A groundbreaking work on the root causes of addiction - and how to heal it - from the legendary Dr Gabor Mate
A celebrated speaker, and bestselling author, Dr Gabor Mate is
highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics
including addiction, stress and childhood development. Rather than
offering quick-fix solutions to these complex issues, Dr Mate
weaves together scientific research, case histories, and his own
insights and experience to present a broad perspective that
enlightens and empowers people to promote their own healing and
that of those around them.
Dr Mate has written several bestselling books including When the
Body Says No, Scattered Minds and co-authored Hold on to Your Kids.
His most recent book The Myth of Normal- Trauma, Illness & Healing
in a Toxic Culture is a New York Times bestseller. Dr Mate's works
have been published internationally in over twenty languages.
Supporters of Dr Mate include Dr Rangan Chatterjee, Bessel van der
Kolk, Johann Hari and Esther Perel. He was recently featured in the
highly publicised livestream conversation with Prince Harry where
they discussed loss, trauma and the importance of healing.
Gabor Maté’s connections—between the intensely personal and the
global, the spiritual and the medical, the psychological and the
political—are bold, wise and deeply moral. He is a healer to be
cherished and this exciting book arrives at just the right time
*Naomi Klein, author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine*
Gabor Maté is one of the most important, wise and compassionate
voices in the world on addiction. Everyone should read this
profound book
*Johann Hari, author of Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days
of the War on Drugs*
I recommend this wonderful book for anyone struggling with the
heartache of addiction personally or professionally. Gabor Maté
makes the thought-provoking and powerful arguments that human
connections heal; and that the poverty of relationships in the
modern world contribute to our vulnerability to unhealthy
addictions of all manner. His uniquely humane perspective—all too
absent from much of the ‘modern’ approach to addictions—should be a
part of the training of all therapists, social workers, and
physicians
*Bruce Perry, MD, PhD, Child Trauma Academy Houston, and co-author
of The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog*
With unparalleled sympathy for the human condition, Gabor Maté
depicts the suffocation of the spirit by addictive urges, and holds
up a dark mirror to our society. This is a powerful narrative of
the realm of human nature where confused and conflicted emotions
underlie our pretensions to rational thought
*Dr Jaak Panksepp, author of Affective Neuroscience*
In its sheer force, originality and deep scholarship, this book
represents a landmark in the theory, treatment and prevention of
addictive disorders. No-one seriously interested in this subject
can afford not to be aware of what it says about addiction and how
we should respond to it
*Nick Heather PhD, Northumbria University, UK*
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