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  • Published: 9 April 2024
  • ISBN: 9781785042737
  • Imprint: Vermilion
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 576
  • RRP: $30.00

The Myth of Normal

Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture





A book that changes everything – from the legendary Dr Gabor Maté

***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.

  • Published: 9 April 2024
  • ISBN: 9781785042737
  • Imprint: Vermilion
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 576
  • RRP: $30.00

About the author

Gabor Mate

Gabor Maté is a retired physician who, after 20 years of family practice and palliative-care experience, worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness. The bestselling author of four books published in twenty-five languages, Gabor is an internationally renowned speaker highly sought after for his expertise on addiction, trauma, childhood development, and the relationship of stress and illness. For his ground-breaking medical work and writing, he has been awarded the Order of Canada, his country’s highest civilian distinction, and the Civic Merit Award from his hometown, Vancouver. He is an adjunct professor in the Faculty of Criminology, Simon Fraser University. To learn more, join his e-news list at www.drgabormate.com.

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