Presented by the West Coast Prison Justice Society with funding from the Law Foundation of BC This day-long collaborative conference will provide a forum for medical professionals to discuss ways that they can comply with the UN Mandela Rul...

Plenary 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. The Biology of Loss: The Impact of Trauma on Physical, Mental and Behavioral Health, and the Path to Healing This presentation outlines the mental health implications of early childhood emotional loss—whether...

Based on the book In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction Some topics that will be addressed:  • What happens chemically and physiologically in the brains of people with substance dependency or behavior addiction?...

Keynote presentation and Q&A

Contrary to what is often claimed, the source of addictions is not to be found in genes, but in the early childhood environment where the neurobiology of the brain’s reward pathways develops and the emotional patterns that lead to addicti...

Compassionate Inquiry is a psychotherapeutic method developed by Dr. Gabor Maté that reveals what lies beneath the appearance we present to the world. Using Compassionate Inquiry, the therapist unveils the level of consciousness, mental...

In addition to a keynote address, Dr. Maté will do two afternoon workshops; Keynote -  Compassion Fatigue. 10:15am Breakout #1 - How can Psychologists Meet the Opioid Crisis Challenge? 1:15pm  - 2:45pm Breakout #2 - When The Body Says ...

Workshop

September 22: 7:00pm - 9:00pm (Public Event) September 23: 9:30am - 5:00pm, program Father-and-son Gabor and Daniel Maté lead this candid and probing inquiry into what it means to outgrow and transform past-based dynamics in adult parent-c...

230 pm to 415 pm - Public Keynote on prisoners of childhood: reconciling justice with trauma history, healing and resilience

Keynote for Delta Division of Family Practice

7pm - Keynote presentation

7:15pm - Panel discussion and interview with Steve Sawyer. Ffacilitated by Liz Deardorff. 8:45pm - Book signing

Plenary: Disconnect and Dislocation: Addiction From a Relational Perspective 9:00am to 10:15am, including 15 minute Q&A Workshop: The Dynamics of Addiction: An Interactive Exploration (with Discussant Michael Barnett) 10:30am - 12:00pm ...

8:20 - 8:30: Opening remarks 8:30 - 10: Mind/body unity as explained by modern science (psychoneuroimmunology) & Nature of stress and its physiological consequences. 10:15 - 11:45: Loss of Control, Uncertainty; and Conflict & How ea...

Addiction, health, childhood development expert Dr. Gabor Maté will present four workshops: 9:00 - 10:15: Fostering Resilience In A Stressed Culture 10:45 - 12noon: The Myth of Normal: Depression, Anxiety, and Addictions from a New Perspec...

9:00 - 10:30 - Keynote: The Hungry Ghost: Combining Science and Compassion in the Treatment of Addiction   2:00 - 3:30 -  Keynote: The Myth of Normal: Depression, Anxiety and Addictions from a New Perspective  

Format 10am Session: Hold On To Your Kids 1pm: In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts

This workshop is a follow-up exclusively for participants who attended the Compassionate Inquiry 2-day training with Dr. Maté in November 2016 in Toronto.   Bring your case studies, questions, and experiences with practicing Compassio...

Compassionate Inquiry is a psychotherapeutic method developed by Dr. Gabor Maté that reveals what lies beneath the appearance we present to the world. Using Compassionate Inquiry, the therapist unveils the level of consciousness, mental...

Addiction expert Dr. Gabor Maté will present a full day workshop for the Qu'Appelle Haven Safe Shelter: The Hungry Ghost: A Biospsychosocial Perspective on Addiction, from Heroin to Workaholism. Morning Session- 9:30am - 12pm (15min brea...

Many more children than in the past are diagnosed these days with various learning and behaviour difficulties and many have problems learning from negative experiences. Schools are also having to deal with an increasing incidence of bullyin...

Contrary to what is often claimed, the source of addictions is not to be found in genes, but in the early childhood environment where the neurobiology of the brains reward pathways develop and where the emotional patterns that lead to addic...

Dr. Maté's talk Illness and Health in a Toxic Society covers the topics of Trauma, AD(H)D, Addiction and the stress disease connection. Dr. Maté weaves together scientific research, case histories, and his own insights and experience to p...

