Sep 13, 2026
“Trauma is not what happens to you. It’s what happens inside you as a result of what happens to you.” — Gabor Maté | Quote Explained
A deep analysis of Gabor Maté's foundational redefinition of trauma — that trauma is not the event itself but the wound the event leaves inside us, held in the nervous system and the body — tracing its roots in his work with addiction in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, unpacking what it means to locate trauma within rather than without, and exploring how the reframe opens a real path to healing.