The Science Behind Trauma: How it Impacts Our Biology, the Surprising Connection to Inflammation, Autoimmune Diseases and Depression & How You Can Start to Heal

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Mayim Bialik

Mental Health, Society & Culture, Wellness, Health & Fitness, Comedy, Thebigbangtheory, Spirituality, Selfimprovement, Mentalhealth

4.7 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Is Your Body Secretly Trapped in Trauma? Discover the Hidden Science with Dr. Aimie Apigian Could your chronic fatigue, anxiety, or autoimmune symptoms be signs of unresolved trauma stored in the body? Dr. Aimie Apigian, trauma expert and author of The Biology of Trauma, explains how emotional wounds can silently rewire your nervous system and impact your health for years. In this eye-opening episode, the founder of Trauma Healing Accelerated reveals: - The biology of trauma at the cellular level—and why it matters more than mindset alone - The difference between stress and trauma and how your body holds onto past pain - Why trauma is often at the root of autoimmune disease, anxiety, depression, and chronic illness - The hidden ways trauma affects women’s health, especially during perimenopause and menopause - How somatic trauma healing can reset your nervous system and restore emotional safety - How trauma responses show up as physical symptoms and coping habits you might not recognize - The powerful link between trauma, alcohol use, and stress hormones—it’s not just about cortisol - Why comparing your trauma story to others keeps you stuck - Simple somatic exercises and nervous system tools to support your healing - How resolving trauma can unlock your intuition, clarity, and life purpose This conversation with Dr. Aimie Apigian is a must-listen. Learn how to finally get unstuck from survival mode, reconnect with your body, and begin your path toward lasting emotional and physical healing. Pre-Order Dr. Aimie Apigian's book, The Biology of Trauma: How the Body Holds Fear, Pain, and Overwhelm, and How to Heal It: ⁠https://book.biologyoftrauma.com/preorder-amazon⁠ Follow us on Substack for Exclusive Bonus Content: ⁠https://bialikbreakdown.substack.com/⁠ ⁠BialikBreakdown.com⁠ ⁠YouTube.com/mayimbialik Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What does it mean that the body holds trauma?
0:04.0	Trauma is not what happened to you.
0:06.0	It's what happened inside of you in response.
0:09.0	And that's exactly what we see in the physiology.
0:12.0	When we have experienced a trauma, our body is not getting what it needs to reset to safety.
0:19.0	It's almost like it puts on glasses and these glasses
0:24.0	see danger everywhere. You've mentioned brain fog and you've mentioned lethargy, sleep problems,
0:30.9	chronic pain. You also talk about migraines and you talk about irritable bowel syndrome.
0:35.7	There is so much nervous system regulation behind every physical health symptom, condition and diagnosis.
0:45.3	These lasting effects of trauma start to now affect not just the cells, but our metabolism,
0:52.3	our immune system, our digestive system.
0:55.0	We have some specific data that will blow your mind.
0:58.0	IBS is a result of early childhood experiences
1:03.0	where our nervous system would have fluctuated very quickly
1:07.0	between the two survival states.
1:09.0	It's this common theme of,
1:11.9	I didn't know that I was going to be okay.
1:14.8	That is the formation of a biology of trauma
1:18.4	that becomes autoimmunity later on.
1:20.4	What actually is the way to process trauma?
1:26.6	Let me show you one of the ones that I would teach them.
1:35.2	Hi, I'm I'm Biolic. I'm Jonathan Cohen. And welcome to our breakdown. What if most
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