Can a person literally die of loneliness? Is there a connection between the ability to express emotions and Alzheimer’s disease? Is there such a thing as a “cancer personality”? Dr. Maté will share his scientific research and decades...

Compassionate Inquiry is a psychotherapeutic method developed by Dr. Gabor Maté that reveals what lies beneath the appearance we present to the world. Using Compassionate Inquiry, the practitioner unveils the level of consciousness, me...

Addiction, trauma, attachment expert Dr. Gabor Maté will provide an evening keynote and full day workshop on Neurobiology of Trauma: The Mind, Body, Spirit Connection . Overarching: Restoring Wholeness: The Connection between Neuroscienc...

March 7, time TBA -  Morning youth presentation March 8 9:15am-11am - Keynote address

8am - 10am, Opening Keynote 10:15am - 12:15pm, Presentation 2:15pm - 3:45pm, Presentation 4:15pm - 4:45pm, Q & A 4:45pm - 5:45pm, Closing  

9:30am - 1pm - The Biology of Loss: What Happens When Attachments Are Impaired and How To Foster Resilience, including Q&A

8am - 12noon: Peer Orientation: Why Children Are Stressed, Why Parents and Teachers Are Disempowered and How To Restore a Healthy Balance in Adult-Child Relationships 1pm - 3:30pm: The Myth of Normal: Depression, Anxiety and Addictions from...

Tickets for the in-person event are sold out Tickets are now on sale for a livestream of these 2 events: -Friday evening Keynote -Saturday and Sunday Workshop on Compassionate Inquiry (which includes Friday evening) Friday - Evening Keynote...

Tuesday May 29 Venue: The Assemblage NoMad -  114 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 7:30pm-9pm: Keynote - The Myth of Normal: Depression, Anxiety and Addictions from a New Perspective Wednesday May 30 Venue: The Assemblage / 17 John ...

Shifting the Addiction Paradigm Conference 1:30pm - 3:30pm  The Hungry Ghost: A Biospsychosocial Perspective on Addiction, from Heroin to Workaholism 3:45pm - 4:30pm  Q & A

9:30am - 10:30am  When the Body Says No: Trauma, Physical Illness and Self Care 1:45pm - 3:45pm  When the Body Says No: Interactive Workshop

Dr. Gabor Maté, addiction expert, will present In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts to front line workers in the area of mental health and addictions that represent the 10 First Nation Communities around Fort Frances Ontario. June 4 8:30 - 9:30a...

Evening Keynote  - June 6, 7pm - 9pm (Victoria Inn, 555 West Arthur Street, Thunder Bay) Topic: Fostering Resilience in a Stressed Culture Many more children than in the past are diagnosed these days with various learning and behaviour dif...

This is a Mind-Body-Spirit Conference to celebrate holistic psychotherapy!  Here’s your opportunity to connect and study with like-minded therapists who want to bring the best of mind-body-sprit approaches to clinical practice. The confe...

8:30am - 9:35am Keynote (via Zoom Video Conference): The Hungry Ghost: A Biospsychosocial Perspective on Addiction, from Heroin to Workaholism

June 27th, 2018 11am - 12:30pm Beyond The Medical Model: A Biopsychosocial View of Attention Deficit Disorder and other Childhood Developmental Disorders 2pm-3:30pm When The Body Says No: Mind/Body Unity and the Stress-Disease Connection Ju...

June 30: 8am - Book signing 9am - The Biology of Loss: What Happens When Attachments Are Impaired and How To Foster Resilience 1pm - Book signing 1:30pm - The Hungry Ghost: A Biospsychosocial Perspective on Addiction, from Heroin to Workah...

Addiction expert Dr. Gabor Maté will provide several presentations: Aug 2, 10am-11am - Morning Plenary: The Biology of Loss: What Happens When Attachments Are Impaired and How To Foster Resilience Aug 2, 11:30am-1pm - Morning Keynote: Comp...

This is an invitation only event.

9am - 6pm Daily Do you want to be the best version of yourself? Join us at this 9 day immersion course in Budapest to connect deeply with others, cultivate healthy habits, explore the root cause of addiction, make peace with your past, gain...

