The Wisdom of Trauma

Can our deepest pain be a doorway to healing?

87 mins
One in five Americans are diagnosed with mental illness every year. Suicide is the second most common cause of death in the US for youth aged 15-24, and kills over 800,000 people globally per year. Drug overdose kills 81,000 in the US annually. The autoimmune disorder epidemic affects 24 million people in the US alone. What is going on? The interconnected epidemics of anxiety, chronic illness and substance abuse are, according to Dr. Gabor Maté, normal - but not in the way you might think.

Zaya Benazzo

Producer

Zaya Benazzo

Director

Jake Nelson

Animation

Sheila K

Executive Producer

Caroline Campbell

Director of Photography

Kirk Demorest

Assistant Editor

Marty Martin

Additional Photography

Adrian Belic

Additional Camera

Joshua Pausanos

Additional Camera

Stefan Matis

Additional Photography

Bradford Nyght

Sound Engineer

Fernando Arce

Sound Engineer

Gary Coates

Colorist

Kip Wood

Thanks

Ted Kamp

Thanks

Ryon Lane

Line Producer

Ryon Lane

Sound Recordist

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