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EP 100 Trauma, Illness and the Myth of Normal (with guest Gabor Maté)

Better Me

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Is Love Conditional or Unconditional?

Gabor: I struggle with frustration, more than pessimism. Frustration is a natural response to things not moving in a way that you would like them to. How do we start having those conversations again with family without shouting? That's where love and compassion come into it. You might express your disagreement, but it does not need to become hostile. And if people respond hostility anyway, you have a decision to make. Can I be with these people? Gabor: Everybody needs to engage with that question and answer it for themselves,. But not doing so incurs a huge cost in mental and physical health.

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