Healing Trauma in a Toxic Culture with Dr. Gabor Maté

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Being Well

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2022

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Renowned physician Dr. Gabor Maté joins Rick and Forrest to explore the many problems for our bodies and minds that arise out of our modern culture, and what we can do to meet our needs, heal ourselves, and become more whole. They discuss our increasing separation from one another, issues with aspects of the medical model, the true nature of addiction, the developmental needs of children, the myth of “normal,” and recovering from traumatic experiences. About Our Guest: Dr. Gabor Maté is one of the world’s leading experts on trauma, addiction, and childhood development. His work has had an enormous impact on how we understand the interactions between our internal world and the world around us, and he is the bestselling author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, Scattered Minds, and his newest book The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture. Watch the Episode: Prefer watching video? You can watch this episode on YouTube. Key Topics: 0:00: Introduction 1:55: What Gabor means by a toxic culture 4:25: Interpersonal biology - our physiology is modulated by our relationships 7:10: What components are needed for a healthy culture? 11:55: Examples of toxic culture’s impact on people’s behavior 15:20: Addiction 21:00: How and when to distinguish degrees of trauma 27:05: Where and when to express healthy anger 33:10: How turning against the self manifests as illness 36:45: What supports people in returning to their authentic nature? 40:00: Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, and creating a sacred context 41:45: Grief, integration, and letting go 44:55: Gabor’s relationship with his children 48:25: Five kinds of compassion, disillusionment, and truth 51:20: Is it kind? Is it true? Is it necessary? 53:25: Recap New Online Course From Dr. Rick: Learn the tools you need to build strong, healthy, fulfilling relationships of all kinds in Rick's new Strong Heart Relationship Series. The program begins on February 18th, and all the teaching is recorded so you can watch on your own schedule. Visit RickHanson.net/strongheart to learn more and get 20% with coupon code BeingWell20. Sponsors: Join over a million people using BetterHelp, the world’s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month! Want to sleep better? Try the Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription. Connect with the show: Subscribe on iTunes Follow Forrest on YouTube Follow us on Instagram Follow Forrest on Instagram Follow Rick on Facebook Follow Forrest on Facebook Visit Forrest's website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Being Well, I'm Forest Hanson.
0:10.0	If you're new to the podcast, this is where we explore the practical science of personal
0:13.7	growth.
0:14.7	And if you've listened before, welcome back.
0:16.7	I'm here as usual with Dr. Rick Hanson, Rick as a clinical psychologist and author,
0:21.4	and he's my dad.
0:22.4	So dad, how are you doing today?
0:23.9	I'm doing really well for us, and I'm thoroughly psyched about our guest today.
0:29.0	Dr. Gabor Matei, I met you, Gabor in Vancouver.
0:32.8	You probably recall 10 years ago, and I can tell you the thought I had about you at the
0:38.1	time sitting there and kind of the table in the front in some kind of panel, I suspect.
0:43.4	And I thought to myself, this guy is brilliant, and he is hard core.
0:48.0	And when I made that hard core, it was complimentary, just deep radical penetrating,
0:54.4	noble, not kidding around.
0:56.5	And so I'm thoroughly delighted to be able to talk with you today, including about a book
1:00.6	that I think truly is a genuine master work that we will get into in some detail.
1:05.5	So thank you very much.
1:06.5	Thank you very much for being here.
1:08.1	Forest Rick, thank you for having me.
1:10.4	You know that the appreciation is absolutely reciprocal.
1:14.7	Oh, thank you.
1:16.6	Your work can introduce boredism in the light of modern science, but in a very gentle and
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