Mending With Gold
Mending With Gold
Podcast Description
Infused with the ethos of the Kintsugi Therapist Collective, Mending With Gold is a space to connect and explore the reality that there is strength, beauty, and value in the brokenness that is intrinsic to being human. Each guest is invited to explore three aspects of kintsugi as a metaphor for mending a place of brokenness in their life. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing pottery with lacquer and precious metals; by emphasizing rather than hiding what is broken, the whole experience of the object is honored.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of healing, identity, and resilience, specifically as they pertain to the LGBTQ+ community and BIPOC experiences. Episodes may delve into topics such as grief and recovery, ancestral trauma, and body liberation, with examples like discussions on spirituality's role in mental health and the intersection of sexuality and identity.
Infused with the ethos of the Kintsugi Therapist Collective, Mending With Gold is a space to connect and explore the reality that there is strength, beauty, and value in the brokenness that is intrinsic to being human. Each guest is invited to explore three aspects of kintsugi as a metaphor for mending a place of brokenness in their life. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing pottery with lacquer and precious metals; by emphasizing rather than hiding what is broken, the whole experience of the object is honored.
Mending with Gold is a podcast hosted by the co-directors of the Kintsugi Therapist Collective (KTC), a virtual community for therapists and aligned care workers dedicated to building embodied and liberatory practices of care.
If you’d like to get involved with KTC, consider applying to our Spring Embodied Private Practice Cohort. Learn more here. We also host a number of supportive groups for care workers such as:
Barriers to Nourishment: Register here
Mixed Identity Clinical Alliance: Register here
Our guest today is Syd Yang.
Rev. Syd Yang, MDiv (they/them) is a mixed race/Taiwanese American queer trans/non-binary lay Buddhist Minister and spiritual counselor who engages decolonial possibilities for shared liberation through their practice, Blue Jaguar Healing Arts. Syd is also a certified Movement Chaplain through Faith Matters Network. Syd’s work finds its resonance in the stories we each hold at the intersection of memory, body, sexuality and mental health. Syd works primarily with queer and trans BIPOC individuals as well as regularly leads workshops and facilitates community based practice spaces for wellbeing + healing justice, with a specific focus on grief, healing ancestral trauma, sexuality + spirituality, body liberation and recovery. Syd recently co-founded the Throughline Collective, a spiritually expansive and anti-carceral trauma care practice rooted in Buddhist teaching.
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