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Dr. Gabor Maté - Trauma, Addiction, & The Use Of Psychedelics
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Dr. Gabor Maté (@DrGaborMate) is a renowned speaker and bestselling author that is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics including addiction, stress and childhood development.
Today we're focusing in on his book, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts and addiction.
In this episode, we discuss:
- What is an addiction?
- The behaviour of addiction
- Why trauma needs to be explored
- The 3 circuits that affect brain development
- Gabor discusses his ADD diagnosis
- ADD is a risk factor for addictions
- Gabor's classical music shopping addiction
- Why some people become addicted
- Eating disorders & the relationship with food
- This society feeds addiction
- The negative impact of social media
- Community is a human need
- Conventional treatment of addicts
- Gabor's approach to addiction treatment
- Treatment has to address trauma
- The use of psychedelics
- The brain can change
- The role of family support
- Recognizing an addict
- Genetics and addiction
- Practice mindfulness
- The difference between addiction and passion
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Related links:
Dr. Gabor Maté - In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts (book)
Follow Dr. Gabor Maté on Facebook and YouTube
Dr. Gabor Maté - Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates (book)
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