Dr. Gabor Maté: The Shocking Link Between ADHD, Addiction, Autoimmune Diseases, & Trauma
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Who is Dr. Gabor Maté?
Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. 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. His name is Dr. Gabor Matej. Now, Dr. Maté 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 you become as an adult. And his work has profoundly changed my life. Around the world, he is considered the people whisperer because when he talks about the connection between your childhood and the things you struggle with right now as an adult, you're going to feel so seen and so understood. And today, he's here to share a very provocative opinion.
Dr. Mate believes that you are not born with conditions like ADHD or addiction or an autoimmune disorder or the inability to say no or being a people pleaser. Dr. Mate says these are conditions that are created by your childhood experience. Now, one of the things that I love about his work is that not only does he bring the science, he also removes the shame. None of what you experienced and how it impacted you is your fault. And when you understand the factors in your childhood that create people-pleasing, ADHD, addiction, and health issues, and all the research and science that supports it, you are going to have a completely different roadmap to your own healing. In fact, you're going to leave this conversation with five questions that Dr. Mate will tell you you need to ask yourself 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 to be able to spend some time with you, to be together, to learn together.
If you're brand new, I want to take a moment and welcome you to the Mel Robbins Podcast family. Super excited that you're here. And because you chose to listen to this episode, I know something about you. You're the type of person who values your time. And you're also in learning about simple ways that you can improve your own life. And I absolutely love that. And you know what I also love? I love that you and I are going to get to spend time today learning from the extraordinary Dr. Gabor Mate. He's a world-renowned physician and New York Times bestselling author and a renowned addiction expert who dives deep into childhood development and the impact of physiological and psychological trauma and how it shapes our mental and physical health over your lifetime.
And today specifically, you and I are going to dive deep with Dr. Mate into how ADHD, people-pleasing, addiction, your inability to say no, and autoimmune disorders are not things that you're born with. They were created by your childhood. So please help me welcome Dr. Gabor Mate to the Mel Robbins Podcast.
Thank you. It's so nice to be here.
It is such an honor to sit down with you and spend some time together today.
Thank you.
I'm really excited about the topic today and your work around how childhood conditions and experiences in your childhood are connected to ADHD, addiction, and autoimmune diseases and disorders. And I have so many questions I want to ask you. Why don't we start with just your definition of what you're talking about when you mean childhood conditions so that as the person is listening to us today and spending time with us together, we're all using the same words and concepts and we kind of start on the same page.
So child conditions include the physical conditions, nutrition, housing, comfort, protection, but they also include the emotional conditions, which has to do with a child's sense of being accepted or being loved. Not just this love, but actually being seen, understood. And also on the parents' emotional states. Are their parents stressed? Are their parents struggling with economic difficulties?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who is Dr. Gabor Maté?
0:00–5:59
2
What does Dr. Maté say about childhood conditions?
5:59–35:05
3
How are ADHD and addiction linked?
35:05
4
What role does the environment play in brain development?
15:08–45:22
5
Why is understanding trauma important for healing?
45:22–46:24
6
How can parents support children with ADHD?
46:24
7
What are the misconceptions about ADHD and addiction?
32:36–45:21
8
How can we separate identity from conditions like ADHD?
45:21–1:04:47
Speakers
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