Dr. Gabor Maté is a retired physician who spent 20 years in family practice and worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness. He is the bestselling author of four books published in thirty languages, including the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, Gabor is an internationally renowned speaker highly sought after for his expertise on addiction, trauma, childhood development, and the relationship of stress and illness,



What to Listen For:

00:00 Intro
00:15 Angry at God
04:07 Why are so many people struggling?
07:46 Recovering from addiction
11:36 The problem with 12 step meetings
14:20 How do we become whole?
18:30 Advice for parents
24:08 Does trauma limit you?
26:45 Escaping the victim mindset
31:27 What to do you if you’re feeling “triggered”
36:53 The voice in your head
39:15 Raising kids in today’s society
43:41 Trauma and addiction
54:06 Can parents prevent addiction?
59:02 Signs of unhealed trauma
01:01:20 Why are so many people feeling stressed?
01:08:00 How can you reduce stress?
01:17:50 Work on the present
01:20:30 The mind-body connection
01:25:00 Why you should say “no” more
01:28:23 Remaining authentic in relationships
01:32:00 How did Gabor transform the relationship with his past?
01:34:00 “There’s no such thing as tough love”
01:37:22 What to do if you’re afraid of being your authentic self






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