Comment by Aurornis

Gabor Maté is popular, but he’s an example of an influencer who has one tool (trauma treatment) and applies it to everything. His approach is extremely reductive. Many people get addicted to drugs simply because they like taking the drugs and have poor self control, not because they’re avoiding trauma.

It’s another example of something that isn’t really correct for everyone but can be useful to get people to go to a therapist and get treatment.