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Bite-Sized: Gabor Maté on Why We Always Want More

June 16, 2026 · 7 min

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In this bite-sized episode of Change Is Possible, Dr Gabor Maté explores why modern life keeps us chasing more.


More pleasure.
More success.
More distraction.
More consumption.
More escape.


But beneath that constant striving is a deeper question:


What pain are we trying not to feel?


Gabor also reflects on addiction, trauma, modern culture, healing, and why the path to change often begins by looking at what we are running from.


The full conversation with Dr Gabor Maté is available now on Change Is Possible.

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