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Choose Joy and Come Alive with Dr. Jun Love Young

Episode Summary

In this episode Kiesha is in conversation with Dr. Jun Love Young, an inspiring man who moved to the United States from the Philippines as a young boy and grew up to remix the dream his parents had for him. Jun shares with Kiesha his motivation for focusing on joy and his powerful story of interrogating the religious beliefs he grew up with so that he could find his way to a faith practice that doesn’t require him to deny or punish parts of himself as a gay man.

Episode Notes

Jun Love Young, PhD is many things...CEO of ZUM Communications, founder of Beloved Arise which celebrates and empowers LGBTQ+ youth of faith, a father, a storyteller, and so much more. In this interview with Kiesha Garrison, Jun shares his journey to being a person who has come alive and chooses joy.

Episode Resources:

Beloved Arise - The first national organization for queer youth of faith. They fight for the lives of queer youth of faith by building relationships, offering support, and inspiring youth to embrace life to the fullest.
Episode: Jun interviews Kiesha on A Change Mindset
Books:
- Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation by Parker J. Palmer
- God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships by Matthew Vines
- Untamed by Glennon Doyle
- More YOU Better! Recommendations

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