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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, Dr. Aimie Apigian—a

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51:00

Why Trauma Blocks Your Stem Cell Repair System

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2026/02/03

➡️ Get the full episode breakdown at Biology of Trauma® Podcast - Episode 159: Why Trauma Blocks Your Stem Cell Repair System What if we knew how to repair cellular damage from stress and trauma? Stem cells are your body's repair system—replacing 50-70 billion cells every day. But chronic inflammation from trauma creates what Dr. Dan Pardi calls a "noisy neighborhood" where repair signals can't get through. Dr. Pardi is the Chief Health Officer at Qualia Life Sciences, where he researches what

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14:00

The Biology of Dopamine: Why We Can't Stop What Isn't...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2026/01/30

You know it's not good for you. You do it anyway. Then you ask yourself why. Late-night scrolling when you promised you'd sleep. Sugar after dinner when you said you'd stop. The fight you picked that you didn't need to pick. We call it lack of willpower. But willpower isn't the problem. This is the biology behind the main episode this week with addiction policy expert Dr. Kevin Sabet. He shared what we've been getting wrong about marijuana and addiction. Now I'm taking you deeper into what's

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37:42

Marijuana, Addiction, and the Body: What We've Been...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2026/01/27

➡️ Get the full episode breakdown at Biology of Trauma® Podcast - Episode Marijuana, Addiction, and the Body: What We've Been Getting Wrong If you've watched a family member struggle with addiction, you know how helpless it can feel. Treatment programs that don't work. Policies that seem disconnected from reality. Debates about legalization versus criminalization that never address what actually helps someone recover. Dr. Kevin Sabet has spent decades advising three presidential administrations on

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14:01

The Biology of Brain Fog: Why Your Body Still Feels...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2026/01/22

Can you do all the therapy and still have brain fog? Yes. Can you talk through your past and still have chronic fatigue? Absolutely. Here's the tension. We've been told that processing trauma means talking about it. That resilience means surviving hard things. But what if your body is still holding what your mind thinks it released? I go deeper into this with Marie Demasio in Episode 157. She shared how she'd done so much work after losing her son. She thought she was past it. Then she visited

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54:50

What Do Soul Contracts Have to Do With Healing Trauma?

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2026/01/20

➡️ Get the full episode breakdown at Biology of Trauma® Podcast - Episode 157: Why Spiritual Insight Alone Can't Heal Trauma with Marie Damasio She understood her grief completely. After her son Tristan died from brain cancer, Marie Damasio dove deep into spiritual work—soul contracts, Akashic records, the meaning behind her loss. She found peace. And her body stayed stuck. You'll hear more on: [00:00] Soul contracts and capacity for resilience [01:12] Cellular energy and critical line of overwhelm

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35:45

Can't Get Off Antidepressants? Ask for These Lab Tests

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2026/01/13

Why do so many people with depression struggle to stop their antidepressants? What if the answer isn't about willpower — but about missing nutrients your brain needs to function? Dr. James Greenblatt has spent 30 years in inpatient psychiatry. He watched patients go from one medication to two, then three, then five. Suicide rates kept climbing. And he started asking: What if the brain is simply missing what it needs? His new book Finally Hopeful explores the biological causes of depression most

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17:32

The Body Trauma Loop: Why Time Doesn't Heal Chronic...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2026/01/09

What if the slogans we've trusted about healing are actually in conflict? "The body keeps the score." "Time heals all wounds." We've heard both. They can't both be true. Here's the tension. If time heals all wounds, staying busy should eventually work. Decades of pushing through should land us somewhere good. But that's not what happens. The body keeps the score whether we acknowledge it or not. I go deeper into the research from my conversation with Dr. Karestan Koenen in Episode 155. She

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40:40

Time Doesn't Heal: What 20 Years of Research Actually...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2026/01/06

We've been told time heals all wounds. Go back to work. Stay busy. But what if decades of stress are still rewriting the body right now? Dr. Karestan Koenen, a Harvard researcher who has followed 100,000 women over twenty years, shares what she's discovered about how unaddressed trauma doesn't fade—it becomes biology. In this conversation, we explore why major disease studies have ignored trauma, how stalking affects women's heart health, and what epigenetics reveals about catching these changes

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11:55

Why Resolutions Fail: The Biology of Survival Strategies

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2026/01/01

What if the habit you've been trying to break is actually how you learned to survive? It's January. You've made the resolution. This year will be different. You start strong. First week goes well. By February, you're back where you started. Maybe feeling worse because now you've added shame to the pile. I share about Rachel, a 42-year-old marketing director. She tried everything to stop late-night eating. Willpower. Mantras. Accountability apps. Nothing worked for more than a few weeks

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25:15

The Biology of Burnout (Part 2): What Understanding...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/12/30

In part one, we learned why so many of us stay stuck despite trying everything. This episode reveals what actually worked for the dogs in that study. Spoiler: it wasn't understanding. It was movement. I share Claire's breakthrough moment standing at her kitchen sink. What she felt in those 90 seconds changed everything. Get the full episode breakdown at Biology of Trauma® Podcast - Episode 154: The Biology of Burnout (Part 2): What Understanding Can't Do In this episode you'll learn: [01:08] How

