Oh my goodness, to say I am thrilled to introduce you all to Aundi Kolber is a major understatement.
I love this woman, and if you have followed her work at all, I'm sure you do too! I'm so grateful we had the chance to sit down and talk about her amazing, brand-new book, Strong Like Water. It was such a beautiful, enriching conversation in which Aundi shared some of her own story of healing and how she got into this work, as well as so much of the healing that has happened over the past several years and what it has taught her.
I loved hearing her talk about her relationship with being "the strong one" for most of her life, as I think so many of us can relate to this. What is good about it? What is difficult about it? What is tender about it, and how can we show ourselves compassion and gratitude for the strength we have had to build because we've endured hard things?
She also explained her "flow of strength" concept, which I found to be so enlightening and liberating...basically how there's this flow from situational strength to transitional strength to integrated strength that happens as we heal through and process through different things. And there is a reason and honor for each kind of strength, which allows us to both show ourselves compassion and be able to recognize and move along the spectrum, utilizing compassionate resourcing (another wonderful term in the book) along the way.
One of my favorite parts of this conversation was when Aundi explained that our bodies and brains have a natural bent toward healing, and empowering people to access this natural part of themselves and to be able to listen to the cues their bodies are giving them as they move toward healing is so very important. We talked about how threatening it is for trauma survivors to be told to just listen to someone else and learn how to do life instead of being able to tune into themselves, and Aundi's heart to speak to this and offer healing to this dynamic is so so beautiful.
Oh yeah, and we talked about co-regulating with Lorelai Gilmore. You'll have to listen to find out why. ;)
Enjoy this wonderful conversation, friends! And as always, if you could leave a rating and review on this podcast, it would help so much!
Purchase Strong Like Water here! aundikolber.com/strong-like-water
More about Aundi:
Aundi Kolber is a licensed professional counselor (MA, LPC) and author of the critically acclaimed Try Softer. She has received additional training in her specialization of trauma- and body-centered therapies and is passionate about the integration of faith and psychology. Aundi regularly speaks at local and national events, and she has appeared on podcasts such as The Lazy Genius with Kendra Adachi, Typology, Go and Tell Gals, and The Next Right Thing with Emily P. Freeman. 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.
Connect with Aundi:
Instagram - @aundikolber
Twitter - @aundikolber
Website - aundikolber.com
Connect with Gabi:
Instagram - @gabiruth
TikTok - @gabiruth84
Facebook - facebook.com/gabiruth84
Website - gabiruth.com
Coach with Gabi - gabiruth.com/book-a-1on1-call
Invite Gabi to Speak - gabiruth.com/speaking
