Affirm That Sh!t

Get ready for Affirm That Shit, the podcast where Jennifer Rogers—sound healer, Reiki Master, and unapologetically raw host—walks you through stories of resilience and pure grit. This is where people who've been handed the worst life has to offer show up, own their struggles, and turn them into something powerful. Jennifer brings you close to the fight, reminding you that even in life’s messiest throws, somehow, you’ll thrive. So if you’re tired of the sugar-coating and ready for real, hit play and affirm that power within.

Affirm That Sh!t is a education podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 61 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Affirm That Sh!t, a education show with 61 episodes published.

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  EP 62: You Don’t Have to Achieve to Be Loved

  Sep 23, 202623 min

  What happens when the title disappears and you’re left staring at the person underneath it? On this episode of Affirm That Sh!t, I sit down with Becca Pearce, former CEO of the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, executive coach, and author of You Don’t Have to Achieve to Be Loved. After pouring herself into launching Maryland’s health insurance marketplace, Becca lost her job publicly and found herself wrestling with shame, failure, and a terrifying question: Who am I if I’m no longer my job? Fourteen months later, another blow came. Years of ignoring hearing loss led Becca to the doctor, where she discovered a brain tumor the size of a ping pong ball growing into her brainstem. Surgery left her with facial paralysis, deafness in one ear, vision loss, and a long recovery that included learning to walk again. Yet even after surviving all of that, Becca initially returned to the same achievement treadmill, determined to prove she could still do the job. Then came a choice between an important morning meeting and watching her daughter make little hearts through the school bus window. That moment changed everything. Becca began rebuilding her life around family, connection, emotion, and the things no job title could ever give her. Today, she helps others untangle their worth from what they accomplish and reminds us of something worth affirming: You don’t have to achieve to be loved. Connect with Becca: https://morebeccapearce.com/

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  EP 61: I Had the Perfect Life... So Why Wasn't I Happy?

  Sep 9, 202632 min

  What if you built the perfect life... only to realize it belonged to someone you were pretending to be? On this episode of Affirm That Sh!t, I sit down with Jane Garnett, author of This Time with Feeling and host of Sex, Psychics & Psychedelics, for a raw conversation about identity, external validation, consciousness, spirituality, and the courage it takes to stop performing and become real. Jane seemingly had it all: a successful Hollywood career, a wealthy producer husband, two children, and a beautiful life in Santa Monica. On paper, it was perfect. Inside, she could feel something wasn't right. Jane calls what happened next her “reverse Cinderella story.” She began dismantling the life she had been taught to want without knowing exactly what would replace it. That search took her through psychotherapy, psychedelics, spirituality, sexuality, shamanic traditions, and a deeper exploration of what separates the identity we're given from the essence of who we actually are. This conversation challenges the idea that success automatically equals fulfillment. Jane reminds us that finding yourself isn't always about adding something new. Sometimes it's about stripping away the stories, expectations, and identities that were never yours in the first place. And maybe awakening isn't one giant moment. Maybe it's choosing, again and again, to actually be here for the life you're living. Connect with Jane: janegarnett.com

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  EP 60: When People Pleasing Becomes Self Destruction

  Aug 26, 202638 min

  What happens when you finally realize the voice inside your head telling you that you’re worthless was never yours? On this episode of Affirm That Sh!t, I sit down with Shannan Kym for a raw conversation about childhood trauma, addiction, family dysfunction, people pleasing, grief, and what it takes to stop surviving and finally start living. Shannan grew up surrounded by addiction, mental illness, and abuse. Those experiences followed her into adulthood, where shame became people pleasing, alcohol became an escape, and maintaining the perfect image hid what was really happening underneath. After reaching one of the darkest points of her life, a longtime friend helped Shannan enter treatment and confront a powerful truth: what she had spent a lifetime calling “normal” wasn’t normal at all. Today, Shannan is the author of Find the Answers Within You: 10 Pathways Towards Self-Discovery. Her story is a reminder that your past may explain parts of you, but it doesn’t get to decide who you become next. As Shannan says, “My purpose was in my pain.” Maybe the person your younger self spent years waiting for has finally arrived. Maybe that person is you. Connect with Shannan: shannankym.com

