From Survival to Inner Safety:
A New Way to Recover After Trauma
The only trauma program that combines
Gabor Maté’s H.E.A.L. method and Bessel van der Kolk’s body-based practices
- with weekly coaching to help you apply it in real life and feel safe again.
Get Instant Access to Gabor Maté + Bessel van der Kolk’s Trauma Program - Plus 12 Months of Coaching
$399 USD (instead of $1,200 USD)
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Trauma doesn’t always look like trauma.
Sometimes it’s not flashbacks.
Not dramatic memories.
Not a clear "before and after."
Sometimes it’s simply the feeling that your body never fully relaxed again.
You may look fine on the outside… but inside, your nervous system is still bracing for impact.
It can show up as:
- A constant sense of tension you can’t explain
- Anxiety that hits out of nowhere
- Feeling overwhelmed by small things
- Overreacting in moments you know "shouldn’t" feel so intense
- Shutting down, going numb, or feeling disconnected from yourself
- Difficulty sleeping, or waking up already exhausted
- A body that feels restless, tense, or stuck
- Trouble trusting people, even when you want closeness
- People-pleasing, overthinking, or always scanning for danger
- Feeling safe one day… then falling back into survival mode the next
And the most confusing part is this:
You may understand your trauma.
You may have read books, done therapy, worked on yourself.
But your body still reacts as if the danger is happening right now.
If you recognize yourself in this, there’s nothing wrong with you.
This is what trauma does.
- It changes the way your brain and nervous system respond to life.
- It rewires your stress response.
- And it keeps your body stuck in survival mode, even years later.
That’s why true recovery isn’t just about insight.
It’s about helping the body feel safe again.
The Real Reason You Still Feel Stuck After Trauma
Most people think trauma is something that lives in your mind.
But trauma isn’t only a memory.
It’s a biological survival response that can stay active long after the danger is gone.
When something overwhelming happens — abuse, neglect, violence, accidents, chronic stress, emotional abandonment, humiliation, loss — your body does what it’s designed to do:
It protects you.
It shifts into fight, flight, freeze, or shutdown.
And in the moment, that response can save you.
But the problem is this:
If the experience was too intense, too long, or too unsafe… your nervous system doesn’t always return to normal.
Even years later, your body can remain stuck in survival mode.
That’s why:
- You may feel anxious for no clear reason
- You overreact
- You shut down
- You can’t sleep
- Your heart races, your stomach tightens, or your chest feels heavy
- You can’t fully trust people, even when you want to
Because trauma isn’t just "what happened."
Trauma is what happens inside your body when you don’t have the support, safety, or connection to process what you lived through.
And this explains something that frustrates so many people:
You can understand your trauma perfectly… and still feel trapped in the same reactions.
Because insight doesn’t automatically calm the nervous system.
The body doesn’t change through willpower.
It changes through safety, repetition, and new experiences that teach your system:
"It’s over now."
"You’re safe now."
That’s why real trauma recovery must include the body.
Not as an afterthought — but as the starting point.
The Breakthrough: Recovery Starts When the Body Feels Safe
Here’s the shift most people never learn:
You don’t recover from trauma by "fixing yourself."
You recover by helping your nervous system feel safe again.
Because the goal isn’t to erase the past.
The goal is to stop your body from reliving it.
That’s why the most effective trauma work isn’t only about talking, analyzing, or understanding.
It’s about building inner safety from the inside out.
Little by little.
Through body-based practices that teach your system something new:
- "I can stay present."
- "I can feel my emotions without being overwhelmed."
- "I can set boundaries without fear."
- "I don’t have to shut down to survive."
This is exactly what the world’s leading trauma experts have been proving for decades:
When you combine trauma understanding with nervous system regulation, the body begins to change.
And when the body changes…
Everything changes.
- Your triggers lose their power.
- Your sleep improves.
- Your reactions become calmer.
- Your relationships feel safer.
- Your energy comes back.
Not because you forced it.
But because your system no longer needs to stay on high alert.
That’s the new approach.
Not "positive thinking."
Not willpower.
But a practical, body-based path that helps you move from survival… to inner safety.
If what you’ve heard so far resonates… here’s what you can do next.
