May book: "When the Body Says No" by Gabor Mate

Our May book is: "When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection" by Gabor Mate.

Join us for reading this potentially life-saving book on how stress effects both our minds and bodies, and what we can do about it.

We'll start the meeting with everyone sharing their name and one point they found helpful or interesting, and then have open discussion.

Even if you don't have time to read the whole book, please come for the discussion! Gabor Mate has many excellent lectures available on YouTube.

When the Body Says No -- Caring for ourselves while caring for others. Dr. Gabor Maté

Here is the Amazon review:
"The international bestseller is a groundbreaking exploration of the effects of the mind-body connection on stress and disease ― and how we can heal.
Through the lens of moving personal stories, medical doctor and best-selling author Dr. Gabor Maté shows how emotion and psychological stress play a powerful role in the onset of chronic illness, cancer, and many other serious illnesses.
Drawing on scientific research and the author's decades of experience as a practicing physician, this book provides answers to important questions about the effect of the mind-body link on illness and health and the role that chronic stress and one's individual emotional makeup play in an array of common diseases.

• Explore the role of the mind-body link in conditions and diseases such as arthritis, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, IBS, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune conditions, and more
• The book draws on years of medical research and the author's own clinical experience as a family physician
• Complete with The Seven A's of Healing – Once you’re ready to acknowledge underlying stress, Dr. Mate guides you forward with principles of healing, management, and the prevention of illness from hidden stress
• Discover dozens of enlightening case studies and personal stories, including familiar names such as Lou Gehrig (ALS), Betty Ford (breast cancer), Ronald Reagan (Alzheimer's), Gilda Radner (ovarian cancer), and Lance Armstrong (testicular cancer)
• An impressive contribution to research on the physiological connection between life's chronic stress cycles, anxiety, and emotions and the body systems governing nerves, immune apparatus, and hormones"