The Myth of Normal: Episode One: When Normal Hurts: The Culture That Shapes Our Pain

About this episode

The episode explores the cultural roots of exhaustion and trauma, challenging the notion of personal failure.

Send us Fan Mail What if exhaustion isn’t a personal failure but a cultural pattern we’ve mistaken for normal? We open our first Foundation Friday episode for the year a two-part exploration of Gabor and Daniel Maté's book 'The Myth of Normal.' I introduce critical questions about the nature of exhaustion and trauma, emphasizing that they may stem not from personal failure but from broader cultural issues. We look at the importance of understanding trauma as a relational, cultural...

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Host: Sally

Topics covered

• exhaustion
• cultural patterns
• trauma
• mental health
• normalcy

Keywords

• exhaustion
• cultural issues
• trauma
• mental health
• normal

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Books & works: The Myth of Normal

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