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Your brain cannot tell the difference between a disaster that is happening and one you are only rehearsing. That’s why worst-case-scenario thinking isn’t “just being prepared.” It is building a brain that learns how to stay afraid. Neuroplasticity means you don’t live with the brain you were born with....

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Dr. Lee Warren

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KJ5 天前

Matthew 6:27 “Can any one of you by worrying add a single day to your life?” Being anxious almost seems like it is preparation, but it never helps. Trying to give it to God.

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

Amen

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justAmy5 天前

“Do not fear” is an instruction given to us by God Himself. Thank you for the “Brain Train” lesson!

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

Amen!🙏

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Trump Granny5 天前

I subscribe to him on YouTube and Christian’s I’m asking you to do the same. I’ve never had as much clarity as I do after watching his videos.

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

Thank you 🙏

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MarineWifeAndMom5 天前

@Deidra8378021 Sooo true. I’ve spent most of my life in fight or flight…. I no longer have to live that way, but that trigger is still there. The closer I get to Christ the calmer my brain gets. Nighttime is usually when it creeps back in 😑

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

@Deidra8378021 Amen

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Moose's Mom 🫎5 天前

I love your posts, you are a blessing. I was stuck in fight or flight mode for most of my adult life. Once I changed my thinking my life changed for the better. I no longer suffer from debilitating anxiety and when it rears its ugly head I now have the tools to reset.

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

Thank you so much.

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D Paige W5 天前

“What if it works out?” -what a concept! I mean, really!!! Love it!!

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

Right?

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Cindy5 天前

Love your posts Doc, … use your front lobe, stay thankful, keep praying, peaceful … stay positive & problems get solved.

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Vicky Tarpey5 天前

Thank you Dr. Warren. I felt like you were speaking directly to me. I needed that today.

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

Thank you

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The Long Horizon Framework5 天前

We can prepare for some things in life: You can pack a bag for a trip, or a bag for when the baby is about to come. You prepare for negative things as well. Like food, water, and battery backups, in case of an emergency. But when you spiral, and are living in that disasterous moment, you arent allowing yourself to see any of the good things that can happen. Lets say you are imagining a horrible situation at work or with friends or family, and you can only think of the worst possible outcomes. What about the good outcomes? What about a new connection you could make at work, or a new friend? Or you renew a lost connection with a family member? Those moments are so much more filling in our daily lives than any disaster could take away from us. Make the memories, dont rehearse what isnt real. Great post Dr! Thank you

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

Amen. Thanks!😊

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Leah 🌻♥️5 天前

Definitely my favorite internet brain surgeon! Thank you for your posts!! 🙏

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

Thanks!

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Pauline Dzengelewski5 天前

Love it!

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Franklin D5 天前

Thank you, Dr. Warren! As your hands perform miracles, so are your words and faith in our Lord, Jesus Christ.

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Lindsay Turner5 天前

I needed this message, thank you! ☺️

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Suno5 天前

This is such a kind reminder: the mind rehearses what we give it. I’m holding onto the thought that a little gratitude can gently make more room for peace 🤍🧠

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

🙏

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🅱️ bhenrystrong 🇺🇸5 天前

Thank you for sharing! These post are seriously helping me and my family!🙏 GOD BLESS YOU ❤️

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

You too!

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Cker5 天前

It’s one thing to imagine worst case scenario it’s another to actually look at facts and plan accordingly.

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

🎯

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Jennifer JJ Johnson5 天前

The basis of my practice for the last 18 years

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

🙏

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Scott Schure5 天前

I've mulled the post here over and decided it's worth considering. For me though surprises give me anxiety. They're a lot unavoidable and still they're definitely some avoidable. So ultimately, i find peace in worst case scenario thinking. It's not something I struggle with and ruminate seemingly endlessly on anymore. It's compartmentalized well for me I feel and usually find success creating a nice peaceful best case scenario for all scenarios and it doesn't seem to take too long and does help me avoid some surprises I think and even deal w surprises better. I always tell myself it could be worse. And think it could be better, and then think would better even be manageable or possibly make things worse. Ultimately, some things are like mindless fun exercise and other things are like things where one could lose life and limb and i like to mind trying keep all my life and limbs best. It doesn't give me anxiety it reminds me of peace.

