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Three Ways to Support Someone Recovering From Trauma
In my days as a novice therapist, I was terrified to work with trauma survivors. I had been given tools and plenty of support from supervisors, sure.But as a trauma survivor myself, I worried I wouldn’t support them adequately. My greatest fear was to re-traumatize people. Graciously, in the decade since, God has utilized therapy, relationships and His goodness to mend me and grow my confidence to walk with the wounded.
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Author Aundi Kolber at Dordt University
Author Aundi Kolber at Dordt University April 20, 2023 at 4:00pm Aundi Kolber, author of critically acclaimed book Try Softerand a licensed professional counselor, will give a talk at Dordt University on April 20, at 4 pm in the Science and Technology Center. The event will be open to the public. Kolber specializes in trauma-centered and body-centered therapies and is passionate about the integration of faith and psychology. Her latest book, , offers a framework for true flourishing.
Three Ways to Grow Spiritually We Don't Hear Enough About
Several years ago, I started to feel stuck as a therapist. I found many clients desired change, but instead, continually cycled through self-sabotaging behaviors or felt suffocated by shame. “What is it?” They wondered to me aloud. Don’t I want it enough? Am I not praying enough? Not enough faith? I observed traditional talk therapy was helpful to an extent, but many people knew all about change and yet didn’t know how to experience it.
The Try Softer Guided Journey
The Try Softer Guided Journey A Soulful Companion to Healing A Tyndale Refresh Title AboutFormatsMore Product Description The Try Softer Guided Journey is your next step toward wholeness and healing. Based on the groundbreaking book by trauma-informed therapist Aundi Kolber, The Try Softer Guided Journey is a five-session workbook that will help you grow in self-compassion and grace.
Sonderbooks Book Review of
Try Softer A Fresh Approach to Move Us out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode – and into a Life of Connection and Joy by Aundi Kolber Review posted February 11, 2021. Tyndale Momentum, 2020. 245 pages. Review written September 21, 2020, from a library book Starred Review 2020 Sonderbooks Standout: #5 Christian Nonfiction I love the idea behind the title of this book.
Miscarriage Changed Me
It took us an eternity to become pregnant again—or at least, that’s how it felt. Years of tests, treatments, specialists, and disappointment seemed to bog down my soul as we waited. I wrestled with God constantly, wanting to trust him and yet aching for another child.
Why I'm Having an Identity Crisis
Most nights I lay awake in bed rehearsing different conversations I had throughout the day. I worry if I said or did the right thing. I calculate and rethink what I should or could have done. I wonder why someone didn’t text back. I toss and turn making plans to fix things tomorrow. Most mornings, my mind is running even before I open my eyes. My lists grow. I mentally rummage through the fridge trying to figure out breakfast. The kids fight. Anger comes up and at me from every direction.
3 Ways to Heal from Past Wounds and Be a Parent at the Same Time
By Aundi Kolber, Crosswalk.com I often say that parenting is the hardest and best thing I’ve ever done. Having experienced childhood trauma, I knew it would be challenging for me in particular—but frankly, I didn’t know to what extent. I didn’t realize parenting would crack open my wounds in a new way, while at the same time invite me toward wholeness. What a difficult and beautiful paradox.
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In a ‘Try Harder’ World, Try Softer
Let’s start here: I’m a big fan of hard work. Growing up in a highly dysfunctional and chaotic family, I developed a part of myself that knew how to push harder than I thought possible, and functioning in this way, I forged many opportunities. I succeeded in school, sports, and leadership positions because of what appeared to be an unstoppable work ethic. Yet the dark side to my steely resolve and tenacity was that it was born in fear and ultimately stemmed from trauma.
5 Really Bad Reasons To Leave Your Church
Let’s be honest, while there are some good reasons for leaving a church, there are a lot more bad ones. As a pastor, I hear some of them every now and then as people walk out the door. As a church planter, I hear them constantly as people walk in the door. If you’re thinking about looking for a new church home, please don’t use one of these five reasons to make the jump: Do pastors have a responsibility to steward the scriptures and care for their church spiritually? You bet they do.
