Gabor Maté
Hungarian-Canadian physician known for his work on trauma, addiction, stress, and child development. His teachings connect medical insight with deep psychological and spiritual understanding, particularly through compassion-based inquiry. Author of When the Body Says No, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, and The Myth of Normal.
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Quotes by Gabor Maté
98 quotes“Stress is not the situation. It is your relationship to the situation.”
stressWhen the Body Says No
“To be present with another's pain is the deepest form of love.”
loveThe Myth of Normal
“Children are not their behavior. They are their need.”
compassionHold On to Your Kids
“Behind every adult is a child who survived.”
compassionThe Myth of Normal
“Real maturity is being responsible for one's own emotional life.”
maturityThe Myth of Normal
“To say no is to honor your truth.”
boundariesWhen the Body Says No
“Disease is often the price of unspoken truth.”
truthWhen the Body Says No
“Trauma is the story we tell about what happened.”
storyThe Myth of Normal
“Heal the wound and the body will follow.”
healingWhen the Body Says No
“Loneliness is more than an emotion. It is a wound.”
lonelinessIn the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
“All addictions are attempts to escape suffering.”
addictionIn the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
“Healing is not about getting rid of feelings. It is about welcoming them.”
healingThe Myth of Normal
“What we call mental illness is often the soul's response to an unbearable life.”
compassionIn the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
“To listen to a child is to honor their soul.”
listeningHold On to Your Kids
“Wholeness is who you are when you stop fragmenting yourself.”
wholenessThe Myth of Normal
“Be curious about your pain. It has a story to tell.”
inquiryThe Myth of Normal
“Love is what makes us safe.”
loveThe Myth of Normal
“To grieve is to heal.”
griefThe Myth of Normal
“Suffering is universal. Compassion must be too.”
compassionThe Myth of Normal
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