Erasing Shame
157 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsencouraging Christian Asian mental health by erasing shame and stopping stigma to advance compassion and care for every person
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Season 6 Finale, with Victoria Cheng
November 09, 2023 02:19 - 25 minutes - 19.8 MBTo close out season 6, our longest running season of Erasing Shame, let's introduce you to Victoria Cheng, who will be our season 7 co-host! She shares about her own mental health journey and what we can look forward to in the new season, as continue having honest and candid conversations about healthy living. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erasingshame/message
How to Stop Our Obsession with Perfectionism
November 02, 2023 23:47 - 24 minutes - 19.3 MBWe explore the topic of perfectionism with Dr. Kenneth T. Wang (Professor of Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary) by first understanding what it is (did you know there are 2 core dimensions?) and then how do we stop obsessing over perfectionism so we can be more humane and sane with ourselves and one another. Show Notes at erasingshame.com/how-to-stop-our-obsession-with-perfectionism-with-dr-kenneth-wang --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erasings...
Getting to the Heart of Healing and Hope for Your Life, with Dr. Judy Cha
October 25, 2023 13:00 - 28 minutes - 23 MBListen in on this great conversation with Dr. Judy Cha about how our identity is shaped, and what pains we experience as Asian Americans, an overview of what the path to heart transformation looks like, where we can have a permanent hope that takes us through all of life's challenges, and more! And, you'll hear it here first about her brand new book, "Who You Are: Internalizing the Gospel to Find Your True Identity" https://amzn.to/46dzwB7 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters....
How Spirituality and Psychology are Both Valuable for Healing, with Dr. Elena E. Kim
October 18, 2023 18:08 - 33 minutes - 26.5 MBThe path of healing for those of us who have mental health challenges can sometimes be confusing with differing opinions and convictions about the best methods of treatment. The reality is that what works for one person may not work for another person. And, the powerful resources of spirituality is often ignored in secular spaces of psychotherapy. Dr. Elena E. Kim, a psychologist in New York City, explains how spirituality and psychology are signficant for the healing process and shares th...
How to Show Up with Faith at the Workplace, with Life Coach Alex Tran
October 11, 2023 16:00 - 26 minutes - 21 MBWhat is it like for a Christian to work in the corporate world, and in the Silicon Valley at that? Alex Tran has been there for years and he shares from his experiences of showing up with faith at the office. Plus, you'll hear first hand about how he has started working as a life coach to help Asian Americans to experience healing, wholeness, and empowerment. Show notes at https://erasingshame.com/how-to-show-up-with-faith-at-the-workplace-with-life-coach-alex-tran/ --- Send in a voic...
Shame on Violence in Asian American Families & Homes
October 04, 2023 16:00 - 32 minutes - 25.2 MBContent Warning | Trigger Warning: Domestic Violence October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Therapist Linda Yoon talks about what's hard to talk: with family violence and intimate partner violence. Physical violence and abuse is so wrong, even criminal, but getting out to safety has extra challenges in an Asian or Asian American home. Thank you Linda for being brave to break the silence and bringing this issue to light. We hope your experiences will give someone the courage to wise...
So Valuable to have Pastors, Academicians, and Counselors Together
September 27, 2023 21:24 - 24 minutes - 19.5 MBTo tackle the mental health challenges in Asian American communities in the Chicago area, Pastor Dave Lee and Psychotherapist Irene Cho have hosted quarterly gatherings called PACT since 2018. Starting out as Pastors And Counselors Together, now it has grown into Pastors, Academicians, and Counselors Together. This is a most inspiring model for what can be easily done in other cities, regions, and localities to accelerate better care and support for the mental health needs in our Asian Amer...
Reversing Shame and Receiving Honor - with Steve Hong of Kingdom Rice
September 21, 2023 02:27 - 31 minutes - 24.4 MBSteve Hong of Kingdom Rice, with co-host DJ Chuang, really get into the hefty topic of shame and honor cultures, the value of our origin stories, how God reverses our shame and elevates us to a place of honor, and much more. We can't cover everything in 30 minutes, but we sure covered more about shame and honor than the average episode, with plenty of bibliographical citations sprinkled throughout. Level up for this meaty conversation about honor and shame. Show notes at https://erasingsh...
