The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery

What if it were possible for you to make structural changes to your own brain so it’s healthier and less prone to depression, anxiety, grief, worry, and other issues that make you unhappy and keep you stuck?

In this neuroscience-based, faith-infused, and immensely practical guide, Dr. W. Lee Warren, a practicing neurosurgeon, trauma survivor, and award-winning writer, reveals how to take control of your own mental, emotional, and physical healing by reordering your mind to change your brain-resulting in a radically transformed life that is healthier, happier, and more hopeful.

Since the development of functional brain imaging in the early 2000’s, we now know that thoughts can direct structural changes in the brain as or more effectively than medicines or surgery and can do so more quickly. That means, whether we know it or not, we’re all brain surgeons.

The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery will help you:

learn and master several types of “self-brain surgery” operations to move from floundering to flourishing
heal from trauma, tragedy, and other types of hardship
overcome anxiety, depression, loneliness and other emotional and mental health struggles
conquer limiting or negative thinking
break old habits and create new ones
build resilience and wellbeing
become an empowered, hopeful person no matter what you’re facing

With the skill of a surgeon, the wounds of a trauma-survivor, the lessons of a scientist, and a hard-won faith that we are wired for happiness here on earth and not just in the hereafter, Dr. Warren walks readers into nothing less than a new way of life.

W. LEE WARREN, M.D. is an award-winning author, practicing neurosurgeon, and Iraq War veteran. Outside of the operating room, his writing and teaching serve as prescriptions for connecting neuroscience to faith for radical life transformation. He teaches the art and science of human flourishing on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast, which is heard in 150 countries around the world weekly, on Substack (the bestselling Self-Brain Surgery™ Letter), and in his books. He lives in Nebraska with his wife Lisa, who is way out of his league. They have four living children, and a growing collection of amazing grandkids.

The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery is a brilliant synthesis of neuroscience and practical wisdom, grounded in Dr. Warren’s decades of experience as a brain surgeon. This book makes the revolutionary principles of neuroplasticity accessible, showing readers how to enhance their mental health by becoming, in effect, their own brain surgeons. This important resource can bring lasting hope and healing for anyone seeking freedom from negative thinking. It offers readers powerful tools to reshape their thoughts and transform their lives. Jeffrey M. Schwartz, MD, author of Brain Lock and coauthor of You Are Not Your Brain and The Mind and the Brain

As a brain surgeon, Dr. Lee Warren has spent decades transforming lives in the operating room. Now, in The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery, he hands the scalpel to you. Combining cutting-edge neuroscience with practical tools, Dr. Warren shows how to rewire your thinking, overcome toxic patterns, and build a healthier, more abundant life. Dr. Josh Axe, New York Times bestselling author of Think This, Not That and cofounder of Ancient Nutrition

I’ve been waiting for a book like this! The perfect blend of science, therapy, and faith. In these days of mental anguish, my good friend Dr. Lee Warren is perfectly suited as a neurosurgeon and a man of faith to help us manage our minds. Practical and powerful, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery is a gift! Max Lucado, pastor and New York Times bestselling author of What Happens Next and Tame Your Thoughts

What Dr. Lee Warren has done to equip us for change in The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery cannot be overstated. His wisdom and insights are thorough yet accessible, thought-provoking yet practical, physical yet spiritual. If I’d had these tools much earlier in life, I could have saved myself and my family a lot of heartache. But you do have them. Don’t ignore them. Use them. Again and again. Jonathon M. Seidl, author of Confessions of a Christian Alcoholic

Dr. Warren is a brilliant neurosurgeon who treats structural problems of the brain like tumors, aneurysms, and traumatic brain injuries every day. But in this book he has woven not only his professional but also his personal and spiritual experiences into a masterpiece Rx on how to perform “self–brain surgery” to overcome the epidemic of functional problems of the brain like anxiety, depression, loneliness, and grief. A must-read “prescription” for us all! Joseph C. Maroon, MD, professor of neurosurgery, Heindl Scholar in Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; consultant neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers