Healing Trauma & Addiction is a very special program that reflects years of collaboration between Wholehearted and Dr. Gabor Maté. Gabor draws upon over 30 years of experience as a physician, addiction expert, world-traveling speaker, and bestselling author to bring you a comprehensive overview of his most impactful ideas. Each moment of the Healing Trauma & Addiction program is packed with profound insights from Gabor, insights that change how we view ourselves, our environments, our upbringing, and our capacity to heal.
By the end of this program, you will have gained a new outlook on human development, the root causes of illness and addiction, and how to address our traumas and wounds on a deeper level. You will see Gabor’s findings brought to life in real-life examples, and learn an expansive set of tools and strategies to heal yourself and your loved ones from common behavioral issues including addictions of all types.
The program is available to view as a video series through our Plus membership or you may enroll in the course which includes the video series, additional reading materials, and a certificate of completion. No membership is required to enroll in the course.
On this informational page you’ll find details about the program & Gabor Maté, video trailer, information on related professional & CE programs, program reviews, and purchasing details.
Episode One: The Power of Connection & The Myth of Normal
- 67 Minutes
Episode Two: A New Look At Addiction
- 40 Minutes
Episode Three: Exploring Our Trauma
- 46 Minutes
Gabor begins to explore trauma and how it affects us. By “us,” we mean not just the person struggling with addiction, but that person’s loved ones. And by “trauma,” Gabor is referring to particular traumas that happened to us early in life.
Episode Four: Understanding Generational Trauma
- 48 MinutesGabor asks us to deeply examine how trauma is passed from one generation to the next. The experiences we have as children stay with us as adults. We heal, and we change our behaviors, only when we become aware of how our traumas have affected us.
Episode Five: Beyond Codependency & Victimhood
- 48 MinutesGabor explains the concept of perception of self and others, and how our perceptions (and the things that formed them) influence how we experience the world.
Episode Six: Addiction: A Disease or a Developmental Condition?
- 32 Minutes
Episode Seven: Ending The Cycle of Addiction
- 30 MinutesDr. Maté dives deeper into addressing what’s needed to support the healing of the person struggling with addiction. We look at the family and loved ones in that person’s life, and their roles. We revisit family relationships and codependency, and learn the practices that help heal the addicted brain. Gabor expands on learning longer-term steps to heal the harm that has come about (on all sides) as a result of the addiction and the underlying trauma that caused it.
Episode Eight: The Cure to Addiction
- 36 Minutes
“Human development through the lens of science and compassion”
Who is Gabor Maté
Gabor Maté, Medical Doctor
Dr. Gabor Maté is an author, speaker and thought leader in the fields of addiction and trauma, well known for his research into the connection between mind and body health, and for his innovative approaches to treatment. Notably, he worked with patients challenged by drug addiction, mental illness and HIV in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside for over a decade. Throughout his career, he has been a passionate advocate for social change in the prevention and treatment of addiction. Dr. Maté has partnered with Wholehearted.org to create and offer premium video education series for the public and healthcare professionals.
Why Learn About Trauma & Addiction?
Nearly all of us love someone that is affected by addiction, and many of us struggle with addiction ourselves. We have all experienced some level of trauma.
We all have unique experiences throughout our lives, and those experiences form our world view. It can be challenging to understand why we and our loved ones behave in certain ways and make the choices we do.
Although people are all different and our behaviors can be frustrating, they carry important clues about our trauma and highlight where we adapted our behavior to survive or escape suffering. Although we are all unique, we share common experiences and behave in predictable ways.
When you join Gabor in exploring this new perspective, you’ll learn to understand yourself and your loved ones better, by learning about how trauma and addiction are inseparable. Gabor walks you and your loved ones through this journey with kindness, compassion, and empathy. It’s not as scary as you might think.
Through gentle exploration and understanding, Gabor will help you learn to heal yourself, and, in so doing, end the pattern of trauma and addiction handed down from one generation to the next. You can be the one who breaks the chain!
WHO SHOULD WATCH THIS PROGRAM?
Anyone who is interested in improving their understanding of addiction, trauma, and the behaviors that accompany this struggle. This series is incredibly valuable and practical.
This series is packed with education, how to’s, and deep exploration into the origins of trauma and addiction, and what you can do about it. Gabor compassionately walks you through this experience over 6 hours of video presentations delivered in 8 topic focused episodes. This is the only program designed by Dr. Gabor Maté to specifically address trauma and addiction for you and your family. This offering is extremely unique, easy to follow, deeply engaging, healing, and appropriate for anyone interested in the topic of addiction and trauma.
There is no prerequisite knowledge required, and you can watch and read the series as many times as you wish. Viewers consistently share that they learn new skills and understanding each time they rewatch the series.
Why You Should Take This Course
Discover how trauma impacts our worldview, our behavior, how we see ourselves, and how we respond to others.
Learn how to heal and grow from your trauma. Understand and learn how to respond with compassion and mindfulness. Stop reacting with old behaviors that bring us more pain.
Understand how past trauma relates to your present behavior and can predispose you and your children to addiction, depression, codependency, and what you can do to heal from your trauma and break the chain.
Learn new ways to communicate with friends and family about addiction and trauma. Get past blame and shame and move toward compassion, understanding, and mindfulness.
Adopt valuable insights, techniques, and new understanding that can improve your life from your relationships with others to yourself, parents, children, clients, and career.
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Addiction is pretty simple. It’s what happens when people don’t get what they need, and end up soothing themselves.
Dr. Gabor Maté
Wholehearted Thought Leader | Best-Selling Author | Renowned Addiction Expert | Childhood Development Expert | AD(H)D Exper
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