150: The Trauma You Carried for Decades Could Be the Root of Your Disease with Dr. Aimie Apigian

In this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons sits down with Dr. Aimie Apigian, a physician with a master's in biochemistry who left surgical training to study the biology of trauma after her own health collapsed. Together they make the case that unresolved trauma, including the kind you'd never check a box for, is not a side note to breast cancer but part of the terrain it grows in. This is the conversation conventional oncology skips entirely. Dr. Aimie didn't recognize her own trauma until it nearly destroyed her health. Raised to be her adopted father's emotional stability, she carried a burden she never named as trauma, until a failed adoption after six years left her with chronic fatigue she couldn't get out of bed from one month later. She knew the research linking adversity to disease. She still didn't see it in herself. If you've ever told yourself your childhood "wasn't that bad," this episode will give language to what your body already knows. What You'll Learn Why the women most likely to carry hidden trauma are the ones who'd swear they had a happy childhood What the famous ACE study found when it looked at wealthy women, and why it shocked the medical world Why trauma isn't a feeling you can think your way out of, but a physical loop your body keeps running What a review revealed about childhood adversity and breast cancer risk Why the state you were in before your diagnosis matters more than the diagnosis itself How to tell if your body is still holding trauma, without digging into your past Why feeling safe feels terrifying to a nervous system that survived on control How healing can start with just two seconds at a time Why no retreat or single psychedelic trip will do what small daily habits can Why most people start their trauma work in the wrong place, and pay for it Guest Dr. Aimie Apigian Where to find her: biologyoftrauma.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/draimie/ To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-call To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide Connect with Dr. Jenn: Website: https://www.perfeqtionimaging.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmons Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons