Your facial nerve allows you to close your eyes when you need to. And so does hope. Good morning my friend! Today’s dose of hope is a story from my new book, Hope Is the First Dose. Click on the button above to hear the audio version. Paid subscribers can also check your email for a video version of the episode. If you don’t like to listen, here’s a link to the PDF transcript you can read. (Note: these transcripts are computer generated and aren’t perfect. I noticed it transcribed Kearney, Nebraska as “Carney,” but it’s pretty close overall). In the transcript and the episode, you will learn that the facial nerve allows to make most of your facial expressions, and allows you to close your eyes and smile. Here’ why that’s so important after we face TMT in our lives. Here’s a few other doses of hope for you this week!* A great reflection on hope from our friend, the wonderful podcaster/blogger Katherine Singer. * A terrific post about the threads he saw in the arc of my three-book journey from the Iraq War to Hope from Dr. Jon Swanson.* An opportunity to sponsor or spread the word about our friend Kristin Smedley’s powerful children’s book, What I Can Be Is Up to Me.* Our friend Tommy Walker has released the epic, orchestral masterpiece he’s been working on for over two years! Spend 7 minutes with Tommy today worshiping with He Is the Lord! Hey- you can now order tee shirts and other gear from the podcast and my books! Check out the store here:And we have a new YouVersion/Bible App 5-Day Bible Study available now!Finally, my new book is here! You can get it anywhere books are sold, Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things! There are major bonuses that are only available if you buy before July 25, including a great playlist of hopeful songs, three chapters of the book, lock screens for your phone, and more!It’s a fact, friend: life’s going to bring you trauma and tragedy and other massive things, but it’s also going to offer you hope, healing, and happiness. You can have both. And I’m going to teach you how. The good news is, you can start today!Remember, friend: you can’t change your life until you change your mind. I’m here to remind you that there is a treatment plan. And hope is the first dose.Lisa and I are praying for you.Dum spiro spero (while I breathe, I hope),LeeW. Lee Warren, MDNorth Platte, Nebraska, USAAs for me, I will always have hope… Psalm 71:14Hey- you can get up to six months of free access to all my paid-subscriber-only content on Substack by referring friends to sign up for my free weekly Self-Brain Surgery letter! Click the button below for more information.Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Website | Books | Podcast | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube |YouVersion | MyBridge Radio This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe