It's Frontal Lobe Friday!

Today, the first in a series of looking at each of the Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery in more detail. The first commandment, just like in medical school, is primum non nocere, First No Harm. Self-Brain Surgeons say it like this: "I will relentlessly refuse to participate in my own demise."  Scripture: Mark 12:30-31, Romans 12:1-2, Psalm 19:14 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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(00:01) - Introduction
(02:09) - The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery
(17:50) - First, No Harm: Primum non nocere


First No Harm (The First Commandment of Self-Brain Surgery)

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It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday! Here's a look at four approaches to using self-brain surgery to help us become healthier, feel better, and be happier in our lives.  Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! 
Five Ways You Can Support this show:Pray for us!Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!)Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts!You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day):Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique!Other Helpful Links: 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! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!
All recent episodes with transcripts are available here!
(00:01) - Introduction to Self-Brain Surgery
(01:27) - Starting the Journey of Self-Brain Surgery
(01:39) - Approaching Surgical Training for the Mind
(03:13) - Navigating the Nervous System: Work for or Against?
(04:19) - The Need for Tools in Self-Brain Surgery
(04:35) - Clarifying Self-Brain Surgery vs. Therapy
(06:08) - Join the Self-Brain Surgery Community
(09:27) - Scouring Worldviews in Therapy Practice
(14:01) - Honesty and Pursuit of Truth in Science
(15:40) - Importance of Different Approaches in Surgery
(22:35) - Exploring Different Approaches in Self-Brain Surgery
(29:59) - Embracing the Infinitely Happier Approach
(32:33) - Understanding Specific Operations vs. Approaches
(33:32) - Science and Faith Supporting Your Journey


Four Approaches to Self-Brain Surgery

Here's a self-brain surgery operation you can learn to deal with anxiety in any situation. It's Frontal Lobe Friday! I have to operate today, so I'm giving you back this important Frontal Lobe Friday episode! Come back tomorrow for an all-new Self-Brain Surgery Saturday operation on how to deal with difficult situations. Today, we develop a strategy to handle anxiety, learn resilience, and become better equipped to face whatever comes along in life. Books Mentioned: Rest and War by Ben Stuart, Hope Is the First Dose by me, and Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
Article on the Greek word for anxiety by Abarim Publications Scriptures mentioned: Isaiah 30:18, Philippians 4 
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All recent episodes with transcripts are available here!
(00:01) - Frontal Lobe Friday: Talking about Anxiety
(02:07) - Self-Brain Surgery School: Transforming Minds and Finding Hope
(02:19) - Divine Timing: Email Listener Receives Encouragement in Car
(04:35) - Finding Rest and Intimacy with God in the Midst of Battle
(06:50) - Finding solace in pictures of Jesus and loved ones
(09:29) - Taking control of your thought life and setting your agenda
(11:50) - Having a plan in place for when things get tough
(14:43) - Deeply studying the Word of God for answers
(16:39) - Understanding the Command to Not be Anxious
(20:19) - The concept of being pulled in multiple directions
(23:36) - The root of anxiety: being distracted and torn apart mentally
(26:08) - Three steps to replace anxiety with intimacy with God
(29:16) - Gratitude in approaching God with worries and troubles
(32:14) - Utilizing the tool of gratitude to access God's help
(38:23) - Meeting for Growth: Learning from the Past
(40:42) - Introduction and Book Promotion


Frontal Lobe Friday: A Strategy for Handling Anxiety

Self-Brain Surgery is a Fight to Become Healthier, Feel Better and Be Happier Here are some thoughts on how you can win. Our guiding principles:Words of my mouth AND the meditation of my heart: Psalm 19:14Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind, strength: Mt 22:37Every thought captive: II Cor 10:5Operate out of renewed minds: Romans 12:2Worship with our brains as part of body: Romans 12:1 means hurting brain is an act of anti-worship, using consecrated things for unholy purposesAttention affects reality
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Five Ways You Can Support this show:Pray for us!Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!)Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts!You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day):Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique!Other Helpful Links: 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! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!
All recent episodes with transcripts are available here!
(00:01) - Introduction to Self-Brain Surgery
(02:10) - General Buford's Vision of the Coming Fight
(04:50) - The Difference Between Self-Brain Surgery and Therapy
(07:26) - The Battle for Changing Your Brain
(08:35) - Overcoming Trauma and Moving Forward
(09:17) - The Impact of Prayer, Meditation, and Faith
(11:32) - Guiding Principles for Self-Brain Surgery
(13:05) - Loving God with Your Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength
(15:38) - The Call to Engage in Self-Brain Surgery