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Gretchen Cosby5 天前

Thank you 🙏

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

Thank you!🙏

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soli YHWH. Darla.5 天前

❤️❤️

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Redeemed5 天前

John 10:10

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

Amen

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CECCACRYPT✨5 天前

Excellent one there Dr. Lee. 💯

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

Thank you!

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lillamb5 天前

You are sent by God. Thank you sir so much. God is good 🙏🏻🙏🏻

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

Thanks!

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Janie M5 天前

It is about getting the pattern out of the nervous system. Brain work is only half the solution.

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Kimberlee Hobley5 天前

Think about it and Functional Neurological Disorder

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Redeemed5 天前

I believe in abundant living and by His grace I live as such. Christ is sufficient in every circumstances whether good, bad or ugly. Once transformed like that NOTHING can take that joy away.

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

Yes!

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Sergio5 天前

Wow, i didnt expect you to quote Paul! Thank you Dr.

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

🙏

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Linda 🇺🇸5 天前

Just downloaded your book and I’m listening to it on Audible. Loving it!

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

Thank you!

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Dru Kuhlman5 天前

Gratitude is the only disposition that got me through an enormously heavy and devastating 4 year span of my life. Love your messages Dr. Warren.

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

Thanks!

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Michael Bausenwein5 天前

Spiraling and getting stuck in the worst case is bad, but thinking of the worst case and realizing it would not kill you allows you to let it go.

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Chasing Zebras5 天前

Threat simulation is the interesting bit: imagined and real events can recruit overlapping alarm circuitry, even as context and prediction modulate the response. The gap between rehearsal and reality is where the wry neuroscience lives.

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Pepperfly5 天前

And we are constantly made to be afraid by our corporate media and its ownership - makes a lot more sense now

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

Yes

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🐸Dragon Slayer aka Save the children5 天前

Beautiful. Thank you. ❤️

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Dr. Lee Warren5 天前

🙏

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America1ST🇺🇲5 天前

❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️

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Queen of Faith5 天前

Amen

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Dr. Lee Warren

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I'm a brain surgeon, and I'm gonna show you how to operate your brain the way it's designed, to help you heal the wounds you’ve been carrying. This is part three, make sure you watch then other ones also. Let's scrub in and get it done. Naming the Wound Takes Away Its Power Vague pain feels bigger than specific pain. When you can’t name what happened or what you feel, your brain treats the wound like an unmapped threat, and it stays on alert, never resolving the danger signal. Neuroscience nugget: Studies on affect labeling show that putting a precise name to a painful feeling reduces activity in the amygdala and increases activity in the prefrontal cortex; the simple act of naming it calms the alarm. Self-Brain Surgery Procedure: Write one sentence naming exactly what happened and exactly what you felt with no exaggeration or minimizing. “When ___ happened, I felt ___.” Read it out loud. Notice how much smaller it feels once it has a name. Scripture: “The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” Proverbs 12:18, NIV This is self-brain surgery. Hard and holy work. Follow me to connect neuroscience and scripture every day. Save this to help when you need to heal. Share it with a friend who's hurting. Click the link in my bio to learn more about Self-Brain Surgery. (Note: I'm not a therapist, but I've done the work to heal after war, PTSD. and child loss. This series shows the things that helped me, but these are not medical or mental health advice for you. Talk to your therapist or provider if you're struggling) #selfbrainsurgery #neuroscience #neuroplasticity #grief #healing
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I'm a brain surgeon, and I'm gonna show you how to operate your brain the way it's designed, to help you heal the wounds you’ve been carrying. This is part three, make sure you watch then other ones also. Let's scrub in and get it done. Naming the Wound Takes Away Its Power Vague pain feels bigger than specific pain. When you can’t name what happened or what you feel, your brain treats the wound like an unmapped threat, and it stays on alert, never resolving the danger signal. Neuroscience nugget: Studies on affect labeling show that putting a precise name to a painful feeling reduces activity in the amygdala and increases activity in the prefrontal cortex; the simple act of naming it calms the alarm. Self-Brain Surgery Procedure: Write one sentence naming exactly what happened and exactly what you felt with no exaggeration or minimizing. “When ___ happened, I felt ___.” Read it out loud. Notice how much smaller it feels once it has a name. Scripture: “The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” Proverbs 12:18, NIV This is self-brain surgery. Hard and holy work. Follow me to connect neuroscience and scripture every day. Save this to help when you need to heal. Share it with a friend who's hurting. Click the link in my bio to learn more about Self-Brain Surgery. (Note: I'm not a therapist, but I've done the work to heal after war, PTSD. and child loss. This series shows the things that helped me, but these are not medical or mental health advice for you. Talk to your therapist or provider if you're struggling) #selfbrainsurgery #neuroscience #neuroplasticity #grief #healing

