Gabor Maté on the Myth of Normalcy

Under The Skin with Russell Brand

Russell Brand

Comedy Interviews, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Comedy

4.8 • 15.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2021

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Gabor is a physician who specializes in addiction, stress, trauma, and childhood development and is the author, most recently, of The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture.

In this episode we discuss healthy and unhealthy attachments; tech addiction and its hold over our consciousness and behaviour; the importance of becoming disillusioned; and how crises can become a moment of opportunity.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to under the skin starring me your host Russell Edward
0:06.4	Ignatius Proudfoot. That's my favourite name. Ignatius. I've not finished my own name man.
0:12.0	Just say Buffin. I was going to say Botholomew. Brand, right? Now what's your
0:17.0	favourite? Ignatius is good and I told you this before Ignatius and Sebastian.
0:21.6	I think James is braver as called Ignatius because I hear he call him Iggy. Iggy.
0:26.9	Is Iggy Pop called Ignatius? Is that a name? Isn't the problem Ignatius
0:32.8	it's sound too much like Ignatius? No, but it doesn't. Oh, I nearly said something.
0:37.8	What? What did you say? Go on. No, you're going to get angry. I will. I'm not going to say it.
0:44.7	I will get angry. Go on, say it. Well, Brand sounds like.
0:49.2	Brand? Yeah. Yeah, but Brand, firebrand, branding iron. Yeah, but Ignatius. Ignatius.
0:57.2	Ignatius. Yeah, but you just walled your head back and forth like Willow, Willow Smith.
1:03.0	Alright, wait a second, because I'm not finished talking yet. Anyway, Gioro is going to be on this
1:06.8	podcast, Jen. No. Gabo Mattei. That's what's coming on. The Gabo Mattei. I'm just
1:12.2	disappointed as you don't know because you're meant to be the editor and producer. Anyway,
1:16.6	that's why not tell a born, like born, born so Stilana. That's the name of your
1:22.6	my answers. Like, puns of steel. Buns of Stilana. Buns of Stilana. Oh, right. This is the
1:28.9	t-shirt made for me by Angela. Have a look at it and you should get your own follow on Instagram.
1:32.2	She's terrific. Oh, Jen, I'll breathe some spit down in next pipe. The firemen's attack too.
1:39.3	Listen, you've been attacked by your own plan. We call you Flamie Jenny. Flamie Jen.
1:45.6	Yeah, let's get it. It's the catcher on hashtag flamie Jen. I'll bet you next week you get to
1:49.8	send at least one letter saying flamie Jen. Yeah, one little letter flamie Jen will say.
1:55.4	Now, this is a good conversation with Gabo Mattei. Do you like Gabo? Yeah, he's great. It's beautiful.
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