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How to Kill Thought Cancer: Mind Change Monday

How to Kill Thought Cancer: Mind Change Monday

S9E72 · · 19:41

It's Mind Change Monday!Cancer often starts with one cell mutation. If the body fails to detect and eliminate the mutated cell, then it can grow from that single cell into a disease ...

Self-Brain Surgery Saturday: Think About It

Self-Brain Surgery Saturday: Think About It

S9E71 · · 35:51

It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!You have an incredible gift: you can choose to think about what you think about. The question is, what will you do with that gift?In this episode, we...

You Can Do Hard Things, Part 2

You Can Do Hard Things, Part 2

S9E70 · · 25:57

It's Frontal Lobe Friday!Today, we talk about how going through hard things makes us more resilient, increases character, and produces hope. Faith and neuroscience smash together har...

Hold On, Pain Ends

Hold On, Pain Ends

S8E25 · · 15:37

A New Definition of H.O.P.E.Today, we talk about two Hebrew words for hope, a great song from our Hope Is the First Dose playlist.(Computer crash this morning kept me from recording ...

You Can Do Hard Things, Part 1

You Can Do Hard Things, Part 1

S9E69 · · 42:51

This time of year can be hard. But hey- you can do hard things! You can!Today, we go back a bit to learn the art of looking hard at our internal stories, and tomorrow we'll have a go...

Sow the Wind: Tuesdays with Tata

Sow the Wind: Tuesdays with Tata

S9E68 · · 28:54

It's Tuesdays with Tata! Today, a great talk about agriculture, reaping what we sow, and lessons from the Old Testament book of Hosea.Support and boost your immune system with Armra!...

Hungry Hungry Hippocampus (Mind Change Monday)

Hungry Hungry Hippocampus (Mind Change Monday)

S9E67 · · 37:52

It's Mind Change Monday!Your hippocampus is a seahorse-shaped area in the middle of your limbic system. It's involved in emotional regulation, learning new things, and determining wh...

Sunday Dose of Hope: Close Your Eyes

Sunday Dose of Hope: Close Your Eyes

S8E42 · · 27:08

Your facial nerve allows you to close your eyes when you need to. And so does hope. Good morning my friend! Today’s dose of hope is a story from my new book, Hope Is the First Dose. ...

Is it Okay to be Sad? (Self-Brain Surgery Saturday)

Is it Okay to be Sad? (Self-Brain Surgery Saturday)

S9E66 · · 36:00

It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!Today, a look at why it's normal and okay to feel sad sometimes, but we don't have to be stuck there. Check out the great weekly newsletter at Renova...

Frontal Lobe Friday

Frontal Lobe Friday

S9E65 · · 21:21

It's Frontal Lobe Friday!Today, we start new, and then go back in time to the very first Frontal Lobe Friday! We have brand new episodes coming back tomorrow, but here's a new twist ...

What Got You Here Won't Get You There (S8E40 Re-release)

What Got You Here Won't Get You There (S8E40 Re-release)

S8E40 · · 29:05

If you’re stuck, you need a plan.(Short sabbatical while updating the studio!)And the plan you need starts with hope. But my friend: what got you here won’t get you there. Support an...

Three Levels of Self-Brain Surgery

Three Levels of Self-Brain Surgery

S9E64 · · 16:57

It's Wildcard Wednesday!Today, a quick look at three different levels of self-brain surgery to help you become healthier, feel better, and be happier no matter what happens. Scriptur...

Two Songs, Two Books, Two Movies, and Two Thoughts for Tuesday!

Two Songs, Two Books, Two Movies, and Two Thoughts for Tuesday!

S9E63 · · 32:18

Two Songs, Two Books, Two Movies, and Two Thoughts for Tuesday!Here's a bunch of uplifting and helpful things for you today.Scriptures: 2 Timothy 1:6-8, Acts 17:26-28, Matthew 5:44-4...

Default Mode Monday: Unselfing for Increased Happiness

Default Mode Monday: Unselfing for Increased Happiness

S9E62 · · 44:33

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. W...

Quiet Time for a Broken Heart

Quiet Time for a Broken Heart

S9E61 · · 25:38

When Your Heart is Broken, You Need Brain SurgeryToday, a powerful talk about how to use the thought biopsy technique to do self-brain surgery and find the path forward to hope again...

