Staff Review: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

Title/Author: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts – Gabor Mate

Genre(s): Addiction, Self Help, Therapy

Gabor Mate, MD is a towering figure in the field of addictions.  His work has helped to bring to light the realities of addiction through research of the various ways it shows up.  In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts is an expose which smashes the common assumptions, stereotypes, and biases in society and recasts addiction less as a moral failing and more as a symptom of trauma.

Reviewed by: Ben