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Books like The Myth of Normal
The best books like The Myth of Normal are The Body Keeps the Score, When the Body Says No, and In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts. The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté is about trauma, mental health, culture and illness. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- The Body Keeps the Score
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Bessel van der Kolk · Psychology
The Body Keeps the Score is Bessel van der Kolk's account of four decades spent studying and treating trauma, from Vietnam veterans at the VA in the 1970s to survivors of childhood abuse, accidents, and domestic violence.
Shares trauma and healing with The Myth of Normal.
Read the summary → - When the Body Says No
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Gabor Maté · Health
When the Body Says No is Gabor Maté's investigation into how chronic stress and emotional suppression contribute to serious illness.
Both dig into trauma.
Read the summary → - In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
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Gabor Maté · Health
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts is Gabor Maté's book about addiction, written while he was working as a physician in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, one of North America's most concentrated pockets of poverty, drug use, and homelessness.
Both dig into trauma.
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- Lost Connections
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Johann Hari · Health
Lost Connections is Johann Hari's argument that depression and anxiety are not primarily chemical imbalances in the brain but responses to social and environmental conditions — disconnection from meaningful work, close relationships, the natural world, a secure future, and status that feels deserved.
Both dig into mental health.
Read the summary → - The Anxious Generation
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Jonathan Haidt · Psychology
The Anxious Generation is Jonathan Haidt's argument that a phone-based childhood — shaped above all by smartphones and social media arriving in the early 2010s — has caused a serious and measurable deterioration in the mental health of adolescents in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.
Both dig into mental health.
Read the summary → - In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness
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In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness
Peter A. Levine · Psychology
Peter Levine's central claim is that trauma is not primarily a psychological wound but a physiological one.
Shares trauma and healing with The Myth of Normal.
Read the summary → - Reboot
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Jerry Colonna · Business
Reboot is Jerry Colonna's examination of the connection between a leader's inner life and their organizational behavior — the argument that how you lead others is shaped by who you are, and that who you are is shaped by experiences, traumas, and stories that most people carry unexamined into leadership.
Shares mental health and authenticity with The Myth of Normal.
Read the summary → - Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma
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Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma
Peter A. Levine · Psychology
Peter Levine's argument begins with animals.
Shares trauma and healing with The Myth of Normal.
Read the summary → - Anatomy of the Spirit
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Caroline Myss · Health
Anatomy of the Spirit is Caroline Myss's attempt to synthesize three major spiritual traditions — the Hindu chakra system, the Christian sacraments, and the Kabbalistic Tree of Life — into a unified model of human energy anatomy.
Both dig into healing.
Read the summary → - Spark
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John J. Ratey · Health
Spark is John Ratey's argument, grounded in neuroscience, that aerobic exercise is the single most powerful thing most people can do for their brain.
Both dig into mental health.
Read the summary → - The Depression Cure
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Stephen Ilardi · Health
The Depression Cure is Stephen Ilardi's account of Therapeutic Lifestyle Change (TLC), a structured program he developed at the University of Kansas for treating depression without primary reliance on antidepressants.
Both dig into mental health.
Read the summary → - The Noonday Demon
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Andrew Solomon · Health
The Noonday Demon is Andrew Solomon's exhaustive, literary account of depression — his own experience of it, its science and treatment history, its cultural and political dimensions, and the lives of people living with it across the world.
Both dig into mental health.
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Books like The Myth of Normal: quick answers
What are the best books like The Myth of Normal?
The best books like The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté are The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, When the Body Says No by Gabor Maté, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté, Lost Connections by Johann Hari, The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with The Myth of Normal, such as trauma, mental health, culture and illness.
What should I read after The Myth of Normal?
A natural next read after The Myth of Normal is The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk. Shares trauma and healing with The Myth of Normal. Other strong choices are When the Body Says No by Gabor Maté, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté, Lost Connections by Johann Hari.
What books are similar to The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté?
The Myth of Normal centers on trauma, mental health, culture and illness. Books with a similar feel include The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, When the Body Says No by Gabor Maté, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté, Lost Connections by Johann Hari, The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness by Peter A. Levine — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
