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

In episode 512 of The Genius Life, Max Lugavere interviews Dr. Aimie Apigian about the biology of trauma. Dr. Apigian explains that trauma is not just a psychological burden but is wired into the nervous system and physiology. She discusses the difference between stress and trauma, the science behind learned helplessness, and biochemical imbalances like methylation and zinc and copper status and how they shape our mental health. Dr. Apigian offers practical tools to rewire the brain and body for safety, resilience, and healing, including somatic exercises and nutritional insights. She emphasizes that the body has one trauma response, triggered by feelings of powerlessness, being trapped, and being alone, and that rewiring the nervous system is possible through creating conditions of safety and building capacity. She also shares her personal experience with chronic fatigue and autoimmunity, which led her to discover the biology of trauma and the importance of addressing biochemical imbalances.