{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Clydesdale Media Podcast","title":"Athena Perez, Author of Lifting the Wait. Subject of CrossFit Journal Story in 2018.","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/12f1c313\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4175,"description":"Scott talks with Athena Perez about what she has been up to since her CrossFit Journal Story has been released, Her new book \"Lifting the Wait\", a story about a woman who finally stops running from her problems, begins to understand her faith, and discovers herself and her purpose.  We cover her journey from being abused as a child to Her struggles with being a Morbidly Obese CrossFit Athlete, her reasons for writing the book, and sharing her story with the world, the major themes of the book and how she is nowhere near done, and has a lot of plans moving forward.  Along the way we also talk about the mindset of being an obese CrossFitter.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/w0I3ugrJmALHA5JI57RMNSDEIO998Dzb5YPsFm_05lI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzUzMTQvMTY2MDIy/Mzc2Ni1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}