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How Trauma Gets Trapped in the Body with Dr. Aimie Apigian

Therapy in a Nutshell

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The Vagus Nerve and the Trauma Response

Our body goes into this trauma response. And the trauma response is communicated through the vagus nerve. It shuts our breathing down through a effect on the diaphragm. If people have metabolism problems or they can't lose weight, it's a sign that their body might be in a chronic trauma response.

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