From the man who helped lead the Represed memory and Satanic panic movement, his long disproved theory is not only self-indulgent but harmful to people who have suffered major trauma and hurtful to those who haven't!

Sending people struggling from very real struggles in the moment on a wild goose chase for historical wrongs, which in itself adds to the problem.
And dismissive to people with good lives who are going through a rough patch? Diagnosed with cancer? No childhood trauma? Must be repressed! That or your cancer is not really real *eyeroll*

These bad ideas have informed other well-intentioned but foolish people like Gabor Mate.

This is not how the body works. This is not how the brain works. The truth is touched upon just enough that with a big stretch, he can claim a sliver of validity on how the brain body connection works.