infinite Good morning my friend! Today’s dose of hope is three things you SHOULD NOT do after you experience trauma, tragedy, or other massive things (TMT’s). * Do not think that the goal is to get back to “how I used to feel.” It’s not possible. You’re changed by TMT, but you CAN learn to be happy again. It will be different, but it can also be beautiful. * Do not turn your pain into an idol that defines the rest of your life. * Do not put on a fake smile and pre...
Jul 16, 2023•29 min•Season 8Ep. 35
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 NEW BIBLE APP/YOUVERSION Bible Study is up! Keep coming back every day for more doses of hope! My new book is com...
Jul 15, 2023•36 min•Season 8Ep. 34
What Do We Do In Times of Disillusionment? When in seasons of pain or when we’ve lost things we thought we were sure of, it can feel as though we’ve been plunged into spiritual darkness. Today, a powerful talk with author and mentor, Dr. Alicia Britt Chole about how even though these times are scary and painful, the night is actually a normal part of God’s plan to help us grow. I’ve learned so much from Dr. Chole, and I’m grateful to have her spend this time with us today. You’ll be blessed and ...
Jul 14, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 8Ep. 33
