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Today's Heartlift with Janell317. Seeing Resurrection is No Small Thing with Aundi KolberSend us a textJanell welcomes Aundi Kolber, a Licensed Professional Counselor and author, to explore how the flow of strength helps us move beyond trauma to true flourishing. Aundi reminds us "that seeing resurrection is no small thing."• Aundi explains the "window of tolerance" – the optimal zone where we can feel emotions without being overwhelmed.• Trauma can narrow our window of tolerance, making us feel unsafe even when we're secure.• The "flow of strength" moves us from situational survival responses to integrated strength that combines fierceness with tenderness.• Our nervou...2025-04-171h 00
Attaching to God: Neuroscience-informed Spiritual Formation103 Take What You Need: Soft Words for Hard Days (with Aundi Kolber)For when the day is long. When you are afraid. When you don’t know what to say to someone you love. When you feel alone. When you’re questioning everything. When you wonder if God is with you.We are talking with the author ofTry Softer, Aundi Kolber, about her new book, Take What You Need: Soft Words for Hard Days. Aundi Kolber is a licensed professional counselor (MA, LPC) and best-selling author of the critically acclaimed "Try Softer" as well as her new book "Strong like Water." She specializes in trauma- and body-centered thera...2025-03-2537 min
Coffee + Crumbs PodcastTake What You Need with Aundi KolberOne of our all-time favorite guests, Aundi Kolber—author, mother, and therapist—is back, and today she’s encouraging us to take what we need. Aundi sheds light on how and why we end up disembodied, how to reclaim connection with our God-given needs (especially as moms), and how we can play the role of participant in our own healing. Whether you’re struggling to notice what you’re lacking or struggling to prioritize your own care, we adore Aundi’s nudge to approach ourselves and circumstances with tenderness, but also a touch of fierceness that proclaims, “I matter.” This show...2025-03-2540 min
Unhurried Living | Helping Christians Rest Deeper & Lead Better334: How to Honor Your Voice and Trust God in Difficult Seasons (Aundi Kolber)What do you really need? And what would it look like to engage life with a deeper sense of agency and self-compassion? Today on Unhurried Living Podcast, Gem is joined by professional counselor and best-selling author Aundi Kolber, whose new book, Take What You Need: Soft Words for Hard Days, invites us to embrace the transformative power of kindness toward ourselves. We’ll explore how early experiences shape the way we suppress our needs, why it’s so hard to name and honor what we truly feel, and how practicing softness can actually make us stronger. In...2025-03-1741 min
The Love OfferingSoft Words for Hard Days: A Conversation with Aundi KolberSome days feel heavy. Some moments leave us wondering how to keep going. If you’ve ever longed for encouragement in the midst of life’s hardest moments, I have a special episode of The Love Offering for you. This week, I’m joined by therapist and bestselling author Aundi Kolber to discuss her latest book, Take What You Need: Soft Words for Hard Days. This beautiful collection of quotes, scriptures, prayers, and gentle exercises is designed to be a balm for your most tender places—a reminder that you are never alone on your journey to healing...2025-02-2532 min
Broken to Beloved Podcast039: Compassionate Awareness and Soft Words for Hard Days with Aundi KolberWhat 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...2025-02-2544 min
The Healing Trauma PodcastTake what You Need, Soft Words For Hard Days With Aundi KolberToday I am sharing my second interview with trauma therapist and author of Aundi Kolber. Her latest book is Take What You Need, Soft Words For Hard Days. We continue our conversation on the necessity of compassion and gentleness in the healing process. Aundi emphasizes the ebb and flow of healing, the significance of recognizing and validating personal needs, and the impact of developmental trauma on emotional health. She also explores the role of shame in hindering healing and the necessity of embodied knowledge in therapy. The discussion concludes with a focus on the power of language in facilitating...2025-02-1826 min
Becoming ChurchAundi Kolber: Take What You Need“It takes as long as it takes and it’s okay to be unfinished. God is not surprised at your process.” Those are just a few of the wise words Aundi Kolber has to offer you. If the world feels too fast, too heavy or too much, this episode will help you find your own pace so you can honor your mind, body and soul. Take what you need in these soft words for hard days.