Dr. Lee Warren

36,805 次观看 • 15 天前

Overwhelming thoughts You feel panic or uncertainty when faced with an overwhelming thought, a painful emotion, or a trigger from your past. Doubts flood your mind: I don’t know how to handle this. What if I mess it up? What if it’s already too late to change this part of my life? This is just who I am. Why should I try to change now? Maybe I’m not strong enough. But here’s the truth: You’re ready. You are well trained, equipped with everything you need, and mentally prepared for what’s going to happen when you start operating. Equally important is what will happen if you don’t operate: Things will stay the same or get worse because the default process is also a type of self–brain surgery. The sad truth is that default leads to decline and that choosing not to change is choosing to stay the same. You see, neuroplasticity works all the time in your brain, and response to every thought you have, whether you take charge of the process or not. So when those automatic and negative thoughts pop into your head, and you accept them without critically, examining them or challenging them to replace them with something more true, your brain wires them in as if they are true. The bottom line? You're either getting better at staying the same/getting worse, or you're getting better at getting better. Self-brain surgeons get better at getting better. The ninth Commandment of self-brain surgery is this: I must believe that I'm getting better at what I'm doing. II Timothy 1:7 says God did not give you a spirit of fear, but of power, of love, and of a sound mind. II Peter 1:3 sad that his divine power has given you everything you need for your life. So what's going to have the final say for you? Your automatic thoughts that research suggests are almost always wrong? Or scripture, which never changes and reflects the timeless truth of God's plan for you and is being validated every day by 21st-century neuroscience findings. Let's get better at getting better together. Hit that follow button, save this for later when you need to remember something true, and share it with a friend who needs to believe that they really can get better. And click the link in my bio to learn more about my New York Times best seller, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery. #neuroscience #selfbrainsurgery #neurosurgeon #mentalhealth
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Overwhelming thoughts You feel panic or uncertainty when faced with an overwhelming thought, a painful emotion, or a trigger from your past. Doubts flood your mind: I don’t know how to handle this. What if I mess it up? What if it’s already too late to change this part of my life? This is just who I am. Why should I try to change now? Maybe I’m not strong enough. But here’s the truth: You’re ready. You are well trained, equipped with everything you need, and mentally prepared for what’s going to happen when you start operating. Equally important is what will happen if you don’t operate: Things will stay the same or get worse because the default process is also a type of self–brain surgery. The sad truth is that default leads to decline and that choosing not to change is choosing to stay the same. You see, neuroplasticity works all the time in your brain, and response to every thought you have, whether you take charge of the process or not. So when those automatic and negative thoughts pop into your head, and you accept them without critically, examining them or challenging them to replace them with something more true, your brain wires them in as if they are true. The bottom line? You're either getting better at staying the same/getting worse, or you're getting better at getting better. Self-brain surgeons get better at getting better. The ninth Commandment of self-brain surgery is this: I must believe that I'm getting better at what I'm doing. II Timothy 1:7 says God did not give you a spirit of fear, but of power, of love, and of a sound mind. II Peter 1:3 sad that his divine power has given you everything you need for your life. So what's going to have the final say for you? Your automatic thoughts that research suggests are almost always wrong? Or scripture, which never changes and reflects the timeless truth of God's plan for you and is being validated every day by 21st-century neuroscience findings. Let's get better at getting better together. Hit that follow button, save this for later when you need to remember something true, and share it with a friend who needs to believe that they really can get better. And click the link in my bio to learn more about my New York Times best seller, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery. #neuroscience #selfbrainsurgery #neurosurgeon #mentalhealth

