Dr. Gabor Maté with Mícheál Ó Mathúna: Addiction, Trauma, Stress Regulation, ADHD and Anger

About this episode

Dr. Gabor Maté discusses the connections between addiction, trauma, and stress regulation in this insightful interview.

Dr. Gabor Maté joins me for a grounded and precise conversation on addiction, stress, trauma, and the patterns that shape health, behaviour, and attention. In this discussion, Gabor explores: ✓ Why addiction is not a personal failing, but a response to pain✓ Why the real question is not “why the addiction?” but “why the pain?”✓ How stress regulation is shaped early in life✓ Why many behavioural patterns originate in childhood✓ How the brain develops through environment and relationship, not genetics alone✓ How trauma reflects a disconnection from the self, rather than simply the event This conversation is part of The Health Zone, hosted by Mícheál Ó Mathúna — author of The Eleven New Commandments and an integrative practitioner working in the areas of conditioning, self-trust, and internal regulation. Find out more and listen to all episodes:https://www.thehealthzones.com/ Follow The Health Zone:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dhealthzone/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehealthzonesTwitter: https://twitter.com/dhealthzone/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbZXDYJF_ypdjEmQk-BEIg Join the community:https://www.facebook.com/groups/thehealthzone/ In this…

People in this episode

Host: Mícheál Ó Mathúna

Guest: Dr. Gabor Maté

Topics covered

• addiction
• trauma
• stress regulation
• ADHD
• anger
• childhood development

Keywords

• addiction
• trauma
• stress
• ADHD
• childhood
• behavioural patterns
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Eleven New Commandments