Ep. 7: Stress, Trauma and Disease | Dr Gabor Maté

In this episode I’m chatting with Dr Gabor Maté, an international best selling author and expert in trauma, addiction, childhood development and the relationship between stress and disease. It was a huge honour to interview Gabor for this episode and he offered some fascinating insights into a range of topics.

In this episode we discuss: 

• The Mind-Body connection

• How emotions impact our physiology

• The impact of trauma on physical, mental and spiritual health

• Addiction as something we all experience

• Multigenerational trauma

• Plant medicine as a tool for healing

• The other tools that have helped Gabor on his own healing journey

• The need for a more holistic approach to “illness” especially regarding mental health

I really hope you enjoy the episode. If you do, please subscribe and leave a review. 

You can find out more about Dr Gabor Maté at www.drgabormate.com.

Dr Gabor Maté has written four bestselling books. In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction, Hold On To Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers, When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress and Scattered Minds: A New Look at the Origins and Healing of Attention Disorder.

This is the link the article we discuss regarding aboriginal trauma: https://theconversation.com/strength-from-perpetual-grief-how-aboriginal-people-experience-the-bushfire-crisis-129448