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The Wisdom of Trauma

That's not who you are, but it's a symptom of being traumatized, and we're here to heal...

That's not who you are, but it's a symptom of being traumatized, and we're here to heal each other

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- That's not who you are,
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but it's a symptom of being traumatized,
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and we're here to heal each other.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:57
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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1 in 5 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 48,300 in the US and 800,000 people globally per year. Drug overdose ki...
When I do these circles with anybody, - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:10
When I do these circles with anybody,
It takes the othering out. It actually brings a human in. - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:05
It takes the othering out. It actually brings a human in.
And that, as a society, is one of the imperatives - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:06
And that, as a society, is one of the imperatives
We gotta start seeing each other - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:05
We gotta start seeing each other
(cars honking) - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:09
(cars honking)
I am the senior director of San Francisco - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:13
I am the senior director of San Francisco
Labeling people as just drug addicts, - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:05
Labeling people as just drug addicts,
They probably at a younger age have been reinforced - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:08
They probably at a younger age have been reinforced
The pain is the root cause of people - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:07
The pain is the root cause of people
Using street drugs is a method. - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:04
Using street drugs is a method.
It is a behavior to support something that is uncomfortable. - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:06
It is a behavior to support something that is uncomfortable.
I had three kids on the street while homeless, - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:09
I had three kids on the street while homeless,
I did utilize those three moments in time - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:10
I did utilize those three moments in time
Just basically took a shower those three times, - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:08
Just basically took a shower those three times,
But I was lucky I had the same foster mom, all three boys. - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:04
But I was lucky I had the same foster mom, all three boys.
I did try to fight for them, - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:05
I did try to fight for them,
- It was fall, so it was the rain season. - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:05
- It was fall, so it was the rain season.
I just remember that constant worry - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:06
I just remember that constant worry
The people that did love me just said you know what? - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:05
The people that did love me just said you know what?
We're not going to stand by anymore while you kill yourself. - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:04
We're not going to stand by anymore while you kill your...