To 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.

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We 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

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Listen 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

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The 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 the three key ingredients for personal transformation that matter most.

Show Notes at erasingshame.com/how-spirituality-and-psychology-are-both-valuable-for-healing-with-dr-elena-e-kim/

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What 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/

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Content 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 wisely seek help and find healing.

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To 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 American churches.

Show Notes at erasingshame.com/so-valuable-to-have-pastors-academicians-and-counselors-together/

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Steve 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://erasingshame.com/reversing-shame-and-receiving-honor/

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Thanks 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, researchers, and nonprofits.

Show notes are posted at erasingshame.com/atlanta-meetup-with-free-lunch-on-8-28-23

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Lillian 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 Facebook facebook.com/MissLillianVictoria

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Honored 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 Health: The Urgency of Now. 

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