Dr. Gabor Maté
Gabor Maté is a retired physician who, after 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness.
The bestselling author of five books published in nearly 40 languages, including the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction, Gabor is an internationally renowned speaker highly sought after for his expertise on addiction, trauma, childhood development, and the relationship of stress and illness. For his ground-breaking medical work and writing he has been awarded the Order of Canada, his country’s highest civilian distinction, and the Civic Merit Award from his hometown, Vancouver. His most recent book, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture is a New York Times and international bestseller.
Daniel Maté
Daniel Maté is a multi-award-winning composer, lyricist, and playwright for musical theatre based in Brooklyn, New York. His musicals include The Longing and the Short of It, the Kafka-inspired The Trouble With Doug, and a forthcoming adaptation of Russell Banks’s novel The Sweet Hereafter. He graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with an M.F.A. in Musical Theatre Writing and holds a B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy from McGill.
Outside of music and theatre, Daniel co-authored the New York Times bestselling The Myth of Normal with his father. The two Matés are now working on a new book, Hello Again: A Fresh Start for Parents and Their Adult Children, based on their popular workshop of the same name. He also runs the world’s only “mental chiropractic” service, Take A Walk With Daniel.
Daniel Maté
Daniel Maté is a multi-award-winning composer, lyricist, and playwright for musical theatre based in Brooklyn, New York. His musicals include The Longing and the Short of It, the Kafka-inspired The Trouble With Doug, and a forthcoming adaptation of Russell Banks’s novel The Sweet Hereafter. He graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with an M.F.A. in Musical Theatre Writing and holds a B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy from McGill.
Outside of music and theatre, Daniel co-authored the New York Times bestselling The Myth of Normal with his father. The two Matés are now working on a new book, Hello Again: A Fresh Start for Parents and Their Adult Children, based on their popular workshop of the same name. He also runs the world’s only “mental chiropractic” service, Take A Walk With Daniel.
