{"product_id":"the-myth-of-normal-trauma-illness-and-healing-in-a-toxic-culture","title":"The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf chronic stress, illness and exhaustion feel normal, that may be the problem.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGabor Maté, with his son Daniel Maté, argues that much of what we treat as individual illness or personal failing is shaped by trauma and by a culture that keeps people disconnected from their own bodies and needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Myth of Normal\u003c\/em\u003e connects childhood experience, long-term stress, chronic physical illness and mental health in one frame, then asks what recovery looks like when you stop treating the mind and body as separate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow early experience and ongoing stress can show up in the body years later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Maté questions the line between \"normal\" and \"disordered\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe role of social and cultural pressure in chronic illness and anxiety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA closing section on what healing can involve, from self-compassion to reconnecting with the body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaders of \u003cem\u003eThe Body Keeps the Score\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eThe Biology of Trauma\u003c\/em\u003e who want the wider picture of how trauma, health and society connect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCheckout is through PayPal. No PayPal account? Just enter your email on the PayPal screen and you'll get the option to pay by debit or credit card, no account needed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDigital PDF, available for immediate download after purchase. Authors: Gabor Maté, MD, with Daniel Maté. This book is a self-help resource and is not a substitute for professional care.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"goodreadsnow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50027491000475,"sku":null,"price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0531\/8986\/9723\/files\/27cc8e97364119a854b99e0928d19e227f651b5f1ce8f0247ac94bc2da1f5132.jpg?v=1793633467","url":"https:\/\/goodreadsnow.com\/products\/the-myth-of-normal-trauma-illness-and-healing-in-a-toxic-culture","provider":"goodreadsnow","version":"1.0","type":"link"}