WE CARRY OLD WOUNDS IN SILENCE UNTIL THEY START SPEAKING THROUGH OUR BODIES. GABOR MATÉ’S H.E.A.L. TECHNIQUE SHOWS US HOW TO LISTEN AND FINALLY, TO HEAL

“Healing is not a destination — it’s a direction” (Dr Gabor Maté)

Deirdre | Writer In The Abyss

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Jun 29, 2025

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“Trauma is about what happens inside you, not just what happens to you.” — Dr Gabor Maté

“When I am sharply judgmental of any other person, it’s because I sense or see reflected in them some aspect of myself that I don’t want to acknowledge.” — In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts (Gabor Maté, 2008)

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