{"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":"EP40: The Untold Story of Transplants, Depression, and a Mother’s Love","slug":"ep40-the-untold-story-of-transplants-depression-and-a-mother-s-love","published_at":"2025-08-13T09:00:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/affirm-that-sh-t-7089518/ep40-the-untold-story-of-transplants-depression-and-a-mother-s-love","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/affirm-that-sh-t-7089518","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep40-the-untold-story-of-transplants-depression-and-a-mother-s-love--67328338","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67328338/atsep40.mp3","summary":"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 truth most people don’t talk about—the lack of mental health support for transplant patients, the stigma around suicide, and the silent weight carried by families navigating chronic illness. She shares how Josh’s mental health battles, compounded by isolation during the pandemic and medication side effects, ultimately led to his suicide. This conversation goes deep into grief, advocacy, and the fight for change. Theresa’s voice is raw and relentless—calling out the system’s failures while holding space for anyone walking through loss. We talk about signs from loved ones, the courage it takes to speak the truth, and how she’s turning pain into purpose through advocacy for transplant patients’ mental health. If you’ve ever faced loss, fought the system, or wondered how to keep going when everything shatters—this one’s for you.","meta_description":"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 s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3061,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/affirm-that-sh-t-7089518/episodes/ep40-the-untold-story-of-transplants-depression-and-a-mother-s-love/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/ep40-the-untold-story-of-transplants-depression-and-a-mother-s-love.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}