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Life isnt brain surgery; its harder. Dr. Lee Warren helps us become healthier, feel better, and be happier, starting today.
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It’s Time to Heal with Dr. Derwin Gray (S15E17)
07/09/2026 Duração: 43minDr. Derwin Gray on Trauma, Faith, and Renewing Your MindPress play and let’s do the hard and holy work of healing.In this episode, I sit down with my friend Dr. Derwin Gray, a former NFL player, pastor and founder of Transformation Church near Charlotte, and author of the new book "It’s Time to Heal."We have a powerful talk about the unseen wounds we carry from trauma, relationships, and words spoken over us or by us. Derwin shares how chronic pain and childhood trauma shaped him, why healing can be difficult, and how the gospel, Scripture, and renewing the mind connect with neuroscience and psychology.He unpacks his HEAL framework: be Honest with God, Expect healing to be hard, Accept what happened without affirming it, and Live from love, not for love. We also talk about grief, forgiveness, professional mental health help, and turning pain into purpose.Learn more about Pastor Derwin Gray here.Resources and LinksThe most important book y
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Make Quitting Impossible: Burn the Boats (S15E16)
31/08/2026 Duração: 29minIn our finale to All-In August 2026, I share the true story behind Cortés “burning the boats,” quietly drilling holes to make retreat impossible, and why partial commitment usually produces no results, just guilt and exhaustion.I’ll show you how your brain, a prediction machine wired for the path of least resistance, can be reshaped through neuroplasticity as you choose the harder, better action day after day.Your assignment is simple: pick one area of your life, choose one tiny habit to improve by 1% daily (about 37% better in a year), and identify what version of yourself has to die for that change to last. Real transformation is gradual, then sudden, and it costs comfort, predictability, and sometimes relationships. The reward? It leads to a new life of reliability, purpose, and faithfulness in the “very little,” daily work that leads to massive transformation.Make sure you subscribe to the channel so you don't miss our weekly live sessions, Friday Self-Brain Surgery® training videos, and more! Resour
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When the Tests Are Normal, But the Pain is Real: Self-Brain Surgery and Chronic Pain (S15E15)
24/08/2026 Duração: 29minListen in as I explain why chronic pain can persist even after the scans look like the problem is “fixed,” using my early-career patient Denise as an example: her L4-5 disc herniation was surgically decompressed perfectly, yet her pain returned unchanged.I share research showing many pain-free people have abnormal lumbar MRIs, meaning the “picture” isn’t always the whole story. I discuss the concept of central sensitization, in which an oversensitized nervous system acts like a smoke alarm that keeps ringing after the fire is out. This draws on Dr. Clifford Woolf’s work showing that chronic pain is real, measurable, and reversible.I connect neuroscience and scripture (Romans 12:2, Psalm 34:18, 2 Corinthians 12:9, 2 Corinthians 4:16–18) and offer steps: get proper medical evaluation, speak truth to your nervous system instead of fear, practice mind renewal daily, and expect change to take time.Make sure you subscribe to the channel so you don't miss our weekly live sessions, Friday Self-Brain Surgery® training
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From Information to Transformation: Dr. Alison Cook on Healing and Connection (S15E14)
17/08/2026 Duração: 50min"We don't need more information. We need transformation." That's what we're after in this powerful conversation with my friend Dr. Cook, renowned author and therapist who bridges spiritual formation and mental health.We explore why mental health is worsening despite unprecedented psychological awareness. Allison explains the soul as an “inner family” of parts (drawing on Internal Family Systems), how old wounds resurface under stress, and how curiosity, compassion, and containment help us tend those parts without shame.We talk about attachment theory, the limits of human relationships, and why secure connection ultimately involves our relationship with self and with God. Allison shares her personal story, the “soul mountain” metaphor, and practical steps to begin moving from disconnection to connection.Dr. Alison's new book The Secure Soul: Finding Inner Strength and Connection When Trust Doesn't Come Easy is available for preorder now, and releases everywhere books are sold on August 18, 2026. Learn more abo
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Neuroscience and Scripture in Sync: Ten More Ways They Align to Help You Flourish (S15E13)
