The Wisdom of Trauma

One in five Americans are diagnosed with mental illness every year Suicide is the second most common cause of death in the US for youth aged 1524 and kills over 800000 people globally per year Drug overdose kills 81000 in the US annually The autoimmune disorder epidemic affects 24 million people in the US alone What is going on The interconnected epidemics of anxiety chronic illness and substance abuse are according to Dr Gabor Maté normal but not in the way you might think