CULTURE SHIFT
By Tracing Addiction to Childhood Trauma, Can We Find Compassion? Travis Lupick
“I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A REBEL,” Gabor Maté says in The Wisdom of Trauma, a new documentary about the acclaimed physician’s groundbreaking work in mental health. “In communist Hungary, in grade six, my teacher wrote in my report card that, ‘You should watch it, because he incites the other students.’” Nearly 70 years later, although far from the playground, Maté is still doing exactly what his teacher warned of. He is at the forefront of conversations about the long-term effects of childhood trauma, inspiring colleagues to transform the way Western society responds to depression, anxiety, addiction, and other symptoms of deep-seated mental and emotional distress. His 2009 book, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, is a seminal work on the subject. 66
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The Wisdom of Trauma Documentary, 2021 Directed by Maurizio Benazzo and Zaya Benazzo thewisdomoftrauma.com
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