Gabor Mate on How We Become Who We Are | Conversations with Tom

<p>Check out our Sponsors</p> <p>Butcher Box: Ground beef for life is back! For a limited time, new members can get 2 pounds of free ground beef in every Butcher Box order by signing up today at ButcherBox.com/impact</p> <p>Athletic Greens: Go to athleticgreens.com/impact and receive a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase!</p> <p>Indeed: Get a FREE $75 CREDIT to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/IMPACT</p> <p>The New Yorker: For a limited time, you can get 12 weeks of The New Yorker for just $6. Go to <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="http://newyorker.com/IMPACT">NewYorker.com/IMPACT</a></p> <p><span class="s3">As adults we all have some degree of trauma from our childhood to cope with. Maybe it’s falling downhill and being left with a scar, or maybe it’s more severe and involves emotional neglect. For many adults,it’s easy to believe there was never any trauma, life was great and their childhood was filled with happy memories. In this episode, Gabor Mate explains how easily unconscious traumas from childhood can be identified. He shares years of experience and wisdom with Tom in this conversation that explores the depths of truth and meaning in life, and how that fits in with our physical and behavioral manifestations of broken adult expectations and stressors. Gabor Mate, is a deep thinker, childhood development expert, and expert of addiction. He shares his unique insights on how to deal with severe trauma and how to get the most out of life by moving beyond mere survival.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span class="s2">SHOW NOTES:</span></p> <p><span class="s3">Reality | Gabor on how people view reality and the Johnny Cash song, In Your Mind [1:14]</span></p> <p><span class="s3">Childhood Development | Gabor reveals the shaping window of development for children [3:01]</span></p> <p><span class="s3">Stress Defined | Gabor explain the terminology of stress and its triggers [5:40]</span></p> <p><span class="s3">Emotional Work | Ongoing emotional work that takes conscio