# Biology of Trauma: How Emotional Pain Creates Cancer, Autoimmunity, Fatigue & Chronic Disease | Dr. Aimie Apigian

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Podcast: [Myers Detox Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/myers-detox-podcast-4348)
Published: 2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00
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Emotional trauma doesn't just live in your mind; it physically reshapes your biology, driving autoimmunity, fatigue, mysterious pain flares, and raising long-term disease risk. In this episode with Dr. Aimie Apigian, author of the runaway bestseller The Biology of Trauma, we uncover exactly how unprocessed emotional experiences (including the hidden epidemic of neglect) create a chronic freeze state in the nervous system that results in inflammation, toxin accumulation, and self-attack diseases. She explains why so many high-achieving women feel exhausted despite "doing everything right," and how perfectionism, shame, and buried insecurity are often trauma responses showing up as physical symptoms. We also talk about practical phases of nervous-system healing, starting with safety, so you don't retraumatize yourself trying to "fix" everything at once. This episode is for anyone tired of deciphering lab numbers while the real root stays invisible. "If we're holding onto our trauma, it literally creates the conditions in which it invites different toxins that then make us sick." - Dr. Aimie Apigian In This Episode: - Why trauma is the missing conversation in medicine - The body holds onto unresolved experiences - Emotional trauma and why neglect is the most common form - Defining neglect: why "too little for too long" is dangerous - Physical symptoms of emotional trauma - Three phases of safe trauma healing - How to heal from unconscious body-held trauma - Where to find The Biology of Trauma book Products & Resources Mentioned: Biology of Trauma: Get your copy here: https://www.biologyoftrauma.com/book Puori Grass-Fed Whey Protein: Get 32% off + free $25 shaker on first subscription with code WENDY at http://Puori.com/wendy Tru Energy Skincare Facial Serum: Special liste…

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