Get Out the Prayer for CAMHxMSG project grant
August 24, 2023 03:27 - 39 minutes - 31.2 MBThanks to Pastor Jin Lee (of Mustard Seed Generation and Catalyst Coalition) for joining DJ Chuang for this lively Erasing Shame conversation; and, hosting a lunch meeting in Atlanta on Monday 8/28 for AAPI church leaders, mental health professionals, nonprofit leaders, people with lived experiences. Get Out the Prayer: please pray with us for the grant inquiry we’ve submitted for a 3-year project to launch national and local partnerships for AAPI churches, mental health professionals, rese...
Bouncing Back After Losing Everything, with Lillian Victoria Ng
August 02, 2023 19:30 - 29 minutes - 23.3 MBLillian Victoria Ng shares about how she made it through so many personal challenges like childhood struggles, losing everything, divorce, depression, and finding the way to renewing her mind and growing a faith that has brought healing and peace to her life. She can now say how everything will work out beautifully if you allow it. She currently works as a mindset coach. Connect with Lillian Victoria Ng linktr.ee/lillianvictoria on Instagram instagram.com/lillianvictoriaofficial and Faceboo...
My Experience at the First WHIAANHPI Mental Health Summit
July 25, 2023 22:30 - 32 minutes - 25.8 MBHonored to be in the room where it happened! DJ Chuang shares his experience there, how mental health is going to take all of us working together, but that starts with real relationships and friendships where we know one another. And, yes, we all need funding too. See the show notes at erasingshame.com for links to watch the WHIAANHPI Mental Health Summit video on-demand and more! You're invited to this September 7, 2023 event: Connecting at the Intersection of Faith, Community and Mental ...
Learn How to Start a Mental Health Ministry
July 13, 2023 23:40 - 14 minutes - 12.2 MBPastor David Kim of The Garden Church (in Chatsworth, California) shares with DJ Chuang about the collaboration and partnership for how CAMH (Christian Asian Mental Health) worked with the church's Deeper Waters ministry team to start a mental health ministry from scratch, by teaching a sermon series on emotional health, sharing genuine stories of hope & healing, having a training seminar for group leaders, and starting a support group in the Fall of 2023. --- Send in a voice message: ht...
June 2023 Update for CAMH (Christian Asian Mental Health)
June 07, 2023 22:30 - 18 minutes - 15.2 MBGet the latest news about how CAMH (Christian Asian Mental Health) is collaborating and partnering, resourcing and co-creating mental health ministries with churches around the USA. DJ Chuang, Director of CAMH (Christian Asian Mental Health) and Host of the Erasing Shame podcast, invites your feedback and to partner with Erasing Shame and CAMH for the wellenss and fitness of all. Sounds great, right? Show Notes at erasingshame.com/season6 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.s...
Addictions made him feel more shame, not less; but Sam found his way to healing and recovery, and you can too
May 31, 2023 23:54 - 38 minutes - 28.7 MBSam Louis, author of the soon-to-be-published book, "Passport to Shame: From Asian Immigrant to American Addict," shares his life story in the book and on this podcast episode. The Kindle eBook is available on June 6, 2023; and the printed paperback book is scheduled for release on July 18, 2023. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erasingshame/message
How Going Through Anxiety Means Growing (Rather Than Just Getting Rid of It)
May 25, 2023 19:40 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MBListen to this insightful conversation with Curtis Chang, author of a brand new book, The Anxiety Opportunity: How Worry Is the Doorway to Your Best Self, just released on May 16, 2023. You'll also want to enroll in the online course at https://redeemingbabel.org/product/anxiety/ This episode contains an excerpt from the Good Faith podcast https://redeemingbabel.org/podcasts/anxiety-as-opportunity/ from October 2022, used with permission. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.s...
How Grace Heals Your Shame to Become the Best Version of Yourself
May 16, 2023 19:00 - 24 minutes - 19.8 MBKen Shigematsu is the author of the newly-released book, "Now I Become Myself: How Deep Grace Heals Our Shame and Restores Our True Self," and we talk about his journey as an author, the difference between unhealthy and healthy shame, and how to experience the grace and power to become your true self, the best version of yourself, the person God created you to be! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erasingshame/message
Did you know mindfulness is actually Christian? Regina Chow Trammel explains all
May 10, 2023 10:30 - 26 minutes - 20.6 MBDr. Regina Chow Trammel talks with DJ Chuang about how mindfulness is actually Christian. Are you not surprised? Regina is co-author of "A Counselor's Guide to Christian Mindfulness: Engaging the Mind, Body, and Soul in Biblical Practices and Therapies" and you can connect with her at reginachowtrammel.com PLUS, Kindle eBook on sale (just $3.99, as of May 11, 2023) Show notes at erasingshame.com/did-you-know-mindfulness-is-actually-christian-regina-chow-trammel-explains-all/ --- Send i...
