Through the power of the pen, Vancouver-based physician and bestselling author Gabor Maté has explored how stress manifests in the body, the role one’s environment plays in the cause and treatment of ADHD, and the root causes of addiction.
Maté’s fifth book, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture, which came out in September from Penguin Random House, was co-written with his son Daniel. In the book, the father-son duo say our society is built on systems which have fostered the perfect conditions for high rates of chronic and mental illness. The book is the product of the seventy-eight-year-old’s long career and promises clear-eyed truths at a moment of confusion and despair for many.
