The woman interviewing made this too much about herself. She needed to focus more on this brilliant doctor.

As a Canadian, I consider him a National Treasure. I think his work is key to helping almost everyone in our super sick culture. Thanks for bringing him to a wider audience.

Good interview. I recommend the interviewer to hold herself back a little bit more for next time though, and to pay more attention on not interrupting him.

I am an Indigenous artist from Manitoba, Canada and I am a fan of Dr. Gabor Maté. Before contact, Indigenous ontology was about interrelationality; recognizing that humans are one small part of the universe and our relationships to plants, animals, environment, community, etc. is an important part of our survival. Children were sacred beings and were never denied anything. They were surrounded by community and everyone had a role in supporting their needs and teaching them to be sentient beings. We never had prisons and through experience we created checks and balances to prevent greed. When conquers, settlers and well meaning religious groups forced their ontological understandings onto my ancestors, it was done with violence and policies that disempowered generations of people. Residential (church run) schools took children away from their families, language and culture to experience a foreign way of life that centred around abuse and discipline. What Gabor never mentioned was that the majority of people in Canadian prisons is Indigenous People and the East side of Vancouver is also made up of mostly Indigenous People. I have been learning about the old ways and I now go to ceremony. Much of what Gabor talks about, I hear the same lessons in the teachings from elders. I wish our voices-Indigenous ontologies, pedagogies and epistemologies-had a platform because we have have been silenced for too long. The Indigenous People carry so much wisdom that can help guide us to a brighter future. Thank you for your program, it is always a joy to hear about healing.

I'd like humbly to suggest to Ms. Bialik that people are more interested in hearing her guests' express their knowledge and experience than in hearing Ms. Bialik's expressions of similar. To Ms. Bialik, perhaps count how many times during these 98 minutes you complete Mr. Mate's sentences, put words in his mouth, or cut him off before he completes his sentence. Also, you might compare the total number of minutes you speak vs. same for Mr. Mate. In short, you're a lovely, smart person, and maybe I'm in a minority but I chose this video to watch because I wanted to hear from Mr. Mate. All that said, I enjoyed it and found it worthwhile. :)

As a person who has been economically disadvantaged my whole life, I want people to know that you can find healing without resources most people think they need. Jonathan said it. You don't need a shaman a healer or even Rx medication. All healing comes from the self. Breakdown is a wonderful resource in learning what one needs to achieve self healing. I'm so grateful for these two people.

My god this was hard to listen to - she interrupted him every sentence to let him know she knew what he was talking about, agreed with him, who he mentioned. He was so patient! I aim to be more like him and less interruptive myself - I do this too and got to see what it looks and sounds like. Fascinating, illuminating conversation. I came to many of these revelations on my own as I faced my addiction issues in late adulthood. Sarno was my start and Mate confirms so much of what I came to believe about our damaged psyches seeking fulfillment in an insane world.

Mayim could have kindly stopped interrupting... But good talk always absolute pleasure hearing Gabor speak

I’m a 63 year old woman who has CIDP, Sjorgrens, Lupus and hashimotos. I KNEW intuitively that my childhood abuse played a key role in why I have so many autoimmune issues. I’m sobbing. I just ordered Gabor’s book. Thank you for this interview!

I’m so glad Gabor is being interviewed everywhere! We need him to get all the exposure possible!

I've always know deep in my bones that women married to man-babies and still work to foot bills have signed themselves uo for a life of misery and diseases. I see it happening all the time. The pampered men looks healthy whilst they are struggling with obesity, anxiety disorder and depression. I'm getting this book for myself

I wish hosts would allow the guests to speak instead of constantly answering or interrupting and referring to their own issues. Makes it hard to listen to for any amount of time. Not effective listening and not an effective presentation. It’s not about YOU. Thank you Dr. Mate for your information.

My wife and I have watched Dr Maté discussing this latest book on a half-dozen other podcasts over the past month and learned from every one of them. But you, Mayim, and Jonathan connected and engaged with him in a way that none of the others did. Easily one of the best and most substantive podcasts you’ve ever done. 🙌✨❤️

When you guys said that when kids see that there's no room for their needs they will not express their needs I felt so seen. Thank you for this episode it was very insightful!

I love the conversation about parenting. I grew up in Senegal, West Africa, and babies are constantly attached to their moms. They literally spend the whole day attached!

