The Smith Family Reading Program

Self-Brain Surgery

Twenty-six weeks, one chapter a week, one hour together. A short narrated film for each week — watch before the family meets. Headphones or a quiet room recommended; the narration starts when you press play.

Day 0 · Where we begin

DAY 0 · KICKOFF

Self-Brain Surgery

A six-month family reading. Narrated. About four minutes.

8 scenes · Narrated

One · The Waiting Room

WEEK 1 OF 26

Out of Options?

Antarctica, 1961. Narrated. About four minutes.

9 scenes · Narrated
WEEK 2 OF 26

New Patient Paperwork

The clipboard, and one blank line. Narrated. About four minutes.

9 scenes · Narrated

Two · The Office

WEEK 3 OF 26

But What If I Don't Want to Have Surgery?

Two words, and the part of us that votes to keep the problem. Narrated. About four minutes.

9 scenes · Narrated
WEEK 4 OF 26

Why Good Surgeons Change Approaches

The route is allowed to change. The target isn't. Narrated. About four minutes.

9 scenes · Narrated
WEEK 5 OF 26

Approach #1: Nothing Can Help Me

Hopelessness as a diagnosis, not a fact. Narrated. About four minutes.

9 scenes · Narrated
WEEK 6 OF 26

Approach #2: Maybe Something Can Help Me

The first crack of possibility. Narrated. About four minutes.

8 scenes · Narrated
WEEK 7 OF 26

Approach #3: Maybe Science Can Help Me

Neuroplasticity — what the research actually shows. Narrated. About four minutes.

9 scenes · Narrated
WEEK 8 OF 26

Approach #4: Maybe God Can Help Me

Where faith enters — and why it is the summit, not a garnish. Narrated. About four minutes.

9 scenes · Narrated
WEEK 9 OF 26

Your Role in Rewiring Your Brain

Attention as the steering wheel. Narrated. About four minutes.

9 scenes · Narrated

Three · The Ten Commandments

WEEK 10 OF 26

Why We Need Guiding Principles

Guardrails before procedures. Narrated. About three and a half minutes.

8 scenes · Narrated
WEEK 11 OF 26

I Must Relentlessly Refuse to Participate in My Own Demise

The foundational refusal. Narrated. About three and a half minutes.

8 scenes · Narrated
WEEK 12 OF 26

Feelings Are Not Facts

Real, but not rulings. Narrated. About three and a half minutes.

8 scenes · Narrated
Smith For Christ · Day 0 through Week 12 · new weeks added as we go