Figure out your attachment style in one of Aundi’s guided journals: Strong Like Water: A Compassionate Path to True Flourishing or Try S...2025-02-1654 min
Simply WholeheartedKnow What You Need for Your Wholehearted Table with Aundi Kolber**Grab your Wholehearted Abundance Summit VIP Pass**The wholehearted journey isn’t always easy, but it is simple. One of the most powerful ways to stay on the path is by intentionally building a table of relationships that reflect God’s love and purpose. But how do you discern who belongs at your table?In this episode of the Simply Wholehearted Podcast, I’m joined by Aundi Kolber, licensed therapist and author of Try Softer and Take What You Need. Together, we explore how to wisely identify your needs and build a table of rel...2025-02-1049 min
The Healing Trauma PodcastSoft Words For Hard Days with Aundi KolberMonique is joined by the incredible Aundi Kolber, a trauma therapist and bestselling author of Try Softer. Aundi will be with us over the the next two episodes. Aundi discusses her latest book, 'Take What You Need: Soft Words for Hard Times,' focusing on the importance of gentleness and compassion in healing. She emphasizes the need for safety and empowerment in the healing process, highlighting the role of self-compassion and the significance of relationships.Some highlights of the conversation:Our capacity for aliveness can be discovered through gentle practicesSafety and compassion are essential for learning a...2025-02-0832 min
Our Time to Rise in MidlifeEp.487: How to Feel the Feels with Aundi Kolber Have you ever stuffed a feeling? Yeah, it happens for lots of reasons. We are afraid, don't like discomfort, or have been taught that certain feelings are bad. But no amount of pushing down makes the emotion go away. We need to deal with them at some point. Therapist and author Aundi Kobler joins the podcast with why we may be avoiding certain emotions and practical approaches to face them in manageable pieces. There is no need to rush in head first. We can allow our bodies and brains to experience a little at a...2025-01-2845 minOur Time to Rise in MidlifeEp.487: How to Feel the Feels with Aundi Kolber Have you ever stuffed a feeling? Yeah, it happens for lots of reasons. We are afraid, don't like discomfort, or have been taught that certain feelings are bad. But no amount of pushing down makes the emotion go away. We need to deal with them at some point. Therapist and author Aundi Kobler joins the podcast with why we may be avoiding certain emotions and practical approaches to face them in manageable pieces. There is no need to rush in head first. We can allow our bodies and brains to experience a little at a...2025-01-2845 min
The Care Ministry Podcast164: Cultivating Compassionate Strategies for Healing with Aundi Kolber MA, LPCAs caregivers, we often overlook the toll that compassion fatigue can take on our well-being. When constantly surrounded by others' struggles, feelings of exhaustion, overwhelm, and even numbness can creep in.
In today’s Summit replay, Aundi Kolber introduces the transformative concept of “trying softer.” Instead of pushing through life with sheer willpower, she invites us to adopt a gentler, more compassionate way—one that aligns with Jesus’ call to find rest for our souls.
Aundi also breaks down the neuroscience behind our “window of tolerance” and what happens when we live outside of it. Don’t miss thi...2024-12-1230 min
Shifting CultureEp. 224 Aundi Kolber - Embodied Resilience: Finding Safety and Moving Towards RiskIn this episode, Aundi Kolber takes us on a deep dive into the interplay between trauma, attachment, and the wisdom of the body. We explore the crucial distinction between healthy hard work and trauma-driven overwork, and how to discern the difference. Aundi shares powerful insights on the concept of the "window of tolerance" - how trauma can shrink it, and the process of expanding it to allow us to fully feel our emotions. We also discuss the role of the church in becoming more trauma-informed, and the importance of leaders doing their own inner work first. Aundi offers compassionate...2024-09-201h 01
Broken to Beloved Podcast010: A New Look at Fawning and our Survival Strategies with Aundi KolberMost of us are familiar with fight, flight, and freeze. "Fawn" may be a newer one for many of us. I first learned about the fawn response from Aundi’s incredible book, Try Softer. She describes it as “becoming whatever the abuser or potential threat needs to see from you to see that you are not threatening.”I immediately knew it was one of my primary trauma responses, and it shocked me to look back and see just how often I’d done it. And I felt shame for it.Aundi graciously offers a new and kind...2024-09-0348 min
Book Therapy with Kim PattonWhat Lies Underneath: Try Softer by Aundi Kolber PART TWOSeason 2 Episode 51: What if an outburst wasn't because of what happened in the moment? What if that moment was just a trigger for something else going on underneath the surface? Join Kim as she dives into an incredibly helpful book by Aundi Kolber.
