About this episode
Gabor Maté joins Bryony Gordon to discuss addiction, trauma, and the separation of mind and body in healthcare.
Gabor Maté is a doctor and expert in addiction, stress and childhood development. But he's also something of a revolutionary, challenging all our assumptions about what it is to be well. His book, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, was a great comfort to Bryony when she had to get sober, and you've probably heard her talk about it with other guests here on Mad World. His new book, The Myth of Normal, looks at trauma, illness and healing in a toxic culture. Gabor joins Bryony to talk about why he would ban the word 'addict' and how he thinks that in 150 years we'll look back in horror that we've been separating the mind and the body in healthcare. The Myth of Normal , by Gabor Maté This bonus episode was recorded to mark Addiction Awareness Week by Action on Addiction and the Forward Trust. Find our more here about their campaign for #SupportNotStigma. Read Bryony's columns: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/bryony-gordon/ | For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/madworld | Follow Bryony on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryonygordon/ | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy…
People in this episode
Host: Bryony Gordon
Guest: Gabor Maté
Topics covered
- addiction
- mental health
- trauma
- healing
- childhood development
- wellness
Keywords
- addiction
- trauma
- mental health
- healing
- childhood development
- wellness
- Gabor Maté
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Action on Addiction, the Forward Trust
Books & works: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, The Myth of Normal
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