Laura Khoudari is passionate about giving people the tools they need to heal from trauma and cultivate mental health and wellness. Her approach to strength training restores nervous system health, fosters a sense of safety in the body, and provides adjunctive support to people processing trauma so they may move beyond surviving and begin thriving. Her work has been widely recognized by the trauma and fitness community, and she has been featured on Buzzfeed, Upworthy, Outside Online, Medium, Tonic, and Girls Gone Strong.
She is a trauma practitioner, certified personal trainer, and corrective exercise specialist. Her holistic educational programs draw from body-based trauma healing modalities, neuropsychological models, psychodynamic theory, mindfulness practices, and exercise science. Laura’s practice grew out of her own experience healing from trauma, not just in therapy, but on the gym floor too. She works with clients around the world and lives in New York City with her family and two cats.
In this episode Laura covers all things trauma and strength training - what "counts" as trauma, what a trauma response might look like, the importance of having and respecting others boundaries and so much more.
We take a deep dive into how movement can be used to work with trauma, which is what her book, Lifting Heavy Things, Healing Trauma One Rep at a Time is all about.
Find Laura on Instagram @laurakhoudari and check out her website at https://www.laurakhoudari.com/.
