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title: 'Gabor Maté'
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updated: '2026-04-27'
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# Quotes from Gabor Maté

> “Trauma is not what happens to you, it’s what happens inside you as a result of what happened to you. Trauma is that scarring that makes you less flexible, more rigid, less feeling and more defended.”

— Gabor Maté