Is Your Activism Actually Hurting You? (And Everyone Else)

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What if your passion for justice is quietly destroying your soul?

In this powerful episode of Colored Commentary, we sit down with Jonathan Walton, author of Beauty and Resistance, to wrestle with a question many activists, church leaders, and everyday people rarely stop to ask:

What’s actually driving your justice work: God or your own wounds?

From burnout and trauma to ego, identity, and faith, this conversation goes beyond surface-level activism and exposes the deeper forces shaping how we show up in the world.

Jonathan shares raw, personal moments—from physical breakdown under stress to confronting his own false sense of identity—and offers a different way forward: one rooted in spiritual rhythms, humility, and deep integrity.

Don’t miss this conversation; it might change the way you engage justice, faith, and even yourself.

Resources Referenced:

1. Feelings Wheel: (Concern) how do I feel? Why do I feel it? What's the story I tell myself about this feeling?
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x...

2. Incarnational Listening: (Compassion) remaining differentiated to remain connected while listening to others' stories.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16...

3. PACE yourself: Pray, Assess, Collaborate, Establish
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14LRj...

4. The Crux on Substack.
https://thecrux.substack.com/subscrib...

5. Follow @JonathanPanWalton on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/jonathanpan...

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