x 5.9in. She had been my patient for eight years, along with her husband and three children. Dr Gabor Maté (CM) is a Hungarian-born Canadian physician who specializes in the study and treatment of addiction and is also widely recognized for his unique perspective on Attention Deficit Disorder and his firmly held belief in the connection between mind and body health. ", "When The Body Says No is full of startling insights and hard won poetry. Each disease tends to have a particular personality profile that corresponds to it. Is there such a thing as a "cancer personality?"  To find a doctor who hears me is a blessing. I think anyone would as it's written very clearly and simply. You’ve honoured their lives. When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection-Gabor Mate (2011) In his comprehensive book Dr. Mate, explores how psychosocial stress contributes to ill health. In this instance, it turns out that emotional repression, especially of anger, has a lot to do with it. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an intergovernmental body of the United Nations that is dedicated to providing the world with objective, scientific information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of the risk of human-induced climate change, its natural, political, and economic impacts and risks, and possible response options. the Body Says No A Learn, Laugh, Love Story is a memoir that engages the reader with the same captivating flow, drama and suspense of a best-selling novel. Helpful. Sometimes hard to digest but full of examples and research supporting the main ideas. Repression-stress-lowered immunity as a trigger for disease, make sense and has been discussed before. When the Body Says No provides transformative insights into how disease can be the body's way of saying no to what the mind cannot or will not acknowledge―and how we can heal. While it covered a lot I knew or assumed about the stress & diseases connection, Mate does a good job of pushing the idea about ten steps further and makes a lot of connections and points in the argument that stress and disease should be considered 1) by viewing the body as a system of systems (hormones, autoimmune, nervous, etc.) People who are stress- absorbers, caregivers and who cannot say ‘No’ may find over time that their body says ‘No’ for them; hence the title of the book. Although I spend my life lecturing, writing and teaching others how to get well using nutritional medicine, lifestyle changes, spiritual growth etc., your book has touched my heart. “Emotional competence requires the capacity to feel our emotions, so that we are aware when we are experiencing stress; the ability to express our emotions effectively and thereby to assert our needs and to maintain the integrity of our emotional boundaries; the facility to distinguish between psychological reactions that are pertinent to the present situation and those that represent residue from the past. I enjoyed reading this book - he is a GP/Psychotherapist and for this book he's interviewed people so you get their stories but also reprots back from studies. I didn't need to be sold on the connection, because it makes perfect sense to me, but I was glad to read the whys and wherefores. Readers will be grateful for the final chapter... in which Maté presents an open formula for healing and the prevention of illness from hidden stress. Each disease tends to have a particular personality profile that corresponds to it. I was pleasantly surprised on his clear distinction between blaming someone for their illness versus looking at larger dynamics that can add an increased risk to autoimmune disorders. This book resonates with so much of what I have been learning and thinking recently. Dr. Mate has many examples to make clear the connection between repressed emotions and disease. Mary was a Native woman in her early forties, slight of stature, gentle and deferential in manner. Plus it's absoul. This way we would literally consider our emotional state whenever we feel sick and before we rush to the pharmacy. So I was reminded of the important role this book has played in my life. I so appreciate the support. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. 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