Gabor Maté – The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Dr. Gabor Maté – The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Dr. Gabor Maté joined us at IMMH 2025 for this thought-provoking session exploring trauma, stress and chronic illness. If you’re interested in these topics, you’ll find many related conversations and perspectives throughout this year’s IMMH programme.
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Gabor Maté is a retired physician who, after 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness. The bestselling author of five books published in 43 languages, including the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, Gabor is an internationally renowned speaker highly sought after for his expertise on addiction, trauma, childhood development, and the relationship of stress and illness. For his ground-breaking medical work and writing he has been awarded the Order of Canada, his country’s highest civilian distinction, and the Civic Merit Award from his hometown, Vancouver. His most recent book, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture is a New York Times and international bestseller. His next book, Hello Again: A Fresh Start for Parents and their Adult Children is expected to be published in late 2027.
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