There’s no such thing as normal

I’m currently reading “The Myth of Normal” by Gabor Mate, MD. It’s a book that explores trauma, illness and healing in a toxic culture according to the subtitle. It looks at mental, physical, and emotional health. I think there’s a spiritual element to this as well, even though the good doctor doesn’t name it specifically because you can’t measure spirituality. But given what he’s writing, I don’t think it’s difficult to throw that into the mix.

This is not a quick read (around 500 pages). There’s lots of science, but it’s not over my head thankfully. Throughout this the…