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 voices that come inside (so […]
• 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 touches 100% of us. That’s why we […]
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 to this episode for a 40% off discount code.) Sam shares how the workbook gives the readers to engage an interactive process to move from Asian shame to […]
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 distinction between unashamed and shameless, how social media […]
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, […]
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! Show Notes Popular Episodes from […]
This episode was recorded live 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 deeper discussion […]
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 possibly want […]
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 ministry feel—but few are allowed to say out loud.This isn’t a […]
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 the first place. In this raw and redemptive conversation, […]