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The Wisdom of Trauma

The reason I'm so excited to talk to you, the reason that I believeyou're having such an...

The reason I'm so excited to talk to you, the reason that I believe
you're having such an important cultural
impact is because of your rare compassion and insight
into the world of addiction

Full Transcript

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The reason I'm so excited to talk to you,
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the reason that I believe you're having such
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an important cultural impact is because of your
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rare compassion and insight into the world of addiction.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:31
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

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 it was heroin, I would like have, - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:08
When it was heroin, I would like have,
(Russell laughs) - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:07
(Russell laughs)
In the life of every person who's ever been addicted - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:07
In the life of every person who's ever been addicted
An addiction is any behavior - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:11
An addiction is any behavior
Could be drugs, obviously, alcohol, nicotine. - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:05
Could be drugs, obviously, alcohol, nicotine.
Could also be sex, could be gambling, - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:14
Could also be sex, could be gambling,
First issue is not why the addiction - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:05
First issue is not why the addiction
(woman sobbing) - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:19
(woman sobbing)
The pernicious line is the belief - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:10
The pernicious line is the belief
And so therefore addicts for the most part - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:05
And so therefore addicts for the most part
Now the other belief around addiction, - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:07
Now the other belief around addiction,
That belief is more humane, - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:14
That belief is more humane,
However, it's also misleading because it ignores - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:08
However, it's also misleading because it ignores
It's among the normal human responses to trauma. - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:04
It's among the normal human responses to trauma.
I come from a family of Thai restaurant owners. - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:04
I come from a family of Thai restaurant owners.
I mean, I think if I had parents who didn't really care - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:10
I mean, I think if I had parents who didn't really care
I might've just, you know, tried it once or twice, - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:12
I might've just, you know, tried it once or twice,
And so when I moved away, I really wanted to prove - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:08
And so when I moved away, I really wanted to prove
And San Francisco State University was my second choice - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:12
And San Francisco State University was my second choice
With doing so many things, pledging sororities - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:09
With doing so many things, pledging sororities