![]() ![]() Each of us has within us the capacity to grow in compassion, understanding, patience and love and to recognize the ugliness of self-righteousness, contempt, criticism and condemnation regarding things such as trauma resulting in addiction. Meanwhile I hope these little bits of wisdom in this blog give you pause for thought and an encouragement to be compassionate towards anyone who displays any of the symptoms of unresolved trauma, especially those caught in addiction. I am hopeful there will be a way for others to see this documentary sometime in the future. It seems others also found his foresight about the wisdom of trauma deeply moving. I have shared the link with many people this past week during this limited window in which the documentary was available and have gotten back so many comments. He is humble and deeply compassionate towards others. Maté is very transparent about his own trauma story. It’s a remarkable way to frame, nurture and support others and also ourselves. I think there is great encouragement in finding wisdom in trauma. He talks briefly about how parenting practices that are promoted as healthy and acceptable, like letting children cry it out when they are upset or distressed, create the very beginnings of the trauma that affect someone later in life. The Wisdom of Trauma, released in June 2021, gives a brief introduction to Gabor Mats approach to working with traumatised individuals, which is based. In showing some of his group therapy sessions, he makes it clear that he does not condemn families for the ways they might not have been able to fully nurture their children because he appreciates that they too were victims of trauma, of loss, of the freedom from their own suffering. Gabor Mat, and an exploration of the impact trauma has on human lives. The film is actually two films: A cinematic essay about the work of Dr. And this comes in the form of addiction to drugs, alcohol, sex, gambling or any other destructive behavior that numbs the pain. Directed and produced by Maurizio Benazzo and Zaya Benazzo, The Wisdom of Trauma does exactly what the title promisesrevealing the crucial role trauma plays in human illness and wellness. All that is suppressed in childhood by necessity things like anger, fear, loneliness, physical pain, abandonment, and the requirement to stop feelings and behave in artificial ways, results in a level of suffering that requires relief. There is a growing awareness around the nature/prevalence of trauma that Im proud to help encourage. He continues that addiction is a way to escape suffering. Without addiction a person experiences profound emptiness, and they are desperate to cover up their pain. He also condemns punishing those who are addicted because he does not see addiction as their fault. He chastises societal views of addiction as something someone chooses. Our focus should not be on why someone is addicted but rather on why someone is in pain. Trauma is not what happens to you, but what happens inside you as a result of what happens to you.When it comes to understanding addiction, he says that all addiction has trauma at its roots. The interview featured in the documentary between Gabor Maté did and Russel Brand is also listed on this website if you want to check that out here. You seriously do not want to miss this masterpiece. The film speaks for itself, it may help you understand your own condition more thoroughly or perhaps that of a friend or family member and allow you to see the reasons behind these debilitating conditions. ![]() The documentary film featuring the magnificent compassionate work of Dr Gabor Maté is presented alongside a week's worth of fascinating talks and lectures from other experts in the field such as Dr Howard Schubiner, Steve Ozanich, and other names you may recognise such as Richard Schwartz (Internal Family Systems), Bessel Van der Kolk (The Body Keeps the Score) Peter A Levine (Somatic Experiencing), Tara Brach (Psychologist & meditation teacher) and many many more. Gabor Maté presents the idea and importance of creating a completely trauma-informed society in which families, teachers, doctors, people in power such as governments and solicitors become much less concerned with fixing behaviours, handing out consequences, only treating individual symptoms and judging individuals for the manifestations of their trauma but instead really understanding the root causes of our behaviours and illnesses stemming from our individual or collective/generational traumas. It shapes the way we live, the way we love and the way we make sense of the world. ![]() Trauma is an invisible force that shapes our lives. Trauma affects all of us, whether we had great upbringings or not, what happens to us and those around us throughout our lives can leave lasting imprints in our psychology and physiology that can lead to mental health conditions, mental and physical illness, addiction and as we're well aware of already in this community - chronic pain and other persistent debilitating conditions. ![]() The Wisdom of Trauma Documentary featuring Dr Gabor MatéĪlthough heartbreaking to watch this subject is so critical for us to understand, for EVERY human. ![]()
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