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Erasing Shame
by Christian Asian Mental Health
We encourage Christian Asian mental health by erasing shame and stopping stigma in order to advance compassion and care for every person.
Episodes
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Chains, Culture, and Coming Home: Fiel Sahir on Indonesian American Shame
What does it mean to carry shame in your skin? Indonesian American social worker Fiel Sahir joins DJ for an honest conversation about shame, identity, and faith. Fiel describes shame as "chains" and traces his story as a third-generation survivor of racial violence — a dark-skinned grandfather...
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Desperately Living with Depression and Experiencing Mercy & Help, with Dr. Jean Neely
What does it look and feel like to live with the pain and confusion of a mental health diagnosis of bipolar disorder? Two Asian Americans open up about how they've experienced mercy and help while getting through the shame of mental illness in Asian and American cultures, churches, and condemning...
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Why "Are You Over It Yet?" Is the Wrong Question
• an Aim For Breakthrough x Erasing Shame collaboration! Dr. Audrey Davidheiser of Aim For Breakthrough and DJ Chuang of Erasing Shame have this conversation about Dr. Audrey's book, Grieving Wholeheartedly: Bringing Healing to Every Part of Your Soul, one chapter at a time on each episode. Grief...
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Reclaiming & Redefining Shame for Asian Americans
Seattle-based therapist, author, and poet Sam Louie joins DJ Chuang to discuss his newly released workbook, Redefining Asian Shame: From Silence to Self-Acceptance — available now to download on Gumroad. (Listen for the 40% off discount code) Sam shares how the workbook gives the readers to…
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Unashamed but Not Shameless: The Difference That Changes Everything
Toni Kim has a new book coming in August 2026—Shame Redeemed: Learning to Live in Christ's Freedom. She is a Taiwanese-American pastor who tireless worked on a seminary thesis about shame in Scripture and this book makes all that studied research accessible. This conversation covers the critical...
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Overcoming Cultural Shame, Naming Your Grief, and Experiencing Healing
Listen in on this conversation with Dr. Audrey Davidheiser and DJ Chuang and, you'll learn more about a better way to face challenging emotions as a part of me (e.g. "a part of me is sad") rather than identifying with it, like "I am sad." We also talk about the shame of dealing with grief,...
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Season 8 Finale with Aggie Park & Her New Podcast
Erasing Shame co-founder DJ Chuang chats with Aggie Park and profusely thanks her for being our Season 8 host. We review the highlights from the most popular episodes as we go down memory lane. And, we joyfully send her off to launch a new podcast called {UN}SPOKEN with Aggie Park!Check out &...
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"Dim Sum and Faith: How Our Stories Form Our Souls" with author Jenn Suen Chen
This was a live recording with Jenn Suen Chen, author of "Dim Sum and Faith: How Our Stories Form Our Souls." We talked about story, spirituality, and how our cultural narratives shape who we are and who we’re becoming. The author's deepest prayer is that the book would serve as a resource for...
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Adopted but Never Feeling Enough. My Breaking Point Became God’s Turning Point
What do you do when you’re adopted into a loving Christian family… but you still feel like a reject? When you smile in church but go home to a voice in your head saying, “You’re not enough. You were never enough.” When you’ve been told Jesus loves you, but deep down you believe He couldn’t…
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Jesus, I’m Still Pouring… But I’m Dry
Jesus, I’m Still Pouring… But I’m Dry You’re still showing up. Still serving. Still pouring into others… But inside? You’re dry. Not just tired—empty. And wondering, "Jesus… how much longer can I do this?" In this honest conversation with my pastor, we’re talking about what most people in…
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Deconstruction Doesn’t Mean Destruction, It Might Be The Start Of Something Real-Losing The Lies, Finding The REAL Jesus
We’ve been told that if your faith starts falling apart, you’re in danger. But what if that’s exactly where Jesus shows up? This isn’t an episode about walking away from God. It’s about tearing down the fake, the forced, the fear-based religion— and finding a God who never asked you to perform in...
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Can you love Jesus AND go to therapy?
Jesus and Therapy? Yes. You can have both. — with Charles Mortensen Let’s not sugarcoat it: Needing help doesn’t mean you’re weak. It means you’re done pretending. And therapy? It’s not a betrayal of your faith. It’s how some of us finally start to breathe again. We’ve been told: “You just need…
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Church Hurt: Hurt In His House, Healed By His Heart
Church is supposed to be a sanctuary. But what happens when it becomes the place that breaks you? In this unfiltered and courageous conversation, we're diving into the kind of pain the Church doesn’t like to talk about—church hurt. We're talking spiritual manipulation, toxic leadership, cult-like...
