Gabor Maté

Gabor Maté

Gabor Maté (pronounced GAH-bor MAH-tay) is a retired physician who, after 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness. The bestselling author of four books published in twenty-seven languages, Gabor is an internationally renowned speaker highly sought after for his expertise on addiction, trauma, childhood development and the relationship of stress and illness. His book on addiction received the Hubert Evans Prize for literary non-fiction. For his groundbreaking medical work and writing he has been awarded the Order of Canada, his country’s highest civilian distinction and the Civic Merit Award from his hometown, Vancouver. His books include In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction; When the Body Says No; Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection; Scattered: How ADD Originates and What You Can Do About It; and (with Gordon Neufeld) Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More
Than Peers.

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Shefali Tsabary

Shefali Tsabary

Dr. Shefali Tsabary is a prominent clinical psychologist who received her doctorate from Columbia University. She specializes in the integration of Eastern philosophy and Western psychology, making her an expert in her field. Dr. Shefali is a world-renowned wisdom teacher whose courses—cover topics like anger, anxiety, purpose, meaning, relationships and conscious health and has helped thousands of adults and families internationally. She has been conducting weekly wisdom “check-ins”, reaching an audience of millions, during the pandemic to offer calm and stillness in an uncertain world. Dr. Shefali is a keynote speaker, presenting at conferences and workshops around the world including: Wisdom 2.0, TEDx, Kellogg Business School, The Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education and many more. She has had key collaborations with Mindvalley, Goldie Hawn’s MindUp Foundation, and Oprah Winfrey’s Your Life in Focus. Her first book, The Conscious Parent, was endorsed by Oprah as “one of the most profound books on parenting” she has ever read. She’s been featured prominently on Oprah Winfrey’s platforms, Good Morning America, the Today Show, Hoda & Jenna, among many others. Dr. Shefali lives in New York City.

 

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Lorna Byrne

Lorna Byrne

World renowned spiritual teacher, international bestselling author and philanthropist Lorna Byrne is an inspiration to millions of people around the world. She sees angels physically, like you would see a person sitting in front of you. Lorna has been featured extensively in worldwide television, radio and print media including CNN, NBC Today, BBC, The London Times, The Economist and many others. Lorna invited Betty Williams, Nobel Laureate, to New York to help promote peace between Sunni and Shiite Muslim​s.​ She is the author of seven bestselling books including Angels in My Hair, A Message of Hope From the Angels, and Love From Heaven; and has been published in more than 30 countries and 50 languages around the world. She is also the founder of the Lorna Byrne Children’s Foundation, helping vulnerable and marginalized children across the globe. In 2019, she was named as one of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People in the World by Watkins magazine.

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