The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast

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Frontal Lobe Friday Flashback Mar 29, 2024

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It's Frontal Lobe Friday!

(Flashback to the first edition of Frontal Lobe Friday for new listeners! Back with an all-new Self-Brain Surgery Saturday episode tomorrow!)

The first episode in an almost-weekly series 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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Multiply the Miracle (Theology Thursday) Mar 28, 2024

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What Do You When You're Stuck on the Mat?

Here's a Theology Thursday look at what we can do when Jesus says, "Do you want to get well?" That's a life-changing question, but what happens next makes all the difference. We've learned to ABIDE, now let's become ABIDERS! We're self-brain surgeons, and we're willing to help others see where we're from and what we've become.

Three Levels of ABIDE

Contemplate:
Approach
Breathe
Invite
Depend
Experience

Operate:
Assess
Believe
Incision
Deepen
Expect

Recover:
Acknowledge
Bleed
Informed Consent
Decide
Excise

Scripture: John 5

Books Mentioned: Peace in the Waiting: When You Love People Who Don't Love God by June Chapman and Generations Deep: Unmasking Inherited Dysfunction and Trauma to Rewrite Our Stories Through Faith and Therapyby Gina Birkemeier

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(00:01) - Introduction and Overview
(01:58) - Multiplying Miracles in Your Life
(03:48) - Writing Advice and Publishing Success
(09:30) - Empowering Generational Healing
(19:07) - Multiplying the Miracle of Transformation

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Small Beginnings (Wildcard Wednesday) Mar 27, 2024

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Frustrated? Stuck? Feel Like God Expects You to be More Squared Away?

(Replay for Wildcard Wednesday)

Here are some thoughts about how God rejoices when we start today.

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Scripture: Zechariah 4:10

Book Mentioned: A Great Work by Jon Swanson

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(00:02) - Introducing the idea of self-brain surgery and Wild Card Wednesday
(01:36) - The suffering substitution operation for healing and moving forward
(02:02) - Embracing small beginnings and starting anew
(02:33) - The power of getting started and pursuing God's plan
(03:20) - Changing your life by changing your mind and finding hope
(03:57) - Self Brain Surgery School: Where transformation begins
(04:09) - Finding Encouragement in Small Beginnings
(06:42) - God's Delight in Small Beginnings
(09:52) - Introducing "Hope is the First Dose" book
(10:25) - Prayer Wall and Newsletter Sign-up

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The Blame Ablation (The Fourth Commandment of Self-Brain Surgery) Mar 23, 2024

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It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!

A new operation for you, The Blame Ablation. This will help you stop being stuck in the past, and start moving forward towards becoming healthier, feeling better, and being happier.

Also, an update to the Fourth and Fifth Commandments of Self Brain Surgery!

Scripture: James 1:2-4

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(00:01) - Introduction
(00:20) - The 10 Commandments Evolution
(01:19) - Reordering the Commandments
(02:57) - Introducing the New Fourth Commandment
(04:31) - Self-Brain Surgery Saturday
(05:10) - The Blame Ablation Operation
(06:32) - Shifting Worldviews
(08:19) - The Need for a Brain Transplant
(10:33) - The Importance of Adversity
(11:57) - Personal Growth through Challenges
(17:35) - The Futility of Blaming
(20:40) - The Fourth Commandment: Brain's Healing Ability
(22:33) - Your Brain's Design to Heal
(24:57) - The Concept of Design to Heal
(27:45) - Embracing the Blame Ablation Operation
(29:04) - Directing the Healing Process
(29:42) - Starting Today

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Attention and Perspective: This is War (Frontal Lobe Friday) Mar 22, 2024

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It's Frontal Lobe Friday!

A few thoughts on attention, perspective, and how to navigate the difficulties in life without missing the beauty all around us.

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(00:01) - Introduction
(01:35) - Reflection on the Week
(02:53) - Preparation for Brain Surgery
(03:00) - Understanding the Frontal Lobe
(03:21) - Listener Email Insights
(04:45) - The Constant Battle for Attention
(06:52) - Attention vs. Perspective
(07:23) - Exegesis vs. Eisegesis
(12:54) - The Purpose of Two Brain Hemispheres
(15:16) - The Impact of Attention on Perception
(17:49) - Embracing Life as a Spiritual War
(20:01) - The Ongoing Battle for Attention
(24:41) - The Operate Phase of Abide
(26:40) - Beginning the Recovery Phase
(31:10) - Decision to Move Forward
(32:32) - Balancing Left and Right Brain Functions
(33:04) - Embracing Life's Challenges
(33:28) - Conclusion and Book Promotion

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What Passes for Hope Mar 21, 2024

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When Life Brings Your Massive Thing, You Only Have Two Choices

This episode was inspired by a letter I received from a listener. We talk about suffering and hope, and it will help you.

