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I listened to this behemoth of a book. I am a big fan of Dr. Mate’s trauma work and research. I loved his concept of deeply questioning and critiquing of what is “normal” in our society and how these values actually lead to further disease and suffering. I appreciated his multiple levels of criticism from individual values all the way up to social determinants of health.
My criticism for him and all these big trauma “experts” like Bruce Perry, Bessel Van Der Kolk, Peter Levine is this. This is not a new conclusion and their work is not revolutionary. People of color, and particularly women of the global majority have been saying this. They have advanced many of these theories and have met w silence. They don’t get sweeping book tours or interviews on major networks. They don’t even get a footnote in Dr. Mate’s book. What a shame. Furthermore, the idea of a bio psycho social may be newly respected in the medical field but what about my social workers and public health Practitioners? We been understanding the body mind connection and the impact of society on our psyche. It feels a little silly he did not consult w folks on the ground who do not share his credentials.
He has some blind spots and as clinician, it’s worth noting.
My criticism for him and all these big trauma “experts” like Bruce Perry, Bessel Van Der Kolk, Peter Levine is this. This is not a new conclusion and their work is not revolutionary. People of color, and particularly women of the global majority have been saying this. They have advanced many of these theories and have met w silence. They don’t get sweeping book tours or interviews on major networks. They don’t even get a footnote in Dr. Mate’s book. What a shame. Furthermore, the idea of a bio psycho social may be newly respected in the medical field but what about my social workers and public health Practitioners? We been understanding the body mind connection and the impact of society on our psyche. It feels a little silly he did not consult w folks on the ground who do not share his credentials.
He has some blind spots and as clinician, it’s worth noting.