What happens after the accident, when the injury isn’t visible—but the anxiety, identity loss, and emotional toll take over your life?

In this episode of Unseen Impact, Rory and Kerrie sit down with Ben Coolik, a warm water somatic therapist, to explore the hidden trauma that follows personal injury — the part no one prepares you for.

We dive into:
Why anxiety often begins after the physical injury


How trauma gets “imprinted” in the body


Why money alone doesn’t make someone whole


The power of co-regulation, breath, and the nervous system


How warm water somatic therapy helps people release what words can’t



This episode is for anyone who has been injured, supports someone who has, or feels stuck in anxiety they can’t explain.

🎧 Listen, breathe, and discover the unseen impact that could change how you heal.
 📌 Subscribe for more conversations beyond the fight.

Some of the notable moments from this episode are: 

00:00 – A construction worker’s life changes overnight

02:12 – Anxiety, identity loss, and the unseen injury

03:20 – What Unseen Impact is really about

04:00 – Introducing warm water somatic therapy

05:04 – How floating calms the nervous system

08:00 – Trauma imprints on the body

10:14 – Why meditation is a practice, not a fix

12:18 – How anxiety affects sleep, health, and relationships

15:00 – Co-regulation: why calm people help us heal

19:10 – Modern life and constant nervous system overload

27:00 – Healing beyond the water session

30:00 – The danger of denying “minor” trauma

33:40 – Bottom-up healing: body before logic

36:00 – “I felt like I was back in the womb”

42:16 – Making people whole, not just winning cases

#UnseenImpact #HiddenInjuries #TraumaHealing #AnxietyAfterInjury #SomaticTherapy #NervousSystemRegulation #PersonalInjuryRecovery #MentalHealthAwareness #BodyKeepsTheScore #BeyondTheFight #HealingJourney

What happens after the accident, when the injury isn&rsquo;t visible&mdash;but the anxiety, identity loss, and emotional toll take over your life?
In this episode of Unseen Impact, Rory and Kerrie sit down with Ben Coolik, a warm water somatic therapist, to explore the hidden trauma that follows personal injury &mdash; the part no one prepares you for.
We dive into:
<ul>
<li>Why anxiety often begins after the physical injury </li>
<li>How trauma gets &ldquo;imprinted&rdquo; in the body </li>
<li>Why money alone doesn&rsquo;t make someone whole </li>
<li>The power of co-regulation, breath, and the nervous system </li>
<li>How warm water somatic therapy helps people release what words can&rsquo;t </li>
</ul>
This episode is for anyone who has been injured, supports someone who has, or feels stuck in anxiety they can&rsquo;t explain.
🎧 Listen, breathe, and discover the unseen impact that could change how you heal. &nbsp;📌 Subscribe for more conversations beyond the fight.
Some of the notable moments from this episode are:&nbsp;
00:00 &ndash; A construction worker&rsquo;s life changes overnight
02:12 &ndash; Anxiety, identity loss, and the unseen injury
03:20 &ndash; What Unseen Impact is really about
04:00 &ndash; Introducing warm water somatic therapy
05:04 &ndash; How floating calms the nervous system
08:00 &ndash; Trauma imprints on the body
10:14 &ndash; Why meditation is a practice, not a fix
12:18 &ndash; How anxiety affects sleep, health, and relationships
15:00 &ndash; Co-regulation: why calm people help us heal
19:10 &ndash; Modern life and constant nervous system overload
27:00 &ndash; Healing beyond the water session
30:00 &ndash; The danger of denying &ldquo;minor&rdquo; trauma
33:40 &ndash; Bottom-up healing: body before logic
36:00 &ndash; &ldquo;I felt like I was back in the womb&rdquo;
42:16 &ndash; Making people whole, not just winning cases
#UnseenImpact #HiddenInjuries #TraumaHealing #AnxietyAfterInjury #SomaticTherapy #NervousSystemRegulation #PersonalInjuryRecovery #MentalHealthAwareness #BodyKeepsTheScore #BeyondTheFight #HealingJourney

Rory Pendergast, Lead Attorney at Rory Law, discusses the unseen impact and ripple effects on victims of various injuries in "The Unseen Impact"  

Unseen Impact with Rory Pendergast explores the ripple effects of personal injury cases, shedding light on the hidden ways accidents, negligence, and injustice shape lives and explores the economic, physical, and emotional damages endured.

Each episode features mental health, physical injury, and industry professionals to examine the widespread effects of various injuries on individuals, families, and communities. 

Rory Pendergast, a California-based attorney originally from Montana, hosts a show where he discusses the unseen impact and ripple effects on victims of various injuries. He advocates in court on behalf of victims of revenge pornography (non-consensual pornography), physical and mental injury, and property destruction.

<a href="https://rorylaw.com/">Rory Pendergast</a>, Lead Attorney at Rory Law, discusses the unseen impact and ripple effects on victims of various injuries in "The Unseen Impact"&nbsp;&nbsp;
Unseen Impact with Rory Pendergast explores the ripple effects of personal injury cases, shedding light on the hidden ways accidents, negligence, and injustice shape lives and explores the economic, physical, and emotional damages endured.
Each episode features mental health, physical injury, and industry professionals to examine the widespread effects of various injuries on individuals, families, and communities.&nbsp;
Rory Pendergast, a California-based attorney originally from Montana, hosts a show where he discusses the unseen impact and ripple effects on victims of various injuries. He advocates in court on behalf of victims of revenge pornography (non-consensual pornography), physical and mental injury, and property destruction.

Unseen Impact 

Unseen Impact is a podcast that looks beyond legal headlines to explore how personal injury truly affects people’s lives. Hosted by Rory Pendergast—a legal marketing strategist with over a decade of experience in the justice space—the show examines the real-world consequences of accidents, negligence, and systemic failures. Each episode features conversations with professionals in mental health, physical rehabilitation, and law—as well as those with lived experience—to shed light on the emotional, physical, and financial aftermath of personal injury. Rory brings a thoughtful, trauma-informed lens to each interview, creating space for guests to share insights that help educate, humanize, and advocate.

Unseen Impact is a podcast that looks beyond legal headlines to explore how personal injury truly affects people&rsquo;s lives. Hosted by Rory Pendergast&mdash;a legal marketing strategist with over a decade of experience in the justice space&mdash;the show examines the real-world consequences of accidents, negligence, and systemic failures. Each episode features conversations with professionals in mental health, physical rehabilitation, and law&mdash;as well as those with lived experience&mdash;to shed light on the emotional, physical, and financial aftermath of personal injury. Rory brings a thoughtful, trauma-informed lens to each interview, creating space for guests to share insights that help educate, humanize, and advocate.

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