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The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie

Dr. Aimie Apigian

People are done dancing around the topic of trauma. They"re ready to face this square-on. None of the current systems are getting to the root of the issue in the current model. Their biology has been affected on a cellular level, and that is now what"s preventing the important work that they"re trying to do. The Biology of Trauma® podcast is the missing piece to that puzzle. It"s a practical living manual for the human body in a modern, traumatizing world. Join your host medical physician and

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29:17

How Anxiety, Depression & Trauma Reactions May Be...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/01/14

How does mold and stored trauma in the body create a feedback cycle that makes us susceptible to the other? Studies are confirming that common mental health symptoms, like depression and anxiety, are associated with brain inflammation. I want to share with you some two often overlooked sources of brain inflammation and emotional fragility, toxins from mold exposure and Lyme infection. More importantly, the feedback cycle that they create with stored trauma in the body. This is important because we

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39:30

How Trauma Fuels Addiction & The 4 Pillars for...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/01/07

Have you ever wondered if you have an addiction? Maybe you have openly struggled with one or know someone with one? As an addiction medicine physician, there are more people than the studies estimate who live with an addiction, either because they don’t know yet or because no one is asking them the questions to have it be documented. People pull me aside at social events and want to ask me if they have an addiction to their prescription pills for sleep, anxiety or pain or to things like work,

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34:57

Addiction & 6-Step Felt Sense Polyvagal Plan to...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2024/12/31

What does it mean that our behaviors, conscious and unconscious, serve as state propellers, actually giving us exactly what we need in the moment, whether energy or numbing and disconnecting? By answering this question in this episode, you will not only come to understand yourself better, and why you reach for that second or third cup of coffee or binge watch T.V. shows, but it will give you new eyes to understand addictions and their recovery. It will be a window into your own inner world and

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38:32

Strategies for Empaths: How to Navigate Sensory...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2024/12/17

Why are empaths more susceptible to experiencing trauma than most? Are you a sensitive person? Are you an empath with a more sensitive and perceptive system? What is happening is that our nervous system is more sensitive, receiving information that others don’t, feeling things that others don’t, which means having an uncontrollable body response to imperceptible changes in the environment. Like being in a noisy crowd and not able to turn it off, our sensitivity can lead to overwhelm. Which leads to

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36:36

Brain Inflammation: Addressing The Overlooked...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2024/12/10

What can we do about the brain inflammation that holds us back in fog, fatigue and trauma responses? To help answer that question and share brain inflammation with you is my guest, Dr. Austin Perlmutter, is a board-certified internal medicine physician, New York Times bestselling author, published researcher, and the executive director for Big Bold Health, a food-as-medicine company focused on helping people rejuvenate health through better immune function. In the evolving field of trauma therapy,

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37:03

3 Power Stories: How to Reclaim Your Mental &...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2024/12/03

As you know, this is a very special episode. We're both at the two year anniversary and the 100th podcast episode, and what a milestone. I'm even surprised and shocked at how much content I've been able to put out into the world through this podcast, and I'm very grateful and humbled and honored that I get to do that. To celebrate this special episode, I wanted to bring in some amazing women around the world who have really been doing this inner journey and work with their nervous system. And I

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30:02

Stress In The Body: Trauma-Informed Medicine & Why...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2024/11/26

Why should medicine consider trauma as a diagnosis of inclusion and not just when nothing else is found wrong? The failure to recognize and treat the stored trauma that drives many patients' health challenges has profound and far-reaching consequences. It perpetuates a cycle of ineffective care. It worsens patient outcomes and undermines the overall effectiveness of the healthcare system. As a medical physician and also one who has been this type of patient, this episode and the Trauma-Informed

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32:57

Survival Mechanisms: How Early Attachment Trauma...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2024/11/19

In this episode, I want to teach on an important topic that is either commonly misunderstood or just missed, muscle bracing patterns that have their origins in our attachment style. I am teaching on how to recognize attachment bracing adaptations to answer the one question How does our attachment create bracing patterns in our body to protect us from pain? This is important because these same bracing patterns will affect both our breath and our freeze response - our shut down in the face of

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45:36

A Gut Stuck In Survival Mode: Restoring Gut...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2024/11/12

How do we restore the gut microbiome that has been affected by trauma, stress and nervous system dysregulation? In this episode, we’ll focus on how we can get our gut and nervous system back into a space where they can feel safe enough to relax and process the trauma and stress our body is carrying. Steven Wright is my guest for this episode. Because of his story and life experience with trauma, stress and nervous system dysregulation since infancy affecting his gut, he has had to learn solutions to

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37:25

Pain as Protection: Why Your Body Creates Chronic...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2024/11/05

Does the overwhelm and experience of trauma create a pre-existing state in our nervous system that sets the stage for chronic pain conditions? In this episode, we will be talking about chronic pain as a message from our body. Part of an unconscious protective response learned by nerve pathways rather than a physical abnormality. While chronic pain can be traced back to an injury or event, the science suggests chronic pain is caused by our brain’s attempt to protect us from unbearable emotions. In

