Dr. Gabor Maté: Understanding the Nature of Addiction

Dr. Gabor Maté has dedicated his life to exploring the nature not only of addiction but of trauma too, and has discovered that diseases don’t just come along randomly, out of the blue. They reflect the course of a person’s life, beginning in childhood. And nowhere is this more true than for addiction. Key takeaways: Addiction stems from childhood trauma Train yourself not to be reactive Adverse childhood experiences Why the prison system itself is criminal The importance of expressing your own truth