Healing Trauma and Addiction: A Holistic Approach to Recovery

Gabor Maté, MD, is a retired physician and internationally renowned speaker known for his work on addiction, trauma, childhood development, and the relationship between stress and illness. After years in family practice and palliative care, he spent over a decade working in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side with people facing addiction and mental illness. He is the bestselling author of five books, including In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts and The Myth of Normal, and a recipient of the Order of Canada.