Relaxamation – I Am Allowed to Cry for Emotional Healing After a Cardiac Event

Relaxamation – I Am Allowed to Cry for Emotional Healing After a Cardiac Event

In today’s relaxamation, I am going to explore when you find yourself crying unexpectedly since your heart attack, heart surgery, cardiac arrest or cardiac diagnosis. Crying is okay and can help you find emotional healing after a cardiac event. If you don’t know...
The Rhythm of Recovery: Understanding “Pumphead” and the Heart-Brain Connection after Heart Surgery

The Rhythm of Recovery: Understanding “Pumphead” and the Heart-Brain Connection after Heart Surgery

Pumphead and the Heart Brain Connection explained. If you are reading this, you’ve likely survived a major cardiac event and a complex surgery. You’ve been told the surgery was a success, and by all clinical markers, you are “mending.” Yet, inside, things...
Loss of Taste after a Heart Attack or Cardiac Surgery

Loss of Taste after a Heart Attack or Cardiac Surgery

“But mum, you can’t, not like coffee, that’s your signature drink”! Those were the words my daughter said after I told her I didn’t like coffee anymore. It was as much of a surprise for me, as I had always been a coffee snob. I liked it fresh brewed from ground beans,...
Preparing for Heart Surgery – Before, During & After

Preparing for Heart Surgery – Before, During & After

If you are reading this article there is a good chance you are or someone you care about is waiting for heart surgery – whether that’s bypass surgery, valve repair or replacement, a stent, an implantable device, or another cardiac procedure, I want you to know...