TRY SOFTER: A FRESH APPROACH TO MOVE US OUT OF ANXIETY, STRESS, AND SURVIVAL MODE--AND INTO A LIFE OF CONNECTION AND JOY

Book ID/图书代码： 13341019C00026

English Summary/英文概要： In the wise and soulful tradition of teachers like Shauna Niequist and Brene Brown, therapist Aundi Kolber debuts with Try Softer, helping us align our mind, body, and soul to live the life God created for us.

In a world that preaches a “try harder” gospel―just keep going, keep hustling, keep pretending we’re all fine―we’re left exhausted, overwhelmed, and so numb to our lives. If we’re honest, we’ve been overfunctioning for so long, we can’t even imagine another way. How else will things get done? How else will we survive?

It doesn’t have to be this way.

Aundi Kolber believes that we don’t have to white-knuckle our way through life. In her debut book, Try Softer, she’ll show us how God specifically designed our bodies and minds to work together to process our stories and work through obstacles. Through the latest psychology, practical clinical exercises, and her own personal story, Aundi equips and empowers us to connect us to our truest self and truly live. This is the “try softer” life.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 治疗师奥迪·科尔伯在肖娜·尼奎斯特和布雷恩·布朗等老师的睿智和深情的传统中，以《尝试更柔和的方式》首次登场，帮助我们调整思想、身体和灵魂，过上上帝为我们创造的生活。

在一个宣扬“努力尝试”的福音的世界里——只要继续努力，继续忙碌，继续假装我们都很好——我们就会变得疲惫不堪，不知所措，对我们的生活麻木不仁。如果我们诚实地说，我们已经过度运作了这么久，我们甚至无法想象另一种方式。还有什么别的办法呢?否则我们怎么生存?

不一定要这样。

奥迪·科尔伯认为我们不必在生活中感到紧张。在她的处女作《尝试更柔和的方式》中，她将向我们展示上帝是如何特别设计我们的身体和心灵，让它们一起工作，来处理我们的故事和克服障碍。通过最新的心理学，实用的临床练习，和她自己的个人故事，奥迪赋予我们连接我们最真实的自我和真正的生活。这就是“尝试更柔和的方式”的生活。（WYL）

Awards/获奖情况：在一个告诉我们，如果我们想要制造它，最好是粉碎它或杀死它的世界里，奥迪·科尔伯有一种革命性的方法——尝试变得更柔和。有了优雅、智慧和坦率，尝试更柔和的方式给我们带来了另一种方式的希望——生活中的联系和关注，而不是竞争和分心。如果你已经厌倦了这么努力(谁不是呢?)，那就试着温柔一点。你会很高兴你做到了。(尼克·尤尼斯，牧师，顾问，《奋斗是真实的》的作者)

基督徒要过富足的生活，往往需要积聚更多的信心，为神做更多的事，更努力地使生活有意义。在《尝试更柔和的方式》一书中，奥迪·科尔伯帮助读者理解为什么这样的方法行不通，并邀请我们去探索一种全新的生活方式——同情地与自己、上帝和他人联系在一起。奥迪将个人的脆弱、《圣经》的智慧和令人信服的神经科学完美地融合在一起，他最终告诉读者，我们渴望的丰富生活不是为了奋斗，而是为了放弃。(迈克尔·约翰·库西克，《重塑灵魂》的首席执行官，《为上帝冲浪》的作者)

在《尝试更柔和的方式》一书中，执业治疗师奥迪·科尔伯带我们走向一个温和的理解，即我们的伤疤保留着我们完整的线索。生活是困难的。我们发现疼痛。但当我们学会关注我们的完整自我，耐心地从批判的瓦砾中挖掘同情，我们就会知道治愈。这本勇敢的书来得正是时候。(山南马丁，《平凡之地》和《自由落体》的作者)

对于那些在苦难中感到孤独的灵魂来说，试着用柔和来引导他们感受连接和完整。奥迪·科尔伯的精神之旅证明了转化痛苦的方法是臣服于包含同情的疗愈力量。试着用柔和给我们信心和希望，光明可以从黑暗中创造出来。(巴尔博·迈博格, 迈博格研究所创始人)

在一个充满焦虑和“不满足”感的文化中，奥迪是我们此时此刻需要的朋友和向导。这本书将会是我回归并传递给他人的一本好书，它将故事的关联性和实用方法完美地融合在一起。这是一种罕见的终身阅读，你会把它作为复习课程一遍又一遍。(汉娜·比彻，《请来这里》和《如果你找到这封信》的作者)

阅读《尝试更柔和的方式》感觉很像呼气。在这个世界上，我们在逼迫自己忙碌的同时，也在隐藏自己的痛苦。虽然这肯定是反文化的，试炼的信息是圣经和时代的，是福音的表达，有力地邀请我们完全生活在耶稣的恩典和治愈免费提供。(阿什利·艾布拉姆森,作家)

In a world that tells us we’d better be crushing it or killing it if we want to make it, Aundi Kolber has a revolutionary approach―trying softer. With grace, wisdom, and candor, Try Softer gives us hope for a different way―lives of connection and attention instead of competition and distraction. If you’re weary of trying so hard (who isn’t?), then try softer. You’ll be glad you did. (Nicole Unice, Pastor, counselor, and author of The Struggle Is Real)

Far too often the Christian recipe for abundant living involves mustering up more faith, doing more for God, and trying harder to make life work. In Try Softer, Aundi Kolber helps readers understand why such an approach never works and invites us to a radical new way of living―compassionately connected to ourselves, God, and others. With an extraordinary blend of personal vulnerability, scriptural acumen, and compelling neuroscience, Aundi ultimately shows readers that the abundant life we long for is less about striving and all about surrender. (Michael John Cusick, CEO of Restoring the Soul and author of Surfing for God)

In Try Softer, licensed therapist Aundi Kolber walks us toward the gentle understanding that our scars hold clues to our wholeness. Life is hard. Pain finds us. But as we learn to pay attention to our full selves, patiently excavating compassion from the rubble of critique, we will know healing. This kind, courageous book is right on time. (Shannan Martin, Author of The Ministry of Ordinary Places and Falling Free)

For those souls feeling alone in their suffering, Try Softer serves as a companion guide toward feeling connected and whole. Aundi Kolber’s spiritual journey demonstrates that the way to transform pain is to surrender to the healing power of embodying compassion. Try Softer gives us faith and hope that light can be created out of darkness. (Barb Maiberger, MA, LPC, Founder of the Maiberger Institute)

About the Author/作者介绍： Aundi Kolber is a licensed professional counselor (MA, LPC) and author of the critically acclaimed "Try Softer" as well as her new book "Strong like Water." 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 at aundikolber.com, on Instagram at @aundikolber, and on Twitter at @aundikolber

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