Gabor Maté's Book Recommendations
Gabor Maté is a Hungarian-Canadian physician specializing in trauma, addiction, stress, and childhood development. He is known for his books such as "In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction" and his framework connecting mental and physical health. His recommendations of both children's literature and books on trauma suggest an interest in understanding human development and suffering.
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📚 Books Recommended by Gabor Maté 6
Giving Hope
"Gabor was fortunate to read an early copy of #GivingHope by @elenalistermd1 and Michael Schwartzman. This valuable book provides the tools to support children's resilience in the face of life's challenges."
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The Scourge of the Swastika
"I began to read it, saw photographs of the horrors of the concentration camps and the extermination details in Eastern Europe."
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Don Quixote
"I read Don Quixote as a child and then, reread many times as an adult. And he’s my favorite character."
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Winnie-the-Pooh
"One of the seminal books of my childhood. What struck me about Pooh, of course, was that there was this bear of little brains who was so much wiser than everybody else."
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The Dhammapada
"The Buddhist collection of sayings. And it begins with, basically, the idea that we create the world with our minds."
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The Drama of the Gifted Child
"All about the fact that stuff happens to us as children, negative things happen. Then, we adapt to those things by taking on certain defensive ways of being. And then, we live the rest of our lives from those defensive modes."
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