How Childhood Trauma Leads to Addiction - Gabor Maté | After Skool
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How Childhood Trauma Leads to Addiction - Gabor Maté
Gabor Maté CM (born January 6, 1944) is a Hungarian-born Canadian physician. He has a background in family practice and a special interest in childhood development and trauma, and in their potential lifelong impacts on physical and mental health, including on autoimmune disease, cancer, ADHD, addictions, and a wide range of other conditions.Now retired from clinical practice, he travels and speaks extensively on these and related topics, both in North America and abroad. His books have been published internationally in over twenty-five languages.Maté's approach to addiction focuses on the trauma his patients have suffered and looks to address this in their recovery, with special regard to indigenous populations around the world.Full conversation of this audio is from the Tim Ferriss podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9B5mYfBPlY&t=1sPlease consider supporting After Skool on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AfterSkoolIf you want to get in touch, feel free to send an email of visit https://www.afterskool.netAnd please subscribe and hit the notifications bell to see future animations! Thank you!Special thank you to Allan on Patreon.
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