Equip Your Clients To
Move Through Grief
A 6-week journey beginning March 4 to learn how to safely guide yourself and your clients to process their grief in a way that doesn’t overwhelm or consume.
Learn and experience how to heal heart and gut pain through this journey.
Register NowOf all the emotions,
GRIEF is the hardest one to feel.
Grief can be overwhelming. Most people choose to numb it in order to cope. Yet when we don't know how to safely process grief, it gets stuck in the body, biology, and especially our gut.
The changes that happen from grief are the result of the freeze and trauma response in the vagus nerve. Heart and gut health are impacted.
When grief goes unaddressed or unprocessed, these changes can cause chronic issues for years, especially in the digestive system.
Why GUT HEALTH?
Gut jolts are those instances when it feels like a punch to the stomach, leaving you breathless. They hit too deep, too fast.
These gut punches can trigger various physiological responses at the cellular level, such as disruptions in gut motility, contractions in the intestinal walls, and alterations in digestive enzyme production.
What is the
Biology of Grief and Gut Health Module?
✓ Join a 6-week program to enhance your practice with skills in navigating and healing grief and emotional trauma. Tailored for health practitioners, it equips you with tools to better support yourself and your clients.
✓ Dive into a blend of experiential learning with the latest in somatic and parts work, focused on the biological aspects of grief. Gain practical insights to aid healing.
✓ Access a streamlined curriculum of lectures, readings, and bonuses over six weeks, designed to enrich your professional toolkit.
✓ Engage in weekly live sessions and use your own experiences to master techniques for guiding clients through grief, with practical skills for fostering healing and growth. This program offers a direct route to elevate your therapeutic approach.
Receive cutting-edge INTEGRATIVE training
How is this Course Structured?
✔️ Weekly pre-recorded and live sessions with Dr. Aimie and other advanced professional mentors where you will learn all of the important concepts, and be guided in somatic and parts work exercises.
✔️ Printable transcripts, journal prompts, and handouts for each lesson.
✔️ Weekly collaborative learning labs to connect with peers, discuss the course content, and deepen integration of the course material.
✔️ Weekly live somatic and parts work sessions to engage in advanced somatic and parts work.
✔️ Ongoing access to course materials and session recordings in your course portal.
The 6-Step Journey
STEP 1 : Feel Grief Without Overwhelm
We need to learn to be with grief without it overwhelming us. We have to start here. If we don’t start here, as soon as we tap into the grief, it will going to overwhelm us. Learn how to disconnect overwhelm from grief itself so we can be with it, talk about it, and work with it.
This will help prevent grief from pushing us into a collapse or freeze that can cause all those downstream effects on the body.
STEP 2 : Feel Grief Without Being Consumed
Learn how to be with grief without it consuming us. We will work heavily with the vagus nerve. We will learn to track and regulate our system in advanced ways through the vagus nerve so we can be with grief and not lose ourselves. We can keep it from consuming us.
STEP 3 : Address Attachment Grief
This step is about childhood grief and attachment pain. How can we go back and heal that attachment grief? We will explore the time when we were wounded, and be with the child or part of us that experienced heart shock in that moment. This is about attachment, but it is not ONLY about early childhood. Whenever and whatever the experience was that caused grief or heart shock, we want to know how to go back and rescue that part. This is about healing the part that got hurt.
STEP 4 : Evaluate Coping Mechanisms
This step is all about coping mechanisms, numbing patterns, and being able to look at why the grief hurts so much. We want to understanding the reason behind the grief so that we can go to the root cause of the pain rather than just working downstream or surface-level with the grief. We will explore understanding: why does this grief hurt so much that I have done anything not to feel it? We will also explore mindful eating.
STEP 5 : Repair What Has Been Stuck
We begin repairing the gut, learning the importance of repairing the lining of the gut and intestinal permeability. We repair our relationship with grief as well. We want to work with the part that might have gotten stuck. What does that part fear will happen if we move on? Is it holding on to something so much that it actually doesn’t want to move on? Is there a part that doesn’t want to repair or face the loss?
STEP 6 : Open Up To Life Again
We have to go through all of the other steps first in order to arrive here. This step is about being able to stand up when grief hits rather than going into collapse and freeze. It’s not that we don’t hurt anymore, it’s that we can remain open while holding the pain, supporting the pain, and connecting with the pain. Because we have done the other steps and laid a foundation, we don’t let grief overwhelm us anymore. We can be with grief without it consuming us. We have brought in other parts: we’ve worked with the early attachment patterns (the pain that has no words); we’ve done the repair. Now we can actually open up to life again. We are able to feel the pain AND stay open. We don’t close up and shut down. What could the future look like if we still honor the past but yet are able to open and stay open to the future?
The Integration of Somatic & Parts Work On This Journey
Who Is This Journey For?
This is for professionals who:
- You're looking to deepen your understanding of how trauma impacts individuals, families, and communities, and you're eager to integrate this knowledge into your professional practice.
- You recognize that well-being is interconnected, affecting not just mental health but also physical health, relationships, and overall quality of life.
