Dr Gabor Maté 4 Books Collection Set: When the Body Says No & More - Non Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set
When the Body Says No
In The Realm Of Hungry Ghosts
Hold On To Your Kids
Scattered Minds

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Vermilion

Overview
This four-book paperback collection gathers Dr. Gabor Maté's landmark works on stress, addiction, parenting, and attention into one accessible set. Spanning When the Body Says No, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, Hold on to Your Kids, and Scattered Minds, it moves from the biology of chronic stress to the neuroscience of addiction, then to attachment-based parenting and the roots of attention difficulties. Written for general readers, students, clinicians, educators, and parents, these books pair clinical case studies with clear science, making complex ideas about the mind-body connection practical and genuinely useful for everyday life and healing.

About the Books
Across these four titles, Dr. Gabor Maté maps a holistic view of human health, behavior, and development. When the Body Says No examines the stubborn links between chronic stress, suppressed emotion, and physical illness, drawing on decades of clinical practice to show how the body can register what the mind ignores. In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts reframes addiction not as moral failure but as a response to pain, trauma, and disconnection, weaving neuroscience and firsthand stories from Maté's years working with people struggling with severe substance dependence in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Hold on to Your Kids, co-authored with developmental psychologist Gordon Neufeld, turns to parenting, arguing that strong parent-child attachment, rather than peer influence, is what allows children to mature into secure, resilient adults. Scattered Minds revisits attention deficit disorder through a developmental and emotional lens, exploring how early relationships and environment shape a child's capacity for focus and self-regulation, and offering hope for children and adults who struggle with attention. Together, the four books trace a consistent thread: that stress, disconnection, and unmet emotional needs sit at the root of many physical, behavioral, and developmental challenges, and that compassion and reconnection are central to healing. Readers move through medicine, addiction, family life, and neurodevelopment with a single guiding voice, gaining a richer vocabulary for discussing wellbeing with family, students, patients, or themselves. This set rewards cover-to-cover reading as well as dipping into whichever title speaks to a reader's current questions.

Key Benefits

• Brings together four of Dr. Gabor Maté's most influential works in one convenient paperback set
• Covers stress and illness, addiction, parenting, and attention difficulties from a unified mind-body perspective
• Blends rigorous clinical research with compassionate, accessible storytelling
• Useful for general readers, students, healthcare professionals, educators, and parents
• Includes Hold on to Your Kids, co-authored with developmental psychologist Gordon Neufeld
• Makes a thoughtful gift for anyone interested in psychology, health, or family wellbeing

Book-by-Book Guide
When the Body Says No — Explores how chronic stress and repressed emotion can manifest as physical illness, drawing on Dr. Maté's clinical case studies.
In The Realm Of Hungry Ghosts — Reframes addiction as a response to trauma and disconnection rather than moral failing, based on Maté's years treating addiction in Vancouver.
Hold On To Your Kids — Co-authored with Gordon Neufeld, this title makes the case for strong parent-child attachment over peer orientation in raising resilient children.
Scattered Minds — Looks at attention deficit disorder through a developmental lens, connecting early relationships and environment to a child's capacity for focus.

About the Authors
Dr. Gabor Maté is a Hungarian-Canadian physician and bestselling author known for his work on trauma, addiction, stress, and childhood development, drawing on decades of clinical practice in Vancouver. His books blend medical research with deep compassion for patients navigating illness and addiction. Hold on to Your Kids is co-authored with Dr. Gordon Neufeld, a Canadian developmental psychologist and founder of the Neufeld Institute, whose work focuses on attachment theory and healthy child development. Together, their combined clinical and academic expertise gives this collection its distinctive blend of scientific rigor and everyday, human relevance for parents and professionals.

Why You'll Love This Collection
Perfect for curious readers, healthcare professionals, educators, and parents alike, this set turns dense science into practical, compassionate insight. Whether picked up for personal growth, a book club, or as a thoughtful gift for the health-conscious reader in your life, it makes a meaningful holiday or birthday present that keeps giving new understanding with every chapter.

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