The Wisdom of Trauma

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.

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.

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

I liked it, but it lacked something. I don't know if it should have blown me away like the others, but it did raise new questions which I will use. Nevertheless, I recommend it! Well done!