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09:14

Hustle Is How I Proved I Mattered

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/12/26

What if the hustle that's wearing you out is actually how you learned to matter? In this final part of my three-part conversation with my friend Jalon, we get honest about why slowing down can feel so threatening. For those of us who weren't seen for who we were, doing became the way we proved we deserved to exist. I share about the moment I stopped blaming my body for breaking down and started thanking it. My body didn't betray me. It was the only thing that could get my attention. I was the

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26:40

The Biology of Burnout: Why Pushing Through Stops...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/12/23

If more self-care worked, it would've worked by now. In this episode, I share my own burnout story and introduce Claire—a patient whose chronic fatigue reveals a missing piece in how we understand stress. Through the research on learned helplessness and the metaphor of the elephant tied to a stick, this episode uncovers why so many of us feel stuck despite trying everything. Get the full episode breakdown at Biology of Trauma® Podcast - Episode 153: The Biology of Burnout: Why Pushing Through Stops

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30:23

Your Freeze Questions Answered: Live Q&A with Dr. Aimie

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/12/19

What if the grief you've been pushing away is trying to tell you something? In this mini episode, I open the vault on my live Q&A with Biology of Freeze students. These are the real questions people ask when they're in the deep work. The answers might surprise you. A caregiver asked how to show up for her family while grief keeps pulling her under. A practitioner wondered why her autoimmune clients can't take action. I share the exact practice I use when grief hits like a wave. Spoiler: it's not

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25:15

What Parents Should Know About Their Child's Fertility

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/12/16

The same nervous system patterns that keep us stuck in survival mode may also be telling our body it's not safe to create new life. In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Ann Shippy, a leading functional medicine physician and former chemical engineer who reveals the hidden biological barriers to conception. Get the full episode breakdown at Biology of Trauma® Podcast - Episode 152: Why You Can't Get Pregnant: The Hidden Biology of Fertility In this episode you'll learn: [00:01:20] Why the fertility

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12:41

Why Saying No Feels Like Danger: The Nervous System...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/12/12

What if the reason we can't say no isn't a willpower problem—but a nervous system problem? In Part 2 of this raw, unscripted conversation, Dr. Aimie Apigian and her friend Jalon Johnson go deeper into what actually happens inside our body when we try to set a boundary. This isn't theory—it's two people sharing what it felt like to rehearse conversations for days, to brace for rejection, and to genuinely believe the world might end if they said no to family. From the realization that we've been

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50:25

Why Trauma Returns in Midlife: A Chinese Medicine Lens

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/12/09

Chinese medicine may help explain why stored trauma causes old patterns to resurface when we least expect it. In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Lorne Brown, a leader in integrative reproductive health and Chinese medicine who brings 25 years of clinical experience to the conversation. Get the full episode breakdown at Biology of Trauma® Podcast- Episode 151: Why Healed Trauma Returns in Perimenopause: Chinese Medicine Lens In this episode you'll learn: [00:02:00] The Body's Layered Storage

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42:35

Frozen in Success: The Biology of Staying Stuck in...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/12/02

Many high-achieving people look successful on the outside while part of them remains frozen in childhood survival patterns. Through the Biology of Trauma® lens, I share how trauma disrupts the natural flow and movement of life—and the healing roadmap that takes us from stuck to truly alive. If we've ever wondered why we can reach every external goal and still feel disconnected from our own life, this episode explains why. I share Elena's story, a 45-year-old Chief Operating Officer whose autoimmune

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14:35

Family Boundaries and Dysfunction: How to Stay True...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/12/01

What if the hardest part of our healing journey isn't the inner work—but showing up to family gatherings after we've changed and our family hasn't? In this raw, unscripted conversation, Dr. Aimie Apigian sits down with her friend Jalon Johnson to talk about something most healing resources won't touch: the exhausting reality of being around family when we're no longer willing to play the role they expect. This isn't a polished teaching episode—it's two people figuring out in real time how to

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23:50

Mind-Body Trauma Research: The Truth with Dr. Gabor Maté

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/11/25

Why does groundbreaking research on mind-body medicine disappear without a trace? How do emotional factors create conditions for chronic illness and autoimmune disease decades later? What happens when a Harvard study shows severe PTSD doubles ovarian cancer risk—and the medical system simply ignores it? Dr. Gabor Maté joins me to discuss the writing process behind The Myth of Normal, his 19-week New York Times bestseller bringing together decades of research on trauma, nervous system dysregulation,

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14:19

Why You Crave Sugar When Overwhelmed: The Biology of...

The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie ·

2025/11/22

What if your sugar cravings, need to clean, urge to call a friend, or desire to put on a movie while working aren't just procrastination—but your nervous system desperately trying to help you avoid drowning in emotions that feel too intense to face? In this mini episode, Dr. Aimie gets vulnerable about discovering a new level of chronic functional freeze in herself—sharing the exact moment she found herself staring at chocolate muffins on a grocery app, salivating, recognizing her body was

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