Healing through Personal & Collective Transformation: Jezz Chung – Into Healing S2, Ep.3

Jezz Chung is a multidisciplinary artist exploring personal and collective transformation through race, gender, trauma, disability, and neurodivergence. They’ve been featured by El País, Público, The Cut, Them, Vogue, Teen Vogue, Logo TV, and Made of Millions. Their debut collection, This Way to Change: A Gentle Guide to Personal Transformation and Collective Liberation, reflects on their healing journey, from childhood loneliness and neurodivergence to defying societal norms through creative expression. Jezz discusses their experience in advertising, self-compassion, and healing practices like ketamine therapy and EMDR. They emphasize accessibility, storytelling, and collective care as key to healing, highlighting self-acceptance, queerness, and joy as acts of resistance.⭐️ In this episode, you’ll learn ⭐️00:00 Introduction to Disability and Healing00:38 Meet Jezz Chung: Multidisciplinary Artist and Author01:47 Jezz's Childhood and Struggles with Loneliness04:07 Navigating ADHD and Seeking Support09:12 Understanding Depression and Disconnection26:45 Discovering Queerness and Neurodivergence30:29 Healing Through Art and Community51:47 Facing the Future: Embracing Uncertainty52:28 Questioning the Status Quo: A Call for Change55:30 Healing Through Friendship and Affirmation01:07:20 Art as a Path to Connection and Healing01:18:47 Transforming Harm into Care01:21:30 The Urgency of Collective Liberation01:29:09 Embracing Change and Personal Growth01:35:54 Honoring Queer Elders and Collective Healing01:43:01 Final Thoughts: Permission to Be YourselfPlease don’t forget to like, comment & subscribe!👉 Follow Jezz ChungInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jezzchungTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jezzchungWebsite: https://www.jezzchung.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jezzchung/📚 Episode ReferencesThis Way to Change by Jezz Chung: https://smarturl.it/ThisWaytoChange Lost Connections: Why You're Depressed and How to Find Hope by Johann Hari: https://amzn.eu/d/b3WqFnNAdrienne Maree Brown: https://adriennemareebrown.net/Mia Mingus: https://www.instagram.com/miamingusLeah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha: https://brownstargirl.org/Disability Visibility by Alice Wong: https://rb.gy/rwzoc4Through the Void by Jezz Chung: https://shorturl.at/X1JAEParable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler: https://shorturl.at/6OSqOGrace Lee Boggs: https://w.wiki/3HWr✏️ Download Transcript (generated by an AI service)https://www.intohealing.com/s/Into-Healing-Jezz-Chung-Transcript.docx👂Listen to the Into Healing Podcast while you're on-the-go!🎧  Apple podcast: https://apple.co/3wmd4sz🎧  Spotify: https://rb.gy/ceqmkt👉 Become a member on our Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/intohealing👉 Subscribe to the YouTube channelwww.youtube.com/@Into.Healing👉 Follow Into HealingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/intohealing/Website: https://www.intohealing.com/UpScrolled: @intohealing👉 Follow MiraInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mirakaddoura TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mira.kaddoura Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirakaddoura/💌 Sign up for the Healing newsletter https://www.intohealing.com/newsletter🖐 Into Healing is produced by Red & Co. https://redandco.com/Disclaimers• As a reminder, Into Healing is for informational and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute medical or psychological advice.• Into Healing recognizes that for people suffering under traumatic forces beyond their control, beginning a healing journey is often not possible. For these neighbors, both near and far, let us make a better world where all who wish to heal have the time, space, and resources they need.