TODAY, YOU CAN JOIN:
From Survival to Inner Safety
A New Way to Recover After Trauma
A complete, body-based trauma program combining Gabor Maté’s H.E.A.L. method and Bessel van der Kolk’s trauma research, plus 12 months of weekly coaching to help you apply the work, stay consistent, and create real change in your daily life.
This isn’t just more information.
It’s a structured path, designed to help you stop living in survival mode, reconnect with your body, and finally build the inner safety you’ve been missing for years.
Get Instant Access to Gabor Maté + Bessel van der Kolk’s Trauma Program - Plus 12 Months of Coaching for only $399 — 67% OFF.
What You Get When You Join
This program gives you everything you need to understand trauma deeply… and start changing the way your body responds in real life.
You’re getting a complete, structured trauma recovery path, with expert guidance and long-term support.
Gabor Maté – The Full H.E.A.L. Masterclass
This is Gabor Maté’s complete step-by-step masterclass designed to help you understand trauma at its roots, and begin a true healing process with clarity and compassion.
Inside, you’ll discover why trauma isn’t just psychological… and why lasting change begins when you reconnect with your body, your emotions, and your authentic self.
What’s included:
- 18 in-depth lessons to guide your recovery journey
- 3 exclusive case studies with unique clinical insights
- 5 real-life consultations with 15 participants
- 3 special guests, including patients sharing their transformation
- 22 practical exercises to apply the H.E.A.L. method
- 5 guided meditations for deep inner work
- 10 writing exercises for self-discovery
- 7 healing routines and daily practices for long-term integration
NEW Bessel van der Kolk Masterclass (SAFE)
This is a brand-new masterclass built with MentorShow in collaboration with Bessel van der Kolk, author of "The Body Keeps the Score".
It’s the first program of its kind: a complete trauma framework based on 40 years of research, combining science-backed understanding with guided body-based practices designed to help your nervous system feel safe again.
Because trauma doesn’t change through insight alone.
It changes when the body learns safety.
What’s included:
- 43 lessons combining trauma science and guided body-based practices
- 20+ grounding and nervous system regulation exercises (breathwork, body scan, orienting, tapping, posture, movement)
- A complete self-awareness framework to identify your triggers, patterns, and protective responses
- Attachment and connection practices to rebuild boundaries, trust, and emotional regulation
- Yoga-based movement and Qi Gong practices to restore stability and embodiment
- Voice and vibration exercises to release tension and reconnect with inner strength
- Creative integration practices (imagination, drawing, writing, theatre) to go beyond talk therapy
- 2 in-depth EMDR lessons, including a guided EMDR practice
- A final integration process to build your personalized trauma routine
MentorShow Plus Coaching (12 Months)
This is where everything becomes real.
Because learning is powerful…
But integration is what creates lasting change.
With MentorShow Plus, you don’t have to do this alone.
You get a full year of guided support to help you stay consistent, feel supported, and keep moving forward, even when life gets hard.
What’s included:
- Weekly group coaching sessions with trauma-informed facilitators trained in Gabor Maté’s H.E.A.L. method and Bessel van der Kolk’s body-based trauma approach
- Monthly live sessions with Daniel Maté, co-author of "The Myth of Normal"
- A private, safe community to connect and share with others on the same path
- Unlimited replays of every coaching session (no pressure to attend live)
- Gentle accountability + expert feedback to help you build real momentum
Only 500 spots available
They Finally Found the Answers. You Can Too.
I have feelings of excitement, adventure and fear all wrapped up inside me as I embark on this journey with you, Gabor. But I'm also grateful for the opportunity to heal.
I truly wish the Maté HEAL Method was practiced in mental health facilities everywhere. As a therapist, I can say I learned more to help clients through this program than in graduate school.
Through your work I finally found answers about myself and my biography after 30+ years of searching. And know I try to pass this understanding on to my patients every day. So – THANK YOU Gabor! :)
I really enjoyed this self awareness practise in doing it regular settles me.
Each one of these lessons is just amazing. Thank you Dr. Mate for doing this class, and for having the workbook and the summary slides at the end of each lesson. Clearly I'll be doing the class more than once to catch all of the teaching!
