Pleasure, Pain and the Developing Brain - Audio Download
Normal isn’t Natural or Healthy.
The culture we live in is toxic and must be protected against.
Common to all of Dr. Maté’s work is a focus on understanding the broader context in which human disease and disorders arise, from cancer to autoimmune conditions like MS, rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, or fibromyalgia; childhood behavioral disorders like ADD, oppositionality, or bullying; or addiction, from substance abuse to obsessive gambling, shopping, or even workaholism.
Rather than offering facile, quick-fix solutions to these complex issues, Dr. Maté weaves together scientific research, case histories, and his own insights and experience to present a broad perspective that enlightens and empowers people to promote their own healing and that of those around them. His approach is holistic and kaleidoscopic – linking everything from neurophysiology, immunology, and developmental psychology to economic and social policy – and even touches on the spiritual dimensions of disease and healing.
| Gabor Maté M.D. is a physician and bestselling author on a range of topics, from addiction and attention deficit disorder (ADD) to mind-body wellness, adolescent mental health, and parenting. He focuses on understanding the broader context in which human disease and disorders arise. Gabor’s approach is holistic and kaleidoscopic – linking everything from neurophysiology, immunology, and developmental psychology to economic and social policy – and even touches on the spiritual dimensions of disease and healing. Scattered Minds: A New Look at the Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder* (1999) When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress** (2004) Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers(2005) In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction (2009). |  |
| Barbara Findeisen,MA is a psychotherapist focusing on the lifelong effects of pre and perinatal experiences. She is the President of the Association for Pre-and Perinatal Psychology and Health, and founding member of the International Association for Regression Research and Therapies. A Graduate of Stanford University, Barbara has been in private practice since 1976. |  |
| James W. Prescott, PhD is a developmental psychologist whose research focused on the origins of violence, particularly as it relates to a lack of mother-infant bonding. Jim was a health science administrator at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) 1966 to 1980. A baby's developing body and brain mirror and reflect, lifelong, the emotional-sensory environment provided by its first primary relationship, that is with its mother. What we call bonding and nurturing, or its absence-- very early in life--structures the developing brain to interpret the world and its relationships as peaceful, pleasurable and loving or hostile, painful and violent depending on trust or anxiety experienced in this first relationship. |  |
| Michael Mendizza is an author, educator, documentary filmmaker and founder of Touch the Future. His book Magical Parent-Magical Child, co-authored with Joseph Chilton Pearce, applies research on optimum states of learning and performance to parenting and to education. |  |
In addation to the audio please review the following:
Joseph Chilton Pearce
Mother Infant Bonding
http://ttfuture.org/store/intelligence_of_the_heart
James W. Prescott
The Origins of Love and violence
http://ttfuture.org/bonding/front
Gabor Mete, MD
Special Democracy Now Program – Stress and Addiction
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/5/30/dr_gabor_mat_on_the_stress
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Running Time: 1 hour 17 minutes
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