October 2, 2018 9am - 4pm When The Body Says No: Mind/Body Unity and the Stress-Disease Connection October 3, 2018 9am - 4pm The Hungry Ghost: A Biospsychosocial Perspective on Addiction, from Heroin to Workaholism

Oct 26th, 7pm-9pm: 2-hour public event Oct 27th, 10am-5pm: day-long workshop Father-and-son Gabor and Daniel Maté lead this candid and probing inquiry into what it means to outgrow and transform past-based dynamics in adult parent-child re...

Diagnoses such as ADHD, depression, anxiety and addictions are rising amongst our youth. The conventional medical model looks at these dysfunctions as biological diseases to be treated with pharmacology and/or behavior modification. This ta...

Morning Venue: International House, 3717 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Afternoon Venue: Community Behavioral Health: 801 Market St #7000, Philadelphia, PA 19107 For twelve years Dr. Maté was the staff physician at a clinic for drug-...

Contrary to what is often claimed, the source of addictions is not to be found in genes, but in the early childhood environment where the neurobiology of the brain's reward pathways develops and where the emotional patterns that lead to add...

Addiction expert Gabor Maté will provide this presentation for Norway's ‘Schizophrenia Days’ event, designed to promote openness, antistigma, involvement, and a new understanding of mental health issues. Dr. Maté will provide a ple...

Private Event.

Friday Evening  (public event)  7:00pm - 9:30pm SFU Woodward Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema Saturday (full-day workshop)  9:30am - 5:00pm SFU Woodward World Arts Studio Sunday Morning (workshop)  9:30am - 1:00pm SFU Woodward World Arts Studi...

CapU Speaker Series presents Gabor Maté: In the Realm of Hungry Ghost: Close Encounters with Addiction.

For all our progress in understanding and treating mental illness, it continues to be a subject of misapprehension, prejudice and stigmatization. The reason for that may be not its strangeness but its familiarity. Very few individuals or fa...

Contrary to what is often claimed, the source of addictions is not to be found in genes, but in the early childhood environment where the neurobiology of the brain’s reward pathways develops and where the emotional patterns that lead to a...

Over three days, in separate events aimed at different audiences, Gabor will present current research-based findings that help us to gain new insights into the origin and treatment of addiction. Family members will learn to better understan...

Four two hour classes. Daily Schedule: 7-8am: optional yoga 7:30-9am: breakfast 10-noon: class hours 12:30-1:30pm: lunch 2-4pm: class hours 6-7:30pm: dinner 8-10pm: evening events

Essential to EPP’s success in breaking into one of the most archaic institutions of America - the criminal justice system - is its fundamentally compassionate approach to how human beings grow and heal, starting with attachment. EPP uses ...

For twelve years Dr. Maté was the staff physician at a clinic for drug-addicted people in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, where he worked with patients challenged by hard-core drug addiction, mental illness and HIV, including at Vancouver...

EVENT NOW SOLD OUT. Addiction in mainstream Western terms is seen as an individual problem, whether of “bad” behavior or of inherited disease. This approach separates the mind from the body and the individual from the environment. By co...

The program will feature Gabor’s unique therapeutic work and teaching, Compassionate Inquiry, joined by yoga practices led by a colleague and friend, highly experienced yoga teacher, Sat Dharam Kaur. We will explore emotional realities an...

Friday, 7pm-9pm: Conversation/interview about life & work (Register here for Friday conversation: https://www.ciis.edu/public-programs/public-programs-event-calendar/mate-gabor-convo-ss19) ***NOTE: This event will be held at First Unit...

Join Gabor and Jenara Nerenberg in an intimate conversation on transforming personal and societal traumas in this challenging time. Hear first-hand stories from Gabor's own life, how he reconciles the hopes of his family and his life's work...

Contrary to what is often claimed, the source of addictions is not to be found in genes, but in the early childhood environment where the neurobiology of the brain’s reward pathways develops and the where the emotional patterns that lead ...

The Myth of Normal in an Insane Culture: A family physician for over three decades, Gabor Maté has become a leading voice for the destigmatization and compassionate treatment of mental health and addiction. He's the author of four bestsell...

For twelve years Dr. Maté was the staff physician at a clinic for drug-addicted people in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, where he worked with patients challenged by hard-core drug addiction, mental illness and HIV, including at Vancouver...

In these times of fraught politics, spasmodic violence and increasing polarization, we can all too easily perceive ourselves as isolated and beleaguered, the values we cherish as under assault. To find effective ways of being and acting we ...