Dr. Lee Warren

17,123 次观看 • 10 天前

As a neurosurgeon, I've operated on two patients with nearly identical injuries many times. One was back on his feet in weeks, talking about gratitude. The other was still in the dark six months later. Same tissue. Same operation. Completely different outcome. The difference was not in their brain or their spine. It was in how their mind met the signal. NEUROSCIENCE: Pain is not just a wire from the body. A signal travels up. Then your mind interprets it, predicts what it means, and decides how much danger it represents. A mind braced for helplessness turns the volume up. Catastrophe, rumination, “this will never end," those are not just moods. They change how the signal is processed. A mind anchored in meaning and hope can genuinely turn the volume down. That is not a pep talk. It is how descending control of pain actually works. This is why two people can share a diagnosis and not share a recovery. The injury is real. The suffering is also being shaped by what the mind keeps rehearsing. You do not pretend the pain is fake. You refuse to let the pain become the whole story. II Corinthians 12:9 says, “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’” (ESV) Grace does not always remove the thorn. It changes what the thorn is allowed to mean. Self-Brain Surgery: The sixth commandment of self-brain surgery is this: I must love tomorrow more than I hate how I feel right now. That is not denial. It is orientation. When the signal flares, do the operation. Tell the truth: This hurts. Then refuse the second injury—the story that this feeling is the future. Aim your attention at the next faithful step, the people who still need you, the hope that is still allowed to be true. Same tissue. Different mind. Different path. Save this for the next time pain tries to push you around. And share it with a friend who's hurting. Follow me for daily connections between neuroscience and scripture to help you flourish. Click the link in my bio to learn more about my New York Times bestseller, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery. #neuroscience #selfbrainsurgery #pain #chronicpain
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As a neurosurgeon, I've operated on two patients with nearly identical injuries many times. One was back on his feet in weeks, talking about gratitude. The other was still in the dark six months later. Same tissue. Same operation. Completely different outcome. The difference was not in their brain or their spine. It was in how their mind met the signal. NEUROSCIENCE: Pain is not just a wire from the body. A signal travels up. Then your mind interprets it, predicts what it means, and decides how much danger it represents. A mind braced for helplessness turns the volume up. Catastrophe, rumination, “this will never end," those are not just moods. They change how the signal is processed. A mind anchored in meaning and hope can genuinely turn the volume down. That is not a pep talk. It is how descending control of pain actually works. This is why two people can share a diagnosis and not share a recovery. The injury is real. The suffering is also being shaped by what the mind keeps rehearsing. You do not pretend the pain is fake. You refuse to let the pain become the whole story. II Corinthians 12:9 says, “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’” (ESV) Grace does not always remove the thorn. It changes what the thorn is allowed to mean. Self-Brain Surgery: The sixth commandment of self-brain surgery is this: I must love tomorrow more than I hate how I feel right now. That is not denial. It is orientation. When the signal flares, do the operation. Tell the truth: This hurts. Then refuse the second injury—the story that this feeling is the future. Aim your attention at the next faithful step, the people who still need you, the hope that is still allowed to be true. Same tissue. Different mind. Different path. Save this for the next time pain tries to push you around. And share it with a friend who's hurting. Follow me for daily connections between neuroscience and scripture to help you flourish. Click the link in my bio to learn more about my New York Times bestseller, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery. #neuroscience #selfbrainsurgery #pain #chronicpain

