About this episode

Dr. Aimie discusses assessing stored trauma by focusing on the present and the importance of addressing sleep and brain inflammation before trauma work.

Dr. Aimie assesses stored trauma by looking at your present rather than your past, and explains why supporting sleep or brain inflammation is sometimes what has to come before the trauma work.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Aimie

Topics covered

• trauma assessment
• present focus
• sleep support
• brain inflammation
• trauma work

Keywords

• trauma
• sleep
• brain inflammation
• present assessment
• mental health

More episodes of The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie

• Why Depression May Be an Early Sign of Autoimmunity · August 25, 2026 · 31 min
• Gut or thyroid first in chronic freeze? Dr. Amie Hornaman · August 20, 2026 · 22 min
• Stuck in Freeze? The Thyroid Piece Nobody Checked · August 18, 2026 · 37 min
• Can I Recover From Medical Trauma? Dr. Jim Jackson (Part 2) · August 13, 2026 · 23 min
• Medical Trauma Has a Name, with Dr. Jim Jackson (Part 1) · August 11, 2026 · 26 min
• What Type of Anxiety Do I Have? Dr. Nicole Cain (Part 2) · August 6, 2026 · 29 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. Aimie podcast page.