The Biology Behind It: How Movement Can Heal Stored Trauma, Grief & Emotions

Can your body be stuck in trauma or grief? In this mini episode, Dr. Aimie is answering a listener’s question about why her physical symptoms are still bothering her a year after a loved one’s death. She dives into why the normal approach to self care won’t work and how creating safety can allow the trauma and grief to move through the body instead of staying stuck.

Dr. Aimie goes into the biology behind why movement is needed for overwhelming grief and trauma, building on her conversation with Paul Denniston from episode 117. She shares more on why “emotions need motion” and how movement practices work on a physiological level to release the trauma and grief trapped in the body.

You’ll hear more about:

• How grief pushes the body from a stress response into a trauma response
• The three coping strategies triggered by grief
• Where grief and trauma get stored physically within the body 
• The action steps you can start taking today to move through your own trauma or grief 
• And more!

If you feel like you’re ready to let go of the trauma and grief that your body has been holding onto, then this episode is a must listen to!

For more on this topic, listen to the full conversation with Paul Denniston in Episode 117: Movement For Healing Stored Grief & Emotions

Check out The Essential Sequence which is a free guide that shows you the difference between stress and trauma states of our nervous system. In just 3 steps, it walks you through what your body needs when it has stored trauma or is in a freeze response.