Affirm That Sh!t

Addiction recovery, mental health support, and healing from trauma are not what you think. In this episode of Affirm That Sh!t, Rachel Corbett, CEO of supportgroups.ai, shares how connection, resilience, and second chances can rebuild a life. This week, I sit down with Rachel Corbett, and this conversation does not whisper—it hits. Rachel is a CEO, a visionary, and a powerful voice in mental healt...

On this episode of Affirm That Sh!t, I’m diving into the raw, unfiltered truth about what it really takes to transform your life — not later, not “when things calm down,” but right now. Connie, Portia, and I open up about the retreats that changed us, broke us open, rebuilt us, and handed us back to ourselves. We talk about the power of stepping into a room full of women who look like you, feel li...

This episode of Affirm That Sh!t — Somehow I Thrived is not just a message — it’s a mirror, a megaphone, and a war cry. I’m diving into the truth about scars — the visible ones that stretch across our skin and the invisible ones that sit quietly under our smiles. We spend so much time hiding them, minimizing them, apologizing for them, when in reality, our scars are the most honest proof that we a...

This week on Affirm That Sh!t, I sat down with David Schneer, a man whose story redefines what it means to have a backbone—literally and figuratively. On Christmas Eve 2015, David was attacked by a relative in an alcohol-fueled rage, leaving him with a cracked spine and five surgeries ahead of him. For the next eight years, his life became a battleground between pain and perseverance. But instead...

This week on Affirm That Sh!t, I’m sitting across from a woman whose story hits like a storm and heals like sunlight. Gayle Petrillo’s life began with fire—literally. As a toddler, a coffee burn accident left her with 40% of her body burned and a lifetime of scars, both visible and unseen. For decades, she hid in plain sight—working in healthcare, caring for others, and convincing herself that sta...

This week on Affirm That Sh!t, I’m celebrating something powerful—50 episodes. Fifty stories of grit, truth, and transformation that have cracked hearts open and changed lives, including mine. When I started this podcast, it wasn’t about the numbers. It was about connection. It all began inside my women’s group, Parea Maraki, where I started writing affirmations for women who were trying to find t...

This week on Affirm That Sh!t , I’m joined by the unstoppable Bobby Mendez. Born into the strict rules of a Mennonite community, Bobby grew up in a world where beauty, fashion, and self-expression were forbidden. But she had other plans. From styling her sheep “Glitz and Glamour” as a girl to becoming the proud owner of The Glamour Room , Bobby fought her way into a life she once only dreamed abou...

This week on Affirm That Sh!t, I’m joined by Karena, a woman who turned grief into grit and silence into spellwork. After her mother’s death, Karena embraced the word “witch”—a word society has long used to shame powerful women—and made it her own. From starting The Witches Inn to launching her program From B*tch to Witch, she’s building spaces where women can reclaim their bodies, their magic, an...

This week on Affirm That Sh!t, I talk with Elaine Lindsay—a woman who has walked through hell and lived to set the damn place on fire. At 20, she survived a horrific car accident that cost her half her leg, her baby, and years of reconstructive surgeries. As if that wasn’t enough, she later endured a nightmare series of medical procedures that left her clinically dead twice, battling sepsis, colla...

This week on Affirm That Sh!t , I’m joined by Terry Healey—an author, speaker, and cancer survivor whose story will stop you in your tracks. At 21, Terry was diagnosed with fibrosarcoma, a rare cancer that led to multiple surgeries, facial disfigurement, and the kind of emotional battles most of us can’t imagine. But instead of giving in, Terry chose to fight—not just for his life, but for his wor...

This week on Affirm That Sh!t, I’m flipping the script and pulling back the curtain on my own work as a Reiki practitioner and energy healer. People always ask me, “What is Reiki?”—and in this episode, I tell it like it is. Reiki is a Japanese healing practice that helps you unlock the energy you’ve buried under trauma, stress, and life’s grind. And here’s the kicker: it doesn’t matter if we’re in...

This week on Affirm That Sh!t, I’m joined by Debbie Simmons, and let me tell you—her story is one you won’t forget. Debbie takes us through the raw, unfiltered truth of her high-risk pregnancy with quadruplets, the heartbreak of losing her babies, and the gut-wrenching silence that followed. But she doesn’t stop there. We talk about what it really means to find faith in the middle of devastation,...

This week on Affirm That Sh!t, I’m joined by two powerhouse women—Connie Walton and Portia Booker—for a conversation about trauma, truth, and transformation. Together, we go deep into the story behind The Sacred Yutori Collective, the movement we co-founded to help women heal from the weight of corporate conditioning, religious suppression, and the relentless demand to “do it all.” Connie and I op...

