In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté

Gabor Maté, we explore the interconnections of grief, trauma, politics, and policies. Let's help all the world's babies be emotionally strong in homes without stress, fear, anxiety where love, compassion and connection are valued more highly than anything that can be bought.Is there really a way to understand politics if you understand grief? In this bonus episode with Dr. In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts I recommend as required reading for all prospective parents, teachers and health professionals. The emotional pain and emptiness of life in these times where we are outcast if we do not voluntarily chain our souls to the overarching consumerist idealogy is of greater concern than the 'climate change' industry that is currently engulfing the world. As a lived experience I had the harrowing journey of my son's illicit drug addictions and the arduous road of his personal recovery to the socially accepted and heavily taxed drugs of nicotine and alcohol. We are invited to take a hard look at ourselves, and see beyond the ineptly named 'war on drugs' with the wisdom that Gabor Mate has gained from his drug addict clients. Tenth anniversary edition, updated with new chapter on the opioid crisis.

Blending personal stories and science with positive solutions, and written in spellbinding prose, it is a must-listen that will change how you see yourself, others and the world. He presents it not as a discrete phenomenon confined to a weak-willed few but as a continuum that runs through (and even underpins) our society - not as a medical ‘condition’ but rather the result of a complex interplay of personal history, emotional development and brain chemistry.ĭistilling cutting-edge research from around the world, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts avoids glib self-help remedies, instead promoting self-understanding as the first key to healing and wellness. In this award-winning modern classic, Gabor Maté takes a holistic and compassionate approach to addiction, whether to alcohol, drugs, sex, money or anything self-destructive. His radical findings - based on decades of work with patients challenged by catastrophic drug addiction and mental illness - are reframing how we view all human development. To heal addiction, you have to go back to the start.ĭr Gabor Maté is one of the world’s most revered thinkers on the psychology of addiction. Random House presents the audiobook edition of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté, read by Daniel Maté.