The Power of Addiction and The Addiction of Power: Gabor Maté at TEDxRio+20
This powerful TEDxRio+20 presentation features Dr. Gabor Maté challenging conventional thinking about addiction through his groundbreaking approach. In this video, Maté, a Canadian physician who works with severely addicted patients in Vancouver, asks the crucial question: “Why the pain?” rather than “Why the addiction?” He connects childhood trauma to brain development, showing how early experiences […]
Dr. Gabor Maté
A renowned speaker and bestselling author, Dr. Gabor Maté is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics, including addiction, stress, and childhood development. Rather than offering quick-fix solutions to these complex issues, Dr. Maté weaves together scientific research, case histories, and his own insights and experience to present a broad perspective […]
The Wisdom of Trauma
The Wisdom of Trauma is a documentary featuring Dr. Gabor Maté that offers a revolutionary perspective challenging how our society understands and responds to mental health, addiction, and chronic illness. The film presents the profound insight that “so much of what we call abnormality in this culture is actually normal responses to an abnormal culture,” […]
The Myth of Normal
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté and Daniel Maté reframes chronic illness, addiction, and mental suffering as predictable responses to unaddressed trauma and a toxic culture—and offers a compassionate path back to authenticity and genuine healing. After four decades of clinical experience, Maté has come to […]