Understanding Men and Their Trauma with Dr. Gabor Maté

The Man Enough Podcast

Wayfarer Studios LLC

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

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Men aren’t toxic, they’re traumatized. Renowned physician, author and speaker Dr. Gabor Maté talks about internalized rage, our toxic world culture, childhood trauma and reframing our approach to mental illness. With over 40 years of clinical experience and personal development, Maté takes us to school on our misconceptions about the traumas and “toxicity” within us as he gently reminds us that we are much more connected than we are led to believe. New episodes every Monday 🎙️ The video version of every episode and bonus features will always be available on the @wearemanenough YouTube channel ( https://youtube.com/WeAreManEnough ) and at https://ManEnough.com/podcast The Man Enough Podcast is produced by Wayfarer Studios and presented by Procter and Gamble, in partnership with Cadence13, an Audacy company. The Myth Of Normal Dr Gabor Maté’s newest book The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture, is a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture -- https://drgabormate.com/book/the-myth-of-normal/ About Dr.Gabor Maté: A renowned speaker and bestselling author, Dr. Gabor Maté is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics including addiction, stress, and childhood development. Dr. Maté has written several books, including the New York Times bestseller The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture, the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection, and has co authored Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers. His works have been published internationally in over thirty languages. Show Notes 00:00 Episode Begins 02:32 Introducing Dr.Gabor Maté 03:43 Who qualifies "enough-ness?" 12:58 How does our culture impact women and men's health differently? 23:20 The Answer to Chaos is Harmony 25:33 The Culture Has Deprived Men 34:15 When do we begin believing the world is against us? 36:31 Vulnerability is Brave 44:14 Reframing Mental Illness 48:16 Mother's don't chose to get stressed 49:40 How do we achieve human empowerment? 55:20 Rage in the body 58:47 Recovering from Trauma 01:04:00 Owning your own healing 01:08:05 What does it mean to be man enough? Key Quotes from the Episode: Healing is actually about growth, it's about becoming whole and for most of us, that's a lifelong proposition - Dr. Gabor Maté Guest Social Links: Instagram:@gabormatemd Twitter: @DrGaborMate JOIN THE MAN ENOUGH COMMUNITY: https://instagram.com/wearemanenough https://tiktok.com/wearemanenough https://twitter.com/WeAreManEnough https://facebook.com/wearemanenough https://youtube.com/WeAreManEnough Subscribe to the Man Enough newsletter for behind the scenes, updates, sneak peeks of new episodes, and positive masculinity content: https://manenough.com/newsletter Read the Man Enough book: https://manenough.com/books Order the Boys Will Be Human book: https://boyswillbehuman.com FOLLOW THE HOSTS: Justin Baldoni https://instagram.com/justinbaldoni https://www.tiktok.com/@justinbaldoni https://facebook.com/justinbaldoni https://twitter.com/justinbaldoni Text: +1 (310) 845-6909 Liz Plank https://instagram.com/feministabulous https://tiktok.com/@lizplank https://facebook.com/feministabulous https://twitter.com/feministabulous http://www.elizabethplank.com/ Jamey Heath https://instagram.com/jamey_heath_ https://tiktok.com/@jameyheath https://twitter.com/jamey_heath_ https://facebook.com/jameyjaz http://www.jameyheath.com/ #mentalhealth #happiness #joy #mindset #anxiety #goodvibesonly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Coming up on man enough.
0:02.0	Men feel blamed when we talk about the patriarchy,
0:05.0	but women perceive themselves as being lamed
0:08.0	when we talk about the stresses of really childhood
0:10.0	and their impact on the child.
0:12.0	This is what we have to get.
0:13.2	Nobody's being blamed here. It's human empowerment that we're talking about.
0:17.1	Because in this culture both men and women like genuine power because they're
0:20.4	so driven by unconscious force six. Ooh!
0:23.2	And when you're driven by the unconscious,
0:24.8	you're like a puppet on a string.
0:26.2	Being man enough, what does that mean?
0:31.7	It's really manly to mess up, admit you're wrong,
0:34.4	and then grow.
0:35.6	I couldn't accept that I was evil.
0:37.2	So maybe I'm broken.
0:38.8	But those broken things could be corrected.
0:40.8	Intimacy between a father and a son is me just wanting to like put my head in your lap.
0:45.9	I love you son.
0:47.6	You haven't called me benevolent sexist, but my experience is women are better.
0:51.6	Even if it's a positive, it's still not equality.
0:54.2	I don't blame men for that.
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