Dr Aimie Apigian is a double board-certified physician in preventive and addiction medicine with master’s degrees in biochemistry and public health.&nbsp;
Beyond her foundational medical training, she is also a functional medicine physician with specialized training in neuro-autoimmunity, nutrition, and genetics for addictions, mental health, mood, and behavioral disorders.&nbsp;
Her extensive training in trauma therapies, including the Instinctual Trauma Response Model, Somatic Experiencing, NeuroAffective Touch, and Sociometric Relational Trauma Repair, have formed her knowledge and services in trauma, attachment, and addiction medicine, focusing on trauma at a cellular level.&nbsp;
Her USA Today and Amazon best-selling book The Biology of Trauma: how the body holds fear, pain and overwhelm and how to heal it is available now.
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<a href="#t=03:01 ">03:01 </a>Introduction to Trauma and Healing <a href="#t=05:55">05:55</a> Understanding Trauma vs. Stress <a href="#t=09:00">09:00</a> Capacity and Trauma Responses <a href="#t=11:59">11:59</a> Navigating the Healing Journey <a href="#t=14:48">14:48</a> Acute vs. Chronic Trauma <a href="#t=17:47">17:47</a> The Biology of Trauma <a href="#t=20:32 ">20:32 </a>Creating a Sense of Safety <a href="#t=23:53">23:53</a> The Loop of Stress and Overwhelm <a href="#t=26:28">26:28</a> Finding Calm and Aliveness <a href="#t=29:49">29:49</a> The Role of Emotional Literacy <a href="#t=32:33">32:33</a> Micro Moments of Safety
The Biology of Trauma book:&nbsp;
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