Finding Hope After Loss: Grief, Trauma, and Renewing Your Mind with Dr. Lee Warren

Finding Hope After Loss: Grief, Trauma, and Renewing Your Mind with Dr. Lee Warren

May 21, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

Dr. Lee Warren is a neurosurgeon and author of The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery, but his story goes far beyond medicine. After losing his son tragically and unexpectedly, he found himself navigating unimaginable grief. Yet on the very same day as his son’s funeral, the birth of his granddaughter gave him a glimpse of hope in the darkness.

In this deeply moving conversation, Dr. Warren shares what suffering taught him about God, hope, and the power of our thoughts. Blending biblical truth with neuroscience, he offers practical steps on how to renew your mind, care for your mental health, and find hope – even in the hardest seasons.

If you’re walking through grief, trauma, or uncertainty, this conversation will remind you … you’re not alone – and there is hope.

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Dr. Lee Warren Resources

Get Dr. Warren’s book, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery: https://wleewarrenmd.com/books/the-life-changing-art-of-self-brain-surgery/

Learn more about Dr. Lee Warren: https://wleewarrenmd.com/

Listen to the Dr. Lee Warren podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@drleewarren

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Bible verses mentioned in this episode

Isaiah 30:15 – “This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.”

John 10:10 – “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”

Romans 5:3-5 -- “Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.”

2 Corinthians 10:5 – “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”

Philippians 4:8 – “Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”

Titus 2:10 – “showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.”

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