Hope Is the First Dose
A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things
The question isn’t whether you will face the hardest thing.
It’s what to do when it’s staring you in the face.
Because whether in your past, present, or future, trauma will reconfigure your life. And it will do so as your massive thing: someone left, someone cheated, the biopsy was bad, the baby didn’t have a heartbeat, a loved one died, you suffered abuse, or your dreams ended abruptly. The devastation is both immediate and ongoing, leaving a wake of emotional, spiritual, and even physical pain.
Dr. Lee Warren, a neurosurgeon and former combat surgeon in Iraq, knows this firsthand. A medical doctor with more than twenty years’ experience wrestling with the tensions between faith and science, he faced unspeakable tragedy in losing his nineteen-year-old son.
In Hope Is the First Dose, Dr. Warren offers tender empathy and hard-won insights to give you tangible hope. No matter what you’re facing, it doesn’t have to be the end of you. Let Dr. Warren help you find your way back to a new season of hope, faith, peace—and even happiness.
The first dose is hope—and it comes in the form of grace from the skilled hands of the Great Physician.
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Praise for Hope Is the First Dose
"Hope Is the First Dose is a powerful testament to survival, healing, and health during the darkest times. Dr. Lee Warren’s healer spirit, energy, and practical guidance is apparent in every chapter."
Daniel G. Amen, MD
Founder of Amen Clinics and author of The End of Mental Illness
“This is an intimate read. You will feel Dr. Lee beside you, the reassuring hand of a friend holding yours. He uses his own personal experiences and his wealth of knowledge to show us what it means to live again after catastrophic loss. Whether you are religious or not, whatever faith you may or may not have, this book will stay with you in times of trouble; it is memorable, universal, and inspiring.”
Christy Lefteri
bestselling author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo
“Grief isn’t tame, something Dr. Lee Warren knows as a follower of Jesus, a husband, a father, and a neurosurgeon. Get ready to laugh and cry. But even more—get ready for a massive dose of hope!”
Mark Vroegop
pastor and author of Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy
“Hope Is the First Dose teaches and enables the reader to find healing and hope after major trauma.”
Scotty Smiley, Maj (Ret), U.S. Army
author of Hope Unseen
“When you stare into the abyss of loss that stands between you and the life you lived before, grasp hands with Dr. Lee Warren and hold on tight. Warren’s bedside manner is honest and kind, companionable and direct. Bring your heartache to these pages and find healing and abundant life again.”
Clarissa Moll
author of Beyond the Darkness
“Dr. Lee Warren has personally gone through the devastating school of loss and come out stronger on the other side of what he calls The Massive Thing - or TMT. No matter what your TMT is, you will walk away from this book with a deep infusion of God’s healing hope!”
Tommy Walker
singer-songwriter and worship leader
“Lee takes us on a journey through his personal heartbreak to his scriptural and scientific discoveries about the power of changing your mind. His ‘treatment plan’ may be just what you need to find happiness and hope again.”
Jim Daly
president of Focus on the Family