The happy childhood exercise was amazing, really gave me a lot to think about as I would be in the same space as this woman shared. Amazing, hadn't thought of this series of questions before but they are very powerful.
Twenty years of therapy didn't come close to the healing I received listening! Whole parts of my personality were explained after 60 years on this glorious planet!
I joined MentorShow last month specifically to take Dr. Gabor Maté's course on The H.E.A.L. Method: The Breakthrough Protocol for Healing from Trauma and Transforming Your Life. It was incredibly insightful and helpful—so much so that my husband downloaded it on his own computer just to follow along with me. We both found Gabor to be down-to-earth, compassionate, intuitive and genuinely easy to connect with. He has a way of explaining how inner trauma impacts our bodies and minds that feels both deeply personal and easy to understand. His authenticity and warmth really shine through.
I experienced such insight in this exercise, that I channelled automatic writing at a very deep level of understanding. Showing me wisdom, and releasing trauma to heal. Thank you Gabor for this wonderful course and blessings to everyone participating!
Even if I work as a psychotherapist, as a mentor, I'm learning how speak deep on me with compassion, how to follow with love my thoughts and feeling, how give that to my son too. Be here, listening to you is my gift to that little girl inside of me.
Thank you to Dr. Gabor and your team and guests for a tremendously life changing Masterclass. Thank you for your time, vulnerability, compassion, generosity of words, resources, tools, book recommendations which will become part of my life moving forward.
I found this lifeline late in life. But it will have an effect on all my life anyway - because I understand much more of my whole life now. I see my family in another way, and also myself. Thanks Gabor. And I will try to remember: Do it!
How beautiful is this! The way and tone that Gabor speaks makes it easier for me to understand what lies beyond his words.
My gratitude to Dr. Gabor Maté for his generosity and everyone who made this masterclass possible. Truly happy to have taken this course.
Get Instant Access to Gabor Maté + Bessel van der Kolk’s Trauma Program - Plus 12 Months of Coaching for only $399 — 67% OFF.
Why This Works
Most trauma programs fail for one simple reason:
They give you insight… but they don’t give you a path.
They help you understand what happened…
but they don’t help your body stop reacting as if it’s still happening.
This program is different because it follows a clear system - the same logic used by the world’s leading trauma experts:
Understand what’s really happening
With Gabor Maté and Bessel van der Kolk, you’ll finally understand the mechanisms behind trauma:
why you get triggered, why you shut down, why your body stays tense, and why survival mode can become your "normal."
Train the body to feel safe again
You’ll learn body-based practices that regulate the nervous system and create real internal change, not through willpower, but through repetition and new experiences of safety.
Integrate with guidance and support
Knowledge alone doesn’t create transformation.
That’s why you get weekly coaching for 12 months: to stay consistent, ask questions, get feedback, and build real momentum.
Build a routine that lasts
Instead of trying random techniques, you’ll build a personalized trauma routine that fits your life, so this becomes a long-term shift, not a short-term motivation boost.
Because when you combine understanding + body-based practice + coaching support, something powerful happens:
Your nervous system starts to change.
And when your nervous system changes… your life begins to change with it.
Gabor Maté
Gabor Maté is not a self-help influencer.
He is a globally respected physician and best-selling author with over 40 years of clinical experience in trauma, addiction, stress, and mind-body healing.
Born in 1944 during the Holocaust, Dr. Maté’s early experiences with trauma shaped his lifelong mission: to understand how our past shapes our health, our emotions, and our lives.
He spent decades working as a family doctor and treating patients with addiction and chronic illness in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, one of the most marginalized neighborhoods in North America.
Through this work, he redefined the conversation around trauma and addiction—not as problems to be fixed, but as adaptations to deep emotional pain.
His bestselling books, including In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, When the Body Says No, and The Myth of Normal (co-written with his son Daniel Maté), have inspired millions and reshaped how we think about healing.
And now, for the first time, he’s distilled everything he’s learned into one online masterclass, combining science, lived experience, and real-life consultations to help you begin your own journey.
This is your opportunity to learn directly from the world’s most trusted voice in trauma healing.
$397 USD (instead of $1,200 USD)
What’s inside
Gabor Maté’s masterclass?
