…tell you about a happier case, actually. Okay. One that's not in the book. A woman, a patient of mine, who I'll call Cynthia. That actually is her name. She's a native Canadian woman and Aboriginal, native Indian, you might say. Now, as you know from…

…traumatizing the next generation themselves. This is just how, this is what happens to trauma. It becomes a multi-generational chain. So Cynthia had a childhood where she was traumatized, sexually abused and so on. She was living in the downtown east side…

…have gotten into that work. And I want to come back to that in some depth later on in the interview. The reason I mentioned Cynthia is because she's not in my book, but there are people in my book with similar histories who have since died as a young…

…it impossible for scientists and therapists to responsibly explore their therapeutic and spiritual uses. Dr. Monte's anecdotal story about Cynthia being freed from her long-time addiction was moving and powerful, as was his reference to the African plant that…

…Clifton, whose mom and dad, they were just exemplary human beings, deeply humble, just trying to pass on to me and Cliff and Cynthia and Cheryl and family, treat people right. Don't think you're ever better than anybody. uh the world is a cold and cruel…

…placebo. No such study is even theoretically possible. All I can tell you is that in my experience, there have been people who've, Cynthia, who'll be here one of these nights, would still be living in a hotel if she would still be alive. if she hadn't…

…a placebo. There's no such studies even, theoretically possible. All I can tell you is that in my experience, there have been people who Cynthia, who will be here one of these nights, would still be living in a hotel if she would still be alive. if she…

…Street as an addict for 15 minutes? Well, I can't let you in until I get it cleared up. That's all. Cynthia, a native Canadian, struggles to resist her addictive tendencies on the dangerous streets of Vancouver's downtown Eastside. So what's happened in…

…determined to apply what he's learned to help his patients. But he knows it will be a challenging prospect. Back in Vancouver, Cynthia has to let go of her children once again. Dr. Maté's other patients are still struggling. and the legal treatment options…

…problem, but I guess I'm here. I just think I have similar emotional sort of blockages. Like, my life is just stagnant. Cynthia, welcome. So, what are you addicted to? Heroin, cocaine, crack. Now, you contacted me interested in this process. I did believe…

…the process. Because people do have these breakthroughs, and some of them have made real changes in their lives. Now, drug-free, Cynthia is making progress. She has found a new home and is fighting to regain permanent custody of her children. Mate continues…

…a lot of people doing a lot of good. Let me tell you a brief and amazing story. There's a woman called... Her name is Cynthia, I think. It is... She was pregnant when I was at the Portland. So I looked after her during that pregnancy. And she was a…

…which is an incredible story. Wow. And then with the second one, who was adopted by a wonderful family in the Kootenays. No, Cynthia and her spouse struggled and still used and so on. And then finally the man died, the father died, after they had at…

…on Zoom with this, by that time, wonderful 14-year-old girl. Wow. Who she had given birth to. After the man died, Cynthia said, every month we've been putting money away for our daughter's university education. Wow. So they were living in welfare, using…