In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
We’ve all wondered, at some point, what drives a person to the edge — what could possibly bring someone to a place where survival itself seems secondary to the next fix. In In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, physician Gabor Maté answers that question not with judgment but with one of […]
Rabbi Tirzah Firestone
Rabbi Tirzah Firestone is a pioneering author, Jungian psychotherapist, and leader in the international Jewish Renewal Movement who brings together Kabbalah, depth psychology, and the re-integration of feminine wisdom traditions within Judaism. Raised in an Orthodox home in St. Louis and sister to radical feminist Shulamith Firestone, Rabbi Tirzah embarked on a spiritual odyssey that […]
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 […]
IFS (Internal Family Systems) Institute
The IFS Institute is the official hub for Internal Family Systems (IFS), a transformative therapeutic model developed by Dr. Richard C. Schwartz. IFS is based on the idea that the mind is naturally multiple, composed of distinct “parts” or sub-personalities—including Protectors, Exiles, and a core Self that is compassionate, calm, and capable of healing internal […]
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 […]
Jill Purce
Jill Purce is a British voice teacher, Family Constellations therapist, and author who pioneered the international sound healing movement in the 1970s through her rediscovery of ancient vocal techniques, introducing the teaching of group overtone chanting (producing a single note whilst amplifying vocal harmonics), and demonstrating the spiritual potential of the voice as a magical […]
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 Pocket Project
The Pocket Project is a nonprofit organization based in Germany that believes trauma can be transformed into coherence, wisdom, and ethical action. The organization works to restore fragmentation by addressing and integrating individual, ancestral, and collective trauma, healing wounds from the past to support humanity on its path of collaboration, innovation, and emergence. The Pocket […]
Rough Initiations
“Rough Initiations” by Francis Weller explores how traumatic experiences in modern life—cancer, war, rape, childhood neglect—mirror the structure of traditional indigenous initiations but occur without the sacred container of community and ritual. Weller reveals that both genuine initiation and trauma share key characteristics: they usher individuals into an alternate reality outside consensus, radically alter the […]
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 […]