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Affair, Ashes, Redemption
"He turned my mourning into dancing… and my ashes into beauty." This episode will leave you speechless—in the best way. When the unthinkable happened, Ruth Santana’s world shattered. A betrayal that could’ve broken her, but God wasn't done writing her story.Through deep valleys of pain, therapy,...
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Not Today, Narcissist: Healing, Boundaries, and Breaking Free Healing starts where shame ends.
In this raw and courageous episode, we’re facing one of the hardest topics: narcissistic abuse. Whether you grew up under the manipulation of a narcissistic parent, felt emotionally hijacked in a romantic relationship, or constantly feel drained by a “friend” who leaves you confused and…
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FORGIVENESS vs. RECONCILIATION – Breaking Free from False Expectations, Guilt & Shame
This Episode Will Challenge EVERYTHING You Thought You Knew About Forgiveness! We’ve all heard it: “You HAVE to forgive AND reconcile.” But is that really what the Bible says? If you’ve ever felt pressured to restore a relationship that wasn’t safe… If you’ve struggled with guilt for enforcing...
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Money, Wealth, and Faith: Season 8 Episode 2
Host Aggie Park and guest Joanne Choi explore the topics of money & wealth, through the lens of faith. In this thought-provoking episode, we dive into a challenging yet important question for people living in wealthy countries: Can we enjoy comfort and luxury while staying true to our deepest...
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Introducing Aggie Park: Season 8 Episode 1
Aggie Park has hand-picked this Season 8 theme—"Raw, Real, & Redeemed: Christian Faith, Struggles, and what We Don’t Talk About Enough." This first episode reveals her back story, shares her experiences on TikTok and Instagram, and why she wants to start podcasting to go deeper. Asian American...
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Season 7 Finale: Thank you Victoria!
We close out season 7 with a great appreciation for Victoria hosting many poignant conversations. I (DJ Chuang) am very grateful for her life and she has shared that with us on Erasing Shame. Finally, I briefly talk about how religion/spirituality is helpful to many people, but also has caused...
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Free Online Event about Healing from Spiritual Abuse
Do you know hard it is to deal with spiritual abuse? There's so many layers of complexities, mixed emotions, confusion from gaslighting, power dynamics, broken trust, and sometimes even worse. Finding a freely available resource to help you heal and recover can be quite a long journey. I'd…
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Hiking a Volcano into the Land of the Living: A Story of Complex Trauma, Grief & Ongoing Healing
trigger warnings: suicidal ideation, domestic violence, child abuse, family trauma, complex trauma, church hurt, spiritual abuse, depression This extended episode is not easy listening and not family friendly. Prepare yourself for uncomfortable and painful storytelling before you tap the play...
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Why do few Asian American Christians care about being Asian American?
Our Asian American experiences are interwoven with multiple layers of pain and shame, intergenerational trauma, neglect, survival, both conscious and unconscious moments, that shape who we are, how we see the world, and how that shapes our spirituality in Christian churches. In collaboration with...
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Han Namgung Unpacks Belonging & Mental Health: A TCK Between Korea, Kenya, and the United States
Han Namgung spent his formative years in Korea and Kenya, and he reflects on how his upbringing shaped his path toward a career in counseling. He explores the concept of feeling like a "forever traveler," navigating different cultures and communities. Additionally, he addresses the challenges of...
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2 Chinese Brothers Have a Late Night Chat about Shame, Bipolar, Neurodiversity
DJ Chuang and his younger brother Deef share openly about their personal mental health experiences with mental health, neurodiversity, and bipolar disorder. We noted the importance of finding containment to process emotions, especially in dealing with depression and lack of language. We…
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Jesus Erased Shame and Gave us Honor, Dignity, and Glory
A recurring sentiment is that the guilt-based theology about Christian salvation, known as soteriology, doesn't make sense to Asians and Asian Americans who have a honor-shame worldview. Vincent Mo wrote up a research paper for a seminary certificate course, in which he reviewed academic papers,...
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Marie Chan, Mamie Tape’s Story, and Compassionate Storytelling
“Is it a disgrace to be Born a Chinese? Didn’t God make us all!!! What right have you to bar my children out of the school because she is a chinese Decend.” These are some of the questions Mrs. Mary Tape wrote to the California Board of Education in 1885. Marie Chan, author of Mamie Takes A…
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Midori Doumani’s Journey of Longsuffering and Healing (s7e06)
Content Warning / Trigger Warning: sexual violence/rape. Midori Doumani is half Japanese and half Mexican and happy to share her heritage when directly asked. She navigates ambiguity about her perceived ethnic identity with compassion. As a kid and young adult, generationally infused shame…
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Rev. Dr. Ken Fong expounds on the difference between toxic shame and healthy shame
On this Erasing Shame conversation, Rev. Dr. Ken Fong explains the difference between toxic shame and healthy shame—how they're two different things. Toxic shame carries the message that there's something inherently wrong with oneself, leading individuals to either blame others or internalize the...
