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Trauma Rounds: All You Can See

Trauma Rounds: All You Can See

S10E22 · · 26:22

Trauma Rounds: All You Can SeeSome thoughts about what to do when you're stuck, and a story from my new book about how to see your life again after trauma or tragedy.If all you can s...

The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery (Mind Change Monday)

The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery (Mind Change Monday)

S10E21 · · 24:36

It's Mind Change Monday!I've received many requests for a new presentation of The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery. So, here they are! As I write my next book, tentatively titl...

You Cannot Be Reduced to Genes or Trauma, and That's Good News (Frontal Lobe Friday)

You Cannot Be Reduced to Genes or Trauma, and That's Good News (Frontal Lobe Friday)

S10E20 · · 24:40

It's Frontal Lobe Friday!On this first day of Mind Change March, I want to encourage you with some great news: nothing, not your genes, your trauma, your parents, or anything else, h...

Throwback Thursday: The Psychobiology of Old Memories

Throwback Thursday: The Psychobiology of Old Memories

S10E · · 25:27

When we ruminate on old losses and other massive things, it literally changes our brains and our bodies.(I'm Still Sick, So I'm Giving You An Important Episode Back Today!)In this ep...

Reality and Perspective, Even in Our DNA (Wild Card Wednesday)

Reality and Perspective, Even in Our DNA (Wild Card Wednesday)

S10E19 · · 50:05

It's Wild Card Wednesday, and I Have the Flu.Today, a look at the question of whether "changing our minds" is just another self-help gimmick, or if it's really possible to change our...

Attention and Knowledge (Mind Change Monday)

Attention and Knowledge (Mind Change Monday)

S10E18 · · 33:36

How We Pay Attention Changes Everything About Our Experience.It's Mind Change Monday! Today, and important (and potentially life saving) talk about attention, knowledge, and how to c...

Is it Serving You Well? (Classic Episode Sunday Bonus)

Is it Serving You Well? (Classic Episode Sunday Bonus)

S10E · · 21:47

We all have a response to the challenges we face in life.(Note: This is from Season 8, but I felt like someone needs to hear it today. If that's you, please email lee@drleewarren.com...

Hands Off, Head Up: Mattie Jackson Smith on Loss and Hope

Hands Off, Head Up: Mattie Jackson Smith on Loss and Hope

S10E17 · · 38:32

Mattie Jackson Smith's World Was ShatteredJust shy of her one-year anniversary with her husband Ben, a seemingly small accident left her widowed and wondering where God was. Her stor...

A Truth vs. The Truth (Frontal Lobe Friday)

A Truth vs. The Truth (Frontal Lobe Friday)

S10E16 · · 27:49

It's Frontal Lobe Friday!Today, a short talk about the difference between a truth, and the truth, and why it matters if you want to be happy. Scripture: John 14:6, Hebrews 6:18-19, 2...

Can Science Explain Everything? with Dr. John Lennox

Can Science Explain Everything? with Dr. John Lennox

S10E15 · · 35:12

It's Theology Thursday!Today, a conversation with world-renowned Oxford University mathematics professor and author, Dr. John Lennox about the big question: can science explain every...

A Tiny, and Sufficient, Taste of Hope (Wildcard Wednesday)

A Tiny, and Sufficient, Taste of Hope (Wildcard Wednesday)

S10E · · 30:10

It's Wildcard Wednesday!Today, a word study ("Limen," "Liminal," "Liminality") and a decision to learn to slow down enough, even in the midst of your massive thing/trauma/tragedy, to...

The Grief Carousel (Mind Change Monday)

The Grief Carousel (Mind Change Monday)

S10E14 · · 21:54

It's Mind Change Monday!Today, a compassionate message for you, or for someone you love, who's having a hard time understanding grief. This one is about the process, the "stages," an...

Fast to Faith: Dr. Tabatha Barber's Radical Life Change

Fast to Faith: Dr. Tabatha Barber's Radical Life Change

S10E13 · · 42:01

Dr. Tabatha Barber Was a Teen Mom and High School Dropout. Now She's a World-Renowned Physician. What changed for Dr. Barber? She changed her mind and decided that God had more for h...

Emotions, Thoughts, and a Reason for Sadness, with Jennie Allen (Frontal Lobe Friday)

Emotions, Thoughts, and a Reason for Sadness, with Jennie Allen (Frontal Lobe Friday)

S10E12 · · 01:14:21

It's Frontal Lobe Friday!Today, a look at the interplay between feelings and thoughts, a part of your brain called the corpus striatum, the importance of tonically active neurons, an...

Valentine's Day, Lent, and Particle Physics? (Wildcard Wednesday)

Valentine's Day, Lent, and Particle Physics? (Wildcard Wednesday)

S10E11 · · 17:42

What do Valentine's Day, Particle Physics, and Lent Have to Do With Each Other?Check out today's Wildcard Wednesday episode to find out!Be sure to follow The Faith Filled Therapist o...

Four Ways to Operate Your Brain: Which One is Best? (Part I)

Four Ways to Operate Your Brain: Which One is Best? (Part I)

S10E10 · · 27:08

It's Mind Change Monday!You spend your entire life performing self-brain surgery, whether you do it intentionally or not. This is the biggest single realization of my life, and it sh...

When You Don't Know What to Do (Self-Brain Surgery Saturday)

When You Don't Know What to Do (Self-Brain Surgery Saturday)

S10E9 · · 20:57

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 overwhel...

Pay Attention to the Tears (Frontal Lobe Friday)

Pay Attention to the Tears (Frontal Lobe Friday)

S10E8 · · 15:26

It's Frontal Lobe Friday!A few final thoughts (for now) about suffering, self-directed neuroplasticity, epigenetics, and telling ourselves better (and truer) stories). (Be sure to ch...

The Neurobiology of Suffering (Part 2 for Theology Thursday)

The Neurobiology of Suffering (Part 2 for Theology Thursday)

S10E7 · · 36:01

What Happens in Our Brains and Bodies When We Suffer?(Be sure to check out part 1 of this talk, on the Spiritual Brain Surgery Podcast earlier today!)A look at the neurobiology of su...

Where Shame Goes to Die

Where Shame Goes to Die

S10E · · 30:41

Shame and Fear Thrive in Isolation, but shame dies in community.It's Wildcard Wednesday. so here's a talk from Season 5 that's been unavailble for a while. Listen to learn how to ret...