This time of year is filled with expected joy, dazzling lights and festivities. But if you're suffering from a recent loss, these few weeks can be acutely painful. You feel the absence of someone or something that at one time contributed greatly to your happiness and wellbeing. Dr. Lee Warren understands the pain of searing loss; his son was stabbed to death by a close friend. The details of the murder are not clear, so Warren, a brain surgeon, inventor, and Iraq War veteran, had to deal with not only the pain, but also the inconsolable emotion of not understanding why. So he became his own patient. On this episode of Lighthouse Faith podcast, Warren talks about his book, "Hope Is The First Dose: A Treatment Plan For Recovering From Trauma, Tragedy, And Other Massive Things." It's a follow up to his other book, "I've Seen the End of You," a book that looks at treating people with untreatable brain tumors. "Hope..." is not only Warren's self-analysis, but expands the scope to say that we all have these 'massive things' in our life that we must come to grips with in order to move forward.  We can either be crushed by them, or find hope in overcoming them.

Chapters:

0:00:00-Finding Hope and Faith Amidst Tragedy

0:10:44-Coping With Trauma and Loss

0:18:29-Overcoming Negative Thoughts and Grief

0:26:22-Grief, Transformation, and Finding Hope

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