512: The Science of How Your Nervous System Stores Trauma, and How to Rewire It for Healing | Aimie Apigian, MD

The Genius Life

Max Lugavere

Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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In this episode, we dive into Dr. Aimie Apigian's groundbreaking new book The Biology of Trauma to explore how trauma gets wired into your nervous system—and the science-backed tools to finally rewire it for healing and resilience.

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0:00.0	What up, family. It's episode 512 of The Genius Life. Let's go.
0:09.9	Max Lugamere.
0:12.3	Max, look at me. Max.
0:14.6	What is going to be the genius life, my time?
0:17.6	The Genius Life.
0:27.2	What up, everybody? I'm your host, Max Lugavir, and welcome back to The Genius Life,
0:32.4	the show where we dig deep into the science of health, performance, and living your best life,
0:36.8	all with a sense of curiosity, fun, and sometimes brutal honesty.
0:39.4	Today we're talking about trauma, but not in the way you've heard it before. We're diving into the biology of trauma with Dr. Amya Piggyen,
0:44.1	a double board certified physician who went from the operating room to pioneering work
0:48.2	in trauma, neuroplasticity, and functional medicine. You'll discover why trauma isn't just
0:54.1	in your head, but actually
0:55.7	wired into your nervous system and physiology. How stress and trauma differ and why so many of us
1:01.7	are unknowingly addicted to stress itself? The wild science behind learned helplessness,
1:07.2	biochemical imbalances like methylation and zinc and copper status and how they shape our mental health.
1:12.5	And most importantly, how to rewire your brain and body for safety, resilience, and healing, even if you came from the most stressed out beginnings.
1:21.1	This episode brings cutting-edge neuroscience, functional medicine, and practical tools that you can use today.
1:27.1	From somatic exercises to nutritional
1:29.4	insights, it's empowering, hopeful, and may just change the way you think about your own stress
1:33.9	and mental health. Listen all the way through. You're not going to want to miss a beat. And as always,
1:37.3	please, guys, don't forget to share this episode with friends and loved ones who could use it.
1:41.6	And now with all that out of the way, here's episode 512 with the great Dr. Amy Epigion. Let's rock. Dr. Amy Epigian, welcome to the show. How you doing? I'm doing great. I'm really excited to be here, really excited to talk to you, really excited to geek over some science. I'm super excited to learn all about the biology of trauma. We've talked a little bit about trauma on the show in the
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