The 4 Reasons You FEEL LOST & How To FIND YOURSELF! | Gabor Mate & Rangan Chatterjee

My guest is Dr Gabor Maté, one of the world’s most revered thinkers on the psychology of addiction, his radical findings based on decades of work with patients. We now live in a culture that doesn’t meet our human needs. We delve into how our emotional stress can translate into physical chronic illnesses. Loneliness and a lack of meaningful connection are on the rise, as are the rates of autoimmune disease and addiction.

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[lifewalker]

2 years clean from a 30 year heroin, crack, benzo and methadone habit. Consider myself extremely blessed to have survived and been given insight into my inner world, freedom lies within 😊

[Lion-dquj]

Dr mate is awsome!! I saw him speak once a long time ago . He expanded my way of thinking. I'm now 3 years sober from alcohol

[babytiger]

My favourite quote: an insane culture is a culture that doesn't meet people's needs

[susanstardust]

This wonderful man speaks more sense than any therapist, doctor or friend I've ever met. I thank the universe for his existence and being available on YTube. He's saved my sanity x

[julespalliser]

Gabor Mate is one of the most gracious, deep thinking and wisest human beings on the planet. May the Gods ever protect you x

[princessmay]

It's not just friends we need to see and interact with every day. We need "friendly" human contact.

[mollyoconnor]

Excellent podcast. I’m an Emergency nurse and deal with addicts of all kinds and homeless on a daily basis. During our conversations I have come to realise that pain is always behind their situations. We all numb and are addicted to something to a certain level, some more than others depending on our past traumas.
Amazing Gabor and this interviewer was fantastic 👏🏻

[staceywoods]

I have to say, the slowing down, pandemic helped me heal, I've had a lot of introspective and time to work on myself and as a conscious parent going forward. I've found your work and started to follow my passion. Now at 37 I'm starting my first university module in October ❤

[melindah]

The Body requires touch. A hand on the arm, around the back. A hug. Just a simple touch. A smile. I work in a nursing home. I see the forgotten. I am also aware of how a kiss on the forehead. Eye to Eye contact can make all the difference. I won’t even talk about how isolated they were. We were, with Covid. Also I could go on and on about Medication, Food, Activities, but I am feeling depressed and do not want to add anything than the Power of Love and a Touch.

[muhammedcankucukaslan]

16:20 How powerful are the addictives
20:50 internal family systems
27:00 Specialists vs. Generalists
36:20 Not why the addiction, but why the pain?
38:50 What is addiction?
39:30 How can we change our understanding of addiction?
41:00 What is the ultimate source of...
46:00 Emotions and Physical health
49:30 Responsibility vs Blame
52:00 Personality and Behaviour
55:00 Reductionist medicine (are sickness our body's response to environment)
58:30 Changing life style: why some fails
1:03:00 Maternity leave of Scandinavia vs. USA
1:06:00 Why children cry

1:08:20 Second Part
1:08:30 How should we behave when someone is anxious (e.g. a children cries)?
1:12:00 WW II VS Covid: What is new, what can we learn about ourselves?

1:17:00 inequality then air pollution
1:20:00 willful oppression by government/political inequality
Mindfulness, gratitude, be kind, compassion
1:27:00 judgements by negative individuals. Early trauma causing mistrust of authority. Healthy shame.
1:30:00 joy of giving by free will, not out of compulsion
1:33:00 living with restrictions

ps. times and topics are roughly written. Corrections are welcomed.

Addendum (2022.03.15):
I'm glad if this helped. I wanted to repeat that I welcome any correction/improvements.
Finally, I would also appreciate if they put this (or a better) timeline to the video description.

[tantalumb]

I’m liking this video before i watch it just because it’s Gabor Mate.

[n.leticiatrevino]

A trauma is so difficult to heal or overcome, my sons felt my stress and frustration when growing up, I feel sorry and guilty for it. My younger son at 40 is still struggling controlling his behaviour.
Thanks for this interview.

[rwaterssydney]

This man has so much humility it's incredible.

[larkspur]

At 70, I am feeling and sensing that the ageing process is taking hold. I still have to work to support myself because social security is not enough. Most of the time I feel depressed and have no hope that I will be free to enjoy my older years.

[oliviachipperfield]

I think that many of us are stuck in limbo ; knowing that their current life needs healing, but also not being sure that they want to, or even can, heal. Lifestyle changes are much easier and temporary.

[the_famous_reply_guy]

Learn to love solitude, reconnect with yourself by listening to your feelings, instincts and desires. Eat when hungry not upset, sleep when tired not upset, walk when stressed and smile when you look in the mirror. Move into yourself with playing🌈

[BusyBrainyBody]

I wish Dr Gabor Mate could be my therapist.

[jennifermullin]

"My mantra is not why the addiction, but why the pain"-Dr.Gabor Mate

[claireverhees]

Dr Mate really is naturally emotionally intelligent as well as academic.. I really do relate 💯!! You can’t teach this in medical school or nursing school.. you either have emotional intelligence about the world from young age regardless of trauma.. but to have intelligence to explain it is a gift to world ❤️

[MegaWinnetou]

‘A baby’s cry is precisely as serious as it sounds’ - wrote Jean Liedloff in ‘The Continuum Concept’, the most groundbreaking book on the subject I have ever read. Published in 1975 but never given the attention and recognition it deserves as it literally can save humanity.