The Wisdom of Trauma

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.

This film is brutally honest while at the same time being hopeful and tender about human potential- honest and tender in the most eloquent way possible. I am not exaggerating when I say that I don't believe that this film could have delivered its message any more impactfully, at least for me.

Perhaps the film is excessively focused on Gabor Mate's work, which might impart a cheesy glamorized halo around him in the eyes of some viewers, but at the same time, I was able to follow and appreciate the contributions and insights of other professionals and survivors throughout the film. For his part, I considered Mate a kind of cinematic anchor, a unifying thread through the work and experiences of others, which contributed to an overall sense of structure and cohesiveness within the film.

This documentary is truly a film from the heart- in my mind (and heart), a work of art 😊✌🏼

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.

Brilliant presentation one of the most important subjects that need to be addressed in the world today! Must watch!

It's an overview of Gabor Mate's work and research. I really appreciated the film. I would like to see more in-depth pieces on the different aspects of trauma that were covered here, but that would take hours and hours, obviously. Connections were made that surprised me with new knowledge, and I did feel that I learned a lot. I did appreciate the range of people who were given voice, especially including the prisoners. That aspect of the film made a strong impression, and was a powerful statement on how troubled people enduring trauma are disregarded in our society until it' has become a crisis, for the individual and for society. I would like to see the film again, as a lot of information was presented. Since it focused on several individuals, groups and aspects of trauma, going rather rapidly, I feel that the information needs to be allowed to soak in more. It is, after all, an overview.