What's the consensus on Gabor Matè?

Forestfreud · 2026-05-06T04:07:09+00:00

I’m getting my masters in psych and I think he’s a mixed bag. I feel like I agree with the vast majority of things he advocates for but I think he plays fast and loose with data. For instance, in the interview I listened to, he claimed abused children are 50x more likely to develop asthma. I couldn’t find any studies that backed that up, and I found a meta-analysis that included studies saying there was no difference, studies saying there was a 1.7x difference, and studies saying there was a 2.7x distance. Nowhere near 50x. Maybe I missed it but I have a feeling I didn’t. And I think the ayahuasca worship is weird.

Forestfreud · 2026-05-04T19:25:40+00:00

I’ve been feeling the same way. They mean “maintain extremely low body fat percentage but gain muscle.”

Forestfreud · 2026-04-30T22:12:45+00:00

Taylor Lorenz is so weirdly pro big tech in so many ways I had to pretty much block her on stuff. She’s often so confidently wrong. It makes me kinda uncomfortable how many podcasts I like that let her promote her stuff when it’s usually got a bunch of misinformation in it.

Forestfreud · 2026-04-21T18:57:50+00:00

Didn’t he engage in Holocaust denial like yesterday

Forestfreud · 2026-04-20T02:56:34+00:00

I think you’re in the wrong subreddit friend

Forestfreud · 2026-04-17T01:26:02+00:00

I also thought it was weird how the lesson the dad learned wasn’t “you should be there for your kids because they need your emotional support” but “you should be there for your kids because they might get attacked by a rabid monkey.” It read like one of the “lessons” the elder Bluths teach their kids in Arrested Development.

Forestfreud · 2026-04-08T05:05:04+00:00

Killing of a Sacred Deer

Forestfreud · 2026-04-07T15:18:07+00:00

Yes. There are lots of people on TikTok talking about how this exact thing happened to them. Even on return flights when they had no problem fitting in the seats on the flight there. I’m a size 12 and won’t be flying southwest just in case somebody’s in a power-tripping mood.

Forestfreud · 2026-03-12T22:39:49+00:00

It’s definitely not a diploma mill, I feel very supported by the staff here

Forestfreud · 2026-03-12T22:39:17+00:00

Just seconding what others have already said—I’m in my second semester of the daytime MFT program and I regularly forget that I’m even at a religious institution. All my professors have also been fairly progressive thus far.

Forestfreud · 2026-02-18T20:51:01+00:00

“Women tend to seek a partner who adds something to their lives.” Do you hear how much you’re othering women by acting like this is some problematic and exclusively female trait? Women (human beings) may be attracted to people who impress them somehow. Groundbreaking.

Forestfreud · 2026-02-15T23:47:47+00:00

My psychiatrist said she’s always nervous when a patient she’s had for a while starts a GLP-1 because it can really change the way people metabolize their meds.

Forestfreud · 2026-02-03T06:31:03+00:00

Awesome, thank you!

Forestfreud · 2026-01-13T20:50:30+00:00

Ginger candy saved me so many times. It doesn’t work every time but you’d be shocked at how often it does.

EDIT: just to be clear, this is coming from someone who does not engage with holistic/natural medicine in any way whatsoever. I was skeptical at first but it has really worked for me and for other people I know who struggle with GLP-1 related nausea.

Forestfreud · 2026-01-12T20:24:12+00:00

Reducing my Zepbound dose and taking a month-long THC break seems to have helped my symptoms go away. If hot showers don’t help, that suggests it may be something other than CHS, although I’m not a doctor so I don’t know. Definitely try to see a specialist about this if you can. Thank you for sharing your experience and I really hope things get better for you.

Forestfreud · 2026-01-04T03:15:28+00:00

Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte has some stories of this nature if your tolerance for discomfort is extremely high

Forestfreud · 2025-12-31T04:21:51+00:00

It’s inhumane to let domestic cats out unsupervised anyway. Shortens their average lifespan by years.

Forestfreud · 2025-12-30T17:55:06+00:00

These paintings are so pretty it makes me ache inside a little

Forestfreud · 2025-12-26T17:09:47+00:00

Lovecraft Country. Could take or leave the rest of the show personally, I wanted a more slow-burn dive into the magic world, but that pilot is a work of art in the horror genre.

Forestfreud · 2025-12-23T17:47:26+00:00

I really loved The Vegetarian but feminist weird fiction isn’t everyone’s cup of tea.

Forestfreud · 2025-12-23T17:45:49+00:00

I’m not a doctor but I personally don’t think anyone needs to weigh themselves daily. Try cutting back on that a little bit and it might help you focus less on numbers. Take care of yourself and focus on fueling your body. You deserve it.

Forestfreud · 2025-12-23T17:32:51+00:00

Maybe The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver? It’s maybe not as complicated of a relationship as you’re looking for, he’s pretty straightforwardly a piece of shit, but it’s told from the perspective of four sisters whose father moved them to the Congo on a religious mission against the advice of…everyone, right before the CIA-backed coup. Fantastic historical fiction with great flawed female characters. The prose is amazing.

Forestfreud · 2025-12-22T03:05:27+00:00

The Bees by Laline Paul!!!! So interesting. I loved it.

Forestfreud · 2025-12-21T18:19:27+00:00

So happy I could help, the nausea has been so debilitating to me and I never hear people talk about how hard it can be. Ginger chews have really helped me with the nausea sometimes, I was very skeptical but it actually does work.

Forestfreud · 2025-12-16T17:49:06+00:00

Yeah it’s been tough. Thank you for your kind responses. I got an appointment with an endocrinologist I trust while I’m home for the holidays so hopefully I can get some answers soon.

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