Is trauma-informed care more than being aware of harm in someone’s life story? Does life story impact physiology in a way that could transform how we understand disease formation across the specialities? Is the trauma-informed lens a way to understand suffering in our patients and our own lives? In this presentation, visiting Australian family doctor and generalist researcher Dr Johanna Lynch proposes that trauma-informed care is a paradigm shift that helps clinicians to see patterns across the whole person. Integrating the science of allostatic load, and practical approaches for clinical assessment, treatment, and self-care, Dr Lynch will help us to see trauma-informed care as a natural part of good medical care across the specialties that has implications for therapeutic relationship, diagnosis, management and self-care. Come ready for a Q and A session at the end of this session.