The Myth of Normal | Dr. Gabor Maté

Why it is here:

This is the modern synthesis that connects individual illness to collective dysfunction.

Maté challenges the medical model that views disease as an isolated biological glitch. Instead, he argues that what we consider "normal" in modern society—chronic stress, isolation, competition, and emotional repression—is actually toxic to human biology.

He frames chronic illness not as a random misfortune, but as a natural response to an unnatural culture.

We include this to bridge the gap between the Map Room (Society) and Vitality (Body).

It empowers us to stop blaming ourselves for our burnout or autoimmune issues and start looking at the environment in which we inhabit.

It is a call to design organizations and communities that support our biological needs for connection and authenticity, rather than forcing us to trade our health for success.