cynicist Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Thanks for posting this. I was already familiar with Gabor Mate but wow, in that one video he single-handedly changed the way I look at medicine. I always thought that the two (mind/body) were closely related but I didn't realize how much of what modern medicine attempts to treat has psychological roots. Here's a good quote that sums up his thoughts in the video: Early childhood trauma results in adaptations that help the child survive in the short term, but are the basis of pathology, physical illness, mental illness, later on...
travioli Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 This reminds me of Alice Miller's book "The Body Never Lies". My brother's girlfriend (nursing major) didn't really buy this whole argument about medical problems being caused by early childhood trauma, especially from reading Miller's book. Maybe I could show her this!Thanks for sharing.
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