This is PART TWO of a two-part series. Refer to Episode 50 for PART ONE.
Aundi Kolber Website: https://aundikolber.com/
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Kim Patton's book- Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasons is a great read for those struggling through hard times.
View the book in paperback, ebook, and audiobook:
Books | Mysite (kimpatton...2024-06-1919 minBook Therapy with Kim PattonOpen Your Palms: Try Softer by Aundi Kolber PART ONESeason 2 Episode 50: Aundi Kolber brings an enormous amount of gracious and kind wisdom to the topic of dealing with stress and struggles. She teaches us to open our palms in surrender rather than white-knuckling through life.
This is PART ONE of a two-part series. Stay tuned for the next episode where we wrap up the book!
Aundi Kolber Website: https://aundikolber.com/
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Kim Patton's book- Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasons is a great read for those struggling through hard times.
View the book in paperback, ebook, and audiobook:
Books | Mysite (kimpatton.co...2024-06-0517 min
Pirate Monk Podcast421 | Aundi Kolber | Honoring and Knowing SelfOn this episode: Aaron is tired and cleans the fridge. Nate talks about the dragon of our age.
Our Guest: Aundi Kolber - licensed professional counselor, author, speaker, wife, and mom. She shares her journey of being raised in the Catholic church and complex trauma. She encourages us to be present, loving, honoring, and respecting ourselves along the journey as she discusses her books Strong Like Water and Try Softer.
Links:
Aundi’s Website
Aundi’s Instagram
Psychology Today
Aundi’s Books:
Try Softer
Try Softer Guided Journey
Strong L...2024-05-3058 min
The Allender Center PodcastA Guided Journey with Aundi KolberWe’re pleased to welcome Aundi Kolber back to the podcast to chat with Rachael Clinton Chen about healing from trauma and finding compassion in the journey towards true flourishing. Aundi, a licensed professional counselor and author, shares her deeply personal journey of creating the "Strong like Water Guided Journey: A Compassionate Path to True Flourishing." This resource, born amidst her own experiences of grief and trauma, offers a warm and compassionate approach to healing. Throughout the discussion, Aundi emphasizes the importance of compassionate resourcing and body-centered practices in the journey of trauma recovery. She bea...2024-04-0542 min
Made For This with Jennie AllenAundi Kolber on the Nervous System and Regulating Emotions (UYE 12)Jennie is joined by Aundi Kolber, Trauma Therapist and Author. In their conversation, they talk about how when we listen to our nervous system, it has valuable information to tell us and we can truly notice our feelings.
MAIN POINTS: Window of tolerance within our nervous system - which is always working and operating.
Our bodies tells us the truth
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Walk A Little Slower with Tanner Olson111: Aundi Kolber - Strong Like WaterThe Walk A Little Slower Podcast with Tanner Olson
A conversation with Aundi Kolber
Aundi Kolber is an author and trauma therapist living in Michigan.
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Continue: Poems and Prayer...2024-03-2745 min
The Dauntless Grace Exchange162: Strong Like Water with Aundi KolberAuthor and therapist Aundi Kolber joins Deedra and Megan today for a beautiful and compassionate conversation about healing from trauma. Aundi's new book, Strong Like Water Guided Journey, is available for pre-order and releases March 26!
You can connect further with Aundi on Instagram, and don't forget that our DG Community members can see a bonus interview where Aundi answers the question, "What's been left unsaid?"
Aundi Kolber is a licensed professional counselor (MA, LPC) and the best selling author of the critically acclaimed "Try Softer” and her newest book "Strong like Water." She has received ad...2024-03-2138 min
For Real with Kimberly StuartEpisode 46 - Aundi KolberToday I am joined by a remarkable woman. Aundi Kolber is an author, speaker, and therapist, and her books Try Softer and Strong Like Water are insightful, kind, compassionate and so wise. Aundi is a trauma expert and a trauma survivor, and I trust her so profoundly to give sound counsel on a really difficult subject. This conversation is for you if you have been through or are going through trauma, or you know someone who has or is surviving something traumatic. Pretty sure that covers all of us. Listen in as Aundi beautifully reminds us we are not...2024-03-0549 min
Good Hard Story PodcastEpisode 46: Strong Like Water: Designed for Emotional Agility with Aundi KolberEver feel like you need a label across your forehead that reads FRAGILE: HANDLE WITH CARE! In big read letters?