- You're keen to gain confidence and proficiency in applying trauma work and the principles of the Biology of Trauma® in your field.
- You understand that overcoming health and mental health challenges requires a comprehensive, holistic approach.
- You're interested in acquiring new insights and tools to effectively support others through their trauma journey, which often involves navigating through grief.
What Professionals Are Saying About
The Biology of Trauma®...
" I'm sure I'm getting the message that everybody's takin enough, that it's gonna have a ripple effect, and a lot of people are gonna be benefiting from what we've learned here.
It's a privilege to witness other people's progress and privilege."
- Janice Renteria
"So everything in this module is so applicable to my clients. I've loved everyting that I've done has all built on top of each module.
I'm not gonna stop taking these, even though I should be retiring."
- Jane Prescot
"It's just beautiful being here with you and everyone else and learning these. Amazing tools and becoming a deeper person.
I'm empathetic to their pain. I'm not overwhelmed as much with their stories."
- Anastasiya Sky
The Impact Of Unaddressed Grief & Gut Health:
Vagus Nerve & Gut Issues
When we look at what should be holding up the heart, it's the diaphragm. What makes the diaphragm go weak and collapse? The gut. Gut inflammation and digestive problems can all be symptoms of unaddressed grief and vagus nerve dysregulation.
Shallow Breathing
When there's grief and heart shocks, there's been a twisting of the gut. It feels painful for the breath to go down into the belly like it should. It hurts to breathe into that pain; it hurts to breathe into that knife in the gut. Grief shuts down the breath, leaving the heart stuck in its grief.
Vagus Nerve & Coping Mechanisms
Grief and vagus nerve dysregulation can lead to developing coping mechanisms, such as hunched shoulders, emotional eating, gaining weight, or losing weight. People can withdraw and isolate or develop unhealthy relationships.
What Is The Solution?
People need to safely feel it to heal it.
Help Your Clients
Open Up To The Beauty Of Life Again
And find it in yourself!
Learn how to:
- Clear out inflammation
- Restore the flow and tone of the diaphragm
- Heal the Biology of Trauma® that keeps people stuck in grief
- Process grief in a way that doesn’t overwhelm or consume
- Stay open to life without shutting down due to grief
- Regulate the vagus nerve and digestive patterns
This is the 6-week journey, step by step:
Gain the knowledge and tools to know exactly where to begin with grief and gut health.
WEEK 1:
Grief and Gut Health: Freeing The Body From Overwhelm
Grief and Gut Health: Freeing The Body From Overwhelm
WEEK 2:
Touching The Grief Stored in The Gut (and Chronic Digestive Issues)
Touching The Grief Stored in The Gut (and Chronic Digestive Issues)
WEEK 3:
Restoring Vagal Intuition and Supporting Attachment Grief
Restoring Vagal Intuition and Supporting Attachment Grief
WEEK 4:
Gently Coming Out Of Numbing The Grief
Gently Coming Out Of Numbing The Grief
WEEK 5:
Repairing The Fear and Inflammation of Grief
Repairing The Fear and Inflammation of Grief
WEEK 6:
Empaths and Sensitive Systems: Resilience for Healthy Grieving
Empaths and Sensitive Systems: Resilience for Healthy Grieving
Schedule of Live Sessions
Although live attendance is recommended, it is optional. These sessions are recorded for you to review at your convenience.
Live Somatic & Parts Work Session
Every Monday
- *March 4 at 1 pm PST (with Dr. Aimie)
- March 11 at 1 pm PST
- March 18 at 1 pm PST
- March 25 at 1 pm PST
- April 1 at 1 pm PST
- April 8 at 1 pm PST
These 1-hour sessions include pre-recorded advanced somatic exercise from Dr. Aimie, followed by a live parts work exercise facilitated by Parts Work Practitioner Kimberly Erickson.
*Dr. Aimie will be leading the first Monday session. .
**20-minute share time immediately following the live session.**
Live Somatic Session with Mentors
Every Wednesday
- March 6 at 9 am and 3 pm PST
- March 13 at 9 am and 3 pm PST
- March 20 at 9 am and 3 pm PST
- March 27 at 9 am and 3 pm PST
- April 3 at 9 am and 3 pm PST
- April 10 at 9 am and 3 pm PST
These 30-minute sessions will be guided by the somatic mentors through your advanced somatic and parts work.
Collaborative Learning Labs
Every Wednesday
- March 6 at 9:30 am & 3:30 pm PST
- March 13 at 9:30 am & 3:30 pm PST
- March 20 at 9:30 am & 3:30 pm PST
- March 27 at 9:30 am & 3:30 pm PST
- April 3 at 9:30 am & 3:30 pm PST
- April 10 at 9:30 am & 3:30 pm PST
During these 45-minute sessions, you will discuss and learn ways to implement the course concepts into your professional work. You will need to attend at least one of these sessions to complete the course requirements.
