Groove with Portia
Welcome, friend. I’m Portia Booker, storyteller, producer, and host of Groove with Portia. Groove with Portia is a storytelling podcast centered on one powerful question: how did you find your groove through adversity? If you’re here, chances are you’ve experienced grief. The loss of a loved one, a dream, or the version of yourself you once knew. Maybe you pivoted from corporate life into entrepreneurship, or maybe everything you worked for was suddenly stripped away. Every Thursday, I sit down with everyday people, leaders, creatives, and visionaries who share how they turned pain into purpose, obstacles into opportunities, and grief into growth. These conversations are honest, soulful, and healing. Groove with Portia is recognized as a top 10 percent global podcast, reflecting a growing community that believes in the power of storytelling to guide, teach, and restore. If you’re navigating loss, faith, mental wellness, or a major life transition, you’re in the right place. Welcome to the groove.
Episodes
Tune in to hear Nicole explain how her search for healing led her through certifications, practices, a...
Lisa shares her journey following the passing of her husband, Donald, after 32 years of marriage, and how she found herself unexpectedly remarried six months later to a man she once knew in college who also shared the same name. What may sound un...
I’m joined by Karena, as we share our personal experiences of losing our mothers and navigating the transition period that follows. Karena reflects on the pass...
I’m joined by Monica Estevez, a mother whose daughter survived human trafficking. Monica shares her family’s journey after her daughter was trafficked following connections made in New York in 2022. Despite widespread social media efforts and community...
John takes us back to 2011, a season marked by financial collapse, hopelessness, and a desire for life to end. What followed was a massive heart attack during one of the worst freezes in Dallas-Fort Worth history and a moment in the ICU that changed...
On this episode of Groove with Portia, I sit down with Dr. David Clarke, president of the Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms, to explore what happens when pain is generated by the brain rather than structural injury.
Dr. Clarke shares his personal and professional journey into neuroplastic medi...
We explore the powerful connection between gratitude and grief, how journalin...
Becca opens up about two defining moments that changed everything. The first was a very public career loss that left her grieving the identity she had spent years building. The second came fourteen months later when she was diagnosed...
Sarah joins me to talk about what it truly means to hit rock bottom and...
Then I sit down with Rachel Samani, founder of The Honest Jeweler, a woman who took her deepest personal struggles and turned them into soulful remin...
As I reflected on the wisdom passed down from my great-grandmother—whose birthday month I share—Gladys and I explored how our most personal pain can fuel our greatest purpose. Gladys opened up about a time when her world...
We talk about the heartbreak of grieving relationships that never existed the way we hoped. Claire opens up about losing her mother in her mid-20s, the emotional weight of estrangement, and how she turned pain into purpose.
Together, we talk about the ge...
Rachel opens up about her personal journey through mental health and addiction, the power of pe...
This episode holds a mirror to something many of us experience in silence—what it means to rediscover joy while living with grief. I open up about finding old footage of myself anchoring the news and how that moment unlocked a portal to joy I had tucked away. My guest, Hélène Caniac—a certified professional coach and former fraud investigator—joins me to share her own transformation after losing h...
On this episode of Groove with Portia, I sit down with three extraordinary mothers—Dawn Huie, Valarie Allyn, and Anastasia Brown (hosts of There Are No Words, but we have a few Podcast)—who open up about losing their sons to suicide and addiction. Each story carries the raw truth of what it means to live in the aftermath of unimaginable pain—and the strength it takes to kee...
We talk about the emotional realities employe...
We talk about the grief that c...
Katy opens up about her late son Jaxon, who would have turned 21 this year. She shares how his memory lives on thr...
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