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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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33:55

Essential Oils and Nervous System Regulation: Using...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/10/28

Why does the simple act of smelling essential oils directly regulate the nervous system during trauma and grief? How can practitioners support clients who struggle with feeling their bodies? What if smell is the most underutilized tool for creating safety and embodiment? Seven years ago, Jodi Cohen's 12-year-old son died suddenly in a car accident. Her 14-year-old daughter, about to start high school, needed her mother to stay present through the unimaginable. This episode shares Jodi's journey of

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09:51

Understanding Your Relationship with Goodbyes and...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/10/24

What if your struggle with goodbyes isn't just about being emotional—but reveals something deeper about how you've been protecting yourself from grief? In this mini episode, Dr. Aimie Apigian shares one of her most personal stories about transformation: how her lifelong pattern of avoiding goodbyes led to carrying decades of unprocessed grief, and how learning to stay present through endings completely changed her life—and became the foundation for the 21-Day Journey. This episode explores the

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31:35

The Perimenopause Revolution: Trauma, Transitions and...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/10/21

Many women enter perimenopause unprepared for the brain remodeling and nervous system changes that make this transition feel destabilizing. For practitioners supporting clients through midlife, and for women navigating perimenopause themselves, understanding how stored trauma amplifies symptoms and shrinks capacity changes everything about this journey. This episode features Dr. Mariza Snyder, author of The Perimenopause Revolution, who shares her personal journey through perimenopause while

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52:03

Fear From Breast Cancer: How Two Mothers Reject...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/10/14

After treatment, Dirci was told by her oncologist to go back to her life as “normal.” But as she steps into the cancer support groups, everyone is in fear of remission. Melanie received the diagnosis of breast cancer, felt the fear of if treatment would get it all, and decided now was the best time for nervous system healing -not later. She finds herself on the radiation table using her somatic tools and finding a calm and a freedom that surprises the nurses. Many people receive cancer diagnoses

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12:24

Understanding the Freeze Response and Brain Fog

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/10/10

What if the brain fog you're experiencing isn't just tiredness—but your nervous system's way of disconnecting you from an unbearable reality? In this mini episode, Dr. Aimie Apigian answers a question from Rachel, a therapist in Seattle, about why the freeze response is associated with brain fog. Many people think of the freeze response as simply paralysis, not understanding the sophisticated biological mechanisms happening at the cellular level. This episode dives deep into the freeze response—when

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26:46

Why Stress Isn’t Trauma: How to Spot Overwhelm and...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/10/07

Why does brain inflammation happen during the freeze response? How do you explain the difference between stress and trauma to patients? What's the single most important starting point for nervous system regulation? This episode answers these critical questions while revealing why emotional eating isn't a willpower problem and introducing the simple three-day tracking tool that changes everything for healing. You'll discover the critical line of overwhelm - that invisible threshold where stress

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16:55

BRCA Gene Carriers: How Nervous System Dysregulation...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/10/03

What if having the same gene as your sister doesn't mean you'll have the same outcome? What if trauma and nervous system dysregulation could be the difference between expressing a genetic disease—or not? In this mini episode, Dr. Aimie Apigian answers a question from Rachel in Texas, who discovered she carries the BRCA gene mutation. Despite making the same lifestyle changes as her sister—who also has the mutation—Rachel developed breast cancer while her sister remained healthy. Why? Dr. Aimie

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43:39

Can Trauma Make Genetic Disease Worse? The Role of...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/09/30

Many people living with genetic conditions like MEN1, or hereditary autoimmune disorders feel trapped by their diagnosis. Practitioners often monitor and treat symptoms without addressing how trauma and nervous system dysregulation amplify those symptoms. But what if your nervous system still holds the key to how you experience your genetic condition? In this conversation, Lizzie Dunn, diagnosed at 13 with MEN1, shares how she came to my work skeptical about trauma's role in genetic disease. She

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35:15

Why Does My Body Hold Trauma? Dr. Aimie Apigian...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/09/23

You push through exhaustion, telling yourself it's just stress. Your body sends signals you can't ignore: chronic fatigue, unexplained pain, digestive issues, mood swings. What if these are messages about the emotional wounds that remain unresolved from your past? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Partha Nandi for a conversation on chronic health issues, share five key insights that transform how we understand trauma's biological impact. This episode gives you the core concepts from the new book,

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17:36

Trauma, Immunity, and Healing: How Your Body Renews...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/09/19

What if healing from trauma wasn’t just about your nervous system, but also your immune system? What if science could show us that your body is capable of renewal—faster than you think? In this mini episode, Dr. Aimie Apigian is joined by Dr. Jeffrey Bland, founder of the Institute for Functional Medicine and one of the leading voices in integrative health. Together, they discuss why trauma isn’t just psychological—it’s biological, affecting the nervous, immune, and metabolic systems in ways that

