Dr. Gabor Maté: The Shocking Link Between ADHD, Addiction, Autoimmune Diseases, & Trauma

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🗓️ 21 November 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Today, Mel’s dream guest joins her in the Boston studios: Dr. Gabor Maté, MD. Dr. Maté is a world-renowned trauma expert, and shares things today unlike he has ever shared before. This wide-ranging conversation covers ADHD, autoimmune diseases, anxiety, addiction, people pleasing, and trauma. Dr. Maté will take you on a deep dive into how your early life experiences can shape the way you feel and function today, both mentally and physically. This episode is about unlocking real healing and finding hope. Dr. Maté’s compassionate insights will show you how understanding your past can free you to make healthier choices right now. You’re about to discover powerful, science-backed ways to understand and care for yourself in ways you never have before. So, whether you’re on this journey for yourself or to help someone you love, this episode is for you. For more resources, including links to the studies mentioned in the episode, click here for the podcast episode page. If you liked this episode and want to reprogram your brain for more happiness and fulfillment, listen to this episode next: #1 Neurosurgeon: How to Manifest Anything You Want & Unlock the Unlimited Power of Your Mind Connect with Mel: Watch the episodes on YouTube Get Mel’s new book, The Let Them Theory Follow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast Instagram Mel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes. Disclaimer

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0:00.0	Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast.
0:07.6	You know, when I started this podcast, I sat down and I made a list of dream guests, and I am so excited that you chose to listen to this episode because today, one of those dream guests is sitting here in our Boston studios.
0:23.7	His name is Dr. Gabor-Mate.
0:30.4	Now, Dr. Mate is a five-time New York Times bestselling author. He is one of the world's most respected and prolific experts on childhood development, trauma, and the impact that it has on who
0:35.9	you become as an adult, and his work has profoundly
0:40.1	changed my life. Around the world, he is considered the people whisperer, because when he talks
0:47.0	about the connection between your childhood and the things you struggle with right now as an adult,
0:53.0	you're going to feel so seen and so understood.
0:57.5	And today, he's here to share a very provocative opinion. Dr. Mate believes that you are not born
1:07.0	with conditions like ADHD or addiction or an autoimmune disorder or the inability to say no
1:14.0	or being a people pleaser. Dr. Mante says these are conditions that are created by your childhood
1:22.3	experience. Now, one of the things that I love about his work is that not only does he bring the science,
1:28.5	he also removes the shame. None of what you experienced and how it impacted you is your fault.
1:35.8	And when you understand the factors in your childhood that create people-pleasing, ADHD,
1:40.8	addiction, and health issues, and all the research and science that supports it,
1:45.2	you are going to have a completely different roadmap to your own healing.
1:50.0	In fact, you're going to leave this conversation with five questions that Dr. Mate will tell you,
1:55.5	you need to ask yourself that are going to help you take the very first step.
2:07.5	Music that are going to help you take the very first step. Hey, it's your friend Mel. I am so excited that you're here with me today. It is always an honor
2:12.5	to be able to spend some time with you, to be together, to learn together. If you're brand new,
2:17.2	I want to take a moment
2:17.9	and welcome you to the Mel Robbins podcast family. Super excited that you're here. And because you chose
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