Scripture: Isaiah 48:10, II Corinthians 1

Books: Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart by Gordon Livingston and The Grieving Brain by Mary-Frances O'Connor

(Bonus classic episode for Throwback Thursday)

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(00:00) - Introduction
(03:18) - Acts of Kindness
(04:24) - Impactful Mail
(09:08) - Overcoming Tragedy
(22:18) - Choosing Resilience
(28:19) - Sharing the Load
(29:13) - Comfort in Troubles
(32:31) - Changing Your Mind
(33:54) - Walking Through Grief

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Getting the Recipe Right Mar 20, 2024

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A Listener Asked a Question: "Do Thoughts Have Mass?"

The answer requires some philosophy, some science, and some faith! Today, we'll smash them together like ingredients in a recipe, and see what we can cook up. This episode will help you process the things you go through with the right perspective, using the ABIDE meditation method.

Scripture: Isaiah 30:25, Ephesians 4

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(00:02) - Introduction to Self-Brain Surgery
(01:17) - Exploring the Question of Thoughts
(02:33) - Analyzing Thoughts and Ingredients
(05:15) - Are Thoughts Just Chemical Signals?
(11:38) - The Impact of Faulty Thinking
(15:30) - Operating on Brain Under Mind's Influence
(19:09) - Understanding the Weight of Thoughts

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Resilience Mar 18, 2024

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It's Mind Change Monday!

Lisa and I will be at the First Presbyterian Church in Bonita Springs, Florida tonight! Come by if you're in the area, and we can sign a book and say hello The event starts at 5:30 PM Eastern. You can also watch it live by clicking this link!

Today, a plan for what to do when life thrown The Massive Thing at you. (Throwback travel episode)

Here's how to develop a plan so that you're more resilient to life's troubles, starting today.

Scripture: Ephesians 4, Philippians 4:6-8, Romans 12:2

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Music by Tommy Walker

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Check out my article on Psychology Today!

This is a great conversation about self-brain surgery with Susie Larson.

(00:01) - Introduction
(18:58) - Harnessing Neuroplasticity
(24:05) - Mastering Self-Brain Surgery

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Once You Know (Spiritual Brain Surgery) Mar 17, 2024

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Ignorance is Bliss, Right? WRONG!

Today, we talk about what happens once you know that you can change your mind. It’s about the difference between self-care and self-malpractice.

Scripture: James 4:17, Psalm 34:8

Music by Tommy Walker

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(00:02) - Spiritual Brain Surgery
(02:13) - Insight into Self-Improvement
(04:49) - Perils of Ignorance Vs. Choice
(05:58) - Trust Transfer Operation
(06:35) - The Self-Brain Surgery Concept
(08:12) - Defining Sin and Virtue
(10:40) - Rewiring Your Brain
(12:00) - Exercise Self-Control
(15:18) - Avoiding Self-Malpractice
(16:07) - Dangers of Emotional Influence
(21:05) - Embracing Change Together

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Thoughts Are Not Always True (The Third Commandment of Self-Brain Surgery) Mar 16, 2024

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It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!

Today, the third in a series of looking at each of the Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery in more detail. The third commandment is, "I must believe that most of my thoughts are untrue."

Here are some tools to challenge bad thoughts, and how to manage them.

Scripture: II Cor. 10:5, Psalm 34:8

The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery (Updated 3/8/2024; corollaries coming soon)
1.I must relentlessly refuse to participate in my own demise.

2. I must recognize that feelings are not facts, they are chemical events in my brain.

3. I must recognize that most of my thoughts are untrue.

4. I must love tomorrow more than I hate how I feel right now.

5. I must not treat bad feelings with bad operations.

6. I must stop making an operation out of everything.

7. I must not perpetuate generational thought or behavioral issues in my family or start any new ones.

8. I must love my brain and live in such a way as to improve it.

9. I must believe that what I’m doing I’m getting better at.

10. I must understand that thoughts become things.

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