Trauma is not what happens to us but what happens inside of us as a result of what happens to us, and that trauma is manifested in a disconnection from self.

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Trauma is not what happens to us but what happens inside of us as a result of what happens to us, and that trauma is manifested in a disconnection from self, all of which these qualities that you folks brought up, represent as a disconnection from yourself.

— Dr. Gabor Maté

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