The Biology of Trauma

How the Body Holds Fear, Pain, and Overwhelm, and How to Heal It

De: Aimie Apigian MD

Narrado por: Aimie Apigian MD

This groundbreaking book breaks down the latest research to reveal how trauma impacts our bodies on a cellular level and offers an empowering path to whole-body healing.

Today, we know more about mental health than ever before, but traditional medicine still mistakes subtle signs of trauma for stress, anxiety, or chronic disease—sometimes even retraumatizing patients with outdated and misguided methods. Treatment plans that focus on the mind are only addressing the downstream effects. Likewise, common medical approaches to manage symptoms fail to explore root causes and promote genuine recovery.

If we want to truly heal, we need to understand trauma as something happening inside of the body—not as a singular external event. Gaining clarity on how our bodies hold onto experiences, impacting both our physical health and our ability to maintain healthy behaviors and relationships, is crucial. That’s where Dr. Aimie Apigian’s integrative, revolutionary approach comes in.

With a decade of clinical research, approachable storytelling, and real-life examples, The Biology of Trauma will show you:

• How the body absorbs scarring experiences and overwhelm
• Ways to identify commonly overlooked trauma symptoms like lethargy, fogginess, and unexplained worry
• Recognize how emotional pain stored in the body affects overall health on a cellular level, even for people with functionally successful lives
• Prevent trauma-induced changes in your biology that suppress the cycle of recovery
• Work with your nervous system to safely heal—without risk of retraumatization

Perfect for both individuals seeking personal growth and health professionals improving their practice, The Biology of Trauma will help you gain deep insights into your own mind, body, and healing journey.

©2025 by Aimie Apigian. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

This was great information

This book had some great information to help you understand what trauma does to the body.

Finally..

An absolute game changer for CPTSD and other complex mental and emotional health issues that everyone else tells you you’re stuck with

Very Informative

I have been in a journey of learning about trauma for many years now. I find this book has a lot of great information, and from a scientific perspective it is pretty solid. The reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because of the pacing and how repetitive it is. The first few chapters are nice and slow for someone without a background in cellular biology. The middle chapters felt like the content repeated itself, and the final chapters rushed trying to put everything together. I guess the issue is that the book is meant to be read to everyone: practicioners, care givers and patients, so I can see how it is hard to keep a consistent tone and pace.

I would say it is a read for someone who already has some knowledge about trauma, and I though the epilogue should have been the introduction. It provided so much context about who the book was for. So, start with the epilogue.

Story good. Narration not so much.

I enjoy her take on a complicated subject. I believe she offers an ease in understanding by providing a lot of examples. It’s not all medical jargon or highly scientific. It was hard to listen to mostly because of the narration style. There was a lot of laugh-speak throughout the book that was distracting and not fitting when narrating a subject like this. Maybe it’s a personal preference as a listener. I don’t mind inflection and even the use of some emotion in narration, this wasn’t that. It is a worthwhile listen nonetheless.

Very Informative

I enjoyed reading this book. It gave me great insight to my past trauma and how they have affected all aspects of my life and my health.