Episode 77 : Healing From Trauma with Dr. Aimie Apigian

Trauma and trauma-related disorders is a topic I hold great reverence for . I was waiting for the moment when I could welcome a guest with the right credentials to discuss it with my audience.  It was well worth the wait!  Aimie Apigian, MD, MS, MPH joined me in the most meaningful and heartfelt conversation about trauma and the impact of stored/unprocessed trauma on our biology. Dr. Apigian is a formidable expert in Stored Trauma . You can find her work and programs at https://www.traumahealingaccelerated.com/ . Dr. Aimie has studied the biology of trauma and teaches thousands of practitioners and patients to unwind traumatic experiences from their body and address the biological impact of trauma.  Please check out my affiliate sponsors below for special bonuses for our listeners. The episode covered many aspects including: (00:00) opening (02:06) Dr. Aimee's background and philosophy (08:58) Therapeutic Order of Addressing Trauma (10:16) Defining Trauma and Stress (12:14) Risk Factors for trauma disorders (13:22) Stored Trauma (14:53) Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) (21:18) Animal response to trauma (27:49) Triggers (30:59) Neurobiology of Trauma (33:26) The Autonomic Nervous System and Trauma (39:04) Trauma Processing (42:05) Regulation of Trauma Response (44:09) Closing Thoughts Our guest: Dr. Aimie Apigian, MD MS MPH is the leading medical expert on how life experiences get stored in the body and restore the body to its best state of health through her signature model and methodology, The Biology of Trauma™. She is a double board-certified medical physician in Preventive Medicine and Addiction Medicine. She has a Masters in Biochemistry and a Masters in Public Health. In addition to her medical training, she is also a Functional Medicine physician and has training and certifications specifically in neuro-autoimmunity, nutrition, and genetics for addictions, mental health, and mood and behavioral disorders. She has several certifications in various trauma therapies including the Instinctual Trauma Response Model (an art trauma therapy), Somatic Experiencing (developed by Dr. Peter Levine), and NeuroAffective Touch (Dr. Aline LaPierre). Dr. Aimie brings you The Biology of Trauma™: a new lens and a methodology that courageously both adds to and bridges trauma work and medicine by reverse-engineering the chronic effects of trauma on the nervous system and body on a cellular level. Dr. Aimie offers science-based solutions on how to rewire the nervous system with The Biology of Trauma. Accelerating the healing journey through recovery to resilience, presence, and aliveness. Dr. Aimie is the founder and CEO of Trauma Healing Accelerated, offering her foundational online course: “The 21 Day Journey to Calm Aliveness”, which is an experiential journey into the nervous system that is open to all as well as her 8-module certification course for practitioners, “Biology of Trauma” that teaches the protocols of addressing The Biology of Trauma on the different systems of the body. Affiliate Links Dr. Apigian: 21 day journey to Calm Aliveness Berkey Water Filters Higher Dose Portable Saunas Alen Air Purifiers #ptsd #trauma #vagusnerve #stress