From Trauma to Healing with
Uncover Your Holy Grail
Trauma expert Rianne van Kuil is the founder of Uncover Your Holy Grail. It all began 11 years ago with Rianne’s desire to write a simple book about trauma and healing, inspired by her own life story and healing journey, as well as the extensive scientific theory on trauma processing she had gathered over the years.
On January 9, 2024, her book titled *Uncover Your Holy Grail: Your Hero’s Journey from Trauma to Healing* and the accompanying workbook were published. It marked the beginning of a movement that has since been spreading like wildfire. Its powerful core message is: “You don’t enter this life with trauma, so you don’t have to leave it with it either.”
There are now not only books but also events focused on trauma healing, such as a Three-Day Healing Retreat and a Year of Healing. There is a weekly podcast that has now been downloaded nearly 300,000 times, and there are articles written by Rianne on various topics related to trauma, healing, and mental health. Every month, “Uncover Your Holy Grail” reaches more than 20,000 people.
Rianne van Kuil, Founder of
Rianne van Kuil (1981) is the founder and author of *Uncover Your Holy Grail*. This is a self-help method that gently guides you on the journey from trauma to healing. Rianne developed this method based on scientific research, her own life experiences, and the stories she hears in her work.
Rianne grew up in an unsafe home and experienced sexual abuse outside the family at a young age. Over the course of her life, the traumas piled up until she sought help. From that moment on, her own healing journey began, and she learned that she could heal herself completely from trauma.
She also uncovered that, at the time, there were very few simple self-help books on fully healing from trauma. And so she made it her mission to write one. This resulted in Uncover Your Holy Grail. Throughout this process, she received years of support from her beloved Siem Stevens.
Rianne specializes in helping people understand which old, unresolved pain, trauma, or fear underlies their behavior and patterns in daily life. By bringing these issues to the surface in understandable language and providing practical tools, you can transform your life from one that is unhappy, restless, or unfree into a life that is free, connected, and secure in the present moment.
In her work, Rianne makes extensive use of scientific research, meditation, visualization, exercises, group discussions, and (scientifically proven and effective) bodywork.
Among other things, Rianne completed the Traumatic Stress Studies program at the internationally renowned PESI, a U.S.-certified and accredited training provider in the field of (mental) health.
You don’t come into this life with trauma, so you don’t have to leave it with it either.
– Rianne van Kuil –
Co-author Siem Stevens
Siem Stevens (1973) is the co-author of *Uncover Your Holy Grail* and the *Uncover Your Holy Grail* workbook. He contributes creatively and substantively behind the scenes to new initiatives on this self-help platform. He also regularly attends events as a facilitator, drawing on his expertise gained from personal experience and his many years of professional experience.
By trade, Siem is a screenwriter and film director. He is also the partner and partner of Rianne van Kuil.
, journalist and coach, Andries Lamain
Andries Lamain is a certified integral coach and sports reporter for the NOS.
For *Uncover Your Holy Grail*, he co-hosts a weekly podcast with Rianne, in which he interviews her on a variety of topics related to trauma recovery and living life to the fullest. Andries and Rianne are friends and regularly share stories about their adventurous lives on the podcast.
Breathing Coach Lokke Stevens
Lokke Stevens (born 1975) is a certified breath coach with her own practice. She trained under Rob Koning (Mr. Breath).
During events and three-day healing retreats organized by Discover Your Holy Grail, Lokke serves as a facilitator and breath coach. Lokke also works behind the scenes at Discover Your Holy Grail, providing practical support to Rianne.
