Gabor Mate is a multi-bestselling author and a world leading expert on trauma and how it effects us throughout our whole lives. A holocaust survivor and a first generation immigrant, Gabor’s knowledge and wisdom on the scars trauma leaves behind is deep and drawn from personal experience. Topics: 0:00 Intro 02:04 Early context 08:16 How does someone correct their traumatic events? 09:33 How did your traumatic event show shape you? 14:54 What did you focus on in your career? 16:40 What did working with patients towards the end of their life teach you? 20:34 The importance of following our passion 27:13 The Myth Of Normal 30:57 How would our approaches change if we took away the concept of normal? 41:06 How parents behaviour can impact a child 44:27 How do you define trauma? 46:57 Does everyone have trauma? 50:51 Why can two people with the same trauma turn out differently? 01:01:44 Being controlled by our trauma 01:04:20 Do we ever cut the puppet master strings? 01:05:56 How does someone become more aware? 01:09:18 Addictions and how we develop them 01:13:28 How do we find our sense of worth? 01:14:05 Why is authenticity so important 01:18:51 Taking personal responsibility 01:20:09 The 5 Rs to take control of your life 01:26:36 ADHD 01:40:40 Do you think society is getting more toxic? 01:50:27 What are you still struggling with? 01:54:25 The last guest’s question Gabor: Instagram - https://bit.ly/3zLZvRK Twitter - https://bit.ly/3E7nca4 Gabor's book, The Myth Of Normal: https://amzn.to/3tlR7VP The Dairy sign up link: https://bit.ly/3fUcF8q Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGq-a57w-aPwyi3pW7XLiHw/join Listen on: Apple podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-diary-of-a-ceo-by-steven-bartlett/id1291423644 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7iQXmUT7XGuZSzAMjoNWlX Follow: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steven/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-bartlett-56986834/ Telegram: https://g2ul0.app.link/SBExclusiveCommunity Sponsors: Amex - https://bit.ly/3TATNKc Huel - https://g2ul0.app.link/G4RjcdKNKsb