When your body betrays you, how do you rebuild your life—piece by piece, breath by breath?
In this raw episode of the Affirm That Sh!t Podcast, guest host Portia Booker from Groove with Portia takes the mic while Jennifer Rogers is away—and she’s bringing the fire.
Portia sits down with Anna Kerry, a trauma-informed yoga teacher and wellness coach, who was just 35 years old when her world flipped upside down—after a stroke in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Healthy. Fit. Strong. And still—her life was nearly stolen from her.
Alone in the hospital with no visitors allowed, Anna shares how grief, fear, and identity loss nearly broke her. But her husband’s voice echoed in her mind—“Inhale. Exhale.” Those two words pulled her back from the edge and became the mantra that carried her into recovery.
From dismantling the myths about strokes to learning how to grieve the woman she once was, Anna's story is a battle cry for anyone who’s ever faced down life and said, “Not today.”
She’s living proof that rock bottom can become sacred ground, and that the breath is more than survival—it’s a reclamation.
If you've ever lost yourself in the chaos and wondered if you'd make it back, this episode is your mirror.
Connect with Anna Kerry on social media and stay tuned for her upcoming book, where she dives deeper into healing, resilience, and rewriting your narrative after trauma.
Connect with Anna: https://annakerrycoaching.com/
