When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection

I'm grateful the good doctor is also a brilliant writer, so we can benefit from his ability to make honest observations and bring together evidence that emotional wellness is a major player in every human's physical health. This book can be a great help to individuals - patients seeking answers as well as those intending to help them heal.

For me it is great to read about a medical doctor who has seen the connection between mental and emotional issues and disease. So if you have a trauma within you, it will sooner or later affect you in some way. Dr Maté shows with own studies, patient records and insights how actually healing can take place when correcting the original emotional issue.

I have read and listened to Dr Gabor Mate for a while, and this book is worthwhile, especially for anyone with an illness. He explains, scientifically, how people with certain personality traits are more likely to develop certain illnesses. Other topics are also explored, but I find this one particularly interesting.Page 127: “While we cannot say that any personality type causes cancer, certain personality features definitely increase the risk because they are more likely to generate psychological stress.”

I liked the inclusion of historical and more current research supporting the author's conclusions about the connection between emotional health and physical health.Based on my background as a scientific researcher and current scientific writer, I would have liked to see even more discussion of the scientific foundations of the claims and—more importantly—consideration of alternate explanations for the trends observed and a conclusion with directions for future research.As someone who identifies as having many personality traits the book notes as problematic, I appreciated the last chapter's guidance on how to heal.I recommend this boom for anyone who feels the stress of their environment—e.g. job or personal relationships—may be harming their health. "When the Body Says No" carries sobering evidence that we may be underestimating the harm we experience. It also carries hope and pointers for healing. It may be an important part of the support we need to make difficult but healthy changes in our professional and personal lives.

I think it’s an excellent book with a lot of great information. I do think you have to take it with just a grain of salt though. There are young children who get disease and obviously they have not had life traumas. But I can totally see how stress and trauma can cause disease

This is worth the read and learning about how stress can affect the body. It's very eye opening. If you have stress and chronic pain or other health issues in your life definitely order the book or listen on audible.

This is an extremely insightful book that warns about the physical dangers of putting other people ahead of yourself. It explores and explains the mind/body connection in a way that is easy to understand.

Great book about stress and the body, read if you’re prone to overworking yourself!