It’s hard to imagine that we can be strong enough to handle all the suffering around us. In this heartening and thought-provoking conversation, Katherine sits down with therapist and author Aundi Kolber to reimagine what it means to be strong and understand how God made our bodies to adapt to heartbreak, hardship, and hurt.
What We’ll Cover:
- What the incarnation of Christ in a human body tells us about God’s design for our own bodies
- Just h...2024-01-0440 min
Restoring the Soul with Michael John CusickEpisode 292 - Aundi Kolber, "Embracing Strength and Vulnerability"Welcome to another episode of Restoring the Soul with Michael John Cusick. Today, we dive into the depths of emotional and psychological healing with Aundi Kolber as we explore the intricate interplay between somatic experiences, Internal Family Systems, and the transformative power of embracing our emotions with grace and strength.In this episode, we delve into Aundi's remarkable insights on somatic awareness, the body's intuitive sense of safety, and navigating challenging emotions with curiosity rather than criticism. Aundi shares how her bestselling book, "Try Softer," has influenced the lives of many and how her journey continues in...2023-12-2945 min
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 56: Trying Softer After Perinatal Trauma with Aundi KolberOn this week's episode of the podcast, Aundi Kolber, an author and a licensed therapist joins us. Aundi has a unique way of articulating comfort one can find through processing trauma.Here's what you will hear on this episode:- Aundi's journey as a therapist- Aundi's books Try Softer and Strong Like Water- The Window of Tolerance and honoring it- What it means to survive and the purpose it can serve- Societal expectations as a mom/woman and how that impacts trauma- Learning how to honor...2023-10-2452 min
The Disrupters: Faith Changing CultureUnderstanding Body and Emotional Responses in Political Conversations with Aundi KolberWe live in a polarized world where conversations, particularly political ones, have evolved into a battlefield of words, frequently leaving emotional scars. These discussions are no longer just about perspectives and opinions but deeply rooted emotions and personal experiences. But have we ever paused to reflect on the connection between our emotional reactions, our bodily responses, and these complex dialogues?In this episode, host Kaitlyn Schiess explored this topic with therapist and author Aundi Kolber. With her deep knowledge in trauma and body-centered therapies, Kolber brilliantly combines faith and psychology, providing a fresh le...2023-10-2349 minThe Allender Center Podcast“Strong Like Water” with Aundi KolberWe’re so pleased to be joined by therapist and author Aundi Kolber, known for her acclaimed works "Try Softer" and, most recently, "Strong Like Water." As a licensed professional counselor specializing in trauma- and body-centered therapies, Aundi's expertise is deeply informed by her personal journey of healing from complex childhood trauma. Aundi candidly shares her personal journey of healing, from confronting the profound extent of her past trauma and discovering healing methods that nurture a sense of safety, self-care, and self-compassion. She shares: “Part of my own journey, and I think my writi...2023-10-2048 min
The Best of YouEpisode 60: How to Make New Friends, Identify Red and Green Flags, & Extract Yourself From an Unhealthy Situation with Aundi Kolber & Dr. Monique GadsonMaking new friends is hard as an adult! We’ve been hurt. We’ve changed and outgrown old ways. So how do we find new friends? And how do we learn to trust after trust has been broken? Today, I’m joined by 2 of my new friends, Aundi Kolber and Dr. Monique Gadson, as we discuss how to overcome past hurts and brave the work of finding new friends. This episode is packed with practical tips, and I was so touched by the raw emotion that surfaced at the end as we each reflect on our own experi...2023-06-2952 min
Reimagining the Good Life with Amy Julia BeckerStrong Like Water with Aundi KolberDo you feel like you have to stay strong to survive? Aundi Kolber, a licensed professional counselor and author, talks with Amy Julia Becker about her latest book, Strong Like Water. They discuss how to:become strong in new waysreceive and participate in healinglive with compassion towards ourselves and carry love in our bodies__Guest Bio“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 fa...2023-05-3057 min
Sinner Saint SisterStrong Like Water w/ Aundi Kolber S10 E3In this conversation with author, counselor and trauma survivor, Aundi Kolber, we learn new and more expansive definitions of strength. In her latest book, Strong Like Water, Aundi combines science, psychology, some hard fought knowledge, and the love of God to show us that while there’s no way through but through, healing is available to us.
