AUDIOBOOK: Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves After Stroke
Narrated by acclaimed voice artist Julia Whelan, the audiobook of Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves After Stroke offers powerful access to Debra Meyerson’s story of recovery, identity, and hope. Audiobooks are a lifeline for many stroke survivors, and we’re thrilled to bring this edition to you.
The audiobook is available with exclusive features on Audiobrary — a platform founded by narrator Julia Whelan — as well as through most major retailers, such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
About the Author:
Debra Meyerson is an author, advocate, and a professor at Stanford University Graduate School of Education. Following her severe stroke in 2010, Debra wrote Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves after Stroke (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2019); second edition 2025). Writing Identity Theft began as a critical part of her personal journey to rebuild her own life outside mainstream academia. It became the foundation for maintaining meaning and purpose in her life despite her ongoing disabilities – helping other stroke survivors and those closest to them rebuild their identities after a trauma like stroke, and navigate the critical and often overlooked emotional journey in recovery. With her husband, Steve Zuckerman, she co-founded Stroke Onward to expand and accelerate that work. In addition to her role on the board, Debra’s significant volunteer commitment to Stroke Onward focuses on speaking engagements, deepening the content built into their work, and supporting related research projects.
Prior to her stroke in 2010, Debra’s academic work focused on feminism, diversity, identity, and organizational change. Debra’s most significant contribution from that period was Tempered Radicals: How Everyday Leaders Inspire Change at Work (HBS Press, 2001). More on her selected publications here. Debra currently serves on the board of the Pacific Stroke Association (PSA), the BU Sargent School Constituent Advisory Board, and the Stakeholder Advisory Board for Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Aphasia research project (University of Pittsburgh). Debra received her B.S. and M.S. from M.I.T. and a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Stanford University.
Steve Zuckerman is an experienced executive who has held leadership positions in both non-profit and for-profit organizations. He is Debra Meyerson’s husband since 1988, carepartner since her stroke in 2010, and an unnamed co-author of Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves after Stroke (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2019) and co-author of the second edition (2025). In 2019 he scaled back other leadership roles to co-found Stroke Onward with his wife Debra. In addition to his role on the board, Steve’s significant volunteer commitment to Stroke Onward focuses on organizational strategy, fundraising, and governance.
