What does Gabor Mate do?
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What does Gabor Mate do?
Gabor Maté is a retired physician who, after 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness.
Does Gabor Maté believe in God?
I don’t believe in God, so you don’t have to worry about it; I’m not trying to convince you of anything. But if there is a God, he/she/it was uncreated; unformed.
What is Gabor Mate doing now?
Gabor is now a doctor and he works with people who have drug addictions. People with drug addictions face a lot of judgment . They often get blamed for their addiction.
How old is Gabor Mate?
77 years (January 6, 1944)
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What nationality is Gabor Mate?
Canadian
Hungarian
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How many books has Gabor Mate written?
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction2008
When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress2003Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder1999Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers2004The Return to Ourselves: Trauma, Healing, and the Myth of Normal2018
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Why does Gabor Mate pain?
Hence my mantra: “The question is not why the addiction, but why the pain.” And the source of pain is always and invariably to be found in a person’s lived experience, beginning with childhood. Childhood trauma is the template for addiction—any addiction.
What is Gabor Mate best book?
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Maté has written several best-selling books, including: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction. When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress. Scattered Minds: A New Look at the Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder.
Who said the opposite of addiction is connection?
Johann Hari
In an increasingly popular TED Talk, Johann Hari famously concludes that the opposite of addiction is not sobriety, it is human connection.
Who is Dr Gabor Maté?
In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Dr. Gabor Maté, retired physician, author, and world renowned educator. Dr. Maté has more than 20 years experience in family practice and palliative care.
What TEDx talk did Gabor Maté give in 2012?
Gabor Maté gave a TEDx talk at Rio+20 in 2012. In the talk, which is entitled, The Power of Addiction and The Addiction of Power, Gabor gives an insight into addiction to things from drugs to power.
Who is Dr Maté?
Dr. Maté has more than 20 years experience in family practice and palliative care. He has worked for more than a decade at the Portland Hotel in downtown East Side Vancouver with patients who suffer from mental illness and addiction.
What did Dr Gabor do after he retired?
Since having retired from being a physician, Gabor speaks extensively on a range of topics important to him, including addiction and both physical and mental health. He has written a number of books on a range of topics, ranging from addiction to ADHD and mind-body health.