Aundi is knowledgeable and compassionate, tender and fierce, humble and bold. With vast knowledge and a talent for teaching, she gives us compassionate language for understanding our responses, which responses serve us best and how all of our responses— whether a ra...2023-05-251h 07
Empowered to Connect Podcast[E141] How to be Strong Like Water with Aundi KolberPrepare for a remarkable episode of the Empowered to Connect podcast as we explore the transformative pages of Aundi Kolber's book, "Strong Like Water." This captivating work not only acknowledges the courage it takes to survive but also equips readers with practical tools to transition from mere coping to embodying true strength.In "Strong Like Water," Aundi Kolber's voice rises like a wise and gentle guide, resonating with those navigating their own deep waters. With profound insight and compassion, she calls forth your inner strength and resilience.
Join us as we dive into "Strong Like Water" and u...2023-05-161h 04
The Trauma TherapistEpisode 724: Strong Like Water with Aundi KolberAundi Kolber is a licensed professional counselor (LPC), speaker, and author of the groundbreaking book Try Softer and its companion, The Try Softer Guided Journey. Aundi is the owner of Kolber Counseling, LLC, established in 2009. In addition to her MA in community counseling, she has received additional training in her specialization of trauma- and body-centered therapies, including the highly researched and regarded eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy.As a survivor of trauma and a lifelong learner, Aundi brings hard-won knowledge around the work of change, the power of redemption, and the beauty of experiencing God with...2023-05-1128 min
CXMH: On Faith & Mental Health170 - Felt Safety, Honoring Our Needs, & the Flow of Strength (feat. Aundi Kolber)We’re closing out Season 7 with one of our favorite people! Therapist and author Aundi Kolber is back to talk about her new book, Strong like Water: Finding the Freedom, Safety, and Compassion to Move through Hard Things--and Experience True Flourishing. We talk about why feeling safe matters, what our window of tolerance is, how the idea of our container can help, and how to navigate those things by trying softer.Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- Aundi’s first book, Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move Us out...2023-05-0859 min
Revelation Wellness - Healthy & Whole#792 Aundi Kolber on "Strong Like Water"Aundi Kolber is a trusted friend here at Revelation Wellness who speaks such truth for us as we walk through the healing process in our bodies. Do you want deeper freedom but still carry pain that hasn't been resolved? Aundi not only shares her own traumatic journey, but she speaks real hope for our bodies to be able to move through the pain and into deeper healing. This episode is like hanging out with two of the wisest women who carry the biggest banners for freedom! You're going to want to get under this piñata! Aundi i...2023-05-0451 min
Dear Wallflower31 | How To Heal From Past Trauma (with Aundi Kolber)This week, Keelia and Jessica are joined by licensed professional counselor and author Aundi Kolber to discuss what trauma is, how we can name it, and how we can begin to heal from it.
LINKS:
Find Aundi's books here: https://aundikolber.com/books/
Aundi's suggestion (The Lazy Genius podcast): https://www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/lazy
Keelia's suggestion ('The Body Keeps the Score' book): https://amzn.to/426KndD
Jessica's suggestion: No link—just enjoy some asparagus this week! :)
Aundi's IG: @aundikolber
Keelia's IG: @keelia.clarkson
Jes...2023-05-0342 minDear Wallflower31 | How To Heal From Past Trauma (with Aundi Kolber)This week, Keelia and Jessica are joined by licensed professional counselor and author Aundi Kolber to discuss what trauma is, how we can name it, and how we can begin to heal from it.
