It's Not Just In Your Head #134: 'The Myth of Normal' and getting unstuck (ft. Daniel Maté)
Apr 19, 2023
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Capitalism As Context Not Sole Cause
- The book frames capitalism as the contextual force shaping trauma and illness rather than a single cause.
- Daniel Mate and Gabor Maté argue for mapping connections over assigning sole causes to complex health outcomes.
Trauma Shapes Biology Through Environment
- Trauma strongly predisposes people to illness without being a single necessary cause.
- Epigenetics and brain structure develop under environmental influence, undermining simple genetic explanations.
Start Healing By Seeing And Imagining
- Healing begins by soberly seeing the trap you're in and feeling the emotions tied to it.
- Then imagine alternatives and move toward them rather than treating healing as a branded program.