In this conversation, Patria sits down with trauma therapist and author Aundi Kolber to explore how trauma fragments our experience, why healing is less about striving and more about integration, and how faith can become a source of safety rather than performance.Together, they discuss the neurobiology of trauma, attachment wounds, embodiment, incarnation, and the profound connection between nervous system healing and experiencing God as safe.

Whether you're navigating trauma recovery, faith deconstruction, spiritual formation, or simply longing for more gentleness in your life, this conversation offers practical wisdom and deep hope.

In This Episode:

• Why trauma often leaves us without language for our experiences
• How healing creates integration in the brain and body
• The difference between information and transformation
• Why survivors often struggle to experience God as safe
• The connection between attachment wounds and spirituality
• Embodiment, incarnation, and healing
• How nervous system regulation impacts our ability to connect with God
• Creating the conditions for healing, curiosity, and listening

Memorable Quote:
"Healing is the return. It's the integration where once there was separation, there is connection again."

Resources Mentioned:

• Try Softer by Aundi Kolber
• Strong Like Water by Aundi Kolber

Connect with Aundi:

• Website: AundiKolber.com
• Instagram: @AundiKolber

Connect with The Broken & Beautiful:
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Coming Next Week: Survival Adaptations Are Not Your Identity with Aundi Kolber — a powerful conversation about attachment, nervous system healing, the window of tolerance, and learning to distinguish who you are from who you had to become to survive.

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Credits:
Echoes and Edges is Produced and Edited by: Stephen R. Sanders
Music Promoted by Envato
Echoes and Edges is a part of VividLivid Podcast Network - Where bruises speak and healing finds its voice.