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722: Why Women Feel Unsafe Right Now: Trauma, Hormones & Protecting the Next Generation with Dr. Aimie Apigian

February 19, 2026 in Podcast, Women’s Health 0

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Episode Summary

What if the breaking point so many of us are feeling right now is actually the beginning of profound healing and purpose?

In this episode, returning guest and trauma expert Dr. Aimie Apigian helps you understand why so many conversations feel triggering—and how unresolved trauma, not just current events, may be at the root.

We explore the difference between resolved and unresolved trauma, and why being activated is a sign your body is asking for deeper safety and support.

We’re talking about shifting pain into meaningful action—whether that’s healing your body, setting boundaries, or standing up for change in a grounded way.

Dr. Aimie breaks down her sequence of healing and explains the science behind how trauma is stored and how it can truly be resolved.

Tune in here to go from overwhelmed to empowered!

Aimie Apigian, MD

Dr. Aimie Apigian is a double-board-certified physician in Preventive and Addiction Medicine with double Master’s degrees in biochemistry and public health. She’s the leading medical expert on how trauma becomes our biology and what to do once it creates a chronic health condition. She hosts a podcast, a YouTube channel, and online Summits, working with experts in the health and trauma space. She also leads groups through her programs to address stored trauma in the body, and teaches practitioners to do the same in her Biology of Trauma online Training.

IN THIS EPISODE

1. Discovering new layers of unresolved trauma

2. Creating safe spaces to ask the hard questions

3. How to make your children feel safe to share their feelings

4. The biology behind why we can feel re-triggered

5. Creating safety & mentally supporting yourself through hard times

6. Resetting your nervous system to feel safe in your body

7. How to support & show up for each other through uncertain times

8. Dr. Aimie’s guide on healing stored trauma & more resources for you

QUOTES

“Don’t do anything alone. This is where a tribe, a group of people, can make a tremendous difference in the world.”

“Healing is not staying small to stay safe. It’s finding that safety, but then layering in the support on a biology level, on a somatic level, on a mind level. Those are all the three levels that allow our mind and body to have the energy to actually process.”

“When we’ve had this past trauma, our brain likes to put things into those kinds of boxes. so being able to step back and learn over time that while it’s important to speak up, it’s also important to choose who I share those things with because it’s not meant for everybody.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Order my latest book: The Perimenopause Revolution

Dr. Aimie’s book: The Biology of Trauma

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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

September 19, 2025 in Podcast, Women’s Health 0

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Episode Summary

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.”