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#191 - Dr. Gabor Mate: Childhood Trauma, Anger & Boundaries, Autoimmune Disease, Repressing Emotions, Racial Disparity, Marriage & Relationships, Adult Mental Illness, And More!

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Mar 31, 2023
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Gabor Mate´
Dr. Gabor Mate, a renowned physician and trauma expert, delves into childhood trauma’s lasting impacts on mental and physical health. He discusses how suppressed emotions contribute to conditions like autoimmune disease and challenges faced in modern parenting. The conversation highlights critical societal issues, including racism, and their ties to health disparities. Mate emphasizes the importance of emotional expression in relationships and advocates for a systemic shift in understanding trauma's role in well-being.
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Emotional Trauma Impacts Health

  • Emotional trauma from childhood can cause physical and mental health issues decades later.
  • Medical training often ignores emotional trauma despite extensive scientific evidence linking it to illness.
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Science-Practice Gap on Trauma

  • Lack of awareness among medical practitioners causes the gap between science and practice.
  • The problem is widespread ignorance, not a lack of scientific evidence on trauma's effects.
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Stress Drives Autoimmune Diseases

  • Rising autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis are linked to increased trauma and stress.
  • Cultural roles, especially for women, as stress absorbers increase autoimmune disease risk.
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