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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!

Show Notes

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

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Did you know mindfulness is actually Christian? Regina Chow Trammel explains all

Dr. Regina Chow Trammel talks with DJ Chuang about how mindfulness is actually Christian. Are you not surprised?

Regina is co-author of “A Counselor’s Guide to Christian Mindfulness: Engaging the Mind, Body, and Soul in Biblical Practices and Therapies” (or Audible audiobook) and you can connect with her at reginachowtrammel.com | PLUS, Kindle eBook on sale (just $3.99, as of May 11, 2023)

And watch Regina’s popular TEDx talk about mindfulness to deal with everyday pressures and stress

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Free Online Summit about Church and Mental Health

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

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2 Asian American Guys in Chairs Talking Over Coffee about 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


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What about Erasing Shame for Korean Americans? (s6e32)

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.)

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Beauty vs. Depression: a battle that wins you over (s6e31)

The ever creative Brian S. Chan—Pastor, Professor, Author, Artist, Martial Artist—shares his keen insights about the power of beauty to win over depression, those dark feelings and negative thoughts that inconveniently keeps us stuck. We explore various aspects of beauty, truth, goodness, immersive visuals, the creative arts, kinesthetics, and much more.

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When All’s Said and Done, What is God Doing Anyways (s6e30)

Jenn Suen Chen (a spiritual director, international speaker, enneagram coach, and writer) joins DJ Chuang to wrap up this conversation series about spiritual formation and what God is doing in us, with us, and through us. Plus, a mention about a new book that Jenn is authoring.

• Catch the entire series at https://erasingshame.com/tag/jenn-suen-chen/

• Connect with Jenn Suen Chen via https://www.jennsuenchen.com

Spiritual Formation Series with Jenn Suen Chen

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When God is Remaking You Into a Better Version of You (s6e29)

Jenn Suen Chen (a spiritual director, international speaker, enneagram coach, and writer) joins DJ Chuang to continue this conversation series about the fourth stage of her spiritual formation paradigm, remaking. Oh it’s so glorious when God is remaking all things new, especially you and me.

• Catch the entire series at https://erasingshame.com/tag/jenn-suen-chen/

• Connect with Jenn Suen Chen via https://www.jennsuenchen.com

Spiritual Formation Series with Jenn Suen Chen

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How to Know When You Experience Awakening in Your Spiritual Life (s6e28)

Jenn Suen Chen (a spiritual director, international speaker, enneagram coach, and writer) joins DJ Chuang to continue this conversation series about the four stages of spiritual formation. Awakening is the third stage, following shaping and undoing. Most of us want to grow spiritually; here’s how you know what it looks and feels like, and when it’s happening.

• Connect with Jenn Suen Chen via https://www.jennsuenchen.com

Spiritual Formation Series with Jenn Suen Chen

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when one’s spiritual life goes through times of shaping and undoing (s6e27)

Jenn Suen Chen explains the second of four stages in her spiritual formation paradigm: undoing. By sharing our real life experiences of going through the stages of shaping and undoing, these first 2 stages, we learn how it looks and feels when God is working in our lives during times like these.

• Connect with Jenn Suen Chen at https://www.jennsuenchen.com

Spiritual Formation Series with Jenn Suen Chen