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The Myth of Normal (Lead Title): Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture Paperback – Import, 30 October 2022
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We tend to believe that normality equals health. Yet what is the norm in the Western world?
Mental illness is on an unstoppable rise. Some 45% of Europeans suffer high blood pressure, and nearly 70% of Americans take at least one prescription drug. Illness and trauma are defining how we live.
In his new masterpiece, renowned physician, addiction expert and author Gabor Maté dissects the underlying causes of this malaise - physical and emotional, and connects the dots between our personal suffering and the pressures of modern-day living. Over four decades of clinical experience, Dr Maté has found that the common definition of 'normal' is false: virtually all disease is actually a natural reflection of life in an abnormal culture, as we grow further and further apart from our true selves. But he also shows us the pathway to reconnection and healing.
Filled with stories of people in the grip of illness or in the triumphant wake of recovery, this life-affirming book shows how true health is possible - if we are willing to embrace authenticity above social expectations. The Myth of Normal is Gabor Maté's most ambitious, compassionate and urgent book yet.
- Print length576 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherVermilion
- Publication date30 October 2022
- Dimensions15.3 x 4.1 x 23.4 cm
- ISBN-101785042726
- ISBN-13978-1785042720
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The Myth of Normal is 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 ― Johann Hari, New York Times bestselling author of Stolen Focus
Gabor and Daniel Maté have delivered a book in which readers can seek refuge and solace during moments of profound personal and social crisis ... an essential compass during disorienting times. ― Esther Perel, psychotherapist, author and host of of Where Should We Begin
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 ― Naomi Klein, author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine
Wise, sophisticated, rigorous and creative: an intellectual and compassionate investigation of who we are and who we may become. Essential reading for anyone with a past and a future ― Tara Westover, New York Times bestselling author of Educated
In this brilliant, compelling and groundbreaking book, Gabor Maté unveils the societal trance that has blinded us to the death-grip of pervasive trauma in our world ... Drawing on his decades of pioneering clinical work, fascinating contemporary science and contemplative wisdom, Maté offers us a way to bring clear seeing and a greatness of heart to the crisis of our times
― Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance and Radical CompassionThe Myth of Normal is an astonishing achievement, epic in scope and yet profoundly down to earth and practical. I believe it will open the gates to a new time where we come to understand that our emotions, culture, bodies and spirits are not separate and wellness can only come about if we treat the whole being. I will read this book again and again ― V (formerly Eve Ensler), author of The Vagina Monologues and The Apology
The Myth of Normal presents a unique perspective in viewing what we see as 'normal' and opens up a way to wake up to what is real and authentic in our lives ... 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 ― Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Happiness
This gripping book builds upon two key truths for our time, that everything is connected, including psychic wounds and physical illnesses, and that these are not anomalies but ordinary, even epidemic, in the society we've built. The Myth of Normal is a powerful call for change in how we live with, love, understand, treat, and think about each other ― Rebecca Solnit, author of Men Explaining Everything To Me
At a time so many of us are struggling physically and psychically, Gabor Maté's The Myth of Normal is a godsend, providing wisdom and realistic hope. Maté is a revolutionary thinker and gifted writer whose work has always inspired me. The Myth of Normal is no exception. It's no exaggeration to say that this groundbreaking book can help us heal as individuals, families and a society ― David Sheff, Author of NYT #1 bestseller, Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction
About the Author
Daniel Maté is a musical theatre lyricist and composer whose work has been honoured with the Edward Kleban Prize, a Jonathan Larson Foundation Grant, and the Cole Porter Award for Music and Lyrics. He is host of the YouTube series 'Lyrics To Go'. With his father Gabor, Daniel co-leads the popular workshop Hello Again: A Fresh Start for Parents and Their Adult Children. He also runs a 'mental chiropractic' service called Take A Walk With Daniel (walkwithdaniel.com).
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- Publisher : Vermilion (30 October 2022)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 576 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1785042726
- ISBN-13 : 978-1785042720
- Item Weight : 708 g
- Dimensions : 15.3 x 4.1 x 23.4 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,715 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3 in Mental Health (Books)
- #6 in Mental & Spiritual Healing
- #6 in Self-Help for Anger Management
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A celebrated speaker and bestselling author, DR. GABOR MATÉ is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics, such as addiction, stress, and childhood development. Dr. Maté has written several bestselling books, including the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction; When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress; and Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder. He is also the co-author of Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers. His works have been published internationally in more than thirty languages.
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I'm currently reading a book called "the Myth of Normal written by Dr Gabor Maté and Daniel Maté.
I can't recommend it enough. Its heavy. Its trigging. If you're in a a shakey place I recommend saving it for another time. It's written at a very high level so not binge read material. More a chapter at a time. Reflect, digest and continue.
That being said. Its strangely healing. Its reassuring to know that the feelings and struggles many of us feel are real. They are a real and legitimate emotional reaction to raising children, becoming mothers and families in a society that does not provide the nourishing environment they need to thrive in. Personally it has given me validation for some of my feelings and the things I struggle with.
So many of us self blame, are hyper critical of ourselves, that we are catastrophic failures as parents (that's MY personal narrative), lonely and isolated. No doctor or mental health professional has ever mentioned our society being a trigger for some of my own challenges. How most of my environments have not been complimentary for my development as a human being.
Societies evolution of very recent history has stripped away the foundations of what it truly feels to be and exist as a human being. How we thrust mothers into this life changing journey ill prepared and ill equipped to manage alone. Because we were never meant to be alone. Your feeling of struggle with this insane load we are expected to carry is a normal human reaction to something that is not normal. This book has helped me confirm my own feelings and set hard boundaries around environments that conflict nourishment, safety and empathy.
Places like ***** help bridge the gap. Help to allow that vital time and space to heal. There is nothing I can ever do or say that is enough to show my gratitude. But if I ever come across things that may help others, my personal promise is to share them with you all. So you know others are thinking of you. They care and want to help you where they can.
Anyone becoming, is or wants to be a parent should read this book.
Its pages contain validation of feeling and healing. It is a masterpiece of both author's work. Thank you for writing this book.
H.A.C



Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 16 September 2022



Mate writes, not from a psychiatric point of view, not from a growth position, but from the place of a general doctor who has gradually come to realise the wounds our lives and childhoods have inflicted on us, and the ways we need to adapt to make the rest of our lives successful and fulfilled.
If you've read him before, get this book.
And if you haven't, get this book.

An absolute must read for anyone with a curious mind and a social conscience .... read it ... share it .... and spread the knowledge ....