Dr. Lee Warren

60,070 次观看 • 3 天前

I'm a brain surgeon, and I'm gonna show you how to operate your brain the way it's designed, to help you heal the wounds you’ve been carrying; the ones from childhood, from broken relationships, from things said that can’t be unsaid, and from things done that can’t be undone. This is part four, make sure you watch then other ones also. Let's scrub in and get it done. (This isn't mental health advice. I'm sharing what I learned that helped me heal after PTSD from the Iraq War and losing a child. Talk to your provider if this seems scary if if you're struggling to heal) You Can’t Heal What You Won’t Feel Avoiding a wound doesn’t make it go away, it just makes it run the show from underground. Numbing, distracting, and denying all keep the wound exactly where it is: open, but hidden. (Not to mention violating our 6th commandment of SBS- “I must love tomorrow more than I hate how I feel right now.”) Neuroscience nugget: Suppressing an emotion doesn’t reduce the underlying physiological stress response, it just masks it while the body still carries the elevated cortisol and vigilance of unresolved threat. Self-Brain Surgery Procedure: Set a timer for two minutes. Let yourself actually feel the wound (the sadness, the anger, the grief) without acting on it or arguing with it. When the timer goes off, close it deliberately: “I have felt this. Now I choose what to do next.” Scripture: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4, NIV This is self-brain surgery. It's hard and holy work, and I'm proud of you. Follow me to connect neuroscience and scripture every day. Save this to help when you need to heal. Share it with a friend who's hurting. Click the link in my bio to learn more about my New York Times Bestseller, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery.
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I'm a brain surgeon, and I'm gonna show you how to operate your brain the way it's designed, to help you heal the wounds you’ve been carrying; the ones from childhood, from broken relationships, from things said that can’t be unsaid, and from things done that can’t be undone. This is part four, make sure you watch then other ones also. Let's scrub in and get it done. (This isn't mental health advice. I'm sharing what I learned that helped me heal after PTSD from the Iraq War and losing a child. Talk to your provider if this seems scary if if you're struggling to heal) You Can’t Heal What You Won’t Feel Avoiding a wound doesn’t make it go away, it just makes it run the show from underground. Numbing, distracting, and denying all keep the wound exactly where it is: open, but hidden. (Not to mention violating our 6th commandment of SBS- “I must love tomorrow more than I hate how I feel right now.”) Neuroscience nugget: Suppressing an emotion doesn’t reduce the underlying physiological stress response, it just masks it while the body still carries the elevated cortisol and vigilance of unresolved threat. Self-Brain Surgery Procedure: Set a timer for two minutes. Let yourself actually feel the wound (the sadness, the anger, the grief) without acting on it or arguing with it. When the timer goes off, close it deliberately: “I have felt this. Now I choose what to do next.” Scripture: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4, NIV This is self-brain surgery. It's hard and holy work, and I'm proud of you. Follow me to connect neuroscience and scripture every day. Save this to help when you need to heal. Share it with a friend who's hurting. Click the link in my bio to learn more about my New York Times Bestseller, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery.

Dr. Lee Warren

16,318 次观看 • 15 天前

stanford neuroscientist david eagleman: "if you want to build real brain resilience, stop doing what you're already good at. you need to stay in the zone that is frustrating, but achievable." in this clip he breaks down why comfort is the silent killer of neuroplasticity, why your brain shrinks when life becomes routine, and how small, deliberate micro-challenges keep your mind young. if you aren't feeling minor frustration while learning, your brain isn't changing. watch the clip, then read my full breakdown on neuroplasticity in the article below.
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stanford neuroscientist david eagleman: "if you want to build real brain resilience, stop doing what you're already good at. you need to stay in the zone that is frustrating, but achievable." in this clip he breaks down why comfort is the silent killer of neuroplasticity, why your brain shrinks when life becomes routine, and how small, deliberate micro-challenges keep your mind young. if you aren't feeling minor frustration while learning, your brain isn't changing. watch the clip, then read my full breakdown on neuroplasticity in the article below.

