Stephanie sits down with esteemed physician, world-renowned trauma expert, and Last Day fan favorite Dr. Gabor Mate. They dig into Gabor’s new book The Myth of Normal, which took him 10 years to write and is (in Stephanie’s opinion) a true masterpiece. Topics include addiction, toxic culture, sending mean texts to your spouse, the inextricable link between mind and body, and how we can all start to heal, individually and collectively. This conversation is not to be missed. 

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Hear Dr. Gabor Mate’s original conversation with Stephanie here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/last-day/id1468896686?i=1000488387968  

Resources:

To learn more about the people and organizations featured in this episode and access critical information about suicide and violence prevention visit: https://lastdayresources.simvoly.com/. 

Stephanie Wittels Wachs is the host. Jackie Danziger is our supervising producer. Our producers are Kegan Zema and Giulia Hjort. Hannah Boomershine and Erianna Jiles are our associate producers. Andi Kristinsdottir is our audio engineer. Music is by Hannis Brown. Our story consultant is Kaya Henderson. Executive producers are Jessica Cordova Kramer and Stephanie Wittels Wachs. This season of Last Day is created in partnership with the Kendeda Fund, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation, Levi Strauss & Co, and Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund.

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