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How Trauma Affects Intimacy
Learn how trauma impacts intimacy, trust & connection—and discover gentle tools to begin healing. Live virtual class - donation based.
Trauma can change how we feel, connect, and experience closeness—with ourselves and with others.
In this 1-hour live virtual class, we’ll explore how trauma reshapes the nervous system and impacts emotional and physical intimacy. You’ll learn why it’s common to feel disconnected, shut down, or overly activated in intimate moments, even long after a traumatic experience.
This will be a compassionate, high-level overview of topics including:
How trauma affects the brain and nervous system
Fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses in relationships
Why desire, arousal, and trust can feel difficult after trauma
Gentle strategies to begin reconnecting with safety and pleasure
We’ll close with a 15 Q&A — a chance to ask questions, share reflections, or simply listen in.
You’ll leave with:
More clarity and language for your experience
A few simple, supportive tools
A better understanding of your own healing process
Whether you’re in therapy, feeling stuck, or just starting to explore how past experiences may be shaping your intimacy, this class is designed to meet you with care and insight.
This session also introduces themes from the 5-week series “Moving Through Trauma to Achieve Pleasure in Sex, Relationships, and Life.” You’re warmly welcome whether or not you continue into the full program.
Format:
45 minutes: Educational presentation
15 minutes: Q&A and gentle closing reflection
Cost:
This class is offered by donation (pay-what-you-can). Suggested: $5–15, but free to attend—no pressure to donate. Your presence matters more than payment. If you can’t pay $5 here, or want to donate more of less, please see the event on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-trauma-affects-intimacy-tickets-1567572073269?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Details:
Live via Zoom, Sunday, August 24th, 12–1pm MT
Instructor: Marissa Zumbo, Certified Sex Educator & Trauma-Informed Coach
Open to all—no prior experience needed. This class is educational and not therapy. By signing up you confirm that you are not in active crisis and feel well enough to engage with the material. This class is intended to be a safe and supportive space for all individuals, including LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, transgender, and nonbinary folks. You must commit to showing up with respect, openness, and care for everyone in the group.
You will be sent the zoom link the day before the event.
Learn how trauma impacts intimacy, trust & connection—and discover gentle tools to begin healing. Live virtual class - donation based.
Trauma can change how we feel, connect, and experience closeness—with ourselves and with others.
In this 1-hour live virtual class, we’ll explore how trauma reshapes the nervous system and impacts emotional and physical intimacy. You’ll learn why it’s common to feel disconnected, shut down, or overly activated in intimate moments, even long after a traumatic experience.
This will be a compassionate, high-level overview of topics including:
How trauma affects the brain and nervous system
Fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses in relationships
Why desire, arousal, and trust can feel difficult after trauma
Gentle strategies to begin reconnecting with safety and pleasure
We’ll close with a 15 Q&A — a chance to ask questions, share reflections, or simply listen in.
You’ll leave with:
More clarity and language for your experience
A few simple, supportive tools
A better understanding of your own healing process
Whether you’re in therapy, feeling stuck, or just starting to explore how past experiences may be shaping your intimacy, this class is designed to meet you with care and insight.
This session also introduces themes from the 5-week series “Moving Through Trauma to Achieve Pleasure in Sex, Relationships, and Life.” You’re warmly welcome whether or not you continue into the full program.
Format:
45 minutes: Educational presentation
15 minutes: Q&A and gentle closing reflection
Cost:
This class is offered by donation (pay-what-you-can). Suggested: $5–15, but free to attend—no pressure to donate. Your presence matters more than payment. If you can’t pay $5 here, or want to donate more of less, please see the event on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-trauma-affects-intimacy-tickets-1567572073269?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Details:
Live via Zoom, Sunday, August 24th, 12–1pm MT
Instructor: Marissa Zumbo, Certified Sex Educator & Trauma-Informed Coach
Open to all—no prior experience needed. This class is educational and not therapy. By signing up you confirm that you are not in active crisis and feel well enough to engage with the material. This class is intended to be a safe and supportive space for all individuals, including LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, transgender, and nonbinary folks. You must commit to showing up with respect, openness, and care for everyone in the group.
You will be sent the zoom link the day before the event.