alexei

21,353 次观看 • 19 天前

every time you have a thought, neurons connect and strengthen a path in your brain. one thought, repeated enough, becomes a structure. it's not a metaphor. your brain literally rewires itself every time you think. every thought fires neurons that physically strengthen their connection, making that same path easier to travel next time. the science backs this up: whatever you keep thinking, your brain keeps building. that's not motivation talking. that's just how neurons work. so the real question was never whether you can change. it's what you're choosing to build, on purpose, right now.
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every time you have a thought, neurons connect and strengthen a path in your brain. one thought, repeated enough, becomes a structure. it's not a metaphor. your brain literally rewires itself every time you think. every thought fires neurons that physically strengthen their connection, making that same path easier to travel next time. the science backs this up: whatever you keep thinking, your brain keeps building. that's not motivation talking. that's just how neurons work. so the real question was never whether you can change. it's what you're choosing to build, on purpose, right now.

alexei

29,243 次观看 • 1 个月前

If your brain is your biggest asset, why do most of us treat it like an afterthought? This is a special Christmas compilation episode of The Diary Of A CEO. It’s built from the most replayed and shared moments about brain health from across the year. I realised this year that everything we’re chasing - focus, confidence, relationships, motivation, even our future, starts with a healthy brain. So we pulled together the parts you went back to the most, and put them in one place. If you improve your brain health, a lot of the other stuff gets easier to solve. What can you expect? - Why does blood flow matter so much for your brain as you age? - What’s the link between circulation and Alzheimer’s? - How does brain health affect everyday life? - How do lifestyle and food choices support the brain long term? - What habits quietly damage the brain over time? - What does alcohol do to sleep? If there’s one thing that stayed with me this year, it’s this. So many of the goals we’re chasing rely on one thing working properly first, our brain.
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If your brain is your biggest asset, why do most of us treat it like an afterthought? This is a special Christmas compilation episode of The Diary Of A CEO. It’s built from the most replayed and shared moments about brain health from across the year. I realised this year that everything we’re chasing - focus, confidence, relationships, motivation, even our future, starts with a healthy brain. So we pulled together the parts you went back to the most, and put them in one place. If you improve your brain health, a lot of the other stuff gets easier to solve. What can you expect? - Why does blood flow matter so much for your brain as you age? - What’s the link between circulation and Alzheimer’s? - How does brain health affect everyday life? - How do lifestyle and food choices support the brain long term? - What habits quietly damage the brain over time? - What does alcohol do to sleep? If there’s one thing that stayed with me this year, it’s this. So many of the goals we’re chasing rely on one thing working properly first, our brain.

