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#167 You Can Rebuild Who You Are After a Stroke
When stroke changes who you are and how you see yourself, recovery can’t stop at the physical.
This episode explores how rebuilding identity together brings back meaning, purpose, and connection.
Work with us.
After stroke and aphasia, most families are told how to recover skills—not how to rebuild a life.
In this conversation, Genevieve talks with Debra Meyerson and Steve Zuckerman, co-founders of Stroke Onward and authors of Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves After Stroke and Aphasia.
They share the story behind their book, their marriage, and their mission to help survivors and care partners rediscover who they are after everything changes. You’ll learn how identity work becomes the bridge between recovery and living well again.
You’ll take away:
• Why identity loss is often the hardest part of stroke recovery
• How small, shared routines help rebuild confidence and belonging
• What it means to move from “getting better” to “becoming whole”
For care partners and families rebuilding life after stroke:
https://www.lifeaphasiaacademy.co/life-aphasia-collective
https://strokeonward.org/
https://strokeonward.org/identity-theft-book/
https://circle.strokeonward.org/c/welcome
https://strokeonward.org/gathering/
https://www.pbs.org/video/stroke-across-america-trauma-adaptation-purpose-oukojg/
https://secure.qgiv.com/for/strokeonward/event/scopmbcc-rao22c/
https://strokeonward.org/community/
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By LIFE Aphasia Academy® Genevieve Richardson
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When stroke changes who you are and how you see yourself, recovery can’t stop at the physical.
This episode explores how rebuilding identity together brings back meaning, purpose, and connection.
Work with us.
After stroke and aphasia, most families are told how to recover skills—not how to rebuild a life.
In this conversation, Genevieve talks with Debra Meyerson and Steve Zuckerman, co-founders of Stroke Onward and authors of Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves After Stroke and Aphasia.
They share the story behind their book, their marriage, and their mission to help survivors and care partners rediscover who they are after everything changes. You’ll learn how identity work becomes the bridge between recovery and living well again.
You’ll take away:
• Why identity loss is often the hardest part of stroke recovery
• How small, shared routines help rebuild confidence and belonging
• What it means to move from “getting better” to “becoming whole”
For care partners and families rebuilding life after stroke:
https://www.lifeaphasiaacademy.co/life-aphasia-collective
https://strokeonward.org/
https://strokeonward.org/identity-theft-book/
https://circle.strokeonward.org/c/welcome
https://strokeonward.org/gathering/
https://www.pbs.org/video/stroke-across-america-trauma-adaptation-purpose-oukojg/
https://secure.qgiv.com/for/strokeonward/event/scopmbcc-rao22c/
https://strokeonward.org/community/
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