Grief and Gut Health: Is It Just Emotional or Something More?

"Your gut cannot hold grief and regret and stay a healthy gut. It's impossible, and it's impossible to have gut issues and to not feel grief and regret." – Dr. Aimie

Grief isn't just an emotional process, it's a biological experience that can deeply disrupt your gut health, nervous system, and overall well-being. In this episode, Dr. Aimie explores the gut-brain axis and how emotional trauma like grief gets stored in the body, often leading to digestive issues and nervous system dysregulation.

Discover how grief affects the vagus nerve, diaphragm function, and the enteric nervous system—your body's "second brain." Learn why doctors often overlook the link between trauma and the gut, and how somatic healing offers a powerful, holistic approach to recovery. In this episode, you'll learn:

• How the vagus nerve connects grief and gut health
• The 3 most difficult types of grief to process: attachment grief, absent grief, and heart shock grief
• How unprocessed grief disrupts diaphragm function and the digestive system
• The difference between being stuck in grief vs. actively grieving
• How grief contributes to inflammation and pressure in gut health
• How your gut and brain work together to process emotional trauma
• And more!

Whether you're a practitioner or on your own healing journey, this episode sheds light on the mind-body connection, offering a holistic healing perspective on grief, trauma, and gut health.

 

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Biology of Trauma book - how the body experiences and holds fear, pain and overwhelm, and how to heal. Pre-order now and, at the time of this recording, you’ll get over $400 in bonuses included! Those bonuses are only for the pre-order window which goes until Sept 22, 2025. When you’ve already pre-ordered it on Amazon head over here to receive your bonuses.
• The 21 Day Journey - many have taken the 21 Day Journey because of grief, and wanting to safely access and regain a sense of safety, energy, and find their authentic self again. Over the course of 21 days, I’ll guide you through a structured sequence of somatic-based self-practices designed to help you reconnect with your body, calm your nervous system, and begin healing from the inside out.
• Steps to Identify and Heal Trauma - A Roadmap for Healing - Use this free 23-page guide to recognize when grief has become stored trauma in the body them, and get simple steps to the healing journey. It’s great for anyone who wants to understand trauma better or support others on their healing journey.

 

Related Podcast Episodes:

• Episode 42: Unlocking The Role Of Disguised Grief in Health with Dr. Joan Rosenberg
• Episode 89: Tapping, EFT and Energetic Boundaries For Inner Child and Gut Issues with Jennifer Partridge

 

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