Gabor Maté, MD, is a Canadian physician, speaker, and author known for his expertise in addiction, mind-body wellness, parenting and childhood development, and attention deficit disorder (ADD).
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This is part two of Ryan Meili’s interview with Gabor Maté. There is a link to part one at the beginning of this article.
Presentation by Dr. Gabor Maté for the Howard Centre, Burlington Vermont. January, 2017. Dr. Gabor Maté is a renowned speaker, and bestselling author and is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics including addiction, stress and childhood development.
Gabor Maté, M.D. takes a special interest in early childhood trauma and the potential lifelong impacts on physical and mental health. Here he discusses the conflict children and adults often face staying true to their authenticity while potentially jeopardizing their important relationships.
“I’ve never met a single person who ever chose to be a drug addict,” the addictions expert said.
Dr. Gabor Maté drew from his experiences treating addicted men and women in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside when he published the bestselling nonfiction book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts a decade ago. Supplementing his personal insights with medical research, Dr.
What if we replaced the word "addict" with: “A human being who suffered so much that he or she finds in drugs or some other behavior a temporary escape from that suffering"?
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