FREE Mental Health Virtual Summit for Church Leaders | May 18-19, 2023
May 04, 2023 21:13 - 20 minutes - 16.4 MBFREE Mental Health Virtual Summit for Church Leaders on May 18-19, 2023 with a diverse speakers lineup, including many Asian Americans • register for free right now at thriveandcultivate.com Thank you Kenny Jahng of Big Click Syndicate for hosting this event and the partnership with Erasing Shame podcast, a digital outreach of Christian Asian Mental Health --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erasingshame/message
2 Asian American Guys in Chairs Talking Over Coffee about Mental Health
April 26, 2023 22:30 - 47 minutes - 36.7 MBBobby Deng sits down with DJ Chuang to talk about Asian American mental health, their advocacy efforts, lived experiences, their Christian faith, and much more. This is probably the longest episode of the season and the first in-person conversation that wasn't recorded on zoom, for those of you keeping score at home. (let us know gently if we're wrong about this.) Show notes are posted at https://erasingshame.com/2-asian-american-guys-in-chairs-talking-over-coffee-about-mental-health/ -...
What about Erasing Shame for Korean Americans?
April 19, 2023 22:30 - 38 minutes - 29.1 MBPastor John Shin, Connections Pastors at Saddleback Church, Irvine South campus, engages on a discussion about shame and Korean Americans. (He could write a much more witty description than DJ could here; when he does, we'll update this.) Connect with Pastor John Shin https://www.johnshin.space Church in Culture on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@churchinculture PJS Center on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@PJSCENTER --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh...
Beauty vs. Depression: a battle that wins you over
April 12, 2023 22:30 - 32 minutes - 25 MBThe ever creative Brian S. Chan—Pastor, Professor, Author, Artist, Martial Artist—shares his keen insights about the power of beauty to win over depression, those dark feelings and negative thoughts that inconveniently keeps us stuck. We explore various aspects of beauty, truth, goodness, immersive visuals, the creative arts, kinesthetics, and much more. Follow Brian on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/brianseechan Brian's book "The Purple Curtain: Living Out Beauty in Faith & Culture f...
When All's Said and Done, What is God Doing Anyways
April 05, 2023 22:30 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBJenn Suen Chen (a spiritual director, international speaker, enneagram coach, and writer) joins DJ Chuang wraps up this conversation series about spiritual formation and what God is doing in us, with us, and through us. Plus, a mention about a new book that Jenn is authoring. • Catch the entire series at https://erasingshame.com/tag/jenn-suen-chen/ • Connect with Jenn Suen Chen via https://www.jennsuenchen.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erasings...
When God is Remaking You Into a Better Version of You
March 29, 2023 22:30 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MBJenn Suen Chen (a spiritual director, international speaker, enneagram coach, and writer) joins DJ Chuang to continue this conversation series about the fourth stage of her spiritual formation paradigm, remaking. Oh it's so glorious when God is remaking all things new. • Catch the entire series at https://erasingshame.com/tag/jenn-suen-chen/ • Connect with Jenn Suen Chen via https://www.jennsuenchen.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erasingshame/me...
How to Known When You Experience Awakening in Your Spiritual Life
March 22, 2023 22:30 - 29 minutes - 20.7 MBJenn Suen Chen (a spiritual director, international speaker, enneagram coach, and writer) joins DJ Chuang to continue this conversation series about the four stages of spiritual formation. Awakening is the third stage, following shaping and undoing. Most of us want to grow spiritually; here's how you know what it looks and feels like, and when it's happening. Connect with Jenn Suen Chen via https://www.jennsuenchen.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/erasingshame/message
How to Know When You Experience Awakening in Your Spiritual Life
March 22, 2023 22:30 - 29 minutes - 20.7 MBJenn Suen Chen (a spiritual director, international speaker, enneagram coach, and writer) joins DJ Chuang to continue this conversation series about the four stages of spiritual formation. Awakening is the third stage, following shaping and undoing. Most of us want to grow spiritually; here's how you know what it looks and feels like, and when it's happening. Connect with Jenn Suen Chen via https://www.jennsuenchen.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/e...
