On Today's Episode: Either you or someone you know is dealing with illness on some level. Whether it’s an autoimmune condition, metabolic disorder, or mental health crisis, it’s hard to escape the reality of how sick our society has become and so we’ve normalized our lack of health and made it the new norm without really questioning why.

In our fast-paced technological world where medical breakthroughs are more common it feels like we’re further from a solution than when we started or we’re just solving for problems we’ve been creating and consequently we’re farther from optimal health than ever before. At what cost is all this happening?

Dr. Gabor Mate is a world renowned trauma and addiction expert with over 40 years experience and respect looking at how trauma has been affecting us from childhood long into our adult years. Today he’s discussing The Myth of Normal, also the title of his latest book on trauma, illness, and healing in a toxic culture. From the very beginning Gabor exposes the myth and explains why this new norm we’ve accepted is actually making us sick.

Between exposing how trauma in our childhood and suppressed anger lead to autoimmune diseases and how our adaptive responses to bad parenting decisions cause a plethora of problems in our adult lives, Gabor Mate is laying down food for thought that will shift the way you see everything.

Check out Gabor Mate’s latest book, The Myth of Normal, Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture: https://amzn.to/3RQl0rg

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 | Introduction to Gabor Mate

0:39 | What Is the Myth of Normal

6:20 | Authenticity & Attachment

10:37 | Boundaries For Unconditional Love

19:45 | Nature’s Agenda for Humans

30:50 | Best Human Conditions to Thrive

36:36 | Stop Suppressing Healthy Anger

47:39 | Depression & Disconnection

53:32 | Emotional Regulation to Trauma

59:46 | Breaking Traumatic Cycles

1:12:35 | Healing Childhood Adaptations

1:23:50 | Conditions of Unconditional Love

1:27:14 | Changing an Unhealthy Culture

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