November 20, 2023: Dr. Gabor Maté opens our hearts to understanding “The Myth of Normal”
Monday Morning Magic from Inkandescent® PR + Publishing Co. — With the holidays upon us, it’s the perfect time to open our hearts to healing ourselves! For insight, we turn to bestselling author Dr. Gabor Maté, who bridges the gap between science and compassion.
“The question is not why the addiction, but why the pain,” insists Gabor, author of The Myth of Normal, who is featured in the Fall 2023 issue of our BeInkandescent Health & Wellness magazine: BeInkandescent.com.
Gabor’s work teaches us about these big ideas:
- COMPASSIONATE INQUIRY: This psychotherapeutic method developed by Dr. Gabor Maté reveals what lies beneath the appearance we present to the world. Using Compassionate Inquiry, the therapist unveils the level of consciousness, mental climate, hidden assumptions, implicit memories, and body states that form the real message that words express and conceal. Through Compassionate Inquiry, the client can recognize the unconscious dynamics that run their lives and how to liberate themselves from them.
- MIND/BODY HEALTH: Emotional stress is a major cause of physical illness, from cancer to autoimmune conditions and many other chronic diseases. The brain and body systems that process emotions are intimately connected with the hormonal apparatus, the nervous system, and in particular, the immune system. Dr. Maté’s insight into the relationship of the mind and the body is presented in When the Body Says No, a groundbreaking book published in multiple languages on five continents.
- CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT & PARENTING: The essential condition for healthy development is the child’s relationship with nurturing adults. Hold On to Your Kids, co-authored with the eminent developmental psychologist Dr. Gordon Neufeld, provides insight into the environmental factors necessary for healthy child development, how these conditions are increasingly under threat in today’s society, and how parents and teachers can maintain their leading position in face of the multiple challenges posed by modern culture.
- AD(H)D: Rather than an inherited disease, Attention Deficit Disorder is a reversible impairment and a developmental delay with origins in infancy. It is rooted in multi-generational family stress and disturbed social conditions in a stressed society. In Scattered Minds, Dr. Maté offers a completely new perspective on this disorder, providing hope for adults with ADD and parents seeking to support their children.
- TRAUMA: The Myth of Normal is a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing.
- Click here to learn more: drgabormate.com
Until next Monday: From our Inkandescent® family to yours, may this holiday season be filled with love and light. Happy Thanksgiving, friends! — Hope Katz Gibbs, founder and president, Inkandescent® Inc. Inkandescent.us
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