The Rich Roll Podcast

Dr. Gabor Maté On How Trauma Fuels Disease

Sep 5, 2022

Dr. Gabor Maté, a renowned speaker and bestselling author, dives into the complex relationship between trauma and health. He reveals how societal and cultural factors contribute to addiction and illness, challenging the traditional focus on genetics. Maté discusses the paradox of increased loneliness in our digitally connected age and emphasizes the importance of recognizing unhealed trauma for personal and collective recovery. He advocates for a shift towards compassionate, trauma-informed approaches in treatment, especially in parenting and societal systems.

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The Benefits of Lifting Weights

01:18

The Importance of Adult Contact for Children

01:57

Defining Trauma: Capital T and Lowercase T Trauma

01:09

Stress - What Are They?

01:24

Intro

5min

The Toxic Culture of Health

19min

The Paradox of Connection: Loneliness in a Digital Age

2min

Healing Beyond Genetics

15min

Enhancing Well-being Through Mindfulness and Health Innovations

4min

The Impact of Trauma on Behavior and Healing

4min

Breaking Patterns: Healing Through Trauma

19min

Disillusionment and Recovery: A Journey of Truth

22min

Nurturing Connections in Parenting

11min

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The Interconnection of Trauma, Empathy, and Truth

2min

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Conclusion and Listener Engagement

2min

In the most health-obsessed society ever, all is not well. At the root lies a sleeping giant: unhealed trauma.

Here to help us further explore this profound insight is renowned speaker and bestselling author, Dr. Gabor Maté.

Returning for his second appearance on the show (his first being RRP #188) Dr. Maté is an expert in a wide range of topics, best known for his work on the relationship between addiction and childhood development.

If you are interested in truly understanding the nature of addiction, his book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts is an essential read that has influenced me profoundly.

Dr. Maté’s latest and most ambitious book to date is The Myth of Normal, a groundbreaking extrapolation of his addiction thesis that investigates the true causes of illness, the many ways in which our society breeds disease, and the pathway to health and well-being.

Over the course of this conversation, Dr. Maté brilliantly illuminates what we can do to course correct and heal as individuals, and as a collective society at large.

Watch: YouTube.

Read: Show notes.

I have great reverence for this man, and my hope is that Dr. Maté’s words inspire you to rethink your own behavioral compulsions, redress your own unhealed pain, and in turn treat those who suffer with more compassion and understanding.

Peace + Plants,

Rich

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