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Trauma Rounds: What to Say When Someone is Devastated Jan 27, 2024

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It's Season 10!
Today, we respond to a listener who asked the important question of what to do and say when someone has just experienced trauma, tragedy, or some other massive thing (TMT).
Scripture: Romans 12:15
Books Mentioned: This is Hardby Jon Swanson, Walking with God Through Pain and Sufferingby Timothy Keller, Hope Is the First Dose by me
My Advice When Speaking to Others after TMT:
1. Show up and shut up (I stole this from Jon Swanson)
2. Tears over talking
3. Empathy over equivalence
4. Theology is like salt: it needs to be correctly applied in tiny amounts, and of high quality, or it can hurt more than it helps.

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(00:02) - Season 10 Introduction and Acknowledging Listener Support
(01:09) - Addressing Boundaries and Limitations of Podcast Advice
(03:32) - Team Members Assisting with Personal Email Responses
(04:52) - Holding onto Beliefs in Times of Hardship
(06:08) - Devastating question on how to communicate in tragedy
(07:06) - John Swanson's book offers guidance on addressing devastating situations
(09:58) - Four ways to effectively communicate in times of tragedy
(14:20) - The Importance of Thoughtful Words and Filters
(15:39) - Being Present and Filling the Silence with Empathy

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Spiritual Brain Surgery (Frontal Lobe Friday) Jan 26, 2024

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It's Frontal Lobe Friday!
Today, an overview of the new Spiritual Brain Surgery podcast that's coming on Tuesday, and a few thoughts on Jesus's brain!
Check out our appearance on Daystar Network!
Music by Josh Baldwin
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(00:02) - Introduction to Season 10 and Podcast Format Change
(02:38) - Launching the Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast
(05:33) - The Power of Directed Neuroplasticity
(07:00) - The Mind of Christ and the Holy Spirit's Guidance
(09:06) - Jesus' Sinless Thinking and its Impact on His Brain
(14:32) - Understanding Negative Thoughts and Automatic Negative Thoughts
(17:34) - Exploring Theology, Apologetics, Exegesis, and Hermeneutics
(23:08) - Challenging our biases and learning from the word.
(24:48) - True happiness lies in connection with our creator.
(26:19) - The Word of God as an MRI for the Heart
(27:54) - Embracing the Morning Sun
(29:43) - Rising Hopes and Faith
(32:15) - Introducing "Hope is the First Dose" book and resources

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Theology Thursday: The How and the Why Jan 25, 2024

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It's Theology Thursday!
BRAND NEW EPISODE DROPS TOMORROW, January 26, 2024!
Here's a look at what scripture and neuroscience have to say about the reason you're able to change your mind about the traumas, tragedies, and massive things of your life.
See transcript for scripture references.
(We are on a 2-week sabbatical to prepare for Season 10. This episode will help you get ready!)
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(00:02) - Exploring the Orbital Frontal Cortex for Spiritual Practice
(01:12) - Preparing for Trauma and Tragedy with a Treatment Plan
(02:34) - Self-Brain Surgery School: Changing Your Mind for Real Hope
(03:06) - The Role of God in Personal Transformation
(04:09) - Statement of Faith: Glorifying God and Enjoying Him Forever
(06:15) - The Effectiveness of Self-Help Industry without Spiritual Context
(07:27) - The Middle Road: Deeper Understanding of Brain and Mental Health
(09:12) - Magic Precedes Science: Understanding Phenomena and the Why
(11:02) - Understanding the How vs. the Why: Replicating Phenomena
(12:26) - General Grace: God's Provision for All, Regardless of Beliefs
(15:25) - The importance of seeking God and finding Him in life
(19:17) - The significance of rejoicing, praying, and giving thanks to God
(22:20) - Living differently from the Gentiles
(24:19) - Neuroscience and the secret to becoming infinitely happier
(25:19) - Introducing "Hope is the First Dose" Treatment Plan

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Worldview Changes Everything Jan 24, 2024

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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 gets into the philosophical underpinnings of modern Western thought, and two lies of the devil that have shaped so many people’s thoughts on happiness:

