039: Compassionate Awareness and Soft Words for Hard Days
Feb 25, 2025
What if pushing harder isn't the answer? Author and trauma therapist Aundi Kolber shares how the surprising path to healing often means doing the opposite of what we've been taught.
In our conversation, she shares her own journey of complex trauma and her work with clients, she reveals why disconnecting from our bodies might have once saved us, but now could be keeping us stuck.
Learn why the smallest acts of compassion toward ourselves might be more powerful than all our striving, and discover what happens when we dare to believe our pain might actually be telling us something important. This conversation offers hope for anyone who's tired of white-knuckling their way through life and yearns to find a gentler way forward.
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Guest Spotlight ✨
Aundi is a licensed professional counselor and the best selling author of the critically acclaimed Try Softer™ and Strong like Water.
She has received additional training in her specialization of trauma- and body-centered therapies and is passionate about the integration of faith and psychology.
As a survivor of trauma, Aundi brings hard-won knowledge about the work of change, the power of redemption, and the beauty of experiencing God with us in our pain.
- Take What You Need on Amazon | Bookshop
- Strong Like Water Guided Journey on Amazon | Bookshop
- Strong Like Water on Amazon | Bookshop
- Try Softer Guided Journey on Amazon | Bookshop
- Try Softer on Amazon | Bookshop
Links & Resources 🔗
- Episode 10: A New Look at Fawning and our Survival Strategies with Aundi Kolber
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