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EPISODE · Jun 29, 2026 · 13 MIN

How Childhood Trauma Leads to Addiction - Gabor Maté | After Skool

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How Childhood Trauma Leads to Addiction - Gabor Maté Gabor Maté CM (born January 6, 1944) is a Hungarian-born Canadian physician. He has a background in family practice and a special interest in childhood development and trauma, and in their potential lifelong impacts on physical and mental health, including on autoimmune disease, cancer, ADHD, addictions, and a wide range of other conditions.Now retired from clinical practice, he travels and speaks extensively on these and related topics, both in North America and abroad. His books have been published internationally in over twenty-five languages.Maté's approach to addiction focuses on the trauma his patients have suffered and looks to address this in their recovery, with special regard to indigenous populations around the world.Full conversation of this audio is from the Tim Ferriss podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9B5mYfBPlY&t=1sPlease consider supporting After Skool on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AfterSkoolIf you want to get in touch, feel free to send an email of visit https://www.afterskool.netAnd please subscribe and hit the notifications bell to see future animations! Thank you!Special thank you to Allan on Patreon. Follow the podcast for new episodes. We cannot change the world. But we can change ourselves...and that will change the world. The goal of this podcast is to empower the individual and deliver profound ideas through art. Find After Skool on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AfterSkool/videos Disclaimer: This podcast is an independent initiative inspired by the thought-provoking content of After Skool. It is created by a viewer who appreciates the depth of the ideas shared and wants to make them more accessible in an audio format. While every effort is made to preserve the essence of the original content, this is not an official After Skool production, nor is it affiliated with or endorsed by After Skool. All rights to the original material belong to After Skool. If you have any concerns regarding this podcast, please feel free to reach out. ----------------------------- ------------- Keywords: life philosophy, spiritual awakening, human behavior, educational podcast, mindfulness, history lessons, sun tzu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Childhood Trauma Leads to Addiction - Gabor Maté Gabor Maté CM (born January 6, 1944) is a Hungarian-born Canadian physician. He has a background in family practice and a special interest in childhood development and trauma, and in their potential lifelong impacts on physical and mental health, including on autoimmune disease, cancer, ADHD, addictions, and a wide range of other conditions.Now retired from clinical practice, he travels and speaks extensively on these and related topics, both in North America and abroad. His books have been published internationally in over twenty-five languages.Maté's approach to addiction focuses on the trauma his patients have suffered and looks to address this in their recovery, with special regard to indigenous populations around the world.Full conversation of this audio is from the Tim Ferriss podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9B5mYfBPlY&t=1sPlease consider supporting After Skool on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AfterSkoolIf you want to get in touch, feel free to send an email of visit https://www.afterskool.netAnd please subscribe and hit the notifications bell to see future animations! Thank you!Special thank you to Allan on Patreon. Follow the podcast for new episodes. We cannot change the world. But we can change ourselves...and that will change the world. The goal of this podcast is to empower the individual and deliver profound ideas through art. Find After Skool on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AfterSkool/videos Disclaimer: This podcast is an independent initiative inspired by the thought-provoking content of After Skool. It is created by a viewer who appreciates the depth of the ideas shared and wants to make them more accessible in an audio format. While every effort is made to preserve the essence of the original content, this is not an official After Skool production, nor is it affiliated with or endorsed by After Skool. All rights to the original material belong to After Skool. If you have any concerns regarding this podcast, please feel free to reach out. ----------------------------- ------------- Keywords: life philosophy, spiritual awakening, human behavior, educational podcast, mindfulness, history lessons, sun tzu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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