A review by toephia
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

Informative, dense, and to-the-point; addresses trauma’s impact on the individual body + the collective; analysis of current Western medical practices; discussion of society and capitalism as source of mass trauma. Empowering and compassionate read. HIGHLY RECOMMEND! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Self harm, Medical content, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug abuse, Racism, and Panic attacks/disorders