My younger brother died in January this year of trauma at age 44. His childhood sexual abuse perpetuated by our grandfather from the age of 8 to 15, along with emotionally absent parents, an emotionally abusive father and stepmother and emotionally abusive older sibling manifested years later as cancer. He died 3 months after is 44th birthday 💔

As a colon cancer ex-patient that was sure before reading anything about body-mind connections that somehow my “body has said NO” to the worst stressful moment in my life, I realize I fulfil/led all Dr. Maté’s and all Mayim’s “ding-dings🔔” about people who tend to get sick: 1. Tend to put other’s people’s emotional needs compulsively on themselves (from being first of six siblings kind of surrogate mom for other five from my 10 years old and counting afterwards..) 2. Tend to put duties and responsabilities first rather than themselves (a successful professional with much pressure trained from early childhood to endure responsabilities) 3. Tend to repress healthy anger not setting clear boundaries (both in family and profession..) 4. Feeling responsible for what people’s feel and don’t want to disapoint anyone (It costs me a cancer to realize that “we’re born to be real, not perfect”) Said that, how I love Dr. Maté’s words “I WORRY FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY NICE”: Yes and yes, some of us need to learn to be “good selfish ones”. And Mayim’s golden phrase that resume a lot of our western culture sufferings: “HUMAN BEINGS ARE TRAINED TO GO AGAINST OUR OWN INSTINCTS IN THIS CULTURE” To be both framed! How I adore and are thankful to this podcast and specially for this TRUE GEM of episode. I only can say to Mayim, Jonathan and Dr. Maté a heartfeld THANK YOU.

Obviously Mayim was very excited about meeting this extraordinary man and so perhaps she was unconscious of the constant interruptions she made. I thought he handled it In his masterful way, never putting anyone down.

Thank you for this podcast and interview. I just thanked God - the decision to leave my toxic unavailable family of origin at 19 was the best decision of my life. I learned to re-parent myself, love myself, like myself and respect myself. At 61 I'm still learning and experiencing ongoing freedom, and more fun and adventure than ever before. I pray for everyone here in this community. You can do it!🙏♥️

You just validated every instinct I've had as a mother and I realized that especially this past year I have been almost constantly sick and I think it's because I give and give and give. I'm an emergency room nurse. I'm a homeschooler. I'm a mother. I'm a wife. I'm a friend. I am looking at the end of this year and I can remember who I was but not who I am. I've been sick so often I'm exhausted and broken. I need to be like a baby and make my needs known and be a bit selfish for a while.

Ok..... like another lady wrote, I'm in tears. Lifelong issues from childhood trauma & a lifetime of counseling, & medication. At last, at 72 I've come to the point that I feel I'm healed & healthy. I adore Dr. Gabor, but wasn't going to buy his book because I feel (well, felt) that I'm ok & have figured it all out. My tears tell me I have more to learn & understand. Thank you for this wonderful interview. 💖 oh, and I've ordered the book. 😊

I am so glad you did this interview. I co-slept with my daughter for years and breastfed for 3.5 years. (I work full-time in a professional role and I could make it work) The criticism I received from my ex-husband was infuriating. I knew I was doing the right thing by her, it was instinctual, and listening to this makes me feel vindicated.

I am so hungry to hear what Dr Gabor Mate has to say. In a nut shell, He deciphers the wheat from the chaff… I am almost in my six decade. I started thinking no one can help or fix my broken self,it’s to late…🤔 Now I feel there is still hope to heal and move forward. What a remarkable man🤗🙏🏻

" A child who's needs are not responded to, will stop asking for their needs to be met", this rings so true. I was brought up in a Kibbutz in Israel, back in those days we as children were sleeping in a children house, not with our parents, from infancy. Years later a classmate of mine studied psychology, he told me that many researches showed that infants in infants houses in the Kibbutzes do not cry, since they learned it's fruitless, no one is there to comfort them when they do any way. This of course has a very big impact on the personality of the person this infant will grow up to be. Thank you Mayim and Jonathan for bringing Dr. Gabor, one of the most eye opening conversation I've heard for a while.

