{"podcast":{"title":"Affirm That Sh!t","slug":"affirm-that-sh-t-7089518","podcast_index_feed_id":7089518,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6394957/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/affirm-that-sh-t--6394957","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7cd039421396cf8c602a55d9a2697fad.jpg","author":"Jennifer Rogers","episode_count":56,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T22:18:59.996250+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/affirm-that-sh-t-7089518"},"episode":{"title":"EP 32: From Forced Silence to Fierce Voice","slug":"ep-32-from-forced-silence-to-fierce-voice","published_at":"2025-06-18T08:00:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/affirm-that-sh-t-7089518/ep-32-from-forced-silence-to-fierce-voice","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/affirm-that-sh-t-7089518","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-32-from-forced-silence-to-fierce-voice--66513411","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66513411/ats_ep32.mp3","summary":"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, forced motherhood, and the long, brutal climb back to herself. But Barbara’s not here to be pitied—she’s here to pass the torch. Together, we unpack how grief is a forced redirection, not a curse. We talk about affirmations as armor. About survival as sacred. And about what it means to reclaim your soul when the world has tried to erase it. Barbara lays it bare—from escaping a manipulative marriage to surviving hospitalizations, from secret spiritual training to publicly reclaiming her purpose in her 60s. This isn’t polished. It’s powerful. And it’s for anyone who’s felt they had to whisper their story just to survive. You’ll leave this one raw, affirmed, and ready to rise. Connect with Barbara D. Hayward: https://theoldgirlspiritualstuff.com/","meta_description":"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 fro…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2570,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/affirm-that-sh-t-7089518/episodes/ep-32-from-forced-silence-to-fierce-voice/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/affirm-that-sh-t-7089518/ep-32-from-forced-silence-to-fierce-voice.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}