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Resources from the episode: https://tim.blog/2022/09/07/dr-gabor-mate-myth-of-normal/

Dr. Gabor Maté (@DrGaborMate) is a renowned speaker and bestselling author, highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics that includes addiction, stress, and childhood development. Dr. Maté has written several bestselling books, including the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, When the Body Says No: Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection, and Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates and What You Can Do About It. He has also coauthored Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers. His works have been published internationally in nearly thirty languages.

His new book is The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Normal-Illness-Healing-Culture-ebook/dp/B098PXTS5K/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20.

Please enjoy!

00:00 Start
01:26 How COVID affected Gabor.
02:37 Exploring plant medicine with Indigenous First Nations.
10:13 How Gabor got fired from his own ayahuasca retreat.
13:31 Can Indigenous medicine ever be understood through a Western lens?
19:19 How does Gabor clear himself of the trauma he takes from others?
20:41 Was writing The Myth of Normal more labor intensive than Gabor’s other works?
24:03 A personal story about how past trauma can show up in everyday life.
27:38 Coping with rage and anger.
37:40 Attachment versus authenticity.
43:27 Where does depression originate?
46:55 Raising a child to learn self-regulation.
51:13 What Gabor hopes The Myth of Normal readers don’t miss.
56:39 Finding the right balance of self-care when caring for a family.
01:00:56 The harm of focusing on correcting a child’s behavior rather than their underlying emotional dynamics.
01:05:42 Rehabilitation versus punishment of incarcerated, traumatized adults.
01:15:35 If he couldn’t write, what would be the focus of Gabor’s clinical practice?
01:18:54 Finding and listening to one’s inner voice or calling.
01:28:11 Are you bargaining with your authenticity?
01:33:15 Parting thoughts.

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