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 SPECIAL 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 Apple Spiritual Brain Surgery on Spotify Spiritual Brain Surgery on Amazon Leave a voicemail with your question or comment!...
May 13, 2024•35 min•Season 10Ep. 68
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 that is found in patience and waiting. Here's what to do when you don't kn...
May 11, 2024•23 min•Season 10Ep. 67
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 thoughts are untrue. I must believe that my brain is designed to heal (Ryker’s...
May 10, 2024•44 min•Season 10Ep. 66
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 must believe that most of my thoughts are untrue. I must believe that my brain ...
May 09, 2024•29 min•Season 10Ep. 65
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 untrue. I must believe that my brain is designed to heal (Ryker’s Regular Legs) I mus...
May 08, 2024•27 min•Season 10Ep. 64
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) When hard times come, you will be overwhelmed with doubt, fear, and y...
May 07, 2024•41 min
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 Neurological Surgery and the Heindl Scholar in Neuroscience at the University of Pitt...
May 06, 2024•59 min•Season 10Ep. 63
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 are untrue. I must believe that my brain is designed to heal (Ryker’s Regular Leg...
May 04, 2024•25 min•Season 10Ep. 62
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! 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...
May 03, 2024•24 min
Is Self-Brain Surgery "Real Surgery"? This episode answers that question! Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Music by Tommy Walker (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) 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 podca...
May 02, 2024•23 min•Season 10Ep. 61
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 one month of learning to calm your mind, you can increase emotional regu...
May 01, 2024•25 min
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 Wallace is a Dateline -featured homicide detective, popular national sp...
Apr 30, 2024•55 min•Season 10Ep. 60
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 minds and begin to move forward. Today, we take another look the ABIDE ...
Apr 29, 2024•35 min•Season 10Ep. 59
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 week is full of hope, meaning, and purpose! Book mentioned: Am I Just My ...
Apr 28, 2024•48 min
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 Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this show: Pray for us! Subscribe, like...
Apr 27, 2024•29 min•Season 10Ep. 58
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. 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 spec...
Apr 26, 2024•26 min•Season 10Ep. 57
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 . 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...
Apr 25, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 10Ep. 56
When did Noah build the arc? Before it started raining. Look, storms happen in life. Hard times come, but when things get hard, strong people get busy. And when great opportunities come, we need to be ready. Let’s pick up the hammer and start building that ark. Because the rain is coming. Because something great is coming, and we need to be ready. Something hard is coming, and we need to get our feet on more solid ground, even if we have to build a boat to get there. Leave a voicemail with your ...
Apr 24, 2024•38 min•Season 10Ep. 55
We plan for almost everything, but most of us do not have a plan for what to do when life gets hard. Today, I'll give you some tools to put on your emotional crash cart to use when you face trauma, tragedy, or any massive thing. Scripture: Psalm 19 Book mentioned: Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss Music by Tommy Walker (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five W...
Apr 23, 2024•32 min•Season 10Ep. 54
Tara-Leigh Cobble Changed Her Mind About God It's Mind-Change Monday, and today's guest is the host of The Bible Recap Podcast. Tara-Leigh Cobble helps millions of people read, understand, and love the Word of God every day. But before she could do that, she had to change her mind. This is a perfect conversation for self-brain surgeons, because you can't change your life until you change your mind, and learning to love God's word is the first step to getting that done. Check out The Bible Recap ...
Apr 22, 2024•40 min•Season 10Ep. 53
It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday! Today, a reminder that gratitude overwhelms overwhelm. Check out this incredible post from Ann Voskamp! 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. Vis...
Apr 20, 2024•18 min•Season 10Ep. 52
It's Frontal Lobe Friday! Today, a quick thought on the difference between viewing the world from the left side of your brain versus the right, and the better path of integrating the two. 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 ep...
Apr 19, 2024•19 min•Season 10Ep. 51
It's Theology Thursday! Today, a mind transplant we can learn from the Old Testament prophet Habakkuk to help you change your mind and change your life. Learning to transplant THOUGH and YET for the thought cancers IF and WHEN, will help you have faith and joy no matter what you're going through. Part Two is six more things we can learn from Habakkuk, and it is available now on The Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast . Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! Five Ways You Can Support this s...
Apr 18, 2024•37 min•Season 10Ep. 50
Here's a Brand-New Self-Brain Surgery Operation for You: The Mind Transplant! For Wildcard Wednesday, our most ambitious operation yet: we're going to change our minds, literally! Scripture: Psalm 37:4, Philippians 4, I Corinthians 2:16, II Corinthians 10:5, Isaiah 30:15 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 liste...
Apr 17, 2024•34 min•Season 10Ep. 49
What do you do when God seems far away? How do we learn to hear God? How do we pray when life hurts? These are BIG questions! It's Mind Change Monday, and today's guest is Pete Greig. Pete's official bio and links: Pete Greig is the Senior Pastor of Emmaus Rd church, and the bewildered founder of 24-7 Prayer, an international, inter-denominational movement of prayer, mission and justice operating in more than 100 countries. Pete’s books, which are available in various languages and formats, have...
Apr 15, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 10Ep. 48
It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday! We're all taught in school that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution explains how we got here. But the truth is, modern molecular biology continues to struggle to prove even the most basic elements of that idea. Survival of the fittest is an obvious truth, but survival does not explain arrival, and since Watson and Crick gave us the molecular structure of DNA in the 1950's, the picture has become more and more bleak for the Darwinists. My guest today is Dr. Mich...
Apr 13, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 10Ep. 47
It's Frontal Lobe Friday! Today, our last look at perception and perspective, a new way to look at suffering, and learning how to separate circumstance from happiness. 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...
Apr 12, 2024•31 min•Season 10Ep. 46
It's Theology Thursday! Today, I'll give you a tool to help you document your self-brain surgery progress every day, which will help you become healthier, feel better, and be happier in your life! SOAP stands for subjective, objective, assessment, and plan . Scripture: Romans 12:3, I Peter 5:7 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 comm...
Apr 11, 2024•32 min•Season 10Ep. 45
It's Wildcard Wednesday! Today, a look at the quantum physics principle that what we observe becomes the inevitable reality of the observed thing. This idea will help you understand how trauma and tragedy (or any massive thing) can become either A THING in your life, or THE defining issue of your whole life. Choose wisely. Scripture: Isaiah 43, Hebrews 12 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 fri...
Apr 10, 2024•36 min•Season 10Ep. 44
The Opposite of Depression Is Not Just Feeling Better, It's Leaning to Live Better Dr. David Carreon is a psychiatrist and expert on helping people with depression learn not just to feel better, but to actually learn to live fulfilling lives. And what he's learned will help all of us become healthier, feel better, and be happier in our lives. Even if you're not depressed, many people are simply worn out and weary. Dr. Carreon's work will offer hope for weariness and those who long to live a life...
Apr 09, 2024•49 min•Season 10Ep. 43
