May 1, 2025

Ep530: Trauma Healing & Parts Work with Dr. Aimie Apigian

If you ever feel like you’re at war with yourself around food, this one’s for you. I’m chatting with my friend Dr. Aimie Apigian about parts work—what it is, why it matters, and how it can help you heal those deep, emotional patterns that keep pulling you back to food. Her story about her son is so powerful, and I know it’ll touch your heart like it did mine. We also talk about how trauma gets stored in the body and why your cravings might not be about food at all. This conversation is full of insight, compassion, and tools you can start using right away.

  • Introduction to Dr. Aimie Apigian, founder of The Biology of Trauma

    • What “parts work” is and why it’s a game-changer in trauma healing

    • Aimie’s personal story of healing her adopted son through trauma therapy

    • How unresolved trauma drives emotional and binge eating

    • Understanding survival parts and why they “drive the bus”

    • How to respond to inner chaos with curiosity and compassion

    • Aimie and I discussed the importance of the “observer seat”

    • Tools to interrupt emotional eating patterns (power of the pause, writing, movement)

    • The difference between stress and trauma, and how the body holds onto past pain

    • How our “preexisting filter” shapes reactions and choices today

    • The role of bodywork and biology in lasting trauma healing

    • Aimie’s 3-week course: All Parts of Me—how to identify, communicate with, and care for your parts

    • Sneak peek into her new book, The Biology of Trauma (available for preorder on Amazon)

    • Dr. Amee’s deepest hunger revealed: “authentic connection”

    • Book a complimentary Emotional Eating Breakthrough Session at HealYourHunger.com

    Connect with Dr. Aimie:

    www.biologyoftrauma.com

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