EP 177: Beyond Anxious and Avoidant: 6 Attachment Wounds Your Body Learned Before You Had Words
The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. AimieShow Notes
Attachment is a survival imprint that lives in the body, encoded before you had language. In this episode, Dr. Aimie Apigian walks through the 6 hidden attachment pains, the adult symptoms each one creates, and why inner work alone cannot reach where the pattern lives.
➡️ Full show notes: https://www.biologyoftrauma.com/post/episode-177-6-attachment-wounds-chronic-symptoms
In This Episode You'll Learn:
02:54 — How did Dr. Aimie's adopted son become her wake-up call to attachment biology?
10:12 — How does attachment loss connect to chronic fatigue and autoimmunity?
12:27 — Why doesn't awareness or inner work change attachment patterns?
15:24 — What is autoimmunity at the level of attachment biology?
25:06 — What is Hold Me attachment pain and how does it form?
31:36 — How does Hold Me pain become IBS, autoimmunity, and fibromyalgia?
40:11 — What is Support Me attachment pain and how does it shape the brainstem?
46:58 — What is See Me attachment pain and how does it shape self-worth?
47:47 — What is Understand Me attachment pain and which chronic conditions does it create?
50:20 — What is Love Me attachment pain and how does it shape adult relationships?
Resources/Guides:
Attachment Pain Guide — A complete map of all 6 attachment pains, the adult symptoms linked to each, and entry points for repair.
➡️ Full show notes with links and resources: https://www.biologyoftrauma.com/post/episode-177-6-attachment-wounds-chronic-symptoms
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