Trauma Responses With Aimie Apigian

Published: Sept. 14, 2022, 5 a.m.

It is nearly impossible to live a life without stress and trauma. Fortunately, there are ways we can climb our way out of the stress cycle in order to improve our symptoms and move forward in good health.

If you\u2019ve been experiencing hormonal changes, inflammation, and digestive issues, it could be more than just being stressed out\u2014these symptoms may have a root cause buried deeper than you realize.

Aimie Apigian is a leading expert on the biology of trauma, and in this conversation with JJ she shares how trauma is stored in the body and the physical ways that it can manifest. They discuss the difference between a normal stress response and a trauma response and how to know which one you\u2019re experiencing, including paying attention to numbing behaviors like endless scrolling on your phone or even bingeing Netflix.

You\u2019ll also learn how every chronic disease may be associated with nervous-system dysregulation in childhood trauma, the most effective therapy modalities to help release trauma from the body, and JJ shares her personal story of how daily meditation helped her heal from trauma surrounding her adoption as a child.