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The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
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…
Episodes
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
The Biology Behind It: How Mold and Lyme Create A Sensitive and Reactive Personality
Are you or someone you know struggling with unexplained anxiety, fatigue, or reactivity? In this short episode, Dr. Aimie dives deep into the conversation she…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
The Biology Behind It: Unlocking Your Brain's Hidden Power
Are you ready to unlock your brain's hidden power? Today, Dr. Aimie will be taking a closer look at the key takeaways from her conversation with Dr. Greg…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
The Biology Behind It: How to Reduce Brain Fog & Mental Fatigue
Of all the different aspects of trauma biology, brain inflammation is the one that will hold you back when it comes to the therapy, trauma work and personal…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
The Biology Behind It: End Your Addiction Now
Is your biology making it easier to fall into addiction? Today, Dr. Aimie is taking a closer look at this question and other key takeaways from her…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
The Biology Behind It: How The Body Stores Trauma in the Fascia and Lymphatic System
Did you know your body's connective tissues might be trapping trauma and toxins? In this short episode, Dr. Aimie is sharing valuable insights from her episode…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
The Science Behind Why We Can't 'Get Over' Loss And How to Grieve with Dr. Mary-Frances O'Connor
" In order to think about grief, first you have to think about love and bonding, because that is what gets lost. That is what gets broken." Dr. Mary-Frances…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Hidden Triggers: How Mold and Lyme Create A Sensitive and Reactive Personality with Dr. Neil Nathan
"If you have a new onset of anxiety or depression that doesn't even make sense to you, think of a more physical cause." - Dr. Neil Nathan Do you have issues…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
The Survival Paradox: The Protein That Can Cause Disease & What You Can Do About It with Dr. Isaac Eliaz
Have you ever felt like your body is stuck in survival mode, holding onto stress and tension no matter how hard you try to let it go? What if this instinct to…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Clear Your Mind: How to Reduce Brain Fog & Mental Fatigue
Have you ever felt like stress is draining your energy, focus, and resilience—no matter how much you try to manage it? What if stress isn't just about what's…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Why Isn't My Brain Working? How to Clear the Fog and Fatigue
Are brain fog, fatigue, and mental exhaustion holding you back? These symptoms aren't just stress-related or signs of aging. They're often caused by hidden…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
End Your Addiction Now: How Pioneer Work Outperforms Traditional Treatment
Is our biology predisposing us to addictive tendencies? Addiction isn't just about willpower—it's deeply rooted in biology. Today, we dive into how our own…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
How Your Body Stores Emotional Trauma in the Fascia and Lymphatic System with Christine Schaffner
How does trauma impact the "hidden spaces" of our body, making emotions and toxins deeply connected? Welcome to today's episode, where we're diving into a…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Invisible Adoption and Attachment Pain: When High Achievement Masks Childhood Wounds with JJ Virgin
What are common beliefs we form about ourselves that leave us unable to connect, trust and receive love later as adults? Have you ever wondered why success…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
How Mast Cell Activation, Histamines & Mold Toxicity Place You in a High-Risk Trauma Category with Beth O'Hara
Have you ever wondered why you are so reactive - to people, foods, smells, sounds and stress - while other people around you seem completely fine? You are…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
How Anxiety, Depression & Trauma Reactions May Be From Mold and Heavy Metals with Kirkland Newman
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…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
How Trauma Fuels Addiction & The 4 Pillars for Recovery with Joe Polish
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…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Addiction & 6-Step Felt Sense Polyvagal Plan to Revolutionize Traditional Treatment with Janet Winhall
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…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Strategies for Empaths: How to Navigate Sensory Overload, Shame & Trauma with Dr. Judith Orloff
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?…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Brain Inflammation: Addressing The Overlooked Gatekeeper To Trauma Release with. Dr Austin Perlmutter
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…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
3 Power Stories: How to Reclaim Your Mental & Physical Health Through Biology of TraumaⓇ with Dr. Aimie Apigian
