Faith & Feels
Faith & Feels
Podcast Description
Faith & Feels is a podcast dedicated to exploring the intersection of mental health specifically sexual brokenness and trauma, with a special focus on the Asian American faith-based community. Hosted by Rika Matoba Lopez, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), these episodes will cover interviews of ordinary people as well as professionals who share stories and lessons on struggles with love/sex/porn addiction and emotional/betrayal trauma.Whether you're looking for guidance, encouragement, or simply a space to feel seen and heard, Faith & Feels is here to create a safe environment where men and women alike can journey through healing and wholeness together. Our goal is to make tough conversations less taboo and to remind you that you are not alone.Join us as we explore topics often kept in the dark and work towards breaking cycles of shame and silence, with honesty, vulnerability, and hope.
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Content Themes
The podcast addresses themes of mental health, faith, and healing through a lens of sexual brokenness and trauma. Topics include love and sex addiction, emotional trauma, support within the church community, and the healing journey with example episodes like 'My Random Rambling Reflections' and 'Breaking Free from an Abusive Ex-Spouse with NPD'. It emphasizes open discussions on stigmatized issues and seeks to create a safe space for healing.
Faith & Feels is a podcast dedicated to exploring the intersection of mental health specifically sexual brokenness and trauma, with a special focus on the Asian American faith-based community. Hosted by Rika Matoba Lopez, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), these episodes will cover interviews of ordinary people as well as professionals who share stories and lessons on struggles with love/sex/porn addiction and emotional/betrayal trauma.
Whether you’re looking for guidance, encouragement, or simply a space to feel seen and heard, Faith & Feels is here to create a safe environment where men and women alike can journey through healing and wholeness together. Our goal is to make tough conversations less taboo and to remind you that you are not alone.
Join us as we explore topics often kept in the dark and work towards breaking cycles of shame and silence, with honesty, vulnerability, and hope.
In this episode of Faith and Feels, Rika Lopez sits down with Cindy Lee, a high school English teacher, former missionary, and current M.Div. student, to talk about the transformative power of education and faith.
Cindy shares how her experience as a missionary shapes the way she teaches, emphasizing authentic relationships, supportive classroom culture, and engaging students in critical thinking through literature. She introduces the Harkness table method, which fosters respect, listening, and honoring of differing views and opinions—skills that shape students far beyond the classroom.
With humility and deep care, Cindy even wrote a personal letter to each of her students before graduation, a gesture that reflected her heart as a servant-leader and her desire for each student to know they are seen and valued. From addressing mental health struggles to being an advisor for a school club called “Gentlemen’s of Tomorrow,” Cindy demonstrates in tangible ways the love of Jesus as a teacher, mentor, and guide.
She also encourages parents to connect with their teens through open communication and reminds us that being authentic and vulnerable, rooted in Christ’s love, is at the core of reaching the next generation.
For more of Cindy’s writings and reflections, you can visit her blog at https://thewildernesstable.com
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Faith in Fields Podcast
01:48 Cindy Lee: A Journey from Missionary to Teacher
08:00 Understanding the Challenges of Today’s Students
12:33 Creating a Supportive Classroom Environment
18:15 Building Authentic Relationships with Students
24:45 The Harkness Table: Fostering Critical Thinking
32:21 Leaving a Legacy Through Literature and Respect
34:13 The Impact of Teaching Methods
38:01 Mental Health Challenges in the Classroom
42:21 Navigating Modern Relationships and Ethics
49:35 Understanding Gen Z: Technology and Social Dynamics
55:22 Teaching Values Through Literature
01:00:14 Gentlemen of Tomorrow: A New Initiative
01:04:06 Advice for Parents of Teens
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