Gabor Maté
Addiction Expert.
Best Selling Author.
Is Your Story Making You Sick?
Is Your Story Making You Sick? is a PBS documentary created by an Emmy Award-winning Director featuring experts like Gabor Maté and Carl Hart.
The film follows 8 courageous people overcoming trauma, rewriting their stories, and transcending their pain.
Organizations nationwide are using this inspiring documentary as a tool to explore new ways to think about trauma, addiction, and mental health.
“This film dramatically shows that illness is no random misfortune.”
– Gabor Maté M.D., renowned speaker & bestselling author
“Shows how the stories we tell ourselves about drugs hijacking the brain ignore the real causes of distress.”
“...a bright light, bringing love, hope and encouragement into the world.”
"This film brought our community together to speak openly about mental health."
– Melissa Westerman, Director of Marketing, Ellenhorn Psychiatric Recovery
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Is Your Story Making You Sick? premiered at film festivals and has been seen by audiences nationwide on PBS and internationally on Tubi TV. The film is also being used by hospitals, recovery centers, healthcare clinics, and universities as a tool to understand trauma, addiction, and mental health.
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THE FILM
Is Your Story Making You Sick?
is a breakthrough documentary about an innovative approach to healing.
The film combines top experts in mental health, brave participants sharing their stories, and a revealing look at narrative therapy exercises and modalities.
Experts
Leading experts in addiction treatment, trauma, mindfulness, and mental health
Learn from decades of experience as these luminaries give scientific, evidence-based explanations for the transformations we see on screen.
Dan Siegel
Brain science pioneer.
UCLA.
Ellen Langer
“The Mother of Mindfulness.”
Harvard University.
Carl Hart
Drug policy advocate.
Columbia University.
Participants
Moving Character Stories
The eight participants in the film were tired of living the way they were living. They were tired of living their lives through the lens of their past story and suffering; and tired of feeling disempowered and trapped in a box. Watch them find a way out.
“Characters bravely share their most difficult moments—choosing to not be defeated by them.”
-Olivia Newton-John, singer, songwriter, actress, and activist
Ed
FATHER.
BUSINESSMAN.
TRANSFORMER.
Ellen
Mother.
Life Coach.
Thriver.
Alissa
MOTHER.
MASSAGE THERAPIST.
WARRIOR.
Lenard
Father.
Hip-Hop Artist.
Peace-maker.
Michael
Chief Marketing Officer.
Entrepreneur.
Survivor.
Lisa
Mother.
Pathologist.
Thriver.
Sol
Husband.
Psychologist.
Seeker.
Jules
Mother.
Nurse.
Survivor.
The Storytellers
Director Frances Causey is an Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker, journalist, and TEDx fellow with 15 years experience as a Senior Producer at CNN and previous work hailed as a New York Times Critic’s Pick.
Producer and Writer Mark Pirtle is an integral therapist, retreat leader, teacher, speaker, author, and filmmaker who creates content and experiences that help people heal stress-related patterns and live lives more full of beauty, goodness and truth.
Producer Lynda Skinner is a somatic and narrative therapist and educator who helps clients increase self-awareness, embody resilience and emotional competencies. She has been in private practice for over two decades.