12/08/2026 Duração: 24minIn this episode, I give you ten more practical, high-impact ways neuroscience and scripture align to help you flourish, with self-brain surgery® tools you can start using today for more peace, clarity, resilience, and hope.We connect brain science and Bible passages through:Sleep (the brain’s glymphatic detox and a wind-down routine)Laughter (endorphins/oxytocin and lower cortisol)Naming emotions (reduced amygdala activity)Movement (BDNF and new connections)Music and worship (brain synchronization and less anxiety)Nature (attention restoration and less rumination)Expressive writing (rewriting your story)Breath work (vagus nerve and heart rate variability)Identity in Christ (replacing trauma-shaped labels)Surrendered action (the next faithful step instead of worry). Make sure you subscribe to the channel so you don't miss our weekly live sessions, Friday Self-Brain Surgery® training videos, and more!Resources and LinksThe most i
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Trust God for More Than You Can Imagine with Susie Larson (S15E12)
10/08/2026 Duração: 52minHit play and join me as I sit down with my dear friend Susie Larson to talk about her new book, "More Than You Can Imagine: What God Does When You Trust Him" and why so many of us live as if God’s promises are for everyone else. Susie and I unpack what trust really looks like in scripture, why we settle for less, how fear and disappointment steal expectancy, and how to break free from false identities and negative self-talk.Susie also shares her own battle with chronic Lyme and mold-related brain symptoms, and how gratitude helped shift her focus back to God’s goodness. Learn more and order her new book at susielarson.com.Resources and LinksThe most important book you'll read this year (besides the Bible) is my new one, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery The School of Self-Brain Surgery is live! You can get a taste for free by taking my powerful 3-part video training co
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Dizzy, Suffering, And Undiagnosed: Neuroplasticity to the Rescue? (S15E11)
03/08/2026 Duração: 44minAs a neurosurgeon, I see many patients who are struggling with chronic dizziness or vertigo despite normal medical scans. They're often scared, frustrated, and desperate for answers, and they've been told their diagnostic tests are normal.And although they've seen many doctors, they continue to suffer from debilitating migraines, tinnitus, or balance issues. That's where my guest today comes in, world-renowned audiologist Dr. Yonit Arthur. She's known online as "The Steady Coach," and her unique approach to leveraging neuroplasticity to healing these chronic issues is a perfect example of the power of self-brain surgery to heal even complex and mysterious medical disorders.If you have been searching for answers when traditional routes provide none, this conversation offers a fresh perspective and new hope.We examine why certain neurological conditions are frequently misdiagnosed or missed entirely during routine screenings. You will learn how persistent vertigo and complex migraines might actually originate f
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Forgiving God? (S15E10)
27/07/2026 Duração: 28minRelease the offense you’ve been carrying against God and learn the five-step “self brain surgery” process I use when grief turns from honest questioning into an automated accusation.I share the story of operating on an 8-year-old boy shortly after my son Mitch died, and how saving someone else’s child intensified my anger and confusion. I explain why God doesn’t need our forgiveness, because He has not sinned, and how rumination keeps the brain’s threat networks activated while downregulating regulation and perspective.Then I walk you through practical steps so trust can be re-anchored even when pain remains.Resources and LinksThe most important book you'll read this year (besides the Bible) is my new one, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery The School of Self-Brain Surgery is live! You can get a taste for free by taking my powerful 3-part video training course, You Can
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Taya Kyle on Surrendered Action (S15E9)
22/07/2026 Duração: 01h01minJoin me for an inspiring conversation with Taya Kyle, widow of "American Sniper" Chris Kyle. She shares how she led her family through the aftermath of her husband's murder, and learned the power of surrendered action.This is one of the most moving and transformative interviews I've ever done, and Taya's story will help you navigate any type of hardship. Resources and LinksThe most important book you'll read this year (besides the Bible) is my new one, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery The School of Self-Brain Surgery is live! You can get a taste for free by taking my powerful 3-part video training course, You Can Change Your Life. Get instant access for free by clicking here.My book, 2021 ECPA Memoir/Biography of the Year, I've Seen the End of You
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Surrendered Action: How Taking the Next Step Creates Hope (S15E8)
