Mental Health in Children | With Dr. Gabor Maté

This interview took place at Wisdom 2.0, in partnership with Fetzer institute and Unlikely Collaborators.
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GABOR MATÉ
Gabor Maté is a Canadian physician (retired), public speaker and bestselling author,
published internationally in multiple languages.
His book on addiction, the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, is used as a text in many institutions of higher learning in Canada and the U.S. His most recent book, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture, to be published in over 30 languages on five continents, A film based on his work, The Wisdom of Trauma, has been viewed by over 10 million people internationally and has been translated into twenty languages. It is shown regularly in many institutions, including schools and prisons, in Canada, the U.S., and abroad.
His therapeutic method, Compassionate Inquiry, has been, in the past three years, studied by over 3,000 health care providers in 80 countries.
His next book, co-written with his son Daniel, will be Hello Again: A Fresh Start for Adult Children and Their Parents, based on their popular workshop.
Learn more at: www.drgabormate.com
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[@DS-nv8bi]

i have tried reading bessels book but it gave me nightmares and flashbacks big time. i was reliving things i had long forgoten

[@robynhope219]

So, do you regret reading it? I found it quite helpful...much better than Gabor's books.

[@DS-nv8bi]

@@robynhope219 i did not read much of the book and am scared to try reading more because i get triggered.
can you tell me the difference you found in the 2 authors and what is the main thing you found helpful?
i have been living with PTSD from much childhood trauma for 60 years and have tried everything available to ease the struggle it causes me without much success.
thank you for commenting i forgot the book altogether. perhaps i can give it another try.

[@robynhope219]

@@DS-nv8bi Gabor Mate doesn't fix anything, he just talks around it, raising awareness. Bessel van der Kolk's The Body Keeps The Score has many helpful suggestions, whereas Mate's book the Myth is a critique of an abnormal society. It is not a self-help book. If THE BODY triggers you, perhaps you need a trauma informed expert. I hope you find what you need, but I definitely think you should read The Body Keeps The Score again.

[@DS-nv8bi]

@@robynhope219 the myth book did help me to realize that my parents and all my brothers and sister have PTSD which has in turn helped me understand my family. I will take a look at The Body keeps the score again.
thank you.