Big Idea: How We Can Start to Heal From Traumatic Childhood Experiences that Shape Our Health with Dr. Gabor Mate

Dhru Purohit Show

Dhru Purohit

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.7 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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This episode is brought to you by Pique Life and Aqua Tru. If you’ve ever gone to your doctor for pain or discomfort, did they ask you about the pain or trauma you’ve experienced in your life? Western medicine often separates the mind from the body, but in reality, the two are deeply connected. From a young age, many of us face hardships we don’t fully recognize, shaping the lens through which we see the world. Adversity is a part of the collective human experience, but when left unresolved, it can lead to unhealthy lifestyle choices that directly impact our physical well-being. Today, on The Dhru Purohit Show, we’re revisiting one of our most talked-about moments with Dr. Gabor Maté about the link between trauma, addiction, and chronic illness. They also discuss how profit-driven culture targets our insecurities and the crisis of separation, disconnection, and loneliness we currently face as a society. Most importantly, they discuss the first steps we can take toward health and healing. Dr. Gabor Maté is a renowned speaker and bestselling author known for his work on addiction, trauma, stress, and childhood development. He’s the author of several acclaimed books, including In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, When the Body Says No, and The Myth of Normal. For his groundbreaking contributions, he’s received the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honor. He also co-developed Compassionate Inquiry, a therapeutic approach now used by professionals worldwide. In this episode, Dhru and Dr. Maté dive into: The role of genes in human health and behavior (1:34) Gabor’s childhood trauma and its lasting impact (6:10) Understanding trauma and how it shapes the way we live, love, and interpret the world (12:45) What society gains and loses from living in a toxic culture (23:35) Final thoughts (30:25) Also mentioned: Full episode with Dr. Gabor Maté This episode is brought to you by Pique Life and Aqua Tru. Right now, Pique Life is offering 20% off the Pu’er fermented black and green teas. Plus, you’ll get a free beaker and frother when you go to piquelife.com/dhru. AquaTru is a countertop reverse osmosis purifier with a four-stage filtration system that removes 15x more contaminants than the bestselling water filters out there. Go to dhrupurohit.com/filter/ and get $100 off when you try AquaTru for yourself. Sign up for Dhru’s Try This Newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, Drew Prote here. For decades, we've been told that our genes are our destiny,
0:05.2	that if chronic disease runs in your family, whether it's heart disease, depression, cancer,
0:09.3	obesity, that it's only a matter of time before it will affect you too. But we know that's
0:14.4	only part of the story. There are about 20,000 genes that make up the human genome. Every cell,
0:20.0	protein, and molecule that makes us,
0:22.9	us is coded in the DNA we inherent from our parents. And those genes never change. But here's
0:28.6	what's critical. How those genes are expressed can change. And through the field of epigenetics,
0:34.0	science is now showing us that our internal and external environments and
0:37.9	experiences can literally switch those genes on or off. So while we often focus on things like
0:43.2	what we eat and how we move, we're also learning more and more about how our early childhood
0:47.9	experiences impact our health later on in life. So in today's episode, I'm sharing a highly
0:53.6	impactful moment for my conversation
0:56.1	with Dr. Gabor Mate. Dr. Mate is a renowned speaker and bestselling author who's a highly
1:03.0	sought after for his expertise on a range of topics, including addiction, stress, and childhood
1:08.8	development. In this moment that we're going to play for you,
1:12.1	we explore how childhood experiences shape the way our brains and bodies function
1:17.0	and how we can apply this information to not only our individual health,
1:20.3	but our societal health as well.
1:22.7	Let's dive into this conversation and this special moment
1:25.7	that we're presenting on our podcast with Dr. Gabor Mante.
1:34.1	Tell us how we know that genetics are not the full picture
1:38.2	when it comes to this idea of what's creating disease today.
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