20/07/2026 Duração: 30minI share a 3:00 AM moment in Auburn, Alabama when I felt God, and my wife Lisa, calling me to write about what I carried home from the Iraq War, including trauma that became PTSD, but fear and doubt kept me frozen until I finally wrote one sentence: “No Place to Hide.”I explain the transformative power of surrendered action to work through the tension between waiting on the Lord and taking action by surrendering the outcome to God while taking the next obedient step. I connect this to neuroscience, describing how surrender calms threat networks and action supports neuroplasticity, and I give you a “surrendered step protocol” you can use starting today.Resources and LinksThe most important book you'll read this year (besides the Bible) is my new one, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery The School of Self-Brain Surgery is live! You can get a taste for free by taking my powe
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Basic Self-Brain Surgery® (S15E7)
13/07/2026 Duração: 31minLearn the basic “self brain surgery” procedure, using your mind to change the structure of your brain through neuroplasticity, so you can tackle anything from performance and finances to grief, trauma responses, anxiety, and other struggles.You’ll be reminded that you may need help from a therapist, pastor, counselor, or trusted friend, and that self-help isn’t self-reliance. Follow the core steps that I teach you here, and you can apply self-brain surgery to literally any situation in your life. See how repeated focus builds new pathways and prunes old ones, and commit to showing up fully, with no numbing or avoidance, because you can’t change your life until you change your mind.Resources and LinksThe most important book you'll read this year (besides the Bible) is my new one, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery The School of Self-Brain Surgery is live! You can get a t
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Stop Letting Anger Drive: 4 Self Brain Surgery Tools to Regain Control (S15E6)
06/07/2026 Duração: 30minTake a breath and stop letting anger drive. Today, I’m going to show you four practical self-brain surgery operations you can use immediately to move out of reactive brain management mode and into clarity, intention, and control.In this episode, I challenge the popular idea that you need to vent, smash things, or “let it out,” and I share research showing that high-arousal catharsis often increases anger and future aggression, while calming practices like breathing, mindfulness, and prayer reduce anger and cortisol.Then I walk you through a focused protocol that names the feeling and chooses a values-aligned response.Resources and LinksThe most important book you'll read this year (besides the Bible) is my new one, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery The School of Self-Brain Surgery is live! You can get a taste for free by taking my powerful 3-part video training course,
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Get Better at Getting Better: A Deeper Thought Biopsy for Disordered Thinking
29/06/2026 Duração: 21minIn this episode, I encourage you for showing up to do the hard and holy work of self-brain surgery. I explain how we “get better at getting better” by practicing the thought biopsy. It works by creating a pause between automatic reactions and a more truthful, frontal-lobe response instead of fear-based reactivity. I emphasize that many automatic thoughts and feelings are disordered or false, and that self brain surgery, unlike value-neutral CBT, is a lifestyle and worldview grounded in neuroscience and scripture.I teach broader categories of distorted thinking so you can identify not only that a thought is false but what kind of false it is, improving your SOAP notes and treatment plans. I review key categories: all-or-nothing thinking, overgeneralization, mental filtering, disqualifying the positive, catastrophizing, personalization, should statements, emotional reasoning, and labeling/mislabeling.This one will refine and help you grow in your practice of self-brain surgery!Resources and Links
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What Determines Your Quality of Life? Decoupling Peace from Circumstances (S15E4)
22/06/2026 Duração: 46minIn this powerful episode, I challenge you to re-examine what determines your quality of life and to notice where you’ve tightly coupled your peace, purpose, and happiness to external circumstances like money, health, marriage, or outcomes.From my research, my writing, what I’ve seen in patients facing the same diagnoses with very different responses, and my own grief after my son Mitch was killed, I’ve learned that quality of life depends less on circumstances and more on the choices we make in hardship. I lay out several key decisions we have to make, and connect these to scripture.Ultimately, quality of life is a choice, and we must practice self-brain surgery to redefine our lives around purpose, hope, and abundance that can’t be taken away.Resources and LinksThe most important book you'll read this year (besides the Bible) is my new one, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery
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Science Spotlight: What's in Your Water?
