#17 On Zionism, therapy & adult-parent relationships: Daniel Mate talks healing from a famous father
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This episode is with the musician, author & mental chiropractor & Palestine advocate, Daniel Mate.
Daniel co-authored the renowned best-selling book, The Myth of Normal, with his father, Gabor Mate. The illustrious duo also run the workshop series, HELLO AGAIN: A Fresh Start For Parents and Their Adult Children and are co-writing a book by the same name.
With an indefatigable mission to help heal others, how do the father and son duo retain a healthy and compassionate relationship with one another?
When does professional familial collaboration get in the way of personal familial relations?
Listen in and learn more about:
đ Where Danielâs long-standing healing journey has taken him and where he wants to go next
đ How you can change a parent-adult child relationship by shifting perspective
đ What Danielâs mental chiropractic is and why it is very different from therapy
đ Why therapy as a modern phenomenon and how it can sometimes be more comforting than effectual
đ How Ayahuasca in Peru helped with the emergence of a new style of healing.
đ How finding his own unique style allowed him to compliment, not compete, with his father
00:00 - Intro
01:27 - Who is Daniel Mate?
03:25 - Which identifying characteristic resonates most?
05:11 - Why did you study psychology and why the later shift to studying music?
11:00 - How a breakdown at university foreshadowed Danielâs âtortured but well-faded struggleâ to become himself
12:40 - How, if at all, did therapy help after your breakdown?
14:26 - What is the Landmark Forum self-development programme?
16:00 - The difference between insight and change
17:30 - What has your healing journey been like?
21:10 - The comfort of having parents who feel guilty and why itâs a kind of emotional âracketâ
21:38 - âAm I something other than Gabor Mateâs son?â How Daniel healed his familial wounds in the shadow of his fatherâs worldwide popularity as a âhealerâ
24:00 - Wanting a dad, not a saviour. Did your fatherâs fame help or hinder your relationship with him?
25:45 - What is the Hello Again: a fresh start for parents and their adult children?
32:35 - How does the workshop work? How does it compare to therapy?
35:20 - Flipping the script. How âradically transforming your view of the relationshipâ is the key to peace, understanding and meaningful change.
36:20 - How did you develop the Hello Again workshop and your unique âmental chiropracticâ modality?
39:50 - What is âmental chiropracticâ and is it a compliment or replacement to therapy?
45:00 - Ayahuasca, workshops, therapy and more. What therapy or healing modality has been the most transformational for you? What do you still consistently practise for good emotional and mental wellbeing?
47:30 - The Myth of Normal and the mind-body connection.
50:00 - Why did you choose to publicly enter the Israel / Palestine debate after October 7th?
56:30 - What are the psychological implications of being uncritically attached to a problematic ideology?
01:01:00 - What has been the feedback to you becoming a satirical and analytical commentator on social media? How have you dealt with the massive following youâve accrued as a result?
01:03:40 - How much of what is happening in Israel / Palestine can be viewed through the lens of unhealed trauma? How can the emotional psychosis vortex be stopped?
01:04:30 - What is the criticism from some people in the Palestinian activist scene around ânormalisationâ? What can / should pro-Palestinians do about that?
01:08:00 - Is it important to do personal healing work before engaging in collective healing?
HostÂ
Instagram: @laylamaghribiÂ
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www.laylamaghribi.com
Guest
Instagram: @danielbmate
https://www.danielmate.com
https://www.walkwithdaniel.com
https://www.helloagainproject.com
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