when one's spiritual life goes through times of shaping and undoing
March 15, 2023 22:30 - 37 minutes - 25.2 MBJenn Suen Chen explains the second of four stages in her spiritual formation paradigm: undoing. By sharing our real life examples of going through the stages of shaping and undoing, these first 2 stages, we learn how it looks and feels when God is working in our lives during times like these. • Connect with Jenn Suen Chen at https://www.jennsuenchen.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erasingshame/message
Mental Health Training for Korean American Churches
March 10, 2023 23:15 - 25 minutes - 19.5 MBJiwon Woo, Program Director at Mustard Seed Generation, explains how their mental health training is equipping churches to address mental health issues in congregations and communities around the USA. The next training starts on April 7th, 2023 and goes for 7 weeks. Get all the details and register at https://learn.mustardseedgeneration.org/ Early bird registration is coming up on March 17th, 2023, and our Erasing Shame listeners get a special $50 discount! Listen for the coupon code an...
Having a Dynamic Spiritual Life instead of a Dull one
March 08, 2023 23:30 - 32 minutes - 22.9 MBJenn Suen Chen (a spiritual director, international speaker, enneagram coach, and writer) joins DJ Chuang for a conversation series about spiritual life. Connect with Jenn Suen Chen via https://www.jennsuenchen.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erasingshame/message
Let's talk about Mental and Emotional Health in New York City on March 18th
March 03, 2023 20:24 - 16 minutes - 13.5 MBPhyllis Myung and DJ Chuang invites you to join us for this in-person event on March 18th, 2023 in New York City, New York - "Have You Eaten? A Mental & Emotional Health Symposium for Asian American Christians" - Register for free at asianamericanchristiancollaborative.com/health-symposium - space is limited Watch or listen to Phyllis Myung's mental health lived experience erasingshame.com/insights-from-a-suicide-attempt-survivor Watch or listen to DJ Chuang's mental health lived experi...
How We're Made to Belong to a Healthy Community, and 5 Practices to Cultivating One
February 07, 2023 19:28 - 38 minutes - 29.5 MBDavid Kim, author of the new book, “Made to Belong: Five Practices for Cultivating Community in a Disconnected World” shares his life experiences that led up to writing this valuable resource for church leaders and followers of Christ to practical and doable ways to overcome loneliness in our times. Recorded live on YouTube. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erasingshame/message
Talking about Spiritual Abuse to Begin Erasing Its Shame and Harm
January 31, 2023 22:54 - 43 minutes - 60.4 MBWhere do we even begin to tackle this huge topic? We’re going to begin by presenting the entire episode of The Same Boat Podcast that talks about Spiritual Abuse in the immigrant Asian church. This episode is a conversation with Dr. Roy Kim (Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist at New Legacy Family Counseling), Pastor Wilson Wang (lead pastor of Renew Church OC in Fullerton CA), and Jenna Fu. Thanks to the Same Boat Podcast for permission to syndicate this episode. See the show notes at e...
Healing from trauma is possible and here's where to start
January 26, 2023 01:05 - 14 minutes - 12.2 MBMany of us Asians and Asian Americans have experienced trauma in our lives, from recent events as well as from past events, possibly even from generations past. This short episode answers 2 basic questions: What is trauma? How do we begin to heal from our trauma? Thanks to the Trauma Healing Institute https://www.traumahealingbasics.org/ and their free resources via Creative Commons share-alike license, they share 3 questions to ask someone who is hurting. Learn how to listen to people ...
Why Becoming a Mother is So Challenging with Fertility Issues and More
January 18, 2023 21:29 - 34 minutes - 25.7 MB(content warning: this episode talks about infertility and sexuality) Dr. Jessica Cho shares her experiences and research into options for women seeking to be a mother, but have infertility and fertility issues, and the many challenging considerations involved with options like domestic adoption through the child welfare system, foster children, international cross-cultural adoption, fertility treatment, or remaining childless. We talk about how this affects our faith and identity in Chris...