My children are now young adults. In staying firm in my beliefs that I wanted them to be at home with me for the first 5 years, breastfed for the first 2, let them be in their natural state as much as possible regarding their appearance, feeding them organic foods and being in tune with the sunrise and sunset timeline, they led natural lives. Fast forward now, really grounded, polite self aware adults who care for themselves and others on a higher level.

I discovered Gabor Mate 4 years ago and he is about the only Dr. I trust. Everyone should read his books! He is amazing and has been highly influential in my life and healing journey. So happy you got him!!!!!!

I think there is something to be said about grandparents too. If not for my grandfather, I would have had a somewhat miserable childhood, even though my parents did their best. He was actually a step grandfather, who never had kids of his own, but he was the BEST. He had the patience of a saint and let us do all kinds of things. He was a natural. As soon as we heard his old truck fire up, we would jump in the back and away we would go, fishing, or maybe going to a farm to buy a calf, it was always an adventure. We never went to a fancy theme park or anything like that. I read somewhere that the human race started making great strides when the grandmothers lived long enough to take care of grandchildren. The grandparents just have more experience in raising children too. They don't have the same financial burdens as the parents, and they are more relaxed.

I absolutely love listening to Gabor Mate speak. I wish Mayim would let him talk and get his point across without interrupting or making comments.

This is why there's so much truth in "generational sins" or "generational trauma"! Just wow. Excellent episode.

If I may offer a possible "tweak" to this particular podcast as this is my first one. I found you bc I'm a gabor mate follower. mayim I know who you are bc of the big bang theory. the only difficult part for ME was when it felt like you were so excited to show that you knew what gabor was talking about bc you too are a follower and have read this book, which felt like interruptions. jason seemed to reel things in beautifully and was helpful there. i know you were excited mayim and you are SO SO smart. but perhaps, next time you can let the guest, specifically gabor, talk and let him get his full point across. this is not in anyway to hurt or offend. and the only reason I did not start with a positive which psychology teaches us to do, was bc you are way too authentic for that bull. i hope I made some sort of sense. shavuah tov. thank YOU for having gabor on most importantly for going inward and doing the inner self work.

0:56:xx - and that’s why a child might be anxious and angry and “annoyed” about a depressed and stressed-out mother: because she is not able to be supportive, but might be in need of support herself. Which means the child is somehow in danger, or at least under a constant kind of pressure. Let alone when other family members start to tell you: “you have to be kind and respectful and thankful to your mum”

I love this man, have read his books and heard his lectures. I am so sad that Mayim CANNOT stop obsessively interrupting him to the extent that the power of his personality and articulation was sustantially lost here.

Speaking of elephant behavior… they also mourn the loss of their own by surrounding the dead with cries, paying respect, then eventually covering the deceased before continuing on their nonstop quest for food and water. In the 70s & 80s, in order to control their population, we ( the US ) helped South Africa cull their elephant herds, leaving behind mostly young orphans. In the 90s we discovered that without the presence of older males, the male youths became delinquents. There’s actual footage of young elephants pelting less defenseless animals with rocks - a behavior that was, previously, unheard of.

The teacher shows up when the student is ready, wow he’s right on time.

I seriously wish this woman wouldn't had interrupted every 5 words, Gabor is such a great guest. Will be watching him in other podcasts where he is more free to elaborate his ideas.

This episode made me cry, several times. Diagnosed with breast cancer at 41, seven years ago, I now firmly believe my childhood, toxic abusive relationships and my living under constant hypervigilance, people pleasing etc etc contributed immensely to my illness. Book is in my cart!

This is the most AMAZING introduction I have ever heard! Dr Gabor deserves every mention 💝 he is a gift to society for sharing his work and passion.

I love hearing Dr. Maté speak. I have followed him and read his books for years. I get very agitated when he is constantly interrupted by Mayim's need for "one up-ing" him to focus on herself. Dear Mayim, if you really want to help others with this podcast, PLEASE! Consider why you have this compulsive need to turn every conversation into a spotlight about your psyche, your suffering, your wounds; these constant 'humble brags' (or straight-out brags) that you know everything he is going to say before he says it, that you don't really need him there except to give yourself a platform... I think what you want to share with these podcasts is important. Very much so! But your need to overshadow your guests is really off-putting.

Something I never hear much about: The father connection. The baby bond. The mother's hormones and babies hormones and their effect on the father. Just all of that and more.

