This is a book that I have been recommending to many people. It holds a wealth of information related to the mind-body connection and the diversity of ways that we are impacted by stress and trauma — and how we can heal. It is truly illuminating. And somehow, even though the original edition came out many years ago, I have only discovered this book in recent months. And I am so grateful!
Gabor Maté also affirms my long felt intuition that a lifetime of suppressed emotions makes us more vulnerable to the late stage of this long term denial of who we are: Alzheimer's. This was certainly true for my mother and grandmother. And this is why I have no fear whatsoever of getting this disease myself — I have spent decades now healing and transforming my young lifetime of deep disassociation, multiple addictions, and other forms of trauma. And this deep inner work has empowered me to increasingly live as a fully embodied — rather than fragmented and disassociated — human being. What a profound gift it is to simply be ourselves rather than unknowingly living with layers of obstacles cutting us off from the sacred being we all are.
My ever growing connection with my Self, and learning how to compassionately work with and heal and love my many parts, has also empowered me to be free for 20 years of all symptoms of the fibromyalgia I was once diagnosed with. In When the Body Says No, there are so many connections made between stress and trauma and autoimmune diseases, cancer, Alzheimer's, ALS, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other illnesses which are so prevalent in our culture.
Substance and non-substance addictions, depression and anxiety, despair and disconnection, a whole variety of physical and emotional/spiritual illnesses, and other forms of human suffering which are often rooted in unaddressed stress and trauma are very common in our unhealthy society. AND more and more of us are facing the harmful consequences of our belief systems, actions, internalized pain, generational and ancestral legacy burdens, and hurting hearts. Connecting with the deep support that we need to address, heal, and transform stress and trauma can indeed make us more miracle-prone as Dr. Lissa Rankin frames it. We can heal. We can grow more and more into the rich authenticity and sacred wholeness of who we truly are.
Bless us all,
💗
Molly
Gabor Maté, When The Body Says No: Mind/Body Unity and the Stress- Disease Connection
From this excellent video presentation by Dr. Gabor Maté:
Stress is ubiquitous these days — it plays a role in the workplace, in the home, and virtually everywhere that people interact. It can take a heavy toll unless it is recognized and managed effectively and insightfully. Western medicine, in theory and practice, tends to treat mind and body as separate entities. This separation, which has always gone against ancient human wisdom, has now been demonstrated by modern science to be not only artificial, but false. The brain and body systems that process emotions are intimately connected with the hormonal apparatus, the nervous system, and in particular the immune system. Emotional stress, especially of the hidden kind that people are not aware of, undermines immunity, disrupts the body's physiological milieu and can prepare the ground for disease. There is strong evidence to suggest that in nearly all chronic conditions, from cancer, ALS, or multiple sclerosis to autoimmune conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease or Alzheimer's, hidden stress is a major predisposing factor. In an important sense, disease in an individual can be seen as the “end point” of a multigenerational emotional process. If properly understood, these conditions can provide important openings for compassion and self-awareness, which in turn are major tools in recovery and healing.
Dr. Maté’s presentation includes research findings, compelling and poignant anecdotes from his own extensive experience in family practice and palliative care, and illuminating biographies of famous people such as athlete Lance Armstrong, the late comedienne Gilda Radner, or famed baseball legend Lou Gehrig. The presentation is based on When the Body Says No, a bestselling book that has been translated into more than ten languages on five continents.
Gabor Maté M.D. is a physician and best-selling author whose books have been published in twenty languages internationally. His interests include child development, the mind-body unity in health and illness, and the treatment of addictions. Gabor has worked in palliative care and as a family physician, and for fourteen years practiced addiction medicine in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. As a speaker he regularly addresses professional and lay audiences throughout North America. His most recent book, In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction, won the Hubert Evans Prize for literary nonfiction. He is Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Criminology, Simon Fraser University.
Gabor Maté M.D. is a physician and best-selling author whose books have been published in twenty languages internationally. His interests include child development, the mind-body unity in health and illness, and the treatment of addictions. Gabor has worked in palliative care and as a family physician, and for fourteen years practiced addiction medicine in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. As a speaker he regularly addresses professional and lay audiences throughout North America. His most recent book, In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction, won the Hubert Evans Prize for literary nonfiction. He is Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Criminology, Simon Fraser University.
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From the description of the book:
Can a person literally die of loneliness? Is there a connection between the ability to express emotions and Alzheimer’s disease? Is there such a thing as a ‘cancer personality’?
Drawing on deep scientific research and Dr Gabor Maté’s acclaimed clinical work, When the Body Says No provides the answers to critical questions about the mind-body link – and the role that stress and our emotional makeup play in an array of common diseases.
When the Body Says No:
- Explores the role of the mind-body link in conditions and diseases such as arthritis, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, irritable bowel syndrome and multiple sclerosis.
- Shares dozens of enlightening case studies and stories, including those of people such as Lou Gehrig (ALS), Betty Ford (breast cancer), Ronald Reagan (Alzheimer’s), Gilda Radner (ovarian cancer) and Lance Armstrong (testicular cancer)
- Reveals ‘The Seven A’s of Healing’: principles in healing and the prevention of illness from hidden stresshttps://www.amazon.com/When-Body-Says-No-Hidden/dp/178504222X
For Dr. Maté's website, please go here: https://drgabormate.com/
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