<p><strong>Gabor Maté </strong>is a doctor and expert in addiction, stress and childhood development. But he's also something of a revolutionary, challenging all our assumptions about what it is to be well. His book, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, was a great comfort to Bryony when she had to get sober, and you've probably heard her talk about it with other guests here on Mad World. His new book, The Myth of Normal, looks at trauma, illness and healing in a toxic culture.</p><p>Gabor joins Bryony to talk about why he would ban the word 'addict' and how he thinks that in 150 years we'll look back in horror that we've been separating the mind and the body in healthcare.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/440203/the-myth-of-normal-by-mate-gabor-and-daniel/9781473571075" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Myth of Normal</a>, by Gabor Maté</p><p><em>This bonus episode was recorded to mark Addiction Awareness Week by Action on Addiction and the Forward Trust. Find our more </em><a href="https://www.actiononaddiction.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>here</em></a> <em>about their campaign for</em> <em>#SupportNotStigma.</em></p><br><p>Read Bryony's columns: <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/bryony-gordon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/bryony-gordon/</a> |</p><p>For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/madworld" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/madworld</a> |</p><p>Follow Bryony on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bryonygordon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/bryonygordon/</a> |</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
