Dr. Gabor Maté: Emotional Eating and Addiction

When We Eat Not To Nourish But To Nurture.   Dr. Gabor Maté, renowned physician and author, speaks about the root causes of eating disorders, which have their roots in early childhood trauma.  

In fact, all addictions, including food (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating), substance addition (drugs, alcohol, medications) and even the lesser recognized ones, such as work or stress addiction, sex addiction, exercise addiction, etc.    

As we grow and develop as a child, we are completely dependent on those around us.  We have to learn to love our caregivers no matter what.  If during those formative years, we do not have our basic needs met for safety, security, love, touch and support of many kinds, we may learn on a subconscious level either have these needs filled in other, more harmful ways (i.e. the quick fix of love through a drug) or we learn that love and nurturing comes also with pain.  

These patterns become hardwired into our nervous system and our subconscious mind.  We learn to seek to nurture outside of ourselves instead of from within.  For those of us with eating disorders, eating is no longer an act of providing nutrition, but instead an act of seeking happiness, or a brief end to the inner pain we experience.

Delve deep into this topic with Dr. Gabor Maté, author of "In the Realm of Hungry  Ghosts - Close Encounters with Addiction" "When the Body Says No - The Cost of Hidden Stress," and "Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder," as well as soon to be Author of "Toxic World" an exploration of how a toxic society is affecting humanity.  Dr. Maté was a physician in East Vancouver for many years and has seen and witnessed the lives of many of the cities most marginalized members.  

This talk is a part of the Empowering Speaker Series, brought to you by Empower Health Clinic, located in Vancouver, British Columbia.  Empower Health is committed to providing Transformative Healthcare Solutions through integrated healthcare services, health education events, including this keynote speaker series, as well as affordable healthcare through community treatment options.

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