September 19, 2025

681: The Biology of Trauma: How Stress Gets Stored in Your Body (and Passed On to Your Kids) and How You Can Start To Heal with Dr. Aimie Apigian

1 hour

So many women in midlife are running on fumes—stretched thin, burned out, and downplaying what they’ve experienced just to make it through the day.

But all that stress can show up in your physical body, affecting your biology at a cellular level.

That’s why in this episode, I’m sitting down with trauma and biology expert Dr. Aimie Apigian to uncover how unprocessed trauma can manifest in the form of physical symptoms.

Dr. Aimie shares how overtime, those hidden shifts can alter your immune system and even set the stage for disease years later.

The good news? Healing doesn’t have to be complicated!

Dr. Aimie introduces simple practices that can help you shift your inner state in seconds and learn to process your trauma with care.

Tune in here to explore how reconnecting with your biology can help you feel more alive than ever!

Aimie Apigian, MD, MS, MPH

Aimie Apigian is a double board-certified physician in preventive and addiction medicine. She has masters in biochemistry and public health and specialized training in Psychosomatic Medicine, Functional Medicine, and Mental Health Nutrition. Dr. Aimie is a functional medicine physician with specialized training in neuro-autoimmunity, nutrition, and genetics for addictions, mental health, mood, and behavioral disorders. She has extensive training in trauma therapy, which has formed her knowledge and services in trauma, attachment, and addiction medicine, focusing on trauma at a cellular level.

IN THIS EPISODE

How the body biologically absorbs experiences of trauma

Recognizing adaptations and better managing reactions

The importance of finding safety in the whole body

How your lifestyle affects your emotions

Why effective healing from trauma takes time and work

Stress biology vs. trauma biology

All about Dr. Aimie’s new book: The Biology of Trauma

QUOTES

“Anything that overwhelms our capacity to respond becomes a trauma for our body. And those changes impact us down to the cellular level– the immune system level. They are what become our diseases often decades later.”

“The greatest impact on their life was me teaching them a few simple somatic self-practices that could shift their inner state to one safe enough within seconds.”

“It really shifted my perspective to know how much more alive I could be– I don't even know the possibilities because I've never lived that. I've never been that. I've never been that version of myself. And it keeps me in a place of curiosity, it keeps me in a place of learning.”
RESOURCES MENTIONED

👉 Pre-order Dr. Aimie’s new book: The Biology of Trauma

🔗 https://biologyoftrauma.com/

👉 Pre-order The Perimenopause Revolution

🔗 https://peri-revolution.com/

Dr. Aimie on YouTube

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