Dr. Gabor Maté
You TubeWed, 06 Mar 2013 16:22 UTC
The brain and body systems that process emotions are intimately connected with the hormonal apparatus, the nervous system, and in particular the immune system. Dr. Maté’s insight into the relationship of the mind and the body are presented in: When the Body Says No.
Stress is ubiquitous these days - it plays a role in the workplace, in the home, and virtually everywhere that people interact. It can take a heavy toll on individuals unless it is recognized and managed effectively and insightfully. This is even more true for parents, family members and caregivers of individuals with neuro-behavioural disorders such as FASD, and if left unchecked, accumulated stress goes on to undermine immunity, disrupts the body's physiological milieu and can prepare the ground for a multitude chronic diseases and conditions.
This presentation, adapted for this conference, is based on
When The Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress, a best-selling book that has been translated into more than twelve languages on five continents.
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Put very simply here, his solution is to say no. The option to say no is more available for some segments of society than others, and the wealth/poverty axis has a lot do do with this - for example, people in horribly stressful and abusive jobs cannot cay no. Women in abusive relationships who are dependent on shelter cannot say no. People who are ill, cannot say no and take any good amount of time off work to heal.
Don't mean to be harsh but it's often the case with these kind of bs seminars on healing. They are only really available for one segment of the community.