LINKS:
Find Aundi's books here: https://aundikolber.com/books/
Aundi's suggestion (The Lazy Genius podcast): https://www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/lazy
Keelia's suggestion ('The Body Keeps the Score' book): https://amzn.to/426KndD
Jessica's suggestion: No link—just enjoy some asparagus this week! :)
Aundi's IG: @aundikolber
Keelia's IG: @keelia.clarkson
Jes...2023-05-0342 min
The PuddcastReflecting on Aundi Kolber and self-compassionate survivalTryphena and I kept the mics rolling right after our interview with Aundi Kolber, and let me tell you… it’s a wild ride! We discussed the provocativeness of wholeness, including a physics lesson and a reflection on quantum physics… Why? Because presence is a powerful resource, and I have some theories about it. We talked about anger and injustice, we examined the time that Jesus had a panic attack, and we landed on rest and the safety of unproductivity. Strap in, it’s a wild ride.For maximum impact, make sure you listen to the source episode...2023-04-1251 min
Let It Matter Podcast16: Redefining Strength & Learning to Trust Our Very Good Selves with Aundi KolberIn this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by author and Licensed Professional Counselor, Aundi Kolber, to discuss themes from Aundi's new book, Strong Like Water: Finding the Freedom, Safety, & Compassion to Move Through Hard Things — & Experience True Flourishing -- themes like:what it means for us to redefine strength, and how it serves us to do sothe importance of felt safetyhow to begin building (or rebuilding) trust with our own good selves, andhow to recognize integration in ourselves when it starts to happen.Links for th...2023-04-1048 min
Therapy + Theology with Carley MarcouillierThe Integrated Self: A New Kind of Strong with Aundi Kolber, LPCHave you ever wondered what it actually means to be strong? Or how we are to love the Lord with all our strength? In today’s episode, I am joined by author and trauma therapist on the Aundi Kolber, LPC, to explore the final element of integrated self series. I In her latest book, Strong Like Water, Aundi explores a new kind of strong and shares clinical and personal insight on the healing journey. Together we explore what integrated strength is and the process of the flow of strength. Additionally, we outline the importance of hon...2023-03-3040 min
Enneagram and MarriageStrong Like Water with Aundi Kolber, Enneagram 4 Whether you're hypervigilant or you tend to become withdrawn in the aftermath of trauma, there are certain costs to being strong - we were made well and we can live in survival mode for a long time. However, walking to freedom and safety on the other side is not only the goal, but it's accessible and present. Today we are grateful to have acclaimed trauma specialist and author Aundi Kolber, LMHC of Try Softer sharing her brand new book, Strong Like Water as we learn the way to more fluidly and safely process trauma. She offers us tips for i...2023-03-2754 minRestoring the Soul with Michael John CusickEpisode 254 - Aundi Kolber, "Discovering Self-Compassion"“Healing requires fierceness and tenderness.” - Aundi KolberMany of us don’t realize that just as God is profoundly kind and compassionate to us; we are invited to steward that compassion toward ourselves in the form of self-compassion. How do we do this? We begin to practice gentleness and attentiveness toward our wounds in the same way that God is already kind to us.On this edition, we’re featuring a discussion Michael had with our good friend Aundi Kolber, congratulating her on the recent publishing of Strong Like Water on March 21st. Today, Michael...2023-03-2432 min
The Healing Trauma PodcastStrong Like Water With Aundi KolberOn today's episode I had the joy of welcoming back trauma therapist and author Aundi Kolber. Our conversation focused around her brand new book, Strong like Water: Finding the Freedom, Safety, and Compassion to Move through Hard Things--and Experience True Flourishing .Connect with Aundi Kolber at www.aundikolber.com Thank you Tyndale House Publishers for sponsoring this episode. To meet with Monique :https://www.thehealingtraumapodcast.comIf you're struggling, consider therapy with our paid partner. Visit https://betterhelp.com/healingtrauma during signup and get 10% off your first month of therapy.Support the...2023-03-2452 min
The Lazy Genius PodcastBONUS: How to be a Person, Part Two with Aundi KolberIs there a way to compassionately experience stressful situations? There actually is, and author and licensed trauma therapist, Aundi Kolber, is on the show today to talk about how. Learn about the flow of strength (a mind-blowing concept), the difference between triggers and glimmers, and how honoring your body's pace is just as important as the healing itself. Aundi's first time with us was one of the most downloaded episodes in the history of the show, so I can't wait for you to hear from her again.Helpful Companion Links
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The Best of YouEpisode 46: People Pleasing as Survival, How Jesus Regulated Emotions & the Problem With Toxic Positivity and Spiritual Bypassing with Aundi KolberPhew! Buckle up. Part 2 of my conversation with Aundi Kolber is out today, and it is absolute 🔥🔥🔥! We set aside the script and got real about our own experiences , including. . .1. How people pleasing becomes a survival response2. The shame we feel when we start to change3. Alison's unexpected experience of comfort in a crisis4. Jesus and the Nervous System5. Did Jesus ever get "activated"?6. The problem with toxic positivity & spiritual bypassingFind a full transcript and list of resources from this episode here.Check out...2023-03-2337 min
The Women Scholars and Professionals PodcastAundi Kolber: Strong like Water“We are worthy to be listened to and attuned to. That is a valid and necessary human need. And the beauty is that it actually makes us able to love our neighbor as we love ourselves.” — Aundi Kolber
Therapist Aundi Kolber returns to talk with us about cultivating inner strength, paying attention to our needs, and ways to stay grounded in God's love.