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Filipino experiences with shame and church hurt
How about a cold open? That's how this conversation starts with Justin Kiley (pronounced KEE-lay), where we talk about his Filipino heritage, specifically the Igorot tribe, how that flavors his experience with shame personally, given his family and cultural background, the complexities of church...
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Naomi Smith on food health, fatal thoughts, film making
Content Warning / Trigger Warning: bullying, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt. CW/TW. In this extended episode, Naomi Smith shows her prowess in storytelling in this conversation about how food affects brain health and how that is so important to life, walking through the challenges of being...
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Pastor's Kids Unlearning Legalism (s7e05)
Gracie Joo is a 2nd generation Asian-American and daughter of a Korean pastor. She illustrates and magnifies God’s heart for specific burdens that pastors' kids are born into with stories about her upbringing. These illustrations involve and are not limited to Dollar Tree Christmases…
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Why People Don't Get Help for Their Mental Health with Dr. Brian Licuanan
Dr. Brian Licuanan is a licensed psychologist in Orange County, California, and shares about how shame, and other factors, keeps people from getting help and treatment for their mental health challenges. Plus, he reveals a reason that goes beyond shame that causes someone to resist treatment. We...
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An Introduction to Biblical Lament and S7 Updates (s7e04)
Victoria needs your help. What is our response as we bear witness to the micro and macro sufferings in our personal lives, communities, and in the world? Where and how might Biblical lament fulfill its purpose in the modern church? How can churches be better at holding space for people grieving,...
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How could perfectionism be a good thing? Surprising insights with Faith Chang
Faith Chang, author of "Peace over Perfection: Enjoying a Good God when You Feel You're Never Enough," joins Erasing Shame for a conversation about a more nuanced perspective about perfectionism, especially for Christians, how it's related to performance anxiety, and what we can do with Matthew...
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the pain and shame of loneliness with Prasanta Verma
Most of us, if not all of us, have experienced pain and shame for being singled out, feeling lonely and isolated. And, some people have even survived violence, emotionally or physically; we do encourage people get help to have safety, quality of life, and renew a sense of hope through those...
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Seasonal and Long Term Community Part 1 (s7e03)
In 2016, high school Victoria met high school Christin. Somehow, Christin thought Victoria was cool- an adjective Victoria did not believe about herself to be true until 2024 when cool adult Christin met cool adult Victoria. Their current subjective definition of “cool” is equivalent to “weird…
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An Inside Look at Tapestry LA Church's Mental Health Ministry
Hanna Lee (Gospel Care Director at Tapestry LA Church, in Los Angeles) graciously takes us on a guided tour of their church's Restoration Center, where broken people are invited to be restored by Jesus in the whole of life, through means of care, healing, and prayer. • Show Notes at...
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Emotion as a Strength (s7e02)
How does my personal background impact the way I express emotions and feelings today? How can I take care of myself while I take care of others placed within my care who are struggling with their emotional wellbeing? Mrs. Sarah Oh, friend, Pharmacist, mother, and Biblical Counseling Seminary...
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Why's it so hard to care for the older generation, with Isabel Tom
Isabel Tom shares about why it's extra challenging for us as Asian Americans to care for aging parents and grandparents. Isabel has worked in the field of senior care and shares so much wisdom, expertise, and practical knowledge that helps us navigate this inevitable season of life. Be sure to...
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Rest: Season 7 Episode 1
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...
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BTS with MSG and Korean American mental health
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…
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Season 6 Finale, with Victoria Cheng
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...
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How to Stop Our Obsession with Perfectionism
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…
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Getting to the Heart of Healing and Hope for Your Life, with Dr. Judy Cha
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!...
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How Spirituality and Psychology are Both Valuable for Healing, with Dr. Elena E. Kim
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…
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How to Show Up with Faith at the Workplace, with Life Coach Alex Tran
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...
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Shame on Violence in Asian American Families & Homes
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...
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So Valuable to have Pastors, Academicians, and Counselors Together
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...
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Reversing Shame and Receiving Honor - with Steve Hong of Kingdom Rice
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...
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Get Out the Prayer for CAMHxMSG project grant
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...
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We encourage Christian Asian mental health by erasing shame and stopping stigma in order to advance compassion and care for every person.
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Erasing Shame is created and hosted by Christian Asian Mental Health.
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