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40:13

Breaking the Body Trauma Loop: Why Healing Takes More...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/09/16

Traditional healing approaches often focus on managing symptoms or returning to who you were before. But what if healing could take you beyond recovery to discovering capacities you never knew you had? What if your patterns of responding to stress getting stronger over time isn't a sign of failure, but your nervous system following predictable patterns that can be redirected? In this episode, I share excerpts from my book, The Biology of Trauma. I share a section from Chapter 8 on the "Body trauma

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20:56

Why Trauma Therapy Made Me Sicker: The Missing...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/09/12

Why does trauma therapy sometimes make you feel worse physically? What if the key to healing isn't just changing your mindset, but understanding your cellular capacity for stress? When you dive into trauma work without addressing your biology first, you might be opening Pandora's box in ways that overwhelm your body's ability to cope. Dr. Aimie Apigian discovered this the hard way - developing multiple health conditions including autoimmunity and chronic fatigue while doing "cutting-edge" trauma

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49:12

The Biology of Trauma: Why Your Body Holds On When...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/09/09

In this special reverse interview episode, my friend and colleague Steven Wright from Healthy Gut interviews me about the core concepts from my upcoming book, The Biology of Trauma. Steven understands the somatic work, the parts work, the biology, the capacity, and the overwhelm from his own healing journey, making this conversation uniquely insightful. I share stories I haven't told anywhere else - including my keto diet disaster during surgery residency that became my first clue about the biology

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18:59

Why Weight Shifts After Leaving a Toxic Relationship:...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/09/05

Why do so many people suddenly start losing weight when they finally escape a toxic relationship or environment? What if your body's stubborn weight isn't about willpower, metabolism, or even food - but about stored trauma keeping you in survival mode? When you're trapped in toxic relationships or environments, your body operates from what I call chronic functional freeze. This isn't just emotional - it's a complete biological shutdown that affects everything from your thyroid function to your

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35:31

Does Somatic Healing Work: How Mind-Body Healing Can...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/09/02

Many people struggle with chronic fatigue, autoimmune conditions, and exhaustion that no amount of sleep seems to cure. They've tried medications, supplements, therapy, and self-care practices, yet still find themselves needing daily naps just to function. They can't understand why their body seems to be working against them instead of healing, or why they feel so disconnected from the energy they once had. In this episode, you'll meet Kecia, whose story reveals what's possible when we finally

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15:25

Why You Always Feel Responsible for Everything and...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/08/30

Do you carry everyone else's emotions like they're your personal responsibility? What if that crushing weight isn't your personality, but your nervous system still running on childhood survival biology? When you feel like everything depends on you - fixing problems, managing emotions, preventing disasters - your body is operating from what I call protection mode. This isn't about being caring or responsible. It's complex PTSD showing up as hyperresponsibility, and there's specific biology behind why

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41:27

Why You Always Feel Responsible for Everything:...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/08/26

Many adults struggle with patterns they can't explain: feeling responsible for everything, working harder than everyone else without realizing it, or getting triggered by chaos even when their current life is stable. They might find intimacy difficult, feel disconnected from their emotions, or notice their nervous system going into overdrive in situations that don't seem threatening. What they don't realize is that these patterns often trace back to growing up in chaotic environments where they had

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18:31

Why Strong People Get Sick: The Connection Between...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/08/22

Being praised for strength or handling everything so well might seem like a positive thing. But what if those compliments aren't celebrating resilience, but actually highlighting stored trauma masquerading as strength? Being called resilient might be one of the most dangerous compliments you've received. True resilience flows from safety and support, but trauma resilience is your nervous system running on emergency biology that will eventually make you sick. In this mini episode, Dr. Aimie goes into

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36:55

The Hidden Difference Between Stress and Trauma In...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/08/19

Most people think stress and trauma are just different points on the same scale. But what if that belief has kept people stuck in cycles of chronic illness, autoimmune flare-ups, and emotional overwhelm? Many people are doing everything "right." They’re eating well, exercising, going to therapy, yet they still struggle with gut issues, brain fog, anxiety, and fatigue that won't go away. They can't understand why their body seems to be working against them instead of healing. In this episode, Dr

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18:14

Why Your Brain Shuts Down Over Cereal and What to Do...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/08/15

Have you ever been so mentally drained that even choosing breakfast cereal felt impossible? It’s not just that you’re being indecisive. It’s decision fatigue, and it’s your nervous system’s way of saying your nervous system capacity is running low. Think of nervous system capacity like an internal energy bank account. Every decision, big or small, is a withdrawal. When that account is empty, even simple choices can feel like climbing a mountain. Your brain hits “insufficient funds,” and suddenly

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