BJ Thompson Answers RELEVANT's 5 Big Questions for Leaders
BJ Thompson is a life coach, speaker and author. Alongside Grammy-winning artist Lecrae, Thompson played an integral role in launching one of the most faith-based creative movements of a generation: the 116 Movement. He’s also the co-founder and director of Build a Better Us, established in 2008. RELEVANT asked BJ to answer our five big leadership questions. Wherever your gifts get you, your character has to keep you. “I am a mess and yet deeply loved by God.” Refinement.
What Does It Look Like to be a Christian Feminist?
Do you associate feminism with bra-burning? I used to. That was before I did some digging into U.S. history. In fact, feminists never burned bras at the event triggering an urban myth that continues to this day.
Father James Martin on Paula White's Comments: 'I Just Wonder What Gospel She's Reading'
Last week, following Paula White’s erroneous and problematic comments about Jesus being completely law abiding, Father James Martin was on CNN with Anderson Cooper to respond. Martin, a Jesuit priest, author and the editor-at-large for America magazine, began his statements by saying: “I just wonder what Gospel she’s reading.
Deeper Walk: Hope In the Midst of Darkness
The world is gray again. There seems to be no point in loving, in believing, in giving – not when everything you touch dies anyhow. And doesn’t it? That’s how the world works. Things don’t stay beautiful and people don’t stay alive. Call it divorce, call it cancer, call it time; it is no lie to say you’re dying today. So am I. So is everything. And how could you hope? There would have to be someone to trust whose word speaks stronger than what seems so real. And then you would have to believe.
Why I Go To Church Even When I Don’t Feel Like It
I have the same memories as many evangelicals who grew up in church at the same time I did: felt-board Bible stories, Sunday school donuts, praise chorus lyrics on overhead projectors. Even before I was old enough to do much besides doodle during sermons, church was a fixture in my life. I was sometimes bored and sometimes enjoyed myself, but going to church wasn’t a choice—it was just what everyone did.
3 Ways to Grow Spiritually We Don't Hear Enough About
Several years ago, I started to feel stuck as a therapist. I found many clients desired change, but instead, continually cycled through self-sabotaging behaviors or felt suffocated by shame. “What is it?” They wondered to me aloud. Don’t I want it enough? Am I not praying enough? Not enough faith? I observed traditional talk therapy was helpful to an extent, but many people knew all about change and yet didn’t know how to experience it.
Study: Churchgoers Are Really Good at Inviting Friends to Attend
LifeWay has released the findings of a new study that found that almost two thirds of churchgoers—in this case, individuals who attend mainline Protestant or nondenominational churches—have invited a friend or family member to attend in the last six months. Scott McConnell explained to Christianity Today that a calendar full of Christian holidays provides a lot of opportunities for church invitations: “It’s a fairly easy thing for churchgoers to do.
Newly Found Mosaics Help Researchers Understand More About Jewish Galilean Village
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently went to Galilee and found some ancient artifacts that tell us more about Jewish culture during the time. The long-held theory has been that around the fifth century, under Christian rule, people’s lifestyles and cultures declined, but according to the findings, they actually seemed to flourish.
3 Ways to Support Someone Recovering From Trauma
In my days as a novice therapist, I was terrified to work with trauma survivors. I had been given tools and plenty of support from supervisors, sure. But as a trauma survivor myself, I worried I wouldn’t support them adequately. My greatest fear was to re-traumatize people. Graciously, in the decade since, God has utilized therapy, relationships and His goodness to mend me and grow my confidence to walk with the wounded. Lately, there is no shortage of news regarding survivors of trauma and abuse.
Miscarriage Changed Me
It took us an eternity to become pregnant again—or at least, that’s how it felt. Years of tests, treatments, specialists, and disappointment seemed to bog down my soul as we waited. I wrestled with God constantly, wanting to trust him and yet aching for another child.
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