The Wisdom of Trauma

While the general approach towards appreciating trauma is definitely welcome, it is nothing too radical and has been part of psychology for years.

The methods and suggestions depicted tiptoe between science and pseudoscience with no reference to studies whatsoever. I also can't help but notice that the documentary revolves around one person and his brand rather than the full range of approaches, definitions and meanings of trauma that exist, that a title like the above would lead me to expect.

Unfortunately, for me it is a romanticised advertisement and awareness campaign rather than a documentary.

The film understands and shows trauma, the root of our deepest wounds in ways I have never seen before. I am truly grateful for this film, it is honest, human, painful but beautiful at the same time. I find it very helpful for healing and reconnecting with ourselves and also to learn more about trauma, addiction, disease and recovery.

This is the first time ever that I am posting a review here, but I felt that this movie is so special and more people should be aware of its existence.

Dr. Mate has been on a one-person campaign to help people deal with past traumas and move on with their lives.

After decades of working with people - first as a doctor, then as a real physician who takes the time to care about his patients and help them heal, he shares his realizations in laymen's terms.

We need to change the way we raise children (to be more present and to not violate their biologically evolved expectations for care). Adults need to move past their storehouses of unprocessed painful experiences so they can move on with their lives.

If delving a little deeper into these topic is interesting to you, then you'll like this movie.

Everybody needs to see this. Everybody has trauma and this is a great introduction to doing the work. The concepts make so much sense and Gabor Mate is so brilliant. This gave me more motivation to put in the work in rediscovering my true authentic self.

The movie is talking about issues openly, and it made me feel better.

It is not around solutions or a way, but rather about experiences and ideas. We need more things like that nowadays. The Jail scenes were powerful.

Gabor speaking with a woman who was a victim to abuse in her youth : Gabor: "If your child was going through this, who would you want that child to speak with?"

• "With me"

Gabor: "And who did/ could you talk to?"

• "No one, I had no one to talk to"

Gabor: "That's the trauma.