Erasing Shame

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Latest Episodes

Healing from trauma is possible and here's where to start
January 25, 2023

Many of us Asians and Asian Americans have experienced trauma in our lives, from recent events as well as from past events, possibly even from generations past. This short episode answers 2 basic questions: What is trauma? How do we begin to heal from ou

Why Becoming a Mother is So Challenging with Fertility Issues and More
January 18, 2023

(content warning: this episode talks about infertility and sexuality) Dr. Jessica Cho shares her experiences and research into options for women seeking to be a mother, but have infertility and fertil

Improving Mental Health for Asian Americans and Our Pursuit of Happiness
January 11, 2023

Dr. David Chao shares about the pioneering work of the Center of Asian American Christianity at Princeton Theological Seminary that's paving the way for Asian Americans to more fully experience the ab

How to have family time that is full of delight instead of duty
January 05, 2023

Yes we Asian and Asian Americans have strong family values, but that often comes out of duty rather than delight. Dr. Jessica Cho shares about how to grow relationships by practicing emotional availab

How to Get What You Really Want in a Marriage?
December 28, 2022

Dr. Jessica Cho chats with DJ Chuang about how marriage can be much more than a perfunctory or functional stage of life between adulting and parenting. Listen to this episode for how you can enjoy you

Family Time around Christmas Doesn't Have to be Dramatic Like K Drama
December 21, 2022

Jeanie Chang of chats with DJ Chuang about how the Christmas holidays is the annual tradition that gathers family together physically but sometimes it's not the smoothest sleigh ride in town. How can

Going from Marketing at MTV to Serving on the Mission Field and Working in Mental Health
December 14, 2022

Dr. Jessica Cho shares her back story of going from marketing at MTV to the mission field in Japan (where they used talk therapy as part of ministry outreach) and becoming a mental health professional

The Best Way to Bring Mental Health to Korean Americans
December 03, 2022

Pastor Jin Lee poignantly shares the urgent need for mental health among Korean American communities, opening with an alarming statistic. Jin serves as an executive board member of Mustard Seed Genera

How a Safe Community Gives Strength to Overcome Addictions and Mental Health Struggles
November 30, 2022

NewStory Church in Los Angeles, California, hosts a ministry called Celebrate Recovery. One of its leaders, Peter Ma, talks about how it's helped him and others in their process of becoming free from

How to Take Good Care of Self and Others, with Pastor Daniel Im
November 16, 2022

Daniel Im (Lead Pastor of Beulah Alliance Church in Alberta, Canada) talks about how he manages his life, marriage, and ministry in one of the most stressful jobs there is. He describes how he does s