Many of us have been raised with the idea that strength means pushing your own limits in order to achieve your goals. But what if there was another way? A way that honored...2023-03-2150 min
Pain to Passion LiveS1E35 - Strong Like Water - Aundi KolberOh 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...2023-03-2144 min
Get Best Full Audiobooks in Religion & Spirituality, ChristianityStrong like Water: Finding the Freedom, Safety, and Compassion to Move through Hard Things--and Experience True Flourishing by Aundi KolberPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/653140 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Strong like Water: Finding the Freedom, Safety, and Compassion to Move through Hard Things--and Experience True Flourishing Author: Aundi Kolber Narrator: Aundi Kolber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date: March 21, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: There's a cost to being a certain kind of strong. When it comes to difficult circumstances, we’ve all heard the platitudes: “No pain, no gain.” “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” But if we spend our lives trying to be “the strong one,” we become exhaus...2023-03-2105 min
The Alli Worthington ShowHow to Practice Compassion with Aundi KolberHey friend! Does it ever feel like you’re living in survival mode? You know that feeling where you find yourself constantly saying, “if I can just get through one more day, things will be better”? I know I have!
But what does it really take to move out of survival mode? How do we find a place a safety and compassion for ourselves (and others) as we process and move past what we’ve been through?
Trauma-informed therapist Aundi Kolber joins me on the show today to tackle those questions and more!
Aundi is...2023-03-2048 min
Don't Mom Alone PodcastHow to be Truly Strong :: Aundi Kolber [Ep 401]What does strength look like to you? Does it look like white knuckling it, holding your breath? Or does it look like putting your oxygen mask on first, and then attending to the needs of others?
We all want to, need to be strong for those around us. But my guest this week reminds us there is a cost to being certain kinds of strong. Aundi Kolber is an author and therapist and her new book, Strong Like Water, helps unpack what true strength looks like and feels like and how to get there. In our conversation s...2023-03-2056 min
The PuddcastFlexible strength—compassionate survival (with Aundi Kolber)My good friend Aundi Kolber returns to the show to discuss her brand new book, Strong Like Water: Finding the Freedom, Safety, and Compassion to Move through Hard Things—and Experience True Flourishing. Our conversation revolves around reframing many things we’ve seen as weaknesses, even sins, as forms of strength that enabled us to survive hard things. We reflected on the particular shame we feel after having put in years of healing work in therapy, only to feel like we fall apart again. Aundi explained how resilience has been weaponized at times, and she honours the fact that we s...2023-03-171h 01
The Best of YouEpisode 45: Strong like Water—Finding the Freedom, Safety, & Compassion to Move through Hard Things & Experience True Flourishing with Aundi KolberWhat an honor to have my friend and fellow therapist, Aundi Kolber on the podcast today! You do not want to miss Part 1 of our two-part conversation on her brand new book, Strong like Water: Finding the Freedom, Safety, and Compassion to Move through Hard Things--and Experience True FlourishingAundi and I connected through social media, and she has become the dearest real life friend. It was my absolute honor to have this conversation with her about her personal story and her new book, Strong Like Water, available for pre-order now. Here's what we cover. . .1. Why i...2023-03-1651 min
Craft & CharacterBecoming Strong Like Water with Aundi KolberBack by popular demand, author and therapist Aundi Kolber shares about her forthcoming book, Strong Like Water. This book debunks stoic, soul-depleting platitudes like “No pain, no gain,” instead showing that healing from trauma is only possible through freedom, safety, and compassion.Aundi masterfully integrates psychology, neurology, and theology, and explains to Steve Carter three categories of strength: situational, transitional, and integrated. Steve and Aundi also reflect on how Jesus dignified pain一and entered into it himself一rather than denying it. If God himself engaged with the full spectrum of human emotion, as the church we must follow hi...2023-03-1457 min