Gabor Maté, MD, a celebrated Canadian doctor who specializes in the study and treatment of addiction and Attention Deficit Disorder, will draw crucial connections among the health of the mind, body and human communities. His landmark book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts explores how our childhood experiences can program neurological and psychological mechanisms that can lead to addiction, abuse, ADHD and other disorders. Addressing them, he says, requires us to change our society so that it offers far better support to children and families. A pathfinder in mind-body medicine, Dr. Matédescribes how “adverse childhood experiences” (ACEs) can be reversed and healed.
Toxic Culture: How Materialistic Society Makes Us Ill | Restoration Nation Theater | 12:20pm, Sat
