Are you or those you work with struggling with chronic fatigue, brain fog, anxiety, or emotional numbness, even though labs look “normal”? In this episode, Dr. Aimie explains how unresolved trauma stored in the nervous system can lead to a wide range of chronic physical and emotional symptoms that are often diagnosed as depression, anxiety, or autoimmune disorders.

Dr. Aimie breaks down the five-step trauma response that every body follows during threat, revealing why traditional treatments—like antidepressants or symptom-based approaches—often fail to create lasting healing. You’ll discover how trauma is not just psychological—it’s one’s physiological, deeply embedded in how the nervous system responds, stores, and gets stuck in survival patterns.

In this episode, you’ll hear the compelling story of Michelle, a teacher who “no longer felt like herself.” Through her story, you’ll learn what the body-trauma loop is and how it silently drives the common symptoms of exhaustion, disconnection, and chronic illness. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How stored trauma creates physical symptoms like chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and gut issues

• Why emotional disconnection and brain fog are often signs of a nervous system stuck in a trauma response

• What happens in the first moments of threat and how the body decides whether to fight, flee, or freeze

• The key difference between stress and trauma at a biological level

• Why antidepressants may not work for trauma-driven depression and anxiety

This episode provides essential understanding for both practitioners and individuals seeking to identify the underlying patterns behind things like persistent anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue, and other conditions that don’t respond to standard treatments. It will give you the framework for understanding the biological foundation of trauma responses.