Many people struggle with chronic fatigue, autoimmune conditions, and exhaustion that no amount of sleep seems to cure. They've tried medications, supplements, therapy, and self-care practices, yet still find themselves needing daily naps just to function. They can't understand why their body seems to be working against them instead of healing, or why they feel so disconnected from the energy they once had.

In this episode, you'll meet Kecia, whose story reveals what's possible when we finally address trauma where it lives - in the nervous system. After 30 years on medical disability and needing daily three-hour naps just to survive, Kecia was sleeping 16-18 hours daily and housebound for years. By age 25, autoimmune illness had taken her career as a respiratory therapist, her ability to hike, even basic tasks.

After completing the Foundational Journey, something happened that might sound impossible - she went seven weeks without needing a single nap for the first time in decades. Her husband said she became "like the person I knew 30 years ago."

This isn't about willpower or positive thinking. It's about understanding how unresolved attachment wounds show up as physical symptoms decades later, and why trauma healing requires addressing the nervous system directly.

You'll hear more on:

• [3:30 ] Why Kecia never expected to live past 18 and how autoimmune disease changed everything for her by age 25

• [8:00 ] The struggle to get medical validation and how one doctor's compassion literally changed her physiology

• [14:00 ] The shift that seemed impossible - seven weeks without daily naps after 30 years of needing them

• [16:00 ] What's actually happening in your body during chronic freeze and why extreme sleep needs make biological sense

• [19:00 ] How coming out of freeze brought back joy, energy, and the ability to experience life fully again

• [25:00 ] Why being praised for "resilience" can actually create stored trauma patterns in your body

• [29:00 ] Dr. Aimie's guidance on capacity management and energy investment for sustainable healing

Whether you're personally dealing with chronic fatigue and autoimmune conditions that doctors can't fully explain, or you're a practitioner supporting clients with unexplained physical symptoms, this episode shows how addressing trauma at the nervous system level can create changes that seem impossible when we've been stuck for so long.

Helpful Links Related To This Episode

Resources/Guides:

• 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.

• Book Bundles (available only until September 22nd) - Go deeper with exclusive bundles that include the book plus additional support:

• • Guided Seeker Bundle: Book + workbook + master course walking you through each chapter's key concepts

  • Accelerated Implementer Bundle: Everything above + live half-day online group intensive with Dr. Aimie for implementation support

  • Fast Track Practitioner Bundle: Everything above + one full day in-person with Dr. Aimie at her home to identify your personal blocks and create your customized 30-day healing plan

• Foundational Journey - If you want to be guided through The Essential Sequence laid out in the Roadmap and the book, join me and my team for this 6 week journey into your inner world with practical somatic and parts self-practices to lay your foundation to do the deeper work safely. These are the daily practices I have found that change one’s biology and health symptoms the fastest.

Related Podcast Episodes:

• Episode 71: Understanding the Trauma Connection Between Attachment, Autoimmunity, and Fatigue

• Episode 133: Autoimmunity and Childhood Trauma: How Your Immune System Reflects Your Past

Related Youtube Videos:

• Childhood Freeze & Autoimmunity: Insights with Keesha Ewers | Dr. Aimie Apigian

• Prevent Autoimmunity: Trauma, Toxins & Diet Steps | Dr. Aimie Apigian

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