Trama is a greek word for wounding. It also means that tramas not what happened to you, Trumes what happened inside you. Not having your needs met can be tramatic as well. You don't need genicidor wary. Just need parents who are like we were with my wife and i, unconscious of r own tromas.
Dr. Gabor Maté is a highly sought expert on a wide range of topics such as addiction, stress, and childhood development. He has written many books, of which several are best-sellers, including the award-winning “In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts” , “Close Encounters with Addiction”, and “When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Culture.” Gabor’s work has been published internationally and in more than 30 languages.
In this episode, Eric and Dr. Maté discuss his book, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
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Dr. Gabor Mate and I Discuss How to …
- His book, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
- Defining the myths of normal
- How the increasing anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues are a result of toxic culture
- Stress and trauma can begin for a child in utero, at childbirth, and throughout childhood
- The modern stresses of our world contributes to a toxic culture
- How parents pass down their traumas to their children
- Defining trauma as a psychic wound that happens inside of you
- The healing process is the recovery of self
- Understanding the clash between attachment and authenticity
- How emotions and immune systems are part of the same system
- The importance of understanding the important link between emotions and physical health
- Trauma imposed self beliefs are the main obstacles of healing
- Remembering that healing is a lifelong process
- The 4 A’s of healing: authenticity, agency, acceptance, and anger (healthy)
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If you enjoyed this conversation with Dr, Gabor Maté, check out these other episodes:
Dr. Gabor Mate’s Interview from 2016
Healing Trauma with Dr. James Gordon
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