Dr. Gabor Maté

Dr. Gabor Maté is a Hungarian-Canadian physician, bestselling author, and internationally respected lecturer specializing in trauma, addiction, stress, and mind-body medicine. A Holocaust survivor in infancy, Maté later worked extensively in family medicine, palliative care, and addiction treatment in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. His experiences with complex trauma shaped his belief that emotional suffering underlies many forms of physical illness. His other books include In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, Scattered Minds, Hold On to Your Kids, and The Myth of Normal. He advocates for a medical model that integrates emotional truth, compassion, neuroscience, and the lived human experience.