“health and illness are not random states in a particular body or body part. They are, in fact, an expression of an entire life lived, one that cannot, in turn, be understood in isolation: it is influenced by—or better yet, it arises from—a web of circumstances, relationships, events, and experiences.”
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Gabor Maté,
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
