Erasing Shame

Victoria's hot take: hustle culture is antithetical to human flourishing. Let's define hustle culture. Many people overvalue being productive and/or becoming an idealized version of themselves at the expense of their own health. As a result, people don't know how or when to rest properly. Burnout coupled with mental, physical, and emotional issues are too common. Productivity isn't inherently negative! Work and rest should function within God's design for humanity.

Show Notes at erasingshame.com

This BTS is a behind-the-scenes conversations with Angie Cho, Executive Director of Mustard Seed Generation (MSG) http://lovemsg.org and the current webinar series with storytelling of Korean American lived experiences with mental health, in Korean and English.

Sign up for the free webinar series, donate during the MSG fundraising campaign, and learn more about MSG at https://www.instagram.com/msgeneration

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.

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

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

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/

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/

Content Warning | Trigger Warning: Domestic Violence

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/

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/