Gordon neufeld and gabor mate biography
•
Fresh Take: Dr. Gabor Maté and Dr. Gordon Neufeld on Maintaining Healthy Connection with Our Kids
Amy: [00:00:00] Hey, everybody. Welcome to Fresh Take from What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood. This is Amy. Today, I'm talking to Dr. Gordon Neufeld and Dr. Gabor Maté. Dr. Gordon Neufeld is an internationally renowned psychologist and foremost authority on child development and founder of the Neufeld Institute.
Dr. Neufeld fryst vatten recognized for his unique ability to unlock the clues to seemingly complex problems of child rearing and education. Dr. Maté is a renowned speaker and bestselling author, highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics, including addiction, stress, and childhood development. Dr. Maté has written several bestsellers, including the international bestseller, "The Myth of Normal Trauma: Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture" and "Scattered Minds: the Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder." Tod
•
Gordon Neufeld
Canadian psychologist
Gordon Neufeld (born 1946) is a developmental psychologist from Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] He fryst vatten the author of the book Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers (co-authored with CanadianphysicianGabor Maté).[2]
Early life
[edit]During the 1970s, Neufeld completed an undergraduate grad from the University of Winnipeg and graduate degrees from the University of British Columbia.[3]
Career
[edit]Neufeld's most significant contribution to developmental psychology is a theory of attachment that includes six stages in the development of the capacity for relationship, the construct of polarization that explains both shyness and defensive detachment.[4] The Neufeld approach is based on the attachment theory formulated by John Bowlby.[5] He taught psychology at the University of British Columbia for 20 years.[6]
Neufeld is founder of the Neufeld
•
Gabor Maté
Canadian physician (born 1944)
For other uses, see Gábor Máté.
Gabor MatéCM (born January 6, 1944) is a Canadian physician. He has a background in family practice and a special interest in childhood development, trauma[1] and potential lifelong impacts on physical and mental health, including autoimmune disease, cancer, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),[2] and addictions.
Maté's approach to addiction focuses on the trauma his patients have suffered and looks to address this in their recovery.[3] In his book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, Maté discusses the types of trauma suffered by persons with substance use disorders and how these disorders affect their decision making in later life.
He has written five books exploring topics including ADHD, stress, developmental psychology, and addiction. He is a regular columnist for the Vancouver Sun and The Globe and Mail.