

The Wisdom of Trauma - documentary exploring Gabor Maté’s work to understand the connection between illness, addiction, trauma, and society. Her celebrated animations and explainers have garnered over 75 million views and are used in training programs around the world.Ĭheck out Megan’s best-selling books - It’s OK That You're Not OK and How to Carry What Can’t Be Fixedīooks and research mentioned in this episode The best-selling book on grief in over a decade, Megan’s It’s Ok that You’re Not OK, is a global phenomenon that has been translated into more than 25 languages. She helms a consulting practice in Los Angeles and serves as an organizational consultant for the healthcare and human resources industries. Psychotherapist and bestselling author Megan Devine is recognized as one of today’s most insightful and original voices on grief, from life-altering losses to the everyday grief that we don’t call grief. He’s the NYT best-selling author of The Myth of Normal, the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, and many other books. Gabor Maté is a renowned speaker and author, with expertise in trauma, stress, addiction, and child development. Gabor Maté’s conversation with Prince Harry (!)ĭr. Why we often ignore other peoples’ pain to make ourselves comfortableĭoes taking pain seriously make you more hopeful?ĭr. Women as the emotional shock absorbers for the rest of the world How do elephants grieve? Is it really so different from humans?

Why calling grief a disorder has social, relational and political ramifications What is “personal agency” and why does losing personal agency create disease? Gabor Maté on grief, this week on It’s OK that You’re Not OK, the podcast. In this expansive episode, Megan speaks with world-renowned author and physician Gabor Maté about the role of trauma and grief in our personal lives and in society at large. Did anyone teach you that understanding your grief is the key to being (or becoming) a healthy human being? Probably not.
