Gabor Mate is extremely charismatic, but IMO he's part of the problem.
The last time I listened to a podcast where he was a guest, he pushed the idea that being born could qualify as trauma leading to PTSD in adulthood. He told a story about a patient with mental health issues where he was unable to identify overt trauma until despite going through her life in fine detail. Eventually he concluded that it must have been the experience of being born that was her trauma.
This is what I was talking about when someone pushes the "trauma explains everything" angle: When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Some of these pseudo-experts may be good at treating trauma, but they take it too far and start trying to describe everything big or small as a trauma.
My memory is not machine-like in its efficiency. I am open to correction. But I believe GP may not be fully stating the facts for their own reasons.