Bessel van Der Kolk
Bessel van der Kolk is not a motivational speaker.
He is one of the most influential psychiatrists and trauma researchers in the world - and the man who helped change how modern medicine understands trauma.
For over 40 years, Dr. van der Kolk has worked with survivors of abuse, violence, war, and childhood trauma, studying one central question:
Why does the body keep reacting long after the danger is over?
As the former Medical Director of the Trauma Center in Boston and a leading voice in trauma science, he has been at the forefront of groundbreaking research on PTSD, dissociation, and the nervous system.
His work helped prove something most people were never taught:
Trauma is not just a psychological wound.
It is a physical imprint - stored in the brain, the body, and the nervous system.
His bestselling book “The Body Keeps the Score” became an international phenomenon, translated worldwide and read by millions, because it finally put words on what so many people experience but can’t explain.
But Bessel didn’t stop at understanding trauma.
He spent decades exploring what actually helps people recover - from EMDR to movement, yoga, breathwork, theatre, body-based practices, and nervous system regulation.
And now, for the first time, he has brought that lifetime of research and clinical experience into a brand-new masterclass built with MentorShow.
A practical, science-based program designed to help you restore safety in your body, and begin real change from the inside out.
This is your opportunity to learn directly from the world’s leading authority on trauma and the body.
$397 USD (instead of $1,200 USD)
What’s inside
Bessel van der Kolk’s masterclass?
What We’ll Explore
Together in Live Coaching
Every week, you’ll be invited to a live group coaching session led by trauma-informed facilitators trained in Gabor Maté’s H.E.A.L. method and Bessel van der Kolk’s body-based trauma approach.
These sessions are designed to help you do what most people struggle with:
turn insight into real-life change.
Each week, you’ll get guidance, structure, and a safe space to practice - so you’re not trying to do this alone behind a screen.
Here’s a glimpse of what we’ll explore together:
How do I recognize when my body is in survival mode - even if my mind feels “fine”?
What are my most common triggers, and what are they really protecting me from?
How do I calm my nervous system after stress, conflict, or emotional overload?
How do I stop dissociating, numbing out, or shutting down when life feels too much?
What daily practices help me feel safe in my body again?
Why do I keep repeating the same emotional patterns, even when I understand them?
How do I release tension stored in my body without forcing anything?
How do I stay present during uncomfortable emotions instead of escaping them?
How do I rebuild trust in myself after years of self-doubt and hypervigilance?
How do I reconnect with my needs instead of constantly adapting to others?
How do I stop overreacting when my nervous system feels threatened?
How do I work with shame, guilt, and self-judgment without getting stuck in my head?
What somatic tools help me regulate anxiety and panic in real time?
How do I create boundaries without fear, collapse, or people-pleasing?
Live Q&A Session with Daniel Maté
How do I build emotional safety in relationships without losing myself?
How do I respond to conflict without freezing, fawning, or exploding?
How do I sleep better when my body won't fully switch off at night?
What does “inner safety” feel like — and how do I strengthen it over time?
How do I stop carrying the past into every new situation?
ONLY 500 PLACES AVAILABLE
Meet your coaches
Our group coaching sessions are led by certified, trauma-informed professionals, each trained in Gabor Maté’s philosophy and Compassionate Inquiry approach.
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Sarah W
Certified MentorShow Coach
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Mia R
Certified MentorShow Coach
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Jennifer M
Certified MentorShow Coach
This is not for everyone
We want you to get the most out of this experience.
And that means being honest about who it’s really for, and who it’s not
This program isn’t for you if:
- You’re looking for a quick fix or an instant transformation
- You’re not willing to practice or apply what you learn
- You only want more information, without doing any inner work
- You’re not open to a body-based approach
This is for you if:
- You feel like your body is stuck in survival mode (stress, anxiety, hypervigilance, shutdown)
- You get triggered easily, even when you know you’re safe
- You struggle with sleep, tension, exhaustion, emotional overwhelm, or numbness
- You’ve done therapy or personal development… but something still doesn’t fully shift
- You want a trauma approach that includes the nervous system and the body, not just the mind
- You want practical tools you can apply in real life – not abstract theory
- You don’t want to do this alone, and you know that support and structure matter
If that’s you, this might just be the turning point you’ve been waiting for
Imagine Waking Up and Finally Feeling Safe in Your Body
Not every day will be perfect.
