Anna Winiarek - speaker • coach

My story

In November 2000, I was diagnosed with a rare neuromuscular autoimmune disease called Myasthenia Gravis. When the doctor called me to his office, the words I heard were: “Prepare for a wheelchair.” Over the next four years, my health deteriorated steadily. I became increasingly weak, unable to walk properly, swallow food, or even breathe with ease. I sank into deep depression. My body was shutting down.

On Easter night, 2005, my condition reached a critical point. I was taken by ambulance to the hospital. I knew I was dying. I felt my life force slowly leaving my body, clinging to consciousness as I waited for doctors in an understaffed ER.

Eventually, I lost the ability to breathe and fell unconscious. Here—on Earth—I was gone. But in the other realm, I was more alive than ever. I was fully conscious. I traveled far. I didn't want to return. But I was told that my mission wasn’t complete... and that it would be a good idea to come back.

When I woke up, I was in the ICU, on a ventilator, surrounded by machines and IVs. My body was still broken, but my spirit had returned empowered. I knew, without a doubt, that everything was going to be okay.

Now, 20 years later, I live a full, vibrant life. I swim, bike, practice yoga—and I haven’t taken a single medication for this illness in over 15 years. I’ve been married, divorced, moved across continents in search of a dream life. And through all of it, I’ve made it my mission to share my story and help others awaken their own healing and truth.