Improving Mental Health for Asian Americans and Our Pursuit of Happiness
January 11, 2023 14:14 - 24 minutes - 19.4 MBDr. David Chao shares about the pioneering work of the Center of Asian American Christianity at Princeton Theological Seminary that's paving the way for Asian Americans to more fully experience the abundant life. These four main focal areas are: race, mental health, discipleship, and leadership. And, you're invited to join a free online conference on January 19, 2023, "The Pursuit of Asian American Happiness: Improving Mental Health in the Asian American Church" to get inspired and equippe...
How to have family time that is full of delight instead of duty
January 05, 2023 20:38 - 26 minutes - 20 MBYes we Asian and Asian Americans have strong family values, but that often comes out of duty rather than delight. Dr. Jessica Cho shares about how to grow relationships by practicing emotional availability during those early years of parenting young children, and how that's so valuable in the long run. And then when those children become adults, the'll love being with their parents, and vice versa, full of joy and delight and obliged to visit their parents out of duty. https://youtu.be/oPe...
How to Get What You Really Want in a Marriage?
December 28, 2022 20:29 - 31 minutes - 24 MBDr. Jessica Cho chats with DJ Chuang about how marriage can be much more than a perfunctory or functional stage of life between adulting and parenting. Listen to this episode for how you can enjoy your marriage with your partner and experience the naked-and-unashamed intimacy that the Bible talks about in the beginning. Learn what emotional connectedness looks and feels like up close. https://youtu.be/r2Hg1ADXc8o Show Notes Dr. Jessica Cho - A New Leaf Counseling https://www.anewleafco...
Family Time around Christmas Doesn't Have to be Dramatic Like K Drama
December 21, 2022 19:14 - 29 minutes - 22.9 MBJeanie Chang of Noona's Noonchi chats with DJ Chuang about how the Christmas holidays is the annual tradition that gathers family together physically but sometimes it's not the smoothest sleigh ride in town. How can being family time be a better opportunity for meaningful conversations and growing healthy relationships rather than steering into family drama? That's what we talk about, having bite-sized morsels of intentional thoughts shared with kindness and firmness that have the potential ...
Going from Marketing at MTV to Serving on the Mission Field and Working in Mental Health
December 14, 2022 23:21 - 32 minutes - 24.4 MBDr. Jessica Cho shares her back story of going from marketing at MTV to the mission field in Japan (where they used talk therapy as part of ministry outreach) and becoming a mental health professional, with a Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) degree and also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Tuck in your earbuds and listen to quite the adventure in how faith and work come together in her life. We also discuss navigating the many roles and careers in the mental health world and how does som...
The Best Way to Bring Mental Health to Korean Americans
December 03, 2022 16:09 - 26 minutes - 20.4 MBPastor Jin Lee poignantly shares the urgent need for mental health among Korean American communities, opening with an alarming statistic. Jin serves as an executive board member of Mustard Seed Generation (MSG), a nonprofit ministry that is training Korean American churches to be strategically caring and supporting communities for those who struggle with mental health by providing all of its programming in English and Korean languages. MSG's impact has already exceeded tens of thousands and ...
How a Safe Community Gives Strength to Overcome Addictions and Mental Health Struggles
November 30, 2022 23:21 - 40 minutes - 31.9 MBNewStory Church in Los Angeles, California, hosts a ministry called Celebrate Recovery. One of its leaders, Peter Ma, talks about how it's helped him and others in their process of becoming free from their hurts, habits, and hangups. Over its history, Celebrate Recovery has helped over 7 million people around the world experience freedom in Jesus Christ, and currently over 35,000 churches have a Celebrate Recovery (CR) ministry. Plus, Cultural Communities Connections hosts a monthly live v...
How to Take Good Care of Self and Others, with Pastor Daniel Im
November 16, 2022 23:21 - 39 minutes - 30.2 MBDaniel Im (Lead Pastor of Beulah Alliance Church in Alberta, Canada) talks about how he manages his life, marriage, and ministry in one of the most stressful jobs there is. He describes how he does so much—authoring books, podcasting, pastoring, parenting, and more. And we learn about how he stays healthy emotionally and mentally, why it's important for a pastor to have a counselor and see a therapist, as well as how to talk about difficult topics like mental health in church. • "Askin...
Why becoming new parents is so overwhelmingly difficult
November 09, 2022 23:00 - 29 minutes - 23.1 MBHannah Lee Sandoval shares her experiences with something called post-partum depression and why becoming a mother and even becoming a new father can be so difficult and overwhelming after the baby is born. What is indeed a very joyous occasion can often be a very emotionally distressful time also. Learn how young parents can get through this new season of life and how others can better care and suppport the new moms and dads. https://www.womenshealth.gov/mental-health/mental-health-condit...
