Everything in nature grows only where it's vulnerable, so a crustacean animal like a crab inside a heart shell

It can't grow. It has to mold and make itself very vulnerable to be able to grow

A tree doesn't grow where it's hard and thick does it goes where it's soft and green and vulnerable

So vulnerability is absolute essential for growth and for vulnerability

You gotta let go of those defenses such as being right. Hey everyone welcome back to on purpose the number one health podcast in the world

Thanks to each and every one of you that come back every week to listen learn and grow

Now I know that if you're listening right now

You're here because you want to improve your mental emotional physical and spiritual well-being

I know that you're trying to heal from trauma from stress from pressure

You're trying to heal challenges you experienced early in childhood or ones that you're going through today and

It's my job and it's my duty and it's my honor and joy to introduce you to incredible people that I believe

Have answers have insights have helpful approaches to navigating the challenges we all experience and today's guest is someone

I have been so excited to speak to you for a long time on on purpose

I hope this is not just as only time on the show. I hope this starts to become a regular guest on the show

I'm talking about none other than Dr. Gabor Matei who's a celebrated speaker and best-selling author

He's highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics such as addiction

Stress and childhood development Dr. Matei has written several best-selling books including the award-winning in the realm of hungry ghosts

Close encounters with addiction when the body says no the cost of hidden stress and scattered minds

The origins and healing of attention deficit disorder

Now today we're talking about his new book called the myth of normal

Trauma illness and healing in a toxic culture and we have the link to this in the notes

I want you to go and order this book right now

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