Live your truth
What makes you unhappy is anyone telling you what to do or not to do

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Books mentioned:

Live No Lies by John Mark Comer

Faithfully Differentby Natasha Crain

Live Your Truth and Other Lies by Alisa Childers

The Daniel Dilemma by Chris Hodges

Music by Tommy Walker
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(We are on a 2-week sabbatical to prepare for Season 10. This episode will help you get ready!)
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(00:02) - Introduction to the importance of worldview and its impact on life
(03:31) - The danger of allowing a secular worldview to influence thinking
(07:35) - The Power of Changing Your Mind and Finding Hope
(15:34) - Redefining Happiness: Jesus' Definition vs. the World's Definition
(18:49) - The Shift from Authority to Authenticity: Influence of Freud
(25:20) - Freud's Influence on Modern Culture
(28:09) - Pursuing Desires Doesn't Lead to Happiness
(36:39) - Introducing "Hope is the First Dose" book

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Let There Be Light (Tuesdays with Tata Classic) Jan 23, 2024

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It’s Tuesdays with Tata!

Today, we talk about a curious passage from Zechariah 8:20-23, and what it means to be the light of the world!

Plus, a new Tata-ism, fiat lux (“Let there be light”)!

Scriptures: Zechariah 8:20-23, Matthew 5:13-16, John 1:1-5, Titus 2:10

Music: Tim Hughes

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(We are on a 2-week sabbatical to prepare for Season 10. This episode will help you get ready!)
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(00:02) - Let There Be Light - Introduction and Background
(01:44) - Reflections on the Impact of Tuesdays with Tata
(09:37) - Choosing hope in the face of grief and pain.
(12:07) - Holding on to God's promises for life and godliness.
(13:18) - Finding comfort in Scripture's promises during hard times.
(15:47) - Fiat Lux: Let there be light, Jesus is the light.
(17:24) - Believing in Jesus as the Son of God and finding light.
(19:03) - Understanding God's nature and asking Him for understanding
(27:09) - Introduction and Book Promotion

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Default Mode Monday: How to Unself Jan 22, 2024

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It's Mind-Change Monday!
And today is also DEFAULT MODE MONDAY!
Your brain uses the same amount of energy at rest as it does when you're actively thinking about or engaged in a task. We're going to look at the task-positive network and the default mode network today, and learn how to improve our brain's baseline behavior so we can become healthier, feel better, and be happier.
Plus: an incredible email from a listener, a new book from Susie Larson, and more!
Scriptures: 2 Timothy 1:6-8, Acts 17:26-28, Matthew 5:44-46
Books Mentioned: Bliss Brain: The Neuroscience of Remodeling Your Brain for Resilience, Creativity, and Joyby Dawson Church, Waking Up to the Goodness of God: 40 Days Toward Healing and Wholeness by Susie Larson, Am I Just My Brain? by Sharon Dirckx, Switch On Your Brain by Caroline Leaf
(We are on a 2-week sabbatical to prepare for Season 10. This episode will help you get ready!)
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(00:10) - Mind Change Monday: Understanding Your Default Mode Network
(01:58) - Self-Brain Surgery School: Transforming Minds for a Better Life
(02:10) - Kathleen's Email: Embracing Happiness and God's Mercy
(04:04) - Maintaining Resilience and Being a Light for Others
(10:20) - Retraining Your Brain to Notice God's Goodness
(12:43) - Default Mode Network: The Power of Connection and Resilience
(19:41) - The Default Mode Network and Autopilot Brain Activity
(23:05) - The Default Mode Network: Past, Future, and Emotion
(28:59) - The Brain's Protective Mechanism and God's Love
(31:19) - The Spirit God Has Given Us: Power, Love, and a Sound Mind
(33:31) - Understanding Our Calling and Purpose in Life
(35:45) - Capturing Thoughts and Enhancing Brain Function and Health
(37:58) - Finding Hope through Memory and Movement
(43:18) - Introducing "Hope is the First Dose" book

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Self-Brain Surgery Saturday: Me and My Brain Jan 20, 2024

