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  • Author: [[Gabor Maté]]
  • ASIN: B002UZDTFG
  • Reference: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002UZDTFG
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It’s the self-rejection others react against, much more than the differentness. — location: 4319 ^ref-12582

I happened to learn from some midwives—in those dark ages still working illicitly in British Columbia—that an episiotomy is not necessary in most labors. Other surprises followed: women could deliver babies without their feet in stirrups or even without lying down. When there were no complications, the baby could be handed to the mother without being poked and prodded under bright lights and having plastic suction tubes shoved in her mouth. — location: 4335 ^ref-63039

the medical view of the world tends not to trust nature very much. Second, there are things in the world that are true, even if they’re not taught in medical school. Third, sometimes doctors have to be educated by the public—under duress, if necessary. — location: 4341 ^ref-36684

parents can help their children come to grips with these difficult feelings, learn to tolerate a sense of loss and disappointment, and move on.” — location: 4352 ^ref-8883

the connection between human relationship and attention. Love, it turns out, is intimately related to attention. — location: 4357 ^ref-5930