Get In the Fight: The Battle of Self-Brain Surgery

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 truthWhat makes you unhappy is anyone telling you what to do or not to doImprove your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique!
Books mentioned: Live No Lies by John Mark Comer Faithfully Different by Natasha Crain Live Your Truth and Other Lies by Alisa Childers The Daniel Dilemma by Chris Hodges 
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All recent episodes with transcripts are available here!
(00:01) - Introduction
(00:39) - The Impact of Trauma
(01:33) - Influence of John Mark Comer
(02:34) - Guarding Your Worldview
(03:14) - Reminder on Worldview Stewardship
(04:26) - Guiding Others to Truth
(05:51) - Commitment to Change
(11:03) - Influence of Secular Worldview
(12:45) - Pursuit of Happiness and Truth
(16:23) - Unmasking Cultural Ideals
(20:59) - The Importance of Order in Desires
(26:20) - Deception of "Be True to Yourself"
(28:27) - True Identity & Happiness
(29:58) - Conclusion & Book Promotion


How Do You View the World? (Wildcard Wednesday)

The American Family is Under Attack, and it is a Perilous Fight for the Soul of Our Nation and the Souls of our Children Join me for a chilling but hopeful conversation with world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon, bestselling author, and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson! Dr. Carson's new book is The Perilous Fight: Overcoming Our Culture's War on the American Family Dr. Carson's American Cornerstone Institute is doing great work. You can join more than 341,000 subscribers and receive updates and educational content from Dr. Ben Carson and the American Cornerstone Institute by signing up for his free newsletter by clicking here. More information about Dr. Carson's important new book below.From Amazon.com:
Learn from one of our leading conservative voices how we can return to the biblical values our nation was founded upon, especially the vital importance of the family, in order to secure a prosperous future for generations to come.

Does America no longer feel like home? Widespread divorce rates, the erosion of traditional marriage, the popular rise of radical ideologies, attacks on faith, and government interference are only a few of the factors contributing to the struggles of families in our culture. And because of the importance of healthy families to every part of our national life, the breakdown of the family threatens to rob us of the country we love. But it doesn't have to be this way.Like many of us, Dr. Ben Carson fears we are losing the country we love. In this provocative and ultimately hopeful book, he gives us the facts, inspiration, and theory-to-action answers we need to restore a key foundation of America: the family. The Perilous Fight equips us to understand: The hard data behind the breakdown of the family and its effects on our society, including poverty, crime, and deteriorating education.The core biblical beliefs that led our nation into unprecedented freedom and prosperity--and why abandoning those beliefs led to the social decline we see today.The fresh ideas and public policy options that could reverse negative trends impacting the family while maintaining a balance between constitutional freedoms and governmental involvement.This is a practical and inspiring book for anyone who:Feels discouraged about the state of our country and its institutions.Needs hope that there are commonsense, attainable solutions that we all can practice.Appreciates a conservative, Scripture-based approach to restoring faith, liberty, community, and life in America.Strong families are the cornerstone of strong communities. Strong communities build a strong nation. Only when we prioritize the family as an institution established by God will we proudly remain the land of the free and the home of the brave.    Leave a voicemail with your question or comment! 
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All recent episodes with transcripts are available here!
(00:01) - Introduction
(03:17) - Welcoming Dr. Ben Carson
(08:04) - Transition to Dr. Carson's Career
(29:52) - Discussion on Decline of the Family
(35:35) - Vision for the Future of America
(39:48) - Finding Hope in the Fight
(41:20) - Connecting with American Cornerstone Institute
(42:00) - Closing Remarks and Gratitude


First No Harm (The First Commandment of Self-Brain Surgery)

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