When The Body Says No — You Best Listen

“When we have been prevented from learning how to say no, our bodies may end up saying it for us.”

– Gabor Maté

If you haven’t read Gabor Maté’s book, “When the Body Says No; The Cost of Hidden Stress,” I highly recommend it.

I read the book years ago. But when my body screamed “NO!” recently — when I was seriously considering saying yes (again) to a certain someone — I realized it was time to revisit the material.

The book delves into the possible role we may play in our own health…or lack thereof. It is not a comfortable read — especially for someone who is dealing with a serious illness.

In the author’s words:

“It is a sensitive matter to raise the possibility that the way people have been conditioned to live their lives may contribute to their illness.”

– Gabor Maté, “When the Body Says No”

Drawing on scientific research and the author’s decades of experience as a practicing physician, “When the Body Says No” examines the effect of the mind-body connection on illness and health and the role that stress and one’s individual emotional makeup play in conditions and diseases such as arthritis, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, irritable bowel syndrome and multiple sclerosis.