Steven Bartlett

26,671 次观看 • 9 个月前

People believe they are reacting to facts - to what is happening in front of them. But neuroscience shows you are responding to meaning. Your brain is a prediction machine. Research on predictive processing and the default mode network suggests that perception is not passive. The brain constantly uses past experience to predict what is happening now (Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2018). Every experience is filtered through memory, emotion, belief, and your nervous system state before it becomes "reality." Two people can live the same moment and walk away with completely different truths. Not because one is lying. But because each brain is updating reality through a different internal model. When the nervous system feels unsafe, the amygdala amplifies threat signals. Neutral events feel dangerous. When someone carries unresolved emotional memory, silence feels like rejection. When the prefrontal cortex is online and the body is regulated, the same event feels manageable. The event is constant. The interpretation is not. This is why inner work changes everything. You do not need to control the external world to change your life. You need to understand the lens your brain is using to construct it. As awareness increases, the brain updates its predictions. Interpretation softens. The world feels less hostile. More workable. More neutral. The question is: Are you reacting to facts - or to old neural patterns? -capiomind
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People believe they are reacting to facts - to what is happening in front of them. But neuroscience shows you are responding to meaning. Your brain is a prediction machine. Research on predictive processing and the default mode network suggests that perception is not passive. The brain constantly uses past experience to predict what is happening now (Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2018). Every experience is filtered through memory, emotion, belief, and your nervous system state before it becomes "reality." Two people can live the same moment and walk away with completely different truths. Not because one is lying. But because each brain is updating reality through a different internal model. When the nervous system feels unsafe, the amygdala amplifies threat signals. Neutral events feel dangerous. When someone carries unresolved emotional memory, silence feels like rejection. When the prefrontal cortex is online and the body is regulated, the same event feels manageable. The event is constant. The interpretation is not. This is why inner work changes everything. You do not need to control the external world to change your life. You need to understand the lens your brain is using to construct it. As awareness increases, the brain updates its predictions. Interpretation softens. The world feels less hostile. More workable. More neutral. The question is: Are you reacting to facts - or to old neural patterns? -capiomind

𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙷𝙸𝚃𝙴 𝚁𝙰𝙱𝙱𝙸𝚃

17,541 次观看 • 7 个月前

Defined or Refined? When you face difficulty, insurmountable obstacles, great loss, or other massive things, it forces a choice: Will you be defined by this? Or will you be refined by this? When we lost our son in 2013, Lisa and I quickly realized that this loss could easily become the thing that our family was about for the rest of our lives. We've seen it in our practice, when someone goes through something hard and everything about their entire life. After that revolves around the loss, the pain from the past, the wound that they've suffered. But we've seen other people that, after they appropriately grieved, somehow found purpose against the pain. Somehow overtime seemed to develop a quality about their lives that was informed by the tragedy that made them stronger, more resilient, and able to help people because of what they've gone through. This redemption of pain and turning it into purpose seems to me to be what God is promising in Isaiah 48:10 . "I have refined you, but not as silver is refined. Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering." The furnace is not pleasant. But loss, trauma, and adversity are GOING TO PUT YOU IN THE FIRE. So, since you cannot avoid being in the fire, the only choice you have is what the fire does to you. Defined, or refined. That choice made all the difference for us. Save this for the next time the furnace forces you to make a choice. And share it with a friend who's in the fire. Follow me for daily connections between neuroscience and faith that will help you flourish in your life, even when you're in a season of suffering. And click the link in my bio to learn more about my New York Times, best seller, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery. #neuroscience #selfbrainsurgery #pain #trauma
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Defined or Refined? When you face difficulty, insurmountable obstacles, great loss, or other massive things, it forces a choice: Will you be defined by this? Or will you be refined by this? When we lost our son in 2013, Lisa and I quickly realized that this loss could easily become the thing that our family was about for the rest of our lives. We've seen it in our practice, when someone goes through something hard and everything about their entire life. After that revolves around the loss, the pain from the past, the wound that they've suffered. But we've seen other people that, after they appropriately grieved, somehow found purpose against the pain. Somehow overtime seemed to develop a quality about their lives that was informed by the tragedy that made them stronger, more resilient, and able to help people because of what they've gone through. This redemption of pain and turning it into purpose seems to me to be what God is promising in Isaiah 48:10 . "I have refined you, but not as silver is refined. Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering." The furnace is not pleasant. But loss, trauma, and adversity are GOING TO PUT YOU IN THE FIRE. So, since you cannot avoid being in the fire, the only choice you have is what the fire does to you. Defined, or refined. That choice made all the difference for us. Save this for the next time the furnace forces you to make a choice. And share it with a friend who's in the fire. Follow me for daily connections between neuroscience and faith that will help you flourish in your life, even when you're in a season of suffering. And click the link in my bio to learn more about my New York Times, best seller, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery. #neuroscience #selfbrainsurgery #pain #trauma

