The Quiet Wounds of Medical Trauma - A Community Conversation with Emma Tynan

Many people live with the lasting effects of medical trauma long after procedures, diagnoses, or hospital stays are over. These “quiet wounds” often show up as anxiety, hypervigilance, dissociation, avoidance, or feeling disconnected from one’s body—and yet they are rarely talked about or understood.

In this Community Conversation, medical trauma and chronic illness therapist Emma Tynan joins us for a gentle, compassionate discussion about how medical trauma impacts the nervous system and emotional wellbeing.

Together, we’ll explore:

• How medical trauma can affect the body and mind over time

• Why symptoms may appear months or years later

• Common emotional and nervous system responses to medical experiences

• Ways to rebuild safety, self-trust, and connection

• What healing can look like at your own pace

This is a supportive, trauma-informed space where you are invited to learn, reflect, and ask questions without judgment.

You do not need to “be over it” or have everything figured out. You are welcome exactly as you are.

This conversation is educational in nature and is not a substitute for therapy.