{"podcast":{"title":"Hardly Initiated","slug":"hardly-initiated-4544439","podcast_index_feed_id":4544439,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/e902b153-0da5-4a64-9f0d-05cde18e3630","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/hardlyinitiated","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/7/7/0/e7b00b31-7958-45f6-aac7-12e7a2f9a5b8_new_hi_cover.jpg","author":"Hardly Initiated Network","episode_count":505,"summary":"YouTube LIVE Mon 6PM EST & Thursday 6PM EST Episode Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/HardlyInitiated","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T04:19:50.096291+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hardly-initiated-4544439"},"episode":{"title":"HI #19: The Ripple Effect: When Loyalty Becomes a Betrayal to Your Own Soul","slug":"hi-19-the-ripple-effect-when-loyalty-becomes-a-betrayal-to-your-own-soul","published_at":"2026-06-25T22:06:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hardly-initiated-4544439/hi-19-the-ripple-effect-when-loyalty-becomes-a-betrayal-to-your-own-soul","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hardly-initiated-4544439","url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/e902b153-0da5-4a64-9f0d-05cde18e3630/episodes/05bd26dc-f0ff-40ec-9fb0-7cf4d851807e","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/05bd26dc-f0ff-40ec-9fb0-7cf4d851807e/stream.mp3","summary":"What happens to the people left standing when a marriage suddenly collapses? In this raw and unfiltered conversation, Gail Wells is joined by her closest friends — Dr. Simone, a board-certified OBGYN and Bravo star, and Rachel, a divorce attorney who navigated her own divorce while representing others — to unpack the side of betrayal no one talks about: the ripple effect. They go deep on why our grandmothers stayed (strength or no options?), the moment loyalty to a marriage becomes a betrayal to your own soul, what it physically costs a woman to stay in an unhealthy relationship, how children feel the energy even when no one says a word, and whether there is such a thing as a clean divorce. One is married 30 years, one walked away, one fought to rebuild — three women, three truths, one necessary conversation. Host Jessica Laine-MacDonald: https://www.instagram.com/itsjessicalaine/ Renew The Mind Journal: https://www.hardlyinitiated.com/products/renew-the-mind-journal Fight The Flesh Bracelet: https://www.hardlyinitiated.com/products/fight-the-flesh-bracelet Hardly In Love Dating Cards: https://www.hardlyinitiated.com/products/dating-deck Apply for Teach The Game Thursdays: https://forms.gle/b3mxsAhMd6hx4AnN9 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy","meta_description":"What happens to the people left standing when a marriage suddenly collapses? In this raw and unfiltered conversation, Gail Wells is joined by her closest…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6346,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hardly-initiated-4544439/episodes/hi-19-the-ripple-effect-when-loyalty-becomes-a-betrayal-to-your-own-soul/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hardly-initiated-4544439/hi-19-the-ripple-effect-when-loyalty-becomes-a-betrayal-to-your-own-soul.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}