But imagine what it would feel like if your body no longer lived in constant alert…
If your nervous system didn’t treat every stress, every conflict, every emotion… as a threat.
Imagine waking up and feeling calmer.
Not because you forced yourself to “think positive”…
but because something deeper has started to shift.
Over time, this program can help you:
- Feel calmer in your body, even when life gets stressful
- Stop overreacting… or shutting down completely
- Reduce anxiety, tension, and the constant feeling of being on edge
- Sleep more deeply and wake up with more energy
- Shutting down, going numb, or feeling disconnected from yourself
- Understand your triggers, and respond with more clarity and control
- Release emotional weight you’ve carried for years without even realizing it
- Rebuild boundaries without guilt, fear, or people-pleasing
- Feel more connected to your emotions, your needs, and your inner voice
- Experience more stability in relationships, without feeling unsafe or overwhelmed
- Break old patterns that keep pulling you back into survival mode
- Feel present again – grounded, clear, and more alive in everyday moments
- Move forward without pushing yourself… and without collapsing
Because trauma recovery isn’t about “fixing” who you are.
It’s about helping your body understand something it never fully learned: The danger is over.
And you’re allowed to live again.
Your recovery starts here
You’ve spent enough time surviving.
Enough time carrying pain that was never supposed to be yours.
Enough time feeling like your body is stuck in fear, tension, or shutdown.
Now it’s time to do this differently, with the guidance, structure, and support you’ve been missing.
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From Survival to Inner Safety : A New Way to Recover After Trauma
Including:
- Gabor Maté’s full H.E.A.L. Masterclass
- + Bessel van der Kolk’s brand-new SAFE Masterclass
- + 12 months of live coaching and integration with MentorShow Plus
All for $399 USD instead of $1,200 USD
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100% Satisfaction Guarantee
We know how hard it can be to trust a program, especially when it touches something as personal as trauma.
That’s why this offer comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
If you view all lessons in the masterclasses, complete Gabor Maté’s Healing Diary or Bessel Van der Kolk’s Workbook and finish the exercises but still feel the program isn’t right for you, we’ll give you a full refund.
Just send proof that you completed the supporting documents and exercises and we’ll process your refund.
No risk. No pressure. Just a real commitment to your progress.
Real Words From Real People
The masterclass is phenomenal. The content is so relatable because Gabor Mate shares about his own journey with trauma.
I truly wish the Maté HEAL Method was practiced in mental health facilities everywhere. As a therapist, I can say I learned more to help clients through this program than in graduate school.
I have feelings of excitement, adventure and fear all wrapped up inside me, as I embark on this journey with you Gabor. But I am also grateful for the opportunity to heal.
Cried as I felt Gabor's gentle, supportive and understanding nature. Life has been harsh for me and my sensitive nature. The tears brought immense healing.
I am deeply moved by your vision of trauma, of this difficulty in understanding what is happening inside ourselves. The explanation of "adaptability" contributes greatly to our understanding of our lives. Thank you.
When he said, let's use trauma to teach us… I felt that in my core and automatically I said Oh Wow! Out loud. I'm only a few lessons in and am amazing. Dr Gabor is the real deal!!!
Thank you, Gabor, for this amazing course and for all the work you do to help people heal. Your impact is truly inspiring. Grateful for everything you share!
Thank you to Dr. Gabor and your team and guests for a tremendously life changing Masterclass. Thank you for your time, vulnerability, compassion, generosity of words, resources, tools, book recommendations which will become part of my life moving forward.
What an amazing Masterclass. I have already, as a counsellor, used some of the techniques not only on myself but on my clients. Thank you Gabor. You are an amazing teacher.
So powerful to see this! It opened my eyes about how we are programmed by our childhood traumas! Moreover very good techniques for emergency kit! Thank you Gabor!
"Just a thank you. Through your work I finally found answers about myself and my biography after 30+ years of searching. And know I try to pass this understanding on to my patients every day. So – THANK YOU
I've done therapy for years, but this was the first time I truly understood why my body kept reacting the way it did. Everything finally clicked.
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