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

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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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702: How to Heal Trauma and Rebuild Trust Through Connectability with Anna Runkle 

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Episode Summary

I’m one of millions of women specifically trying to parent themselves while parenting children… and it can be seriously exhausting. And when childhood trauma still comes back to haunt us in midlife and beyond, life can feel impossible

That’s why I’ve invited trauma expert Anna Runkle on for this powerful episode to help unpack why so many midlife women are still impacted by old trauma, and how that buried stress shows up in our bodies. 

We dive into the hidden ways trauma can lead us to isolate, dysregulate our nervous system, and disrupt key hormones like cortisol, dopamine, and serotonin. 

Anna and I break down how this cascade of stress and deregulation can spark inflammation, oxidative stress, blood-sugar swings, and even contribute to autoimmune issues that so many women face. 

But most importantly, Anna shares simple, compassionate tools to help regulate your nervous system and finally begin healing the deeper patterns driving overwhelm in midlife. 

Ready to feel more grounded in this season of life? Hit play and listen now!

Anna Runkle

Anna Runkle is the creator of the popular YouTube channel, blog, courses, and coaching programs that provide tools for adults to heal dysregulation and other common trauma symptoms, helping them feel better and change their lives. Anna’s methods were developed through research, her mentoring of hundreds of individuals over the years, and her direct experience healing her own symptoms of early trauma. She’s the author of Re-Regulated: Set Your Life Free from Childhood PTSD and the Trauma-Driven Behaviors That Keep You Stuck and Connectability: Heal the Hidden Ways You Isolate, Find Your People, and Feel (At Last) Like You Belong. 

IN THIS EPISODE

  1. Understanding nervous system deregulation 
  2. How Anna learned to adapt after childhood trauma 
  3. Symptoms that can manifest from over-functioning 
  4. How to manage stressors and stay regulated day to day 
  5. Top ways we can start to regulate, especially when deregulated 
  6. How connection can be a huge tool for healing 
  7. Free resources and where you can find more from Anna! 

QUOTES

“All these weird symptoms that I had… It’s neurological dysregulation. It’s really normal. Everybody gets dysregulated sometimes, but those of us who are traumatized as kids are often more prone to it. It happens more easily. It’s more intense. It’s harder to get out of.”

“Early trauma is very strongly correlated later in life with high rates of cancer, diabetes, heart disease, autoimmune disorders, reproductive disorders, just about everything bad.”

“Those three things– dysregulation, disconnection, and self-defeating behavior– those are the things that can just take you out and keep you stuck in trauma forever. So the good news is you can learn to reregulate.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Order Anna’s Book: CONNECTABILITY: Heal the Hidden Ways You Isolate, Find Your People, And Feel (At Last) Like You Belong HERE

Order Anna’s other book: Re-Regulated: Set Your Life Free from Childhood PTSD and the Trauma-Driven Behaviors That Keep You Stuck HERE

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Anna Runkle on YouTube

Anna Runkle on Instagram

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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

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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

  1. How the body biologically absorbs experiences of trauma 
  2. Recognizing adaptations and better managing reactions
  3. The importance of finding safety in the whole body 
  4. How your lifestyle affects your emotions 
  5. Why effective healing from trauma takes time and work  
  6. Stress biology vs. trauma biology
  7. 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 HERE

Dr. Aimie on YouTube 

Dr. Aimie on Instagram 

Pre-order The Perimenopause Revolution HERE

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