The Subject-Object Shift (Self-Brain Surgery Saturday)

The Subject-Object Shift (Self-Brain Surgery Saturday)

S9E60 · · 28:07

It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!Today, we learn a little operation that will help us escape the inner "Me Show" we all hear in our heads, stop worrying about the suffering of the pa...

Like a River, with Granger Smith

Like a River, with Granger Smith

S9E59 · · 50:30

Granger Smith is a country music star, bestselling author, and bereaved father. We had an incredible Friday Conversation about the massive trauma of losing a child, and how those maj...

Thanksgiving 2023: With Gratitude and Weeping

Thanksgiving 2023: With Gratitude and Weeping

S9E58 · · 58:46

It’s Thanksgiving Day in the United StatesLisa, Tata, and I pray that you’re safe and happy, and surrounded by people you love today.We pray you're well and surrounded by those you l...

Every Season Sacred, with Kayla Craig

Every Season Sacred, with Kayla Craig

S9E57 · · 29:24

Hope and Help for Families in These Stressful Times!Join me for a great talk with author Kayla Craig about how to build a life that helps ground your kids in their faith, cement them...

Moses Changed His Mind: Tuesdays with Tata

Moses Changed His Mind: Tuesdays with Tata

S9E56 · · 23:40

It's Tuesdays with Tata!Today, a look at Exodus 32, and a talk about how Moses changed his mind!Support and boost your immune system with Armra! Use DRLEEWARREN code at checkout for ...

Just Show Up, with Drew Dyck (Mind Change Monday)

Just Show Up, with Drew Dyck (Mind Change Monday)

S9E55 · · 33:04

How do we glorify God and help others when we're exhausted and our lives seem impossibly busy?Today we have a great conversation with writer and editor Drew Dyck about how just showi...

Solve, not Succumb: Self-Brain Surgery Saturday

Solve, not Succumb: Self-Brain Surgery Saturday

S9E54 · · 32:04

It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!Today's operation is The Gratitude Graft. (Originally released in 2022, re-released today in preparation for Thanksgiving, with transcript!)Learning ...

Breathe In, and Win the Battle for Your Mind (Frontal Lobe Friday)

Breathe In, and Win the Battle for Your Mind (Frontal Lobe Friday)

S9E53 · · 42:53

It's Frontal Lobe Friday!A look at how bringing mindfulness into your breathing can get your frontal lobes under control, to help you retake the high mental ground when life throws h...

Throwback Thursday: Sovereign Over This Too

Throwback Thursday: Sovereign Over This Too

S8E46 · · 20:41

No matter where you find yourself, or what you're going through, God will be there for you if you ask him to.A quiet time about God’s sovereignty, and how we can trust in it no matte...

Theology Thursday, and Two Books I Love

Theology Thursday, and Two Books I Love

S9E52 · · 46:17

It's Theology Thursday. Today, a look at happiness, joy, and contentment.Books Mentioned: Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott and Happiness by Randy Alcorn Improve your gut health, immune sy...

The Hope Rope (with transcript)

The Hope Rope (with transcript)

S8E47 · · 27:01

Learning the Discipline of Waiting is a Powerful Self-Brain Surgery ToolIf you can't say no to something you want today so that you can have something you need tomorrow, you can neve...

Why Worldview Matters

Why Worldview Matters

S9E51 · · 38:21

Our current society has a big worldview problem.Today for Wildcard Wednesday, We Talk About WorldviewToday, we talk about John Mark Comer’s book Live No Lies, and two ideas that he r...

Corie Weathers: Navigating the Military Culture Shift (Veterans Day Episode 2023)

Corie Weathers: Navigating the Military Culture Shift (Veterans Day Episode 2023)

S9E50 · · 45:08

On Veterans Day, I had a great talk with Corie Weathers about the challenges our veterans, their families, and our active duty military members are facing as we transition from two d...

What Does Your Gut Have to Do With Your Brain?

What Does Your Gut Have to Do With Your Brain?

S9E49 · · 37:11

It's Mind Change Monday!Today, a look at the gut microbiome and it's role in immune and brain health. And, the first in a series of weekly segments, Three Things I Learned from Three...

Self-Brain Surgery Saturday: Worry vs. Prepare

Self-Brain Surgery Saturday: Worry vs. Prepare

S8E48 · · 19:28

Today’s operation is a little switch between worrying and preparing, and then getting after it.A few thoughts on golf, football, and self-brain surgery will help us stop worrying and...