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 59th episode of Faith & Feels, I share “My Random Rambling Reflections” on what has been happening in my life, my work, and the things that have been weighing on my heart lately.
I start by sharing about finally launching the YouTube channel I said I was going to start this year—and actually doing it! I then talk about a recent client case that has deeply grieved my heart while also reigniting my passion for speaking up about sex and porn addiction. I reflect on the deep and complex childhood trauma that can exist underneath addictive sexual behaviors and why so many people need support to heal the wounds that have never been addressed.
I also share my heartfelt plea to parents to have honest, age-appropriate conversations with their children about sex, pornography, and the digital world. I feel a deep burden for young children who are being exposed to pornography and other digital harms before they are emotionally or developmentally prepared to process them. I talk about why children need safe adults they can turn to, and why creating an open line of communication with our kids matters so much.
I also get a little more personal and share what I’ve been learning about self-care as a therapist and as someone who is constantly pouring into others. I talk honestly about my own struggle with imposter syndrome and the humbling journey of learning to recognize the impact I can have, even when I don’t always feel confident in myself. Seeing clients experience breakthroughs and make progress in their recovery has brought me so much gratitude for the work I get to do and continues to propel me forward.
I share about a deeply encouraging prayer I received recently at PIHOP and how it reminded me that I also need to slow down, receive, and care for my own soul—not just continually pour out to others.
I close the episode with Isaiah 61:1–4, a passage that has been deeply meaningful to me. Its call to heal the brokenhearted, rebuild ancient ruins, and restore what has been devastated across generations feels closely connected to the heart behind my work, my ministry, and why I continue to speak about these difficult topics.
This episode is a little more personal, reflective, and unfiltered—and ultimately a reminder to slow down, take care of ourselves, and remember that healing and restoration can happen one person, one family, and one generation at a time.
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