About this episode
Sat Dharam Kaur, co-founder of Compassionate Inquiry with Dr. Gabor Maté, spent years discovering something profound: each addiction points to a specific childhood trauma. Not random. Not a moral failing.In this Mind Architect episode, Sat Dharam Kaur reveals how she decoded Gabor Maté's therapeutic approach into Compassionate Inquiry—a method now taught to trauma therapists worldwide. She shares the hidden connection between what we're addicted to and what we experienced as children, along with the healing path that addresses addiction at its root.You'll discover why smoking addiction often traces back to loneliness, alcohol addiction to feeling unheard and work addiction to a core belief about worthiness. Sat Dharam Kaur explains the Compassionate Inquiry principles that allow healing without rescuing, the naturopathic protocols that rebalance brain chemistry and how Kundalini yoga activates the vagus nerve to support addiction recovery.This isn't about willpower or 12 steps. It's about understanding the pain behind addiction and addressing it.Her Beyond Addiction program integrates Compassionate Inquiry with 45 years of Kundalini yoga practice and naturopathic medicine. She's worked with Gabor Maté since 2009, transcribing hundreds of hours of his sessions to identify the patterns that make trauma healing possible.Whether you're working with addiction recovery, supporting someone you love, practicing as a therapist, or trying to understand your own patterns—this conversation offers clarity on the trauma-addiction connection and a path forward.BOOKS REFERENCED:In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Dr. Gabor MatéThe Complete Natural Medicine Guide to Breast CancerThe Complete Natural Medicine Guide to Women's HealthA Call to Women: A Healthy Breast Program and WorkbookPRACTICES & PROGRAMS:Compassionate Inquiry Training Beyond Addiction Program (16 modules: CI + Kundalini Yoga + Naturopathic Medicine)Kundalini Yoga on Sat Dharam Kaur's YouTube channelCompassionate Inquiry Romania → local training & communityTHERAPY MODALITIES MENTIONED:Compassionate Inquiry (CI)Internal Family Systems (IFS)Somatic Experiencing (SE)Kundalini YogaTHREE QUESTIONS FOR HEALING:What needs were unmet in your childhood?What emotion did you experience when that was happening?What did you believe about