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30:37

Trauma and Toxins: Methylation & Unblocking Your...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2024/10/28

Does trauma affect our methylation process and our body's capacity to detox? Trauma doesn't just live in our minds; it resides in our cells, influencing fundamental biological processes. One of these processes is detoxification, our body's natural ability to eliminate harmful substances. When trauma is stored in the body, it affects the biology of our detoxification pathways, making it harder for us to rid ourselves of toxins. A build-up of toxins can impede our progress in trauma therapy and

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36:20

Nutrition for Trauma Recovery: 3 Superfoods To Calm...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2024/10/22

How can we better manage anxiety by decreasing adrenaline levels through our food and eating habits? In this episode, we will be talking about the major hormone of stress and trauma - adrenaline. This episode will help you better understand the important role of adrenaline in stress, dsyregulation and stored trauma. Moreover, it will give you knowledge of how to learn more about your adrenaline levels based on your eating habits and the nutritional tools for balancing adrenaline. My good friend

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28:56

Is Lithium the Answer to a Regulated Nervous System,...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2024/10/15

Can lithium influence nervous system dysregulation? In this episode, we are looking at lithium’s role on the nervous system. You will find that it needs to be central to the conversation for mental health, addiction, and the trauma healing journey, particularly its stabilizing effects on the nervous system. I have brought in a guest whose work I have high respect for and helped me see the possibilities beyond mood medications for myself. Dr. James Greenblatt has been in clinical practice since 1988

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39:46

How Chaos of Early Childhood Trauma Affects Our Adult...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2024/10/08

Does growing up in chaos impact our nervous systems even as adults? In this episode, we are looking at early childhood dynamics and how it’s expressed in adulthood through unconscious behaviors and coping mechanisms. I have brought in a guest who is especially dear to my heart and has played a very significant and pivotal role in my own journey. Dr. Tian Dayton specializes in addiction and trauma, especially when it comes to speaking to the adult child of an alcoholic. Dr. Dayton is also a leading

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39:31

The Neuroscience of Chronic Pain: How Our Brain...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2024/10/01

What 2 Neuroscience Features Will Reinforce chronic pain and make it habitual? In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Howard Schubiner, board certified in pediatrics, adolescent medicine, internal medicine and a leading voice in the mind body medicine field. We’ll be discussing how the brain regulates and generates a wide range of chronic symptoms, from pain to fatigue to anxiety and how to understand when these symptoms are mind-body related. His research and clinical experience led him to develop

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34:30

Beyond Talk Therapy: The Biochemical Basis of...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2024/09/20

How can we change our biochemistry to change our trauma responses? In this episode, we are looking at thoughts and behavior through hormones, metabolism and biochemistry. I have brought in a distinguished guest, Dr. Robert Lustig, a pioneering neuroendocrinologist. A neuroendocrinologist is someone who studies and works with the intersection of the nervous system with the endocrine system, or hormones. His work has been instrumental in understanding metabolic disorders and their role in stress and

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32:09

Tapping, EFT and Energetic Boundaries For Inner Child...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2024/09/13

How can tapping on specific points on the body help regulate the autonomic nervous system and promote holistic wellness? I'm really excited for this episode because we're talking about acupuncture and meridian points on our body as a tool to work with our trauma. We're going to hear the powerful story of Jennifer Partridge, a friend of mine, who found EFT tapping and it changed her life and helped to reverse her colitis. The outcome was so profound that she made it her life's purpose to empower

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31:15

Authenticity & Somatic Experiencing: How to Access...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2024/09/06

How can authenticity help us heal from trauma and achieve deeper, more intimate relationships? Dr. Aimie Apigian is joined by Dr. Peter Levine, the pioneer of Somatic Experiencing, to discuss how trauma disrupts our connection to our authentic selves, which in turn affects our ability to form deep, meaningful relationships. Together, they will explain how we can begin to restore deep intimacy and connection with others through the practice of somatic healing. Allowing for genuine intimacy and

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31:34

Hidden Triggers For Insomnia & Solutions For a...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2024/08/30

How does unresolved trauma disrupt our sleep patterns, and what can we do about it? I’m thrilled to welcome Dr. Michael Breus, a double board-certified clinical psychologist and clinical sleep specialist. We’ll be discussing the profound effects of trauma on our sleep, exploring how our nervous system processes life experiences and their lasting impact on our rest. Dr. Breus will explain how trauma can disrupt sleep patterns, examine unique case studies from his practice and explore practical

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30:44

Is Trauma Genetic or Epigenetic? Insights with Dr....

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2024/08/23

What is the role of genes and epigenetics in trauma at the cellular level? Joining us today is none other than Dr. Bruce Lipton, an internationally recognized leader in bridging science and spirit. Dr. Lipton will share his pioneering insights into how our perceptions and environment can reshape our biological responses, especially regarding trauma and together we’ll explore the foundational concepts of epigenetics, the role of the environment in gene expression, and how our consciousness plays a

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