When the Body Says No: Stress is ubiquitous these days — it plays a role in the workplace, in the home, and virtually everywhere that people interact. It can take a heavy toll unless it is recognized and managed effectively and insightful...

Based on the book In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction For twelve years Dr. Maté was the staff physician at a clinic for drug-addicted people in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, where he worked with patients chall...

Plenary: 9am - 10am - Taming the Hungry Ghost: Trauma and Addiction Q&A: 12pm - 12:30pm Workshop: 3pm - 5:00pm - Forward Into the Past: Shamanism as Modern Healing   Taming the Hungry Ghost: Trauma and Addiction Addiction is neit...

Fostering Resilience in a Stressed Culture: Many more children than in the past are diagnosed these days with various learning and behaviour difficulties and many have problems learning from negative experiences. Schools are also having to ...

Can a person literally die of loneliness? Is there a connection between the ability to express emotions and Alzheimer’s disease? Is there such a thing as a "cancer personality"? In this talk, Dr. Maté will share his insights into how dis...

Can a person literally die of loneliness? Is there a connection between the ability to express emotions and Alzheimer’s disease? Is there such a thing as a "cancer personality"? One of the world’s most sought after and celebrated physic...

What is meant by trauma? Many people are not unwell enough to be hospitalised but continue to struggle at work, in relationships and socially. Clinical intervention is more likely to involve medication or limited therapies - but just what w...

We invite you to join us in a truly groundbreaking program of deep healing, individual transformation and personal mastery. This very special retreat will be a powerful synthesis of ancient Amazon healing traditions with pioneering ontologi...

Opening keynote: Peer Orientation: Why Children are Stressed, Why Parents and Teachers are Disempowered and How To Restore a Healthy Balance in Adult-Child Relationships. Parenting and teaching are much harder these days than they used to b...

"Who do you think you are?" is sometimes posed as a pejorative taunt. Asked of oneself with compassionate curiosity, it can lead to a revealing and even liberating inquiry. Who we think we are--or, more accurately, who we believe we are at ...

For all our progress in understanding and treating mental illness, it continues to be a subject of misapprehension, prejudice and stigmatization. The reason for that may be not its strangeness but its familiarity. Very few individuals or fa...

PRIVATE EVENT. Plenary: The Biology of Loss: What Happens When Attachments Are Impaired and How To Foster Resilience This presentation, based on the best-selling Scattered Minds, Hold on To Your Kids, and In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts, outl...

Please note, this is a private event, not open to the public. For all our progress in understanding and treating mental illness, it continues to be a subject of misapprehension, prejudice and stigmatization. The reason for that may be not i...

Stress is ubiquitous these days — it plays a role in the workplace, in the home, and virtually everywhere that people interact. It can take a heavy toll unless it is recognized and managed effectively and insightfully. Western medicine, i...

PLEASE NOTE: THE EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT Many more children than in the past are diagnosed these days with various learning and behaviour difficulties and many have problems learning from negative experiences. Schools are also having to deal ...

This workshop, based on the best-selling book In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts, draws on cutting-edge science to illuminate where and how addictions originate and what they have in common, whether the addiction is to drugs, alcohol, nicotine, ...

Event at McGill University Overarching Topic: Compassion, Addiction and Culture Change

Father-and-son Gabor and Daniel Maté lead this candid and probing inquiry into what it means to outgrow and transform past-based dynamics in adult parent-child relationships. The American teacher and author Ram Dass once said, "If you thin...

Shamanic practices employing psychedelic plants have been used as healing modalities in traditional cultures for hundreds of years and are now increasingly popularized in the industrialized advanced countries as well. In recent times, there...

Compassionate Inquiry is a psychotherapeutic method developed by Dr. Gabor Maté that reveals what lies beneath the appearance we present to the world. Using Compassionate Inquiry, the therapist unveils the level of consciousness, mental cl...

For all our progress in understanding and treating mental illness, it continues to be a subject of misapprehension, prejudice and stigmatization. The reason for that may be not its strangeness but its familiarity. Very few individuals or fa...

Father-and-son Gabor and Daniel Maté lead this candid and probing inquiry into what it means to outgrow and transform past-based dynamics in adult parent-child relationships. The American teacher and author Ram Das once said, “If you thi...