17/06/2026 Duração: 28minThis is a special Science Spotlight episode! I'm joined by Helen Christoni from Aquatru, to discuss a question that's vitally important to all of us: do you know what's in your drinking water?Aquatru filters every glass of water we drink in our home, and everything we cook. We've been using their filters for over two years, and they've been a great supporter and friend of the podcast. So, I wanted to give you a chance to learn about how important it is to know what you're drinking, and what Aquatru is doing to make your water safer.You can visit www.aquatru.com and use checkout code drleewarren to get 20% off any Aquatru purchase, including their new shower head.Resources and LinksThe most important book you'll read this year (besides the Bible) is my new one, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain SurgeryThe School of Self-Brain Surgery is live! You can get a taste for free by tak
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Was This Really Necessary? Turning Suffering Into Endurance, Character, and Hope (S15E3)
15/06/2026 Duração: 54minIn this episode, I share my origin story to explore why I’ve so often asked God, “Was this really necessary?”It will help you move from reactive “brain management mode” into reflective “self brain surgeon mode” through metacognition and tools like naming feelings and the thought biopsy.I share how all the things I've been through- church abuse, divorce, war, PTSD, and child loss- led me often to question God. Then, you'll see how one dramatic perspective shift changed everything for me, and how it can change everything for you as well.This one is raw, vulnerable, and will help you get after the hard and holy work of learning to trust God even in the hardest moments of your life. Resources and LinksThe most important book you'll read this year (besides the Bible) is my new one, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain SurgeryThe School of Self-Brain Surgery is live! You can
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Self Brain Surgery vs. Manifestation: Neuroscience, Scripture, and Partnering with God (S15E2)
08/06/2026 Duração: 31minIn this episode, I answer a listener question about whether self-brain surgery is the same as manifestation.You’ll learn that self-brain surgery is a biblical, God-centered partnership that applies legitimate neuroscience to mind renewal, not “law of attraction,” universalism, pantheism, or “name it and claim it.”I explain that reality is shaped by perspective and the brain’s filters (reticular activating system) but must be aligned with God’s will.Resources and LinksThe most important book you'll read this year (besides the Bible) is my new one, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain SurgeryThe School of Self-Brain Surgery is live! You can get a taste for free by taking my powerful 3-part video training course, You Can Change Your Life. Get instant access for free by clicking here.My book, 2021 ECPA Memoir/Biography of the Year,
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10 Ways Neuroscience and Scripture Align to Help You Flourish (S15E1)
01/06/2026 Duração: 39minIn this episode, we cover ten fascinating places where neuroscience and scripture connect to help you unlock your flourishing life.Resources and LinksThe most important book you'll read this year (besides the Bible) is my new one, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain SurgeryThe School of Self-Brain Surgery is live! You can get a taste for free by taking my powerful 3-part video training course, You Can Change Your Life. Get instant access for free by clicking here.My book, 2021 ECPA Memoir/Biography of the Year, I've Seen the End of YouIf you need a dose of hope, read my book Hope Is the First Dose!Si
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Using the Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery in Your Life (S14E4)
25/05/2026 Duração: 25minJoin me for part four of our Self-Brain Surgery® Basics series. These episodes can serve as a "start here" place for you if you're new to the self-brain surgery® practice, or for you to share with others who are just getting started. Use them as a discussion guide for a small group of fellow self-brain surgery practitioners, or as a refresher whenever you want to recall the big ideas we use as foundational concepts for this hard and holy work. This episode gives you an overview of the how you can use the ten commandments of self-brain surgery® in the five areas of your life: spiritual, mental health, relationships, professional/financial, and physical health. Resources and Links The most important book you'll read this year (besides the Bible) is my new one, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery The School of Self-Brain Surgery is live! You can get a taste for free b
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Four Approaches to Life (S14E3)
18/05/2026 Duração: 23minJoin me for part three of our Self-Brain Surgery® Basics series. These episodes can serve as a "start here" place for you if you're new to the self-brain surgery® practice, or for you to share with others who are just getting started. Use them as a discussion guide for a small group of fellow self-brain surgery practitioners, or as a refresher whenever you want to recall the big ideas we use as foundational concepts for this hard and holy work. This episode gives you an overview of the four basic approaches to life people take, and how a willingness to change approaches can be the key to maximizing your outcome in everything you do. Click here for the transcript Resources and Links The most important book you'll read this year (besides the Bible) is my new one, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery The School of Self-Brain Surgery is live! You can get a taste for free