I have listened to many of Gabor Mate’s interviews and still he says things that make me tear up. That last bit about small children learning to say no and how important it is … I imagine I was forced to be compliant so that explains a lot.

As a Hungarian, it was a very pleasant surprise to see Dr. Máté Gábor here! I have a lot of respect for his work and of course Mayim Bialik's as well. ☺

Remember therapy was an embarrassment to the person and the family in the 70’s. Although late husband and I had our years with amazing psychiatrists. It certainly made me a better parent and person. Dr. Mate is helping me at 70 pay more attention to me. Thank you for having him on. I am anxiously awaiting his books.

I have not forgotten the woman who kept me during one church service, away from anyone I knew. I was three, and began to cry. She clamped her hand over my nose and mouth, and told me to *BE QUIET!* I thought she was going to kill me! She didn't even let me catch a breath first! I wasn't a perfect mother, and I've grieved over my mistakes. But they were different mistakes than were perpetrated onto me!

This was a WONDERFUL interview!!! I’ve been following Gabor Mate work for 8 years, right after I overcame a hard drug addiction. I knew something major was missing regarding addiction, trauma, stress, ect from the Western medical approach & when I began listening to his talks & read his books it completely filled those gaps! Soooo amazing!!🤗

If performative interruption wasn't a thing, it is now. Difficult to watch with the constant interruption.

Holy shit!!! This is my entire family behavior pattern. There is a saying in my family that love is service to each other. My grandfather it was called the good Samaritan. Auto immune diseases and cancer run rampant in my family as well. I need to sit down…

Thank you guys for this interview. It would have been even more wonderful and enriching if Mayim could let Gabor speak and finish his ideas/sentences, he has too much value things to say and she keeps interrupting him and just trying to keep this about herself :(

The thumb down is based on the host not the speaker. Dr Maté is awesome.

I’m about 30 seconds in and I’m so so so pleased to see this for my consumption. I have soak his words in for about 2 years now. HE. IS. AMAZING.

I am deeply impressed by Gabor Mate's work. This interview however does not give him the space to speak without being interrupted by the interviewer who thinks it's all about her...that's really too bad.

This video came up after one I was watching and as I love Dr. Mate, I was pleased. I watch a LOT of videos online and the one pet peeve I have is a host who talks more than their guest. I know they have their stories too and I suggest they are interviewed by someone to get their stories out so that they can allow their guests to talk more. Just saying...and thanks for doing this interview.

Mayim, I wish you would let your guest speak more, he is absolutely amazing!

Maying Mialik, this is a priceless presentation, but you interrupt and comment so much during the presentation.

My mother was diagnosed with schizophrenia when I was 8. All of the other adults in my family made the choice to pretend everything was normal. This was so confusing. My childhood and early adulthood was hellish. I was expected to “help” her, and when she had an episode then I was responsible for that. I developed an autoimmune disease at 21, which made escaping that environment virtually impossible. Even if I got the courage to be the “bad daughter” and leave, I wasn’t physically or financially capable of leaving for a long time. At some point my illness wouldn’t allow me to be taken advantage of anymore, and I had to start saying no. This wasn’t any less stressful in a world that believed I had an obligation to say yes. When I was finally able to leave I started trying to set boundaries. What I learned is that my entire family has a culture that doesn’t allow, me in particular, to use the word no. I guess, too many people would have had to deal with the reality of my mother’s illness, and it was easier to just have me take the brunt, blame me for everything that went wrong, and pretended everything was fine. I used to think everyone was just stupid, or they didn’t get it, but when I started setting boundaries they all started actively lying to me in order to get me to do things I didn’t agree to. Once I was able to create space between me and my family, I’ve realized how dysfunctional they really are, and it shows in our medical history. Every woman in my family, going back 3 generations has had breast cancer. One sister had cancer at 30. There are multiple autoimmune diseases, mental illnesses, and diabetes. I know how to say no now, at 41, and my autoimmune disease has been in remission for years. I just don’t know if it will be enough to prevent whatever disease could come in the future.

I am a big fan of Gabor and have watched many of his talks. I had a bit of a hard time with this one, and I had a story that he was often interrupted in this interview. Still appreciate your work!

She’s cool and positive but I wish she would just ask a question and let Doctor Mate finish his sentences. She often interrupts and speaks over him. I’m eager to hear everything he has to share with us. Not all her long winded comments about her and her issues. Let the brilliance of this man shine and be heard…please!

