Physician, trauma expert, and bestselling author Gabor Maté joins Ten Percent Happier to explore why so many of us are caught in cycles of scrolling, bingeing, and self-medicating. He offers five concrete steps for breaking free and taking back our brains.
Key takeaways include:
- Addictions and their causes: Addiction is an attempt to solve some sort of suffering and most addictions are rooted from severe childhood experiences.
- ADHD as a coping mechanism: An environment of stress in a child’s life affects whether a child will be diagnosed with ADHD or not.
- Agency Can Be Reclaimed: With self-compassion and awareness, it is possible to interrupt automatic patterns and restore a genuine sense of choice over how we spend our attention and energy.
Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris offers practical tools and expert conversations for a calmer, more mindful life. New Episodes air every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
