Aimie Apigian, MD: Stored Trauma in the Body and its Effects - Revisited

In this episode, Dr. Aimie walks us through why everything we think we know about trauma is wrong!Her incredible journey that led her to eventually create The Biology of Trauma ™️ may require tissues!She helps us shift perspective on the historically faulty trauma healing approaches and right away tells us some ideas we may have had wrong.Time does not heal!Love does not heal!Trauma is not about events!We have had it all wrong!The Biology of Trauma™️Instability and insecurity in early childhood leads to nervous system dysregulation.This subconscious/unconscious process occurs when we feel unsafe and leads us to become someone other than we really are.The freeze response aka overwhelmAutoimmunityChronic PainChronic FatigueFibromyalgiaand more are expressions of the freeze responseSupporting your system when you're in the freeze response is possible, but typical stress management may flare your symptoms.LISTEN TO YOUR BODYTrauma is stored in your body!Dr. Aimie's one step to take today to improve your health is holding your heart ❤️