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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 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.

If you know pastors, academicians, and counselors, share this episode! If you know someone in the Chicago area that should connect at the next PACT gathering, please contact Pastor Dave or Irene.

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Pastor Dave Lee of Harvest Community Church (Hoffman Estates, IL) harvest-community.org

Irene Cho, LCPC, LMFT (Naperville, IL)
Email: [email protected]
Web: caatch.info/irene-cho-lcpc-lmft

Community of Asian American Therapists in Chicagoland (non-faith) caatch.info

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Reversing Shame and Receiving Honor

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.

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Kingdom Rice https://kingdomrice.org

Chinatown Through the Eyes of God: An Evening of Storytelling, Healing, and Solidarity https://kingdomrice.org/2021/05/19/chinatown-through-the-eyes-of-god-an-evening-of-storytelling-healing-and-solidarity/

Honor, Shame, and the Gospel: Reframing Our Message and Ministry—edited by Christopher Flanders and Werner Mischke, includes a chapter by Steve Hong [order on amazon.com]

More show notes from Steve Hong & Kingdom Rice:


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Get Out the Prayer for CAMHxMSG mental health 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 experiences, and YOU! Yes, there’s such a thing as a free lunch! Please RSVP at ⁠tinyurl.com/aapi828⁠.

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.

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Subscribe to email updates from CAMH (Christian Asian Mental Health) at https://camh.substack.com

‘’The evidence summarised in this report shows that People with Lived Experience (PWLE) are the key change agents for stigma reduction’’ from “The Lancet Commission on ending stigma and discrimination in mental health” (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01470-2

“Cross-national comparisons of increasing suicidal mortality rates for Koreans in the Republic of Korea and Korean Americans in the USA, 2003–2012” in Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. (2018) https://doi.org/10.1017%2FS2045796016000792

61% of the suicides in the world occur in Asia, cf. “Suicide and mental disorders in Asia” in International Review of Psychiatry (2005) https://doi.org/10.1080/09540260500074735

New book by Dr. Anita Phillips – The Garden Within: Where the War with Your Emotions Ends and Your Most Powerful Life Begins

Community of Asian American Therapists in Chicagoland (CAATCH) www.caatch.info

Asian American Christian Network of Atlanta (AACNA) https://www.facebook.com/groups/aacna/

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Bouncing Back After Losing Everything, with Lillian Victoria Ng

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.

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Connect with Lillian Victoria Ng linktr.ee/lillianvictoria on Instagram instagram.com/lillianvictoriaofficial and Facebook facebook.com/MissLillianVictoria

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My Experience at the First WHIAANHPI Mental Health Summit

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.)

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Your invitation to the September 7, 2023 event: Connecting at the Intersection of Faith, Community and Mental Health: The Urgency of Now. (hosted by the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

The WHIAANHPI Mental Health Summit (July 20, 2023) video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0hjITBZidI

Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF)

Mustard Seed Generation

National Associations of Evangelicals (NAE)

The Asian American Foundation (TAAF)

National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (NAAPIMHA)

Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness by Richard Lui

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Learn How to Start a Mental Health Ministry

Pastor 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.

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June 2023 Update for CAMH (Christian Asian Mental Health)

Get 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?

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Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health by Dr. Thomas Insel https://amzn.to/4206W3u

Testimony of DJ Chuang

Mental Health Ministry at Grace Ministry New Jersey graceministrych.org/mental-health

Partner & Donate to CAMH https://camh.network/donate

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Addictions made him feel more shame, not less; but Sam found healing & freedom and you can too

Sam Louis, author of the new 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 you can order the printed paperback book on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3KN4rM7

Book review in International Examiner- Passport to Shame: From Asian Immigrant to American Addict is a candid memoir about healing and mental health

Connect with Sam Louie—psychotherapist, author, and speaker on issues related to Asian shame, addictions, and trauma—at louieassociates.com

Read articles by Sam Louie at psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/sam-louie-ma-lmhc

Previously on Erasing Shame

Sam Louie on Erasing Shame Season 1 Episode 13 erasingshame.com/breaking-free-of-generational-addictions-episode-13/

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How Going Through Anxiety Means Growing (Rather Than Just Getting Rid of It)

Listen 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. And, you’ll also want to enroll in the 7-week 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.

More Recent Conversations with Curtis Chang about The Anxiety Opportunity

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How Grace Heals Your Shame to Become the Best Version of Yourself

Ken 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!

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Ken Shigematsu is Senior Pastor at Tenth Church in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and you can connect Ken Shigematsu on Twitter @KenShigematsu

Books By Ken Shigematsu