Back in 2008, after many years of research and reflection, I came to the conclusion that our culture was problematic and in many ways the cause of many conditions, including depression. I wrote an email to Dr. Mate stating this "realization", and within 15 minutes received a reply that I was "correct". I was pleased and delighted, of course, I will never forget. Dr. Mate was already thinking along these lines. This book is a work of both great wisdom and courage. It takes a lot of courage to write a book of TRUTH in this toxic culture.

As someone with a brain tumour I can attest to the fact that I have all 4 personality traits that Gabor stated as making someone vulnerable to a chronic disease. I lead the healthiest lifestyle possible, except for enforcing boundaries. I’m now teaching my children that it’s ok to say no and show anger (something I wasn’t allowed to do growing up). Thank you Mayim and Gabor for this interview ❤😊

I see so many people say she interrupts, but she is clearly excited. GB is a blessing to us all and she gets to talk to him. Lucky her. Plus she keeps him on track and gives feedback during the conversation. I am more bother by the commercials. lol

Thank-you Mayim for this very personally and spiritually enriching interview of Gabor Mate, who is as kind, humble and thoughtful in person as he appears in interviews. If you ask him about one of his favorite bookstores I likely will say one is Banyan Books in Vancouver BC, where I have seen him quietly sitting on of the stores chairs reading, he is a life long learner who inspires others to do the same. I am holding the vision Gabor Mate is compulsory reading and watching for policy makers, nurses, doctors, psychiatrists, and psychologists. As well as Emotional Intelligence by Dr. Daniel Goleman who writes extensively about the importance of the dance of emotional attunement between caregivers and babies, to the optimal emotional/psychological wellbeing of the child.

Mayim- you ARE making a difference. I continue to learn from you and Jonathan and Bev. This was so amazing. The world of Gabor Mate colliding with Mayim's podcast 😍😍😍 I couldn't believe my eyes I LOVE YOU. Thank you for this amazing podcast. Can't wait to read the book.

We need to address the trauma that leads to the hoarding of wealth. Poor people who collect things are called hoarders; but if you accumulate wealth you are termed ‘successful’. When will we see obsessive wealth accumulation as a mental illness, like hoarders?

In a word……🤯!!! I have been struggling with Long Covid and two autoimmune disease triggered by Covid for over two years now. I have been trying to connect the dots to make sense of what has happened to me and how to best optimize my health situation since all that western medicine can do is “treat the symptoms.” I have been reading Gabor Mate’s books for a few months now. I have learned so much! Thank you for this interview because it helped me put things together even more! I am to the point where i can actually say I am glad I got sick in my late 40’s with a Novel virus that had no treatment nor a treatment to Long Covid. Because I was forced to search for my own answers. And what I have found is not only what will make me healthier physically, but emotionally, and spiritually as well! I hope I have learned this early enough to change some of the generational traumas in my family! Time to get to work and do some healing! Thanks again!

Wow.......I'm sitting here crying because my reality has just been explained. To put words to what I am going through is a sort of relief in itself. Thank you for having Dr. Mate on your podcast!

Whenever I try to speak with a practitioner about severe, chronic childhood traumas, they quickly shut it down. I know my INFJ personality type, my Hoshimotos, ADHD, scoliosis, and myriad of pelvic disorders are linked to trauma. The symptoms of cPTSD overlap with the symptoms of those things. I can map the disconnection from self back 4 generations. Additionally, trauma is extremely isolating. The more trauma is understood, the less socially isolating and more clinically treatable it will become.

That was by far the most important one of these broadcasts you two have ever done. I am so grateful. I battled cancer this past year and am still struggling with post op dysfunctions and other health issues. I had my gallbladder out a couple of weeks ago. I’ve been reading about the correlation between stress and disease and cancer and trauma. This information is groundbreaking and needs to be normalized. If we can make our environment less traumatic maybe we all have a chance to thrive as a society. Thank you for all your good work. You two are relationship goals and I aspire to manifest a partner who will support me and grow with me the way you two thrive together. Love and light. 🙏💗🥰

I felt instinctively that my babies needed to sleep with me. I felt instinctively to breastfeed and wear my babies. They are so healthy emotionally and physically. They are independent and confident. The exact opposite of what everyone was saying to me. I went against convention and i’m so glad.

