The Trauma Healing Journey with Dr. Aimie Apigan

In this episode, Sophia sits down with Dr. Aime Apigan MD, MS, MPH who created The Biology of Trauma™ method to restore the body to its best state of health. Doing so by reverse engineering the chronic effects of trauma on the nervous system and body on a cellular level.Aimie explains what led to her developing that method and how it works. She shares some tips to help you to recognize a trauma response and use your body to deal with it effectively. Breaking the negative cycle that can leave you feeling traumatized virtually all of the time.KEY TAKEAWAYSUntil we give the body what it needs to heal from trauma, time doesn't heal, it just cements things.A trauma response is triggered when our capacity to process what is happening is overwhelmed.It is very easy for the trauma response to become your default way of responding.Work with your body and nervous system to create the feeling that you are safe.Using only your mind to convince yourself you are safe does not work, use your body too.BEST MOMENTS‘I love to ask questions, and I love to understand things.’‘Trauma is our biology. It's not just our psychology.’‘Familiar can be mistaken as a feeling of safety.’EPISODE RESOURCEShttps://www.traumahealingaccelerated.com/ABOUT THE GUESTDr. Aimie Apigian, MD, MS, MPH is the leading medical expert on how life experiences get stored in the body and restoring 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 Certified 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).VALUABLE RESOURCESWebsite: www.thereikihealingcoach.comABOUT YOUR HOSTSophia is passionate about traveling the world and personal development. She gets off on the power that travel has to change your perspective and also realizing that everywhere you go there you are. So, continuously working on herself is important so she can give the best of herself to those she serves. With over 15 years in the helping/ healing space, Sophia holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology, is a certified life coach, and has built her healing toolbox with lots of tools. She uses these tools to help women move from thinking there has to be more to life than this to knowing fulfillment, more satisfying relationships, loving who they see when they look in the mirror, and stepping into their power.CONTACT THE HOSTWebsite: www.thereikihealingcoach.comInstagram: @createlifeyourwaySecond Instagram: @sophia_i_got_igLinkedIn sophia-elcock-bFB: sophia.e.754 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.