Dr. Lee Warren

12,997 次观看 • 2 天前

ELON: IN PRINCIPLE NEURALINK COULD FIX ALMOST ANYTHING THAT’S WRONG WITH THE BRAIN “You can also save your brain state and restore that state into a biological being, if you wanted to, in the future, like a saved game in a video game. The possibilities are endless. In principle, it could fix almost anything that is wrong with the brain.” Source: Joe Rogan Experience
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ELON: IN PRINCIPLE NEURALINK COULD FIX ALMOST ANYTHING THAT’S WRONG WITH THE BRAIN “You can also save your brain state and restore that state into a biological being, if you wanted to, in the future, like a saved game in a video game. The possibilities are endless. In principle, it could fix almost anything that is wrong with the brain.” Source: Joe Rogan Experience

Mario Nawfal

80,064 次观看 • 2 年前

did you know? a neuron that never finds another to connect with quietly dies in the dark.. ever feel like stress is changing who you are? you're not imagining it. this video shows a neuron dying after years of chronic stress. chronic exposure to stress hormones like cortisol can impair the health and functioning of brain cells over time. the problem? many of us aren't stressed for a few minutes. we're stressed for weeks, months, or even years. over time, high cortisol levels can make it harder for neurons to form strong connections, especially in areas of the brain involved in memory, focus, learning, and emotional regulation. that's why chronic stress can show up as: brain fog, forgetfulness, difficulty concentrating, feeling emotionally reactive, constant exhaustion. if you've ever walked into a room and forgotten why, reread the same sentence five times, or felt like your brain just isn't working the way it used to, chronic stress may be playing a role. but here's the part most people don't hear: your brain can change in positive ways, too. through neuroplasticity, your neurons can build new connections throughout your life. every time you sleep, exercise, meditate, connect with supportive people, or practice healthier thought patterns, you're giving your brain an opportunity to recover and adapt. your brain isn't working against you. it's been trying to protect you. and healing is possible.
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did you know? a neuron that never finds another to connect with quietly dies in the dark.. ever feel like stress is changing who you are? you're not imagining it. this video shows a neuron dying after years of chronic stress. chronic exposure to stress hormones like cortisol can impair the health and functioning of brain cells over time. the problem? many of us aren't stressed for a few minutes. we're stressed for weeks, months, or even years. over time, high cortisol levels can make it harder for neurons to form strong connections, especially in areas of the brain involved in memory, focus, learning, and emotional regulation. that's why chronic stress can show up as: brain fog, forgetfulness, difficulty concentrating, feeling emotionally reactive, constant exhaustion. if you've ever walked into a room and forgotten why, reread the same sentence five times, or felt like your brain just isn't working the way it used to, chronic stress may be playing a role. but here's the part most people don't hear: your brain can change in positive ways, too. through neuroplasticity, your neurons can build new connections throughout your life. every time you sleep, exercise, meditate, connect with supportive people, or practice healthier thought patterns, you're giving your brain an opportunity to recover and adapt. your brain isn't working against you. it's been trying to protect you. and healing is possible.

alexei

42,704 次观看 • 1 个月前

say it once and it's a thought. say it every day and it's a command your brain can't ignore. say life is hard and it hands you more struggle. say today will be good and it starts hunting for evidence to prove that too. that's not positive thinking. that's your reticular activating system, the part of your brain deciding what you notice and what you filter out. give it clear instructions and it goes to work. opportunities and clarity you already had access to just start showing up. so tonight, tell your mind what tomorrow looks like. say it again the moment you wake up. your brain will make sure you find it.
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say it once and it's a thought. say it every day and it's a command your brain can't ignore. say life is hard and it hands you more struggle. say today will be good and it starts hunting for evidence to prove that too. that's not positive thinking. that's your reticular activating system, the part of your brain deciding what you notice and what you filter out. give it clear instructions and it goes to work. opportunities and clarity you already had access to just start showing up. so tonight, tell your mind what tomorrow looks like. say it again the moment you wake up. your brain will make sure you find it.

alexei

28,425 次观看 • 15 天前