Live Integration Sessions with Dr. Aimie
Every Friday
- March 8 at 10 am PST
- March 15 at 2 pm PST
- March 22 at 10 am PST
- March 29 at 2 pm PST
- April 5 at 10 am PST
- April 12 at 2 pm PST
These sessions are 60 minutes long, during which Dr. Aimie and other experts will teach and discuss the application of course materials.
Final Oral Exam
- Wednesday, April 17 at 9:30 am and 3:30 pm PST
This session is 60-minute long where you practice integration of the course concepts. You will need to attend one of the two sessions times to get your certificate of completion for this course
The Value & Cost of This Journey
Chapter Topics
Each chapter/topic is valued at $200. (Written Curriculum)
$200 x 6 = $1200 value
Live Somatic and Parts Work Sessions
Advanced somatic and parts work practice guided by mentors.
$600 value
Additional Content
Each week you receive either a pre-recorded video with Dr. Aimie or other video content to enhance your learning experience
$1000 value
Live Integration Sessions
A weekly group session where Dr. Aimie will teach and discuss the application of course materials.
$1200 value
Implementation Meetings
Explore concrete ways to implement the course material into your work given your scope of practice.
$500 value
Bonuses
3+ hours of expert interviews and lectures
$700 value
On-going Access
Your access to this course continues after this module is over!
Invaluable
Professional Certificate Training
Your training includes homework, quizzes, implementation meeting, a final oral exam and certificate of completion
$300 value
EARLY ACTION BONUS!
Grief & Gut Health Module
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- Various types of touch during critical developmental stages, such as in utero, during birth, and through breastfeeding, play crucial roles in managing emotions. How do you deal without this through grief?
- Skin-to-skin contact with caregivers releases oxytocin and synchronizes brain waves, promoting secure attachment and reducing stress reactivity, but how do you get here through grief?
- Sufficient touch and regulation support the nervous system, preventing it from defaulting to the freeze response associated with the dorsal vagal nerve, helping you move through grief and not be stuck in it.
- Kimberly Erickson leads a guided session on how parts develop as adaptations to unmet attunement and attachment needs during childhood, which is step three of this process to healing grief!
- Why is this important as you move through grief? The session emphasizes the importance of providing attunement, safety, and support to these parts, mirroring the needs of children.
- Break free from the freeze and overwhelm that come with navigating grief!
- Focus on grief and loss tools with an emphasis on grounding and noticing body sensations to help you move through grief without overwhelm.
- Grief described as a complex emotional experience tied to past traumas and stored in layers within the body.
- Anne discusses common childhood losses that shape adult responses to grief and shares therapeutic tools used to expand tolerance for discomfort and vulnerability to shutting down.
Who Is This Journey NOT For?
This journey is not for those who don't like to work in a collaborative group environment, who have taken other online learning courses and don't enjoy the online learning.
This journey is not for those who don't have 4-6 hours weekly to invest in your growth and for those who need a lot of one-one support or are looking for individualized coaching or therapy.
Your Biology of Trauma® Instructor,
Dr. Aimie Apigian
Dr. Aimie is a double Board-Certified medical physician who specializes in trauma, attachment, addictions and addressing trauma on a cellular level. She earned her medical degree at Loma Linda University and has a Masters in Biochemistry as well as a Masters in Public Health. She trained for three years as a general surgeon before changing her career path.
In addition to her medical studies, Dr. Aimie has studied with and participated in Dr. Allan Schore’s Attachment Regulation Theory Study Group. She is a highly-trained somatic experiencing practitioner, trained in NeuroAffective Touch™, Internal Family Systems (Parts Work) and the Instinctual Trauma Response Model™. She continues to attend advanced trainings in Somatic Experiencing™ with Dr. Peter Levine and acts as an editor for Somatic Experiencing International.
She is not one to sit back and talk about problems. She is a solution-focused action taker- always looking for ways to improve our current method and accelerate the healing journey back to our best health and our best selves.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Am I able to take this course if I'm not a provider?
Q: What if I’m not sure I need the certificate?
Q: What exactly am I purchasing here?
Q: What is the weekly time commitment?
Q: Does it matter which module I take first?
Q: What time will the meetings with Dr. Aimie be held?
Live the life you were meant to live.
"The best time to start was yesterday. The next best time is now."
Register NowDisclaimer: This is not a course that gives you a license as a provider nor is it a health or trauma recovery coach credentialing program. At the completion of each module, you will receive a Certificate of Completion indicating you have achieved competency on that specific topic of Biology of Trauma®. At the completion of all 6 modules of the Certificate Course, you will receive a certification as a Biology of Trauma® Professional from Trauma Healing Accelerated. This is a certification that you will be adding to your professional work capacities.
You are still held to the restrictions, responsibilities and privileges of your primary license and board.
Medical Disclosure: The information and programs presented on or through this website are made available to equip you with knowledge and tools. All the materials in this course are intended for educational purposes. This information nor any programs that are offered are (nor are a substitute for) medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. For any physical or mental health issues, I recommend you work with a qualified health provider who will also support your desire to address the effects of trauma.