The Myth Of Normal (illness, Health & Healing In A Toxic Culture)

By (author) Maté, Gabor; By (author) Maté, Daniel
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***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***

OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD

We tend to believe that normality equals health. Yet what is the norm in the Western world?

Mental illness and chronic disease are on an unstoppable rise. How did we get here?
And what lies ahead for us?

''It all starts with waking up... to what our bodies are expressing and our minds are suppressing.''

In this life-affirming book, Gabor Maté connects the dots between our personal suffering and the relentless pressures of modern life – showing that ill health is a natural reflection of our disconnection from our true selves. Drawing on four decades of clinical experience, and stories of people transforming their bodies and minds, Dr Maté offers a hopeful pathway to reconnection and healing.

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Gabor Mate takes us on an epic journey of discovery about how our emotional well-being, and our social connectivity (in short: how we live), is intimately intertwined with health, disease and addictions ... This riveting and beautifully written tale has profound implications for all of our lives, including the practice of medicine and mental health
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Wise, sophisticated, rigorous and creative: an intellectual and compassionate investigation of who we are and who we may become
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A book literally everyone will be enriched by - a wise, profound and healing work that is the culmination of Dr Maté''s many years of deep and painfully accumulated wisdom
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An astonishing achievement, epic in scope and yet profoundly down-to-earth and practical. I will read this book again and again
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Brilliant, compelling and groundbreaking. Gabor Maté offers us a way to bring clear seeing and a greatness of heart to the crisis of our times
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A book in which readers can seek refuge and solace during moments of profound personal and social crisis
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Gabor Maté''s connections - between the intensely personal and the global, the spiritual and the medical, the psychological and the political - are bold, wise and deeply moral. He is a healer to be cherished
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A compelling book that will challenge your views and help lift the veil of illusion to what is truly happening in your mind and in your body
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Gripping ... a powerful call for change in how we live with, love, understand, treat, and think about each other
Biographical note:

Gabor Maté (Author)
A celebrated speaker, and bestselling author, Dr Gabor Maté is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics including addiction, stress and childhood development. Rather than offering quick-fix solutions to these complex issues, Dr Maté weaves together scientific research, case histories, and his own insights and experience to present a broad perspective that enlightens and empowers people to promote their own healing and that of those around them.

Dr Maté has written several bestselling books including When the Body Says No, Scattered Minds and co-authored Hold on to Your Kids. His most recent book The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture is a New York Times bestseller. Dr Maté''s works have been published internationally in over twenty languages.

Supporters of Dr Maté include Dr Rangan Chatterjee, Bessel van der Kolk, Johann Hari and Esther Perel. He was recently featured in the highly publicised livestream conversation with Prince Harry where they discussed loss, trauma and the importance of healing.

Daniel Maté (Author)
Daniel Maté is an acclaimed composer