Gabor Maté
Hold on to Your Kids
Hold on to Your Kids argues that children rely on attachment to caring adults for direction, learning, and maturation, and that peer orientation can displace this guidance. It explains how attachment shapes parental authority, vulnerability, behavior, and schooling, then offers ways to reconnect, discipline without rupture, and build a wider circle of responsible adults.
16 chapters
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
Why do people return to behaviors that harm them, and what can make change possible? Gabor Maté connects addiction with pain, brain development, learned patterns, relationships, and social conditions, then considers compassionate care, harm reduction, and recovery practices. The book offers a framework for understanding compulsion while preserving responsibility and hope.
12 chapters
The Myth of Normal
The Myth of Normal asks how a culture can make illness, disconnection, and self-suppression appear ordinary. Gabor Maté links trauma, development, relationships, social power, and bodymind health, then explores authenticity, agency, compassion, and collective reform as paths toward healing.
7 chapters