The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery

Connecting Neuroscience and Faith to Radically Transform Your Life

By: W. Lee Warren MD, Daniel G. Amen MD - foreword

Narrated by: W. Lee Warren MD

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.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2026 W. Lee Warren, M.D. (P)2026 Tyndale Refresh

So much, Hope!

So much clarity in helping to understand the Y behind God‘s instructions for us to take every thought captive, this book helps explain how to dwell on all things like Philippians 48 instruct us two. This book has been amazingly, hopeful, helpful, and in perfect timing.

The author’s innovative approach to improving mental health.

It sometimes is a bit dry and dense. The author’s reading could be more dynamic.

You need to read this!

There are books that come across your life that truly hit it on the head. In this particular case, Self Brain Surgery does that. It reinforces the things that I grew up believing and amplifying it with both scientific and biblical support. It is well worth the time and attention to listen and to read; hopefully the application as well!

Real life examples and that Faith in the One and Only God, matters!

Such an encouragement to know that I am not “stuck” with the brain/thoughts I have. I can change them!

loved it all

really enjoyed teaching and stories. glad to have found book after seeing clip/story on CBN