Category: Season 6

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.)

Show Notes

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

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.

Show Notes

• The Garden Church https://thegardenchurch.com/
• Deeper Waters ministry page https://thegardenchurch.com/deeperwaters
• “Growing in Emotional Health” sermon series – on church website https://thegardenchurch.com/media/series/zrgt8hv/growing-in-emotional-health or on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWHQRX9bKsiBqz83AwpXg5ok-RML3jf4Q
• See the 5 ingredients to create a culture of care & a mental health ministry https://camh.network/co-creating-a-continuum-of-care/
• Select from this list of Christian mental health curriculum for support groups https://camh.network/christian-mental-health-support-groups-for-churches/

FREE Mental Health Virtual Summit for Church Leaders on May 18-19, 2023 with a diverse speakers lineup, including many Asian Americans • register for free right now at thriveandcultivate.com

Thank you Kenny Jahng of Big Click Syndicate for hosting this event and the partnership with Erasing Shame podcast, a digital outreach of Christian Asian Mental Health

Bobby Deng sits down with DJ Chuang to talk about Asian American mental health, their advocacy efforts, lived experiences, their Christian faith, and much more.

This is probably the longest episode of the season and the first in-person conversation that wasn’t recorded on zoom, for those of you keeping score at home. (let us know gently if we’re wrong about this.)

Show Notes

Asian Mental Health Collective (AMHC) https://www.asianmhc.org + TransformAsian 2023 on May 6, 2023

Christian Asian Mental Health (CAMH) https://camh.network

Bobby Deng’s Mental Health Journey Pt. 1
https://bobatious.medium.com/my-mental-health-journey-pt-1-3cff9834d02e + Part 2 (Performance) https://bobatious.medium.com/my-mental-health-journey-pt-2-performance-3a659d1a0e9f + Part 3 (Friendships) https://bobatious.medium.com/my-mental-health-journey-pt-3-friendships-393fd97f1208

Ramen Bros podcast https://www.ramenbros.com/

CBT https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/cognitive-behavioral-therapy
REBT https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/rational-emotive-behavior-therapy

Books

On Getting Out of Bed by Alan Noble https://amzn.to/443KQ1P

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

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality and more https://www.emotionallyhealthy.org

Pastor John Shin, Connections Pastors at Saddleback Church, Irvine South campus, engages on a discussion about shame and Korean Americans. (He could write a much more witty description than DJ could here; when he does, we’ll update this.)

• Connect with Pastor John Shin www.johnshin.space
• Church in Culture on YouTube ⁠youtube.com/@churchinculture⁠
• PJS Center on YouTube ⁠youtube.com/@PJSCENTER⁠