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The Myth of Normal

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Daniel Maté

18 Hours 12 Minutes

Knopf Canada

September 2022

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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“This riveting and beautifully written tale has profound implications for all of our lives, including the practice of medicine and mental health.” —Bessel van der Kolk, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Body Keeps the Score

“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

“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. The Myth of Normal is an essential compass during disorienting times.” —Esther Perel, psychotherapist, author, and host of Where Should We Begin

From our most trusted and compassionate authority on stress, trauma, and mental well-being—a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing.

Gabor Maté’s internationally bestselling books have changed the way we look at addiction and have been integral in shifting the conversations around ADHD, stress, disease, embodied trauma, and parenting. Now, in this revolutionary book, he eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their health care systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. So what is really “normal” when it comes to 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. In The Myth of Normal, co-written with his son Daniel, 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 a compassionate guide for health and healing. The result is Maté’s most ambitious and urgent book yet.

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  • Antje W.

    A book that I found much easier to listen to than to read! I am especially enjoying the second part which focuses on what we can do to help ourselves live in this "normal" culture!

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  • Sara K.

    Gabor Maté manages to illustrate the mind-body connection in the way he explores mental health in our current society in this book. He creates a balanced outlook between the scientific facts and the spiritual knowledge, presenting support for both through peer reviewed facts and the innate knowledge passed on through traditions. It is a book that functions with intention and outlines the inescapable malfunctioning of our current world and how that has forced the epidemic malfunctioning of our minds and bodies. It’s brilliant and everyone should read this.

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  • Anonymous

    One of the most amazing books I have ever “read”. Truly eye opening and powerful! A must read for everybody!

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  • Cory W.

    Absolutely one of the best books written for today's world and future generations. A must-listen for all who want to understand the world they've grown up in and to implement the change needed for our future generations.

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