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ailments TMT brings . In my practice , I insist on my patients going through physical and occupational postoperative rehab so they can maximize their recovery . And we must do the same for ourselves as we recover from TMT ’ s trauma on our lives .
Rehab is where we engage the hope muscles of memory and movement . It ’ s when we choose to do something to get stronger , move forward , and begin to heal . But it ’ s not helpful unless we understand what ’ s happening with our brains on TMT and until we learn to biopsy our thoughts before we act on them .
TMT is an unavoidable part of life , and cracks us into the skillet against our will and inevitably at the worst possible time . The good news is , there is a treatment plan . And hope is the first dose .
Adapted from Hope is the First Dose by W . Lee Warren , M . D . Copyright 2023 by W . Lee Warren , M . D . Published by WaterBrook , an imprint of Penguin Random House . Used with permission .
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W . Lee Warren , MD , is an award-winning author , brain surgeon , patent-holding inventor , and Iraq War veteran . He is the author of the new book Hope is the First Dose , and two others : I ’ ve Seen the End of You — winner of the ECPA Christian Book Award — and No Place to Hide . In addition to his full-time practice as a neurosurgeon , Dr . Warren hosts a podcast exploring the complex interplay between faith and science in unlocking the secrets of the mind , body , and spirit for better living and for making sense of faith in difficult circumstances . He and his wife , Lisa , have four adult children and four grandchildren and live in North Platte , Nebraska . 29