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…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Stress In The Body: Trauma-Informed Medicine & Why Dysregulation Should Be Included In Every Assessment with Dr. Jorina Elbers
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…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Survival Mechanisms: How Early Attachment Trauma Shapes Your Breathing & Behavior Patterns with Dr. Aimie Apigian
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…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
A Gut Stuck In Survival Mode: Restoring Gut Microbiome Balance With Nervous System Regulation with Steven Wright
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…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Pain as Protection: Why Your Body Creates Chronic Pain & The 3 Questions to Ask to Release It with Georgie Oldfield
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…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Trauma and Toxins: Methylation & Unblocking Your Body's Detoxification Pathways with Dr. Albert Mensah
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…
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Nutrition for Trauma Recovery: 3 Superfoods To Calm Adrenaline & Anxiety with Luis Mojica
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…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Is Lithium the Answer to a Regulated Nervous System, Depression & Addiction Treatment? with Dr. James Greenblatt
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…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
How Chaos of Early Childhood Trauma Affects Our Adult Nervous System with Dr. Tian Dayton
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…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
The Neuroscience of Chronic Pain: How Our Brain Predicts And Creates A Biology of Pain with Dr. Howard Schubiner
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…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Beyond Talk Therapy: The Biochemical Basis of Behavior & Changing Our Responses with Dr. Robert Lustig
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…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Tapping, EFT and Energetic Boundaries For Inner Child and Trauma Recovery with Jennifer Partridge
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…
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Authenticity & Somatic Experiencing: How to Access Deeper Intimacy After Trauma with Dr. Peter Levine
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…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Hidden Triggers For Insomnia & Solutions For a Stressed Subconscious Nervous System with Dr. Michael Breus
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…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Is Trauma Genetic or Epigenetic? Insights with Dr. Bruce Lipton
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…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Stress & Freeze Response: How to Achieve & Sustain High Performance with Olympian Louise Tjernqvist
How can we effectively harness our stress response and work with our freeze response to achieve sustained, high and healthy performance? Our focus today is on…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Cellular Resilience And Post-Traumatic Growth with Ari Whitten
How can we build resilience to stress and trauma at a physiological level in addition to psychological level? I am joined by Ari Witten, a natural health…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Breaking Free: How to Get Out of the Stress-Trauma Cycle by Using the Science of Anxiety with Emma McAdams
Is it possible to use our anxiety as a way to help us? In this episode, I am joined by Emma McAdams, a licensed marriage and family therapist who has worked in…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Using Biological Rhythms to Recover From Trauma with Dr. Leslie Korn
How can we use the body's natural biological rhythms to recover from trauma? In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Leslie Korn, a clinical fellow in the…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Trauma, Toxins and Autoimmunity: Simple Solutions To Prevent Or Reverse with Dr. Tom O'Bryan
If you have had trauma, early life trauma, what should you know about decreasing your risk for autoimmunity? I have a distinguished guest for this episode, a…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Why We Choose and Stay in Unhealthy Relationships After Complex Trauma with Dr. Frank Anderson
How do our early experiences shape our ability to love, be loved and feel loved? In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Frank Anderson, a Harvard trained…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
How Chronic Health Challenges and Your Work Impact Each Other with Sally Riggs
Is your health impacting the way you show up for work? In this episode, I am joined by Sally Riggs, an entrepreneur, psychologist, and COVID long-haul coach…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
How to Transform Yourself During Grief by Empowering Others with Melissa Dlugolecki
How do we navigate the hidden challenges that can arise when experiencing grief? Today, I am joined by Melissa Dlugolecki, a mother who lost her daughter at…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
