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The Myth of Normal - Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture

Gabor Maté

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Trauma and culture's impact on health explored.

Considering you're curious about the intersection of our personal well-being and societal factors, "The Myth Of Normal" could offer you a fresh perspective. Gabor Maté, who's a seasoned voice on matters of health and addiction, delves deeply into how trauma shaped by contemporary culture affects our mental and physical health. This book will not just broaden your understanding of what constitutes illness but may also guide you towards a more holistic approach to healing.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2022)
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The Myth of Normal - Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture

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ISBN: 9781785042720
Author: Gabor Maté
Publisher: Vermilion
Date of Publication: 2022-09-20
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Sociology, Science, Personal Development
Goodreads rating: 4.31
(rated by 29554 readers)

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By the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing. In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere, adolescent mental illness is on the rise. So what is really “normal” when it comes to health? Over four decades of clinical experience, Maté has come to recognize the prevailing understanding of “normal” as false, neglecting the roles that trauma and stress, and the pressures of modern-day living, exert on our bodies and our minds at the expense of good health. For all our expertise and technological sophistication, Western medicine often fails to treat the whole person, ignoring how today’s culture stresses the body, burdens the immune system, and undermines emotional balance. Now Maté brings his perspective to the great untangling of common myths about what makes us sick, connects the dots between the maladies of individuals and the declining soundness of society—and offers
 

Trauma and culture's impact on health explored.

Considering you're curious about the intersection of our personal well-being and societal factors, "The Myth Of Normal" could offer you a fresh perspective. Gabor Maté, who's a seasoned voice on matters of health and addiction, delves deeply into how trauma shaped by contemporary culture affects our mental and physical health. This book will not just broaden your understanding of what constitutes illness but may also guide you towards a more holistic approach to healing.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2022)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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