Welcome back to Affirm That Sh!t. This week I sit down with Katie Rössler, a powerhouse author, counselor, and grief expert who knows exactly what it means to rebuild when life strips you down. Katie opens up about moving from the U.S. to Germany with her husband and kids—a move that looked like adventure on the outside but came with cultural collisions, marriage strain, and more loss than most co...

Some people go on vacation to “find themselves.” Mars Hendrik went all in—moving to Costa Rica at 12, learning a new language on the fly, and stumbling into music at 13 just to connect with people. But his journey wasn’t all sunshine and guitar strings. He grew up deep in evangelical church life—youth leader, worship band, the works—until a scandal blew the whole thing apart. That’s when Mars lost...

Here’s the truth—burnout doesn’t just happen because you “work too hard.” It’s death by a thousand tiny betrayals to yourself. Alicia knows that story too well. In her 20s, she was running on pure FOMO, perfectionism, and the constant need to prove she was “enough.” But by 30, she hit a wall so hard it shattered her—career gone, relationship over, social life dust. Living back at her parents’ hous...

On this episode of Affirm That Sh!t, I sit down with Theresa Mark—a nurse, a Cleveland sports fan, and a mother who’s lived through the unthinkable. Her son Josh was an athlete, an engineer-in-the-making, and a rare autoimmune disease survivor after a lifesaving kidney transplant from his father. But behind the victories was a growing storm no one saw coming. Theresa opens up about the brutal trut...

This week on Affirm That Sh!t, I’m joined by Sam Ritchie, a powerhouse of spiritual energy and the living proof that fear can become fuel. Sam grew up in constant contact with the spirit world, sensing energies and seeing spirits long before she could understand them. What once terrified her became her calling. We talk about her journey from unemployment to running a thriving spiritual business as...

Welcome back to Affirm That Sh!t. I’m your host, Jennifer Rogers—and today, you're about to meet a man whose story could light a fire in the darkest parts of you. Tony Lynch isn’t just an author, speaker, and founder of Memories of Us and the Global Grief Network—he’s a walking testament to what it means to rise after everything has tried to bury you. From being molested at age six to selling drug...

What if every time the world told you “no,” it was actually pushing you toward the version of you that’s been dying to rise? On this episode of Affirm That Sh!t, I sit down with leadership coach and creative firestarter Tanesha Moody, and we rip apart the idea that rejection means failure. Tanesha’s story isn’t polished—it’s powerful. She’s been in the theater world, crushed it in corporate, and a...

This week on Affirm That Sh!t, I sit down with Elizabeth Hudson, a truth-teller, spiritual life coach, and Kundalini yoga instructor who’s not afraid to go where most fear to tread. Elizabeth doesn’t just talk healing—she lives it. And in this raw, soul-sparking episode, we dive headfirst into the divine fire of sexuality, shame, and self-reclamation. Elizabeth shares how starting a podcast on sac...

Let’s be honest: most people are terrified to leave the cage, even when the door’s wide open. But not Dani Margeaux. On this episode of Affirm That Sh!t, I’m joined by the fierce and fearless Dani—a spiritual rebel who walked away from the corporate world to chase something deeper: truth. She’s a Reiki master, an Akashic records reader, and an empowerment coach who now lives by one rule: lead with...

On this week’s Affirm That Sh!t, I sit down with Dave Roberts, a man who knows what it means to stand in the rubble of grief and still find a way to build something beautiful. After losing his daughter Janine to cancer, Dave was forced to face the dark night of the soul. He talks about the milestones forever tied to his grief—the day his granddaughter was born, the day Janine left, and how communi...

This one hits deep—because it’s not just about mental health. It’s about survival. It’s about truth. It’s about coming back from the edge and finding power in your scars. On this week’s Affirm That Sh!t, I’m joined by Jamie Hughes—a powerhouse of a social psychologist who has battled grief, depression, abuse, and a suicide attempt. And instead of letting it define him, he used it as fuel to rebuil...

What if the pain you’ve been silenced for becomes the power you rise with? On this episode of Affirm That Sh!t, I’m joined by guest host Portia Booker from Groove with Portia as we welcome Barbara D. Hayward—guide, storyteller, and the soul behind The Old Girl’s Spiritual Stuff, known to many as The Oracle. She’s lived the stories most wouldn’t dare to tell: childhood trauma, spiritual exile, forc...