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It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!
Today, a talk about whether we're stuck with our feelings, diagnoses, or past traumas, or not. Am I just a skin sack of neurons? Or I am I fearfully and wonderfully made? What if we actually have a tremendous amount of control over these things? The good news is, we do! How we think changes how we live, even if we've been through TBI, TMT, or any other type of problem. No diagnosis is more powerful than the incredible smashing together of your brain, mind, and spirit. Why? Because you have a Great Physician, my friend.
Scripture: II Timothy 1:7
Book mentioned: Am I Just My Brain? by Sharon Dirckx

(We are on a 2-week sabbatical to prepare for Season 10. This episode will help you get ready!)
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Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!

(00:02) - Introduction to Season 10 and Spiritual Brain Surgery
(05:11) - Stephanie's Struggle with Depression and Brain Injury
(07:05) - The Influence of Brain Injury on Thought Life
(11:08) - God's Spirit of a Sound Mind vs. Neuronal Determinism
(13:51) - Introducing the concept of discussing books on the podcast
(16:05) - Challenging the belief of genetic determinism
(22:33) - The implications of being just a sack of neurons
(24:30) - Depicting cognitive neuroscience in children's entertainment
(31:21) - The Importance of Seeking Professional Help
(34:41) - Taking Control of Your Mental Health
(40:10) - Hope is the First Dose: Recovering from Trauma

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Frontal Lobe Friday: Hope in the Hardest Moments Jan 19, 2024

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It's Frontal Lobe Friday!
Today, response to some listener questions, and a look at what separates cognitive behavioral therapy from self-brain surgery.
Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-9, II Corinthians 10:5
(We are on a 2-week sabbatical to prepare for Season 10. This episode will help you get ready!)
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You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here.

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!

(00:02) - Frontal Lobe Friday: Self-Brain Surgery and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
(02:34) - Understanding the Difference: Self-Brain Surgery vs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
(05:21) - Addressing PTSD in Law Enforcement and Listener Questions
(06:49) - Introduction and differentiation between therapy and self-brain surgery
(08:15) - Importance of seeking professional help and limitations of podcast assistance
(16:37) - The Power of Tools and Internal Physician
(19:00) - Connecting with Others and Rewiring Our Thoughts
(25:45) - The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery
(27:08) - Stop Making an Operation Out of Everything
(28:42) - Tools for Life's Difficulties: Mental First Aid
(29:39) - Introduction and Book Advertisement

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Old Memories and Psychobiology Jan 18, 2024

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When we ruminate on old losses and other massive things, it literally changes our brains and our bodies.
Today, I'll give the science behind how psychosomatic illnesses work, and some compassionate self-brain surgery tools to change guilt into healthy, healing grief.
Podcast Mentioned: While We're Waiting from Jill and Brad Sullivan
Scripture: II Corinthians 10:5
Book mentioned: The Grieving Brainby Mary-Frances O'Connor
(We are on a 2-week sabbatical to prepare for Season 10. This episode will help you get ready!)
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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!

(00:02) - Introduction to the episode and its importance
(03:13) - Announcement about changes to the paid subscriber program
(06:23) - Introduction and Upcoming Surgery
(07:38) - Heartbreaking Story of a Child's Death from Meningitis
(08:55) - Providing Tools for Coping with Grief
(14:14) - The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery and Grief
(16:17) - Counterfactual Thinking and its Impact on Grief Recovery
(19:23) - The Habit of Counterfactual Thinking and Guilt
(23:09) - The Compassion of Living in the Present
(28:20) - Introduction and Book Advertisement

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Label Maker: Who Decides Who You Really Are? Jan 17, 2024

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What Power Do Labels Have to Change Reality?
It's Wild Card Wednesday, and today we look at labels, our true identity, and the power of changing our minds.
Books mentioned: Redefined by Arden Bevere, The Deepest Place by Curt Thompson
Scriptures mentioned: Daniel 1, John 6:37, II Corinthians 5:17. II Peter 2:9, Ephesians 2:10, Galatians 2:20
(We are on a 2-week sabbatical to prepare for Season 10. This episode will help you get ready!)
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