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The Myth of Normal

Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture

by Gabor Maté, Daniel Maté · 2022 · 576 pages

Jay Shetty
Jay Shetty
Recommended by 1 elite

Recommended by 1 Elite

Jay Shetty

About This Book

An investigation into the connections between personal health and the pressures of modern society, arguing that chronic illness is a natural response to a toxic culture. The book explores how childhood trauma and emotional suppression manifest as physical disease while critiquing Western medicine's failure to treat the whole person.

Book Details

Published

2022

Pages

576

Language

en

ISBN

9780593083888

Awards & Recognition

Vine Award for Canadian Jewish Literature (2023)

Audiobook Available

18h 12m
Narrated by Daniel Maté

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