Rev. Syd Yang, MDiv (they/them) is a mixed race/Taiwanese American trans/non-binary Buddhist chaplain, interfaith spiritual counselor, recovery coach and writer who meets people at the intersection of recovery, sexuality, spirituality, bodies and mental health through their private practice, Blue Jaguar Healing Arts. Engaging an abolitionist, decolonial and liberation-centered approaches, Syd works primarily with queer and trans people of the global majority, as well as regularly leads workshops, community healing circles and has been a group facilitator for 30 years.  Their memoir, Release: A Bulimia Story, re-imagines what recovery for marginalized bodies could look like without shame.