Love that you all emphasized the importance of letting go of the labels/diagnoses/narratives that support the continuation of illness. Would be great to see an episode on this very point. It's not to say labels/diagnoses aren't helpful -- it's just not the entire story and can lead to a person feeling very stuck like they have been given a life sentence of "this is who I am and it will never get better."

Dr Mate is a place in my heart that’s helped me in so many ways. Recently I adopted an abandoned and abused dog. She’s learned trust, loyalty and most importantly happiness. So I’ve learned that we may all be able to adjust, no matter whatever past traumas.

I will listen in little bits with breaths in between so as to calmly receive what Gabor has to share. My compassion goes out to Mayim as she moves through this meeting & later reflects upon what was occurring for her. Wow!🙏🏽

I wish the lady would allow us to hear from Dr. Mate more.

Please let him speak ❤

I have listened to Gabor in many interviews and the interactions here have truly brought forth new insights in a way that I had not heard in other interviews with Gabor. Loved seeing the interactions between the 3 of you. Really hope he comes back to speak with you in person. Thank you for this episode!

Beautiful talk, I like the authenticity and humor of the host, only a pity that she constantly tries to make it about her and interrupts him many times instead of giving him the space.

Let the man speak. Stop interrupting so much. Maybe take this note for future guests?

I can honestly say that having learned who and having access to Gabor Mate' is the best thing I have gotten from modern technology. As a girl growing up in Mississippi I'm not sure I would have learned about this phenomenal man and his wisdom. I read a lot, I was actually fascinated by psychology and really anything relating to medicine. Being raised in the south in the 70s & 80s I didn't realize women could be anything other than a teacher, a mom, a hairdresser etc. Typical female positions at that time. Had I had access to Mr Mate's knowledge I truly believe my life would be entirely different. Thank you for passing on your knowledge.

Great interview - can’t wait to read this book! As a practitioner and student of energy medicine, I have long maintained that most illness stems from an emotional source.

I audibly gasped when I saw this come up on my feed… This is one of my most treasured podcasts…. And Dr Gabor’s books have quite literally changed my life! So seeing you together, my worlds have collided! What beautiful minds you both have ❤ thank you so, so much for this. What a gift of an episode

I've NEVER seen anyone interrupt this brilliant man so much. Who is the guest here? I realize she is a smart lady but dang why did you invite him?

I have Graves’ disease. The endocrinologist asked me if i had an emotional upset in the past 3 months & i said yes i did

I'm barely 15 minutes in and am absolutely getting this book! I first ran across Maté in a TikTok that just blew me away with the connections he made. That led me to read "When the Body says No." I love that he's pushing back against conventional "wisdom" with uncomfortable truths!

A truly excellent podcast.Have been a fan of Gabor Maté for a while now.Everyone needs to read that book. My father was put in a home,run by nuns.His parents said they had to put him there because they had to build their business and couldn't afford to look after him.They took him back but he was severely traumatized and spent a large part of his life trying to win his parents' approval; it was heartbreaking for him.

Oh my goodness!!!! Preach it. Massive abandonment as a result of Mom having to return to work right after having her baby. I cannot thank you enough for speaking these words out loud. Also, what does that fracture do to the Mom? She has to emotionally numb herself in order to do this unnatural act. She has to stuff down those instincts to be with her baby just to survive. It is not normal and not without immense sacrifice on both the baby, their sense of secured attachment, and the mother. It’s not ok and should not be ok.

Always inspiring to hear Dr. Maté speak. Would be wonderful to not have him constantly being interrupted by the host. His words and wisdom are so valuable, this host needs to practice active listening.

I have been following Dr. Maté's work for YEARS -- and yes, the Myth of Normal is my "theory of everything" too -- another companion book that goes with this theory is "It Didn't Start With You" by Mark Wolynn -- he takes the wholistic mind/body/emotions up another level to the whole Generational Trauma -- something that Dr. Maté refers to in many of his books. Yup -- it is not just MY sh*t I am dealing with - but Mom's and Grandma's too -- but that's OKAY -- because by becoming a pattern breaker I am helping future generations. Anyway, thank you for talking to one of my favourite Canadians! It is also freaking amazing watching Mayim healing and growing in REAL TIME. Your openness and vulnerability will help reach so very many.... Thank you, Thank you ....

