Books When The Body Says No  by Dr Gabor Maté

"When The Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress" by Dr. Gabor Maté explores the profound connection between mind and body, revealing how chronic stress and emotional repression can contribute to serious illnesses like cancer, arthritis, heart disease, and diabetes. Drawing on clinical experience, patient stories, biographies, and scientific research, Maté explains that many terminal illnesses are linked to how people manage their stress and emotional pain.

The book emphasizes the cost of ignoring emotions, especially the inability to say no, set boundaries, or express anger, which leads to increased stress and physical illness. Maté also discusses the importance of emotional awareness and healing, advocating a holistic approach to health that includes accepting reality, recognizing stress symptoms early, expressing emotions, and cultivating autonomy, attachment, self-worth, and assertiveness—the "Seven A’s of Healing."