About Gabor Maté

Gabor Maté is a retired physician and author whose books and talks examine trauma, stress, childhood development, and addiction. After years in family medicine and palliative care, he worked with patients experiencing addiction and mental illness in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. His books include In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, When the Body Says No, and The Myth of Normal. He also developed the Compassionate Inquiry approach for therapists and other practitioners.