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It is a functional imbalance of the nervous system.

Though they come from different angles, Levine and Maté agree on three life-changing principles:

Emotional suppression is a major cause of physical illness.

Whether it is a connection to a compassionate therapist or a deeper connection to your own physical sensations, we heal in relationship—not in isolation. What is depression and what to do about it? - Omar Javaid

Dr. Peter Levine, the founder of , famously observed that wild animals are rarely traumatized despite living in constant danger. They survive by physically "shaking off" the intense energy of a life-threatening event once the threat has passed.

In the world of modern psychology and trauma recovery, two names stand above the rest for their revolutionary approach to the mind-body connection: and Dr. Gabor Maté . While their methods differ, their central message is the same: trauma is not just a story of what happened to us in the past; it is something we carry in our bodies today.