Yay, FINALLY! Have been so hoping you would feature Dr. Maté on the podcast! I took a weekend workshop he gave on Compassionate Listening, it was incredible to see him work with participants and to do the exercises myself. Did you know that he's actually a very funny guy? You'd never know it from what he talks about, usually, but his sense of humor in the midst of all the trauma -- his own and others' -- was so inspiring. THANK YOU so much for featuring him. One thing, with great affection and respect: Mayim, when you get excited about a guest, you can really interrupt and talk over them incessantly. It makes it harder to stay focused on the guest. At one point, you asked him to repeat himself to emphasize a point, but then you interrupted him while he did so. You were also doing the "Correct!" and "Uh-huh" stuff so much that I wondered if you kept in mind that this was a podcast, and not a private conversation. I get it, and part of why many of us love you is that you are so open, honest, etc. But I wonder if, sometimes, you could turn off your mic while the guest is talking, so that you can "Uh-huh" along without breaking into the guest's flow on the recording. I totally understand your enthusiasm for Gabor's book, and for his work in general. (The documentary is also amazing, everyone should see it.) As someone who, like you, has complex PTSD (diagnosed), as well as later traumas (9/11 witness, etc.), I'm a huge fan and am so glad you're promoting him. It's just that the continual interruptions made it painful, sometimes (not triggering). Thanks for considering, and thanks again for all you do to promote a humane view of humans.

The nonverbal language of the gentleman she is initially speaking with at around two minutes says it all. He hadn’t said two words, and she was interrupting him. As frustrated as he looked I decided to read through the comments and what I read about this woman’s constant interruptions led me to not even bothering to watch it. Sad because I love Dr. Mate. Some people think they are just too self important and this woman is one of them.

I love his son , Aaron, and learned of his father through following him . This was an extraordinarily enlightening interview. Well done!

I need this book. A fellow neuroscientist here and from what I've heard from Dr. Mate, it sounds like we are all the sum of environmental impacts on our interoceptive awareness and our consciousness. This is a massive zeitgeist change!!! I have a few autoimmune conditions and have lived a fair trauma filled life. More trauma in my adult years. It makes so damn much sense.

Seeing you have such a big reaction to parenting not needing to be an isolated experience is so good! As a surrogate uncle to a lot of nieces and nephews, I see this a lot and I’m gonna share this with their parents.

Your words of love and compassion are reaching France! I am doing all I can to overcome my trauma and deal with my loved ones following the wisdom of Dr Mate. Thanks for everything!

Omg, Dr. Máté!!! When I listen to him I'm so proud that he is from my country! Nowadays there are not too many things I can be proud of as a Hungarian, but he's one of them.

I am now gonna drive to the store and buy this book. Thank you so much for your work mayim! In your pot cast u find words together with your guests for things I felt already and I am so happy that there is other people seeing this truth!

Met him in our tony First Nation community on the east coast of Canada. He is a treasure and so calming.

This episode gave me the scientific "proof" for what I have always intuitively known to be true! I followed my intuition about trauma healing and later raising my child and I was literally told I was crazy. Gabor Mate M.D. (along with other great minds & hearts) has opened so many doors to us and you are helping to spread the word and hold discussion and learn in a way that has not been accessible to many, until now. Thank you!!!

This supports so many heated discussions I've had with my family. Me saying that spanking, in particular, was abuse. Also, when I worked in a 2 year old room at a day care, there were many diapers. My favorite time with those children was diaper change. With all the activity, there were few times for me to have one on one eye contact and interpersonal time with them. I just also have to say, I have given myself the mantra: We do the best that we can with what we have. It could be easy for people who have not done base work in these areas to rage or just not understand what you are teaching. Work from where you are.

We need more doctors and other professionals as Gabor Mate in this world. This all resonates so much with so many of us.

I really enjoy listening to Gabor. It was hard to listen to this podcast because of the woman she wanted to be the expert.

This is one of your best episodes yet Mayim. Gabor Maté is wise and a treasure, and I found myself nodding along, saying yes so many times in this epsiode.

Great to hear this valuable information that could have a tremendous impact on society. Gentle suggestion: Let him talk more ~ no need to respond to everything.