"Trauma is not what happens to you it is what happens inside you as a result of what..." - Gabor Mate

💊 Healing

“Trauma is not what happens to you it is what happens inside you as a result of what happened and healing reverses that inner process”

Healing reverses the internal responses that trauma created within us.

“The attempt to escape from pain is what creates more pain.”

— Gabor Mate

“The attempt to escape from pain is what creates more pain and kindness is the gentle alternative”

— Gabor Mate

“The attempt to escape from pain is what creates more pain”

— Gabor Mate

“Not why the addiction but why the pain understand the pain and you can begin to heal”

— Gabor Mate

“Healing is possible when we understand that our symptoms are not the problem but signals pointing to it”

— Gabor Mate

“The first step in healing is to accept what is to honor the truth of your experience”

— Gabor Mate