The Effects of Relational Adaptations From Insecure Attachment Styles with Dr. Diane Poole-Heller
Are your attachment pains and patterns impacting not only your relationships, but also your nervous system and overall health? In this episode, I am joined by…
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Polyvagal Theory: Become an Active Operator of Your Nervous System During Grief with Deb Dana
Grief is something that everyone feels, but how they process it depends on their past history. So how do we know which way we experience grief? There are…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Fear, Attachment & Relational Trauma: Solutions For The Hyper-Sensitive Gut with Dr. Aimie Apigian
Are the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) connected to trauma? In this episode, I dive into what I've been learning about a hypersensitive and…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Why Stored Traumas Become Syndromes & Somatic Solutions with Peter Levine
How is trauma work different when there is a syndrome involved? Today, I'm delighted to bring you another episode featuring Dr. Peter Levine. Dr. Levine is the…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Early Attachment Shocks: How Unexpected Stressors Can Cause Developmental Trauma & What To Do
What is the impact of an early heart shock on our mind and body? Most of the time we don't even know we've experienced a heart shock. But even if we don't know…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Gaps In Trauma-Informed Care: Boundaries, Attachment and Generational Impact with Thomas Hübl
Why is it essential for you to do your own trauma work while also understanding the impact of collective trauma? In this episode, I am joined by Thomas Hübl, a…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Understanding the Trauma Connection Between Attachment, Autoimmunity, and Fatigue with Dr. Aimie Apigian
What is the connection between attachment, autoimmunity and fatigue? The answer… your nervous system! Many practitioners have noticed there has been an uptick…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
A Blueprint for Healing: Lessons from a Pioneer in Mind-Body Medicine Dr. James Gordon
Is it possible to heal trauma on your own or does it take a village? In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. James Gordon, a Harvard educated psychiatrist and…
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How Attachment Shapes Our Biology and Behavior with Dr. Aimie Apigian
How do we begin to have secure attachments as adults? We develop our attachment style in childhood and there are 3 different types of attachment. But how do we…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Struggling with Sleep? How to Regain Restful Nights with Suzie Sink
How to create the safety in my nervous system to sleep well? In this episode, I am joined by Suzie Senk, functional medicine practitioner, holistic sleep…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Bonus Episode: Cuál es la mejor forma de ayudar a nuestras familias a recuperarse de su trauma? (Episode 16 Replay in Spanish!)
Hoy en Biología del Trauma, escuchamos a Heather, una graduada del viaje en línea de 21 días hacia una vida tranquila. Después de ver el impacto positivo de…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Gabor Mate: Healing Trauma and Chronic Illness Through Connection (Part 2)
How can we repair the disconnection from trauma that causes disease? In part two of this series, we continue our conversation on trauma and chronic illness…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Gabor Mate: The Biology Piece We Have Missed In Trauma & Depression (Part 1)
Is there a missing biology link between trauma and chronic illness? In this episode, I am joined by the one and only Gabor Maté. Gabor has spent his career…
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Betrayal Trauma Recovery: How To Heal From The Hurt with Debi Silver
How do you start to heal from the hurt of a betrayal? Betrayal is one of the most painful emotions you can experience as a person. Betrayal is not limited to…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Are The Trauma Parts Of You Making You Sick? with Dr. Richard Schwartz
Why are your trauma parts possibly making you sick? Dr. Richard Schwartz began his career as a systemic family counselor and academic. This work led him to…
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How to Apply Energy Psychology to the 7 Stages of Addiction Recovery with Dr. David Feinstein
How can we apply energy psychology to the seven key stages of the addiction recovery process? My guest this episode is Dr. David Feinstein, a clinical…
- The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie
Energy Medicine: A New Tool in Autoimmunity & Trauma Work with Donna Eden
Which meridian is the first one to balance in people with autoimmunity during their trauma recovery? In this episode, I am joined by Donna Eden, a practitioner…
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What It Takes to Safely Guide Another Through Trauma Work with Licia Sky
How do I need to be to safely guide myself or another through the trauma healing journey? In this episode, I am joined by Licia Sky, an artist…