
The Myth of Normal
Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
3 months free
Buy for $22.50
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Daniel Maté
The instant New York Times bestseller
By the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing.
In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere, adolescent mental illness is on the rise. So what is really “normal” when it comes to health?
Over four decades of clinical experience, Maté has come to recognize the prevailing understanding of “normal” as false, neglecting the roles that trauma and stress, and the pressures of modern-day living, exert on our bodies and our minds at the expense of good 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. Now 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. Cowritten with his son Daniel, The Myth of Normal is Maté’s most ambitious and urgent book yet.
©2022 Gabor Maté and Daniel Maté (P)2022 Penguin AudioListeners also enjoyed...




















Critic reviews
"In The Myth of Normal, Gabor Maté 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. Chronic mental and physical illnesses may not be separate and distinct diseases, but intricate, multilayered processes that reflect (mal)adaptations to the cultural context that we live in, and the values we live by. This riveting and beautifully written tale has profound implications for all of our lives, including the practice of medicine and mental health."—Bessel A. van der Kolk MD, President, Trauma Research Foundation, Professor of psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, #1 New York Times Bestseller: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma
"Gabor and Daniel Maté have created a magnificent resource for us all in The Myth of Normal, a powerful, in-depth, science-packed, inspiring story-filled opus that helps us see how stress within our culture shapes our well-being in all its facets. By carefully reviewing medical and mental health through a wide lens of inquiry, they challenge simplistic views of disease and disorder to offer instead a wider perspective on human flourishing that has direct implications for how we live individually, at home, and as a larger human family. A thorough and inspiring work of the heart, this book urges us to question our assumptions and think deeply about who we are and how we can live more fully and freely, harnessing the power of the mind to bring healing and wholeness into our shared lives on Earth."—Daniel J. Siegel, MD, Clinical Professor, UCLA School of Medicine, Executive Director, Mindsight Institute, New York Times bestselling author of IntraConnected: MWe (Me plus We) as the integration of self, identity, and belonging
"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, Educated
People who viewed this also viewed...














![O mito do normal [The Myth of Normal] Audiobook By Gabor Maté, Daniel Maté cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51VZEb94YZL._SL240_.jpg)



Five Stars for the Trauma Info, Minus One for Polemics
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A must read
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Validated a surprising amount of intuitive instincts revolving around psych
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The Myth of Normal has a quality of being a Gabor Mate 101 course as it lays out a broad range of topics laid out simply for a general audience to see the big picture of Mate's work. For instance, Mate summarizes his previous book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts in one succinct chapter while referring to the book periodically within The Myth of Normal. To get the depth of the specialization and science behind his work in addiction, one would be encouraged to read further into his work through The Realm of Hungry Ghosts.
The Myth of Normal was very well written on the broadness of Mate's work in addiction, trauma, and social issues and is a gift to those who follow in the healing journey.
Gabor Mate 101
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Dr. Imbenzi George
Unyielding Attention!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
awesome
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Most important topic, excellent writing.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
So glad I got to listen to this amazing book.
Highly recommended.
👌🏼
Masterpiece
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
OUTSTANDING !!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Very insightful
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.