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wjacksonata 's review for:
The Myth of Normal
by Daniel Maté, Gabor Maté
More a 4.5 than a 4. Another book that I feel should be required reading for many, many folks. It starts off as a deep dive into different illnesses and conditions that are on the rise and the emerging science linking them to early trauma, then gets into an exposition of what Maté sees as the sources of trauma (and he makes a watertight case, in my view) including capitalism, patriarchy, the state of current politics, and pop culture. The last section explores pathways to healing, at the individual and more societal level. Actually I should give this book five points, with the extra half point for a thoughtful, evidence-based, and non-parochial discussion of psychedelics and their role in healing.