Living well with ADHD - Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
November 02, 2022 22:15 - 31 minutes - 24.4 MBHannah Lee Sandoval describes her experience of being diagnosed during her college years, and how she's better managed her symptoms through therapy and medication to living well. How did it help or hurt to be part of a church community? Listen to find out. https://youtu.be/yUas2PItNOM --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erasingshame/message
How Asian American churches and Christian counselors can work better together
October 26, 2022 20:04 - 53 minutes - 40.9 MB"Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity." (Psalm 133:1) While 90% of Americans recognize that America has a mental health crisis, a powerful solution can effectively help many when churches and counselors creatively work together. Lighthouse Counseling Network was launched with just before the pandemic in 2020 by a handful of churches based in New Jersey. Listen in on this conversation with Pastor Dave Park of Mosaic Christian Fellowship and Dr. John ...
Real Talk with Pastor Steve Choi about Pandemic Fatigue, Getting Help, Staying Healthy & Strong
October 19, 2022 22:15 - 42 minutes - 32.2 MBPastors Sam Yoon and Steve Choi have honest conversations about pastoring well through thick and thin, ups and downs, learning how to ask for help, being human and healthy. Just past the halfway mark, Pastor Steve shares many golden words of wisdom and lessons learned from pastoring since 1994 as an Asian American of Korean heritage, all the more important and valuable in this day and age when we're seeing burnouts and scandals left and right. --- Send in a voice message: https://podca...
Where Pastors and Their Spouses Can Have a Safe Space to Talk and Get Care
October 12, 2022 22:30 - 35 minutes - 27.8 MBDiana Sun and Sam Lee of Standing Stone Ministry elaborate on how they’re a part of a most wonderful ministry that shepherd shepherds, caring and supporting pastors, ministry leaders, and their spouses, to stay healthy, to prevent burnout, and to not carry their burdens alone. Learn how it’s become even more stressful for pastors and families during and after the coronavirus pandemic; and how Standing Stone Ministry is helping pastors get through these challenging times. Plus, it’s all FR...
Mental Health Matters for Pastors and Church Leaders with Sam Yoon
October 05, 2022 22:30 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MBCo-hosts Pastor Sam Yoon and DJ Chuang will have conversations about pastors, church leaders, and mental health throughout the month of October, on this occasion of National Clergy Appreciation Month. We discuss how pastors can have healthier lives amidst a very stressful and demanding vocation, and where their help can come from. https://youtu.be/75H5RoWf36E SHOW NOTES Pastoral Care Ministries and Resources https://mentalhealth.bible/care/ Caring for Pastors and their Families http...
Insights from a Suicide Attempt Survivor
September 29, 2022 19:58 - 38 minutes - 28.9 MB#CW #TW Trigger Warning: Attempted Suicide Next Gen Pastor Phyllis Myung speaks personally from her lived experiences of surviving suicide attempts and what it was like to be at that moment of despair, being overwhelmed with pain. By the grace of God, working hard to find her way to living healthy now, she shares what can save the life of someone who might have suicidal ideation and normal struggles with the stresses of everyday life - whether that's school, work, marriage, or family. T...
Asian American Father and Son Talk about Depression and Suicide
September 21, 2022 22:30 - 47 minutes - 38.1 MB#cw #tw trigger warning: depression, suicide, suicidal ideation. DJ Chuang and his Son Jeremiah Chuang (Chinese American) talk about depression and suicidal ideation, based on their lived experiences and how they've been impacted by suicide loss, and suicide prevention warning signs. SHOW NOTES • DJ's personal crisis in 2017 djchuang.com/my2017 • Are you in a crisis? Please call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. Or, contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741...
Starting a Mental Health Ministry in an ethnic Asian Church
September 14, 2022 22:30 - 32 minutes - 25.4 MBHaving a mental health ministry in any church can be very challenging. It's all the more challenging in ethnic Asian American churches because of our cultural contexts. We take a closer look at the practical details for how to start a mental health ministry in an ethic Asian church, based on the experiences at Chinese Christian Church of Thousand Oaks, in California. You'll hear about the divine provisions that made it possible for mental health to be addressed in their church; and then a...