Healing Your Body, Mind, and Spirit in a Toxic World with Dr. Gabor Maté

This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and Birch Living . How is it possible that, in a culture so obsessed with wellness, we’re dealing with more chronic disease, mental illness, and addiction than ever before? Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast , Dhru talks to Dr. Gabor Maté about his new book, The Myth of Normal , and our crisis of separation, disconnection, and loneliness. They discuss the link between addiction, our profit-driven culture, and trauma and the first steps we can take toward health and healing. Dr. Maté is a renowned speaker and bestselling author and is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics, including addiction, stress, and childhood development. Dr. Maté has written several bestselling books, including the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction , When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection , and Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates and What You Can Do About It and has coauthored Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers . His latest book, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture , was just released. In this episode, we dive into: -What we’ve gotten used to in our toxic culture and the consequences of it (2:31) -How society shapes our mind (11:37) -The crisis of separation we’re living in and how it has played a key role in our toxic culture (17:25) -The role genes play in human health and behavior (32:41) -Gabor’s childhood trauma and the impact it’s had on his life (36:43) -Understanding trauma and how it shapes the way we live, the way we love, and the way we make sense of the world (44:04) -What society is getting from living in this toxic culture (51:11) -Why women suffer from more anxiety, depression, and autoimmune disease than men (1:07:27) -Personality traits and coping mechanisms (1:14:01) -Psychedelics and healing (1:18:18) For more on Dr. Maté, follow him on Instagram @gabormatemd , Facebook @drgabormate , Twitter @drgabormate , YouTube @drgabormate , and through his website, drgabormate.com . Get his book, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture , here . This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and Birch Living. Magnesium Breakthrough really stands out from the other magnesium supplements out there. BiOptimizers is offering my community 10% off, so just head over to magbreakthrough.com/dhru with code DHRU10. The Birch Mattress by Helix is made out of organic latex, organic cotton, New Zealand wool, and American steel springs. To get $200 off your Birch Living mattress plus two free eco-rest pillows, head over to birchliving.com/dhru . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices