In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

Close Encounters with Addiction

By: Gabor Maté

Narrated by: Daniel Maté

Brought to you by Penguin.

The audiobook edition of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté, read by Daniel Maté.

The award-winning bestseller on the root causes of addiction – and how to heal it – from the author of When the Body Say No, Dr Gabor Maté

What causes addiction? And how can we truly heal from it?

In his profound and compassionate book, leading voice in trauma and addiction recovery, Dr Gabor Maté, explores the psychology of addiction and the path to self-understanding and healing.

As one of the world’s most revered thinkers on the psychology of addiction, his radical findings – based on decades of work with patients challenged by catastrophic drug addiction and mental illness – are reframing how we view?all?human development.

In his groundbreaking work, now updated with a new chapter on the Opioid crisis, Maté takes a holistic and compassionate approach to addiction, whether to alcohol, drugs, sex, money or anything self-destructive. He presents addiction not as a discrete phenomenon confined to a weak-willed few, but as a continuum that runs through (and even underpins) our society; not as a medical ‘condition’, but rather the result of a complex interplay of personal history, emotional development, and brain chemistry.

Distilling cutting-edge research from around the world, Maté avoids glib self-help remedies, instead promoting self-understanding as the first key to healing and wellness.

Blending personal stories and science with positive solutions, and written in spellbinding prose, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts is a compassionate must-read that has transformed how we think about healing, trauma, and addiction.

‘[Maté] is a healer to be cherished’ Naomi Klein, bestselling author of The Shock Doctrine

'One of the most important, wise and compassionate voices in the world on addiction. Everyone should read this profound book' Johann Hari, author of Lost Connections

© Gabor Maté 2018 (P) Penguin Audio 2018

Life changing

This book has finally made me understand why I behave the way I do. It is with a great sense of relief that I can now stop beating myself up, loathing my weaknesses and instead show kindness and compassion towards myself. My gratitude to Dr Maté is immense and I don’t say this lightly, for his book has changed my future. Thank you Sir.

Insightful: Inspires Empathy

Dr Maté manages to intersect the physical aspect with the psychological (when it comes to addict). You will start to feel empathy for those who struggle with addiction and maybe, start to understand yourself a little better.

life changing!!!

this book came to me at a time when I really needed to hear it. the facts are clearly explained and the narrators is easy to listen to.

I value his insightfulness/knowledge

Yes. Amazing and insightful. One would hope many working in the area of addictions and mental well-being read this book and/or any of his books. This includes those looking for their own understanding in trauma/addictions. Valued resource

Life changing

Beautifully written and with such deep compassion. I have found this book to be one that I’ll listen to over & over again for advice.