Top Doctor: This Nervous System Reset Stops Migraines, Sugar Cravings, Exhaustion, & More
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What is the hidden link between chronic illness and stored trauma?
So what I'm going to have you do is I'm going to have you lift up a heavy rock above your head. I'll give you a rock. Here you go. It's really heavy. Whatever it is, double that, triple that. I want you struggling right now. So if you're struggling but being successful, this is the stress response. And you're like, yeah, this is hard, but I'm doing it. We're going to let that rock crush us. Exactly. Right there. What do you notice happening in your body as you let the rock crush you? Like a heaviness, a tightness in my chest. That's it. That's it.
How can you read your nervous system's 'dashboard'?
That's exactly what overwhelm feels like. And what would be thoughts that come into your mind as you let this rock crush you? Like more of a despair and hopelessness. That's it. That's it. We can recognize our states based on sensations in our body. Our thoughts are just generated by our state. I notice the thought and be like, oh, isn't that interesting? That thought tells me where your physiology is right now. I'm not going to ask you to change your thought. I'm going to ask you to change your physiology because then that physiology will change your thinking.
So how do we change our physiology in that moment? If you're exhausted, if you are anxious, if you are depressed, if you're dealing with gut issues or autoimmune conditions or bad perimenopause symptoms, if you're stressed and overwhelmed by day-to-day life, it might be because you have not addressed your underlying trauma. And until you address it, it's going to continue to show up in your brain, in your body, and in your interactions with other people and the world around you. Dr. Amy Apigian, a double board certified physician with master's degrees in biochemistry and public health, has an approach to feeling good that I have never heard anywhere else.
What are the five patterns created by stored trauma?
Her new book is called The Biology of Trauma. It features a glowing foreword from Dr. Gabor Mate and completely revolutionary paradigm shifting ideas about trauma. In this episode, she's going to share the science of how all of us, whether we feel like we had bad childhoods or not, are dealing with trauma that's literally impacting our bodies at a cellular level. And do not worry, she's also going to share exactly what we can do to change that. Welcome to the Liz Moody Podcast, where we believe that there is always something that you can do to create a life that feels amazing, and we help you figure out how to find the lever to pull at any moment to actually do that. Amy, welcome to the podcast.
Thank you. I have listened to your show for a long time, so I'm excited to now be the one that can share some thoughts, share some actionable steps.
And you have some thoughts that are really, really different than what I've heard from anybody else. So I think there's some really paradigm shifting stuff in here, and I'm really excited to get into it. So let's start with what are some signs, some things we could look out for on like a daily or weekly basis that trauma might be having an impact on our bodies?
I want people to look for patterns. I want people to look for, is this a pattern in my life? Is this a pattern in my relationships? Is this a pattern in my health?
Why might talking about childhood trauma not be enough?
Because stored trauma will always create patterns. So we're looking for patterns, not isolated symptoms, not, wow, I've never done that before. It's this idea of, I keep doing this, Liz. Man, I keep emotionally eating. I keep coming home and I feel lonely and I feel sad and I find myself on the couch and watching movies or I always pick fights. Why do I pick fights around family? And I always seem to have this reaction to my family member. And especially as we go to want to change that and be something different, be a different version of ourselves. And we find it hard to change our patterns. That's when we know it's not just a habit. It's not just a personality trait. There's something deeper there.
I also have heard you say that if you need caffeine or carbs in the morning, that might be a sign that you have some hidden trauma. Can you talk to me about that connection?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the hidden link between chronic illness and stored trauma?
0:00–0:35
2
How can you read your nervous system's 'dashboard'?
0:35–1:43
3
What are the five patterns created by stored trauma?
1:43–2:59
4
Why might talking about childhood trauma not be enough?
2:59–3:55
5
What is the one language shift to avoid overwhelm?
3:55–4:59
6
How does trauma manifest physically in the body?
4:59–6:16
7
What strategies can help reset the nervous system?
6:16–7:23
8
How can you begin to heal from trauma today?
7:23–1:56:09
Speakers
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