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  EP 59: When a Mother's Grief Demands Change

  Aug 12, 202628 min

  One drunk driver. Six and a half hours. One grieving mother who decided something had to change. On this episode of Affirm That Sh!t*, I sit down with Christine Olson for a conversation about unimaginable grief, a mother’s love, surviving the darkest moments of loss, and what can happen when you refuse to let tragedy have the final word. On December 7, 2005, Christine’s 22-year-old daughter, Tiffany, was heading to dinner with her boyfriend, Dustin, when a drunk driver ran a stop sign. Tiffany was killed on impact, and Dustin also died from his injuries. Christine was only about 15 minutes away. But law enforcement didn’t know who to call. It took six and a half hours before Christine learned her daughter was gone. That delay planted a question in the middle of her grief: Why couldn’t emergency contacts be connected to a driver’s license or state-issued ID so first responders could quickly reach the people who matter most? Christine wasn’t a politician. She didn’t work in government or law enforcement. She was a restaurant server on Anna Maria Island who admits she didn’t even own a computer. But she knew something was wrong. So she started asking questions. People started signing petitions. Her community stepped forward. Florida listened. Eventually, TIFF, To Inform Families First, was born in honor of Tiffany. Christine became the first person to register emergency contacts through the program in Florida, and she says approximately 22 million people in the state have since registered. The initiative has also expanded into other states as Christine continues advocating for broader access across the country. But behind those numbers is still a mother who misses her daughter. Christine opens up about the side of this story that advocacy doesn’t erase. She shares the depth of her grief, the suicidal thoughts she experienced after Tiffany’s death, the role her faith played in helping her survive, and why she still seeks grief counseling nearly 20 years later. Her purpose didn’t erase her pain. It gave the pain somewhere to go. Christine chose to become the change she desperately wished had existed on the night Tiffany died. Now, she wants other families to have access to something she didn’t: the possibility of being reached quickly when every second matters. And maybe that’s the biggest affirmation inside this entire conversation. You don’t need the perfect plan to create change. You don’t need political connections. You don’t need to know exactly how the story ends. Sometimes you start with one question, one step, and one stubborn belief that what happened to you should not have to happen to somebody else. Christine says she is approaching the finish line of her work with TIFF, but she intends to finish well. This is Tiffany’s legacy. This is Christine’s fight. And this is what happens when love refuses to stop moving. Connect with Christine: https://toinformfamiliesfirst.org/

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  EP 58: When the Pain Doesn't Stop, Who Do You Become?

  Jul 29, 202627 min

  What do you do when the pain doesn’t end? You stop waiting for life to get easier and discover just how damn strong you can become. On this episode of Affirm That Sh!t, I sit down with Rick Cram to talk about chronic pain, resilience, mental strength, and what it really means to be your best when your body has other plans. Rick’s journey began during the final minutes of his last high school football game. One tackle changed the trajectory of his life, eventually leading to seven knee surgeries, including a total knee replacement. More than 50 years later, Rick continues to experience unpredictable blasts of intense pain every day. But Rick refuses to call this a journey of pain. He calls it a journey of resilience. And there’s a difference. Rick opens up about reaching a point where he sat in doctors’ offices shaking, fighting back tears, and admitting he was desperate for relief. Yet somewhere inside that struggle, something shifted. He began asking a different question: What if thriving doesn’t require the pain to disappear? That question helped shape *Plan to Be Your Best*, Rick’s framework for helping people understand and strengthen their own unique resilience while navigating chronic pain, stress, grief, pressure, and uncertainty. We dig into why resilience is a choice you make again and again, how celebrating even the smallest victories can change the way you see yourself, and why being your best isn’t about pretending everything is okay. It’s about putting your greatest strengths into action when everything isn’t. Rick also shares how additional health challenges tested that philosophy and forced him to practice the very resilience he teaches. His perspective stopped me in my tracks: What looks like a setback might actually become a setup for something you haven’t seen yet. Pain happens in the moment. So does resilience. And Rick leaves us with an affirmation worth carrying long after this conversation ends: My best is greater than the pain. If you’re living with chronic pain, grief, stress, burnout, or anything else that makes simply showing up feel like a battle, this conversation is for you. Connect with Rick: https://rickcram.com/

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