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Despite our society’s obsession with wellness, we’re dealing with more chronic disease, mental illness, and addiction than ever before. What’s at the root of society’s most pressing issues? Today’s guest is here to share his expertise and insight on this topic and more. 

Today on The Dhru Purohit Show, we are rerunning one of our favorite episodes with Dr. Gabor Maté about his book, The Myth of Normal, and our crisis of separation, disconnection, and loneliness. Dhru and Dr. Maté discuss the link between addiction, our profit-driven culture, and trauma and the first steps we can take toward health and healing.

Dr. Gabor Maté is a renowned speaker and bestselling author and is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics, including addiction, stress, and childhood development. Dr. Maté has written several bestselling books, including the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection, and Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates and What You Can Do About It and has coauthored Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers. His latest book, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture, was just released.

In this episode, Dhru and Dr. Maté dive into (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• What we’ve gotten used to in our toxic culture and its consequences (2:31 / 2:31 )


• How society shapes our mind (12:02 / 8:33 )


• The crisis of separation we’re living in and its role in our toxic culture (17:49 / 14:20 )


• The role genes play in human health and behavior (34:42 / 29:33 )


• Gabor’s childhood trauma and its impact on his life (38:49 / 33:40 )


• Understanding trauma and how it shapes the way we live, love, and make sense of the world (46:29 / 41:20 )


• What society gains from living in this toxic culture (53:39 / 48:30 )


• Why women suffer from more anxiety, depression, and autoimmune disease than men (1:09:30 / 1:04:20 )


• Personality traits and coping mechanisms (1:14:00 / 1:11:00 )


• Psychedelics and healing (1:20:20 / 1:15:10 )

For more on Dr. Maté, follow him on Instagram, Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube, and his website. 

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