It's Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!Every week, we'll learn a specific neuroscience operation you can master to change your mind and change your life. Today, we learn the basics, and we start with Self-brain surgery tip #19:“There is almost nothing outside you that will help in any kind of lasting way, unless you are waiting for a donor organ.” - Anne Lamott in her book Almost EverythingReal help comes from within, from the Spirit inside us! See John 14:26-27Learning how your brain works helps you see how to manage it in a healthier way. Here's five self-brain surgery techniques to help you change your mind and change your life. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen!Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs!Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose!Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!

(00:03) - Introduction and Recap of Appearance on 700 Club
(03:28) - Introduction to Self-Brain Surgery Tip Number 19
(07:41) - The Importance of Mental Health in Patient Care
(09:27) - Understanding the Role of Neurochemistry in Happiness
(11:16) - The Cost of Depression and Related Disorders
(14:01) - Neuroscience Validates the Power of Mind over Brain
(17:05) - Recognizing and managing negative thoughts
(19:18) - Thinking about thoughts and questioning their validity
(22:11) - Overcoming a bad attitude and its impact on happiness
(25:12) - Letting go of regrets and living in the past
(27:00) - Severing Sick Synapses
(29:06) - Drain Your Doubts and Fill Up Your Faith
(36:04) - Introduction and Book Promotion