Psychological
Why should anyone have to earn their existence?
Rangan Chatterjee was walking Maté through the regrets people most often voice at the end of life. On I wish I'd let myself be happier, Maté reached for a children's book. The end of Winnie-the-Pooh, he said, brought tears to his eyes for years: Christopher Robin has to go to school, and tells his toy animals he won't be able to play with them so much anymore.
In that sense … we can always keep playing in the Enchanted Forest, and that's just essential, I think.— Gabor Maté, Feel Better, Live More, 2024
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Physician & Trauma Expert
Gabor Maté is a Hungarian-Canadian physician and bestselling author known for his work on trauma, addiction, and the connection between stress and illness.
Based on Life Lessons with Dr. Gabor Maté — Feel Better, Live More #440 (Dr Rangan Chatterjee, 2024), summarised and reframed by Insights.
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