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Books that can Help You Get Over the Impact of a Heart Attack, Surgery, or Cardiac Arrest
Is it just me? - Getting over the impact of a heart attack After any traumatic event in our lives, there is a period of reflection. We question the why’s and what we could have done to prevent the event from happening. Getting over the impact of a heart attack or...
7 Things to Aid Your Recovery from a Heart Attack, Cardiac Event, or Heart Surgery
Is how you feel after a heart attack, cardiac event, or heart surgery normal? Suffering from anxiety, breathlessness, panic, sleeplessness, anger, loneliness, frustration, sadness, grief, or fear? All of these feelings are completely normal to experience during...
Trauma and PTSD can be caused by a heart attack, cardiac arrest or open-heart surgery
Can trauma and PTSD be caused by a heart attack, cardiac arrest or open-heart surgery? The quick answer to this is, YES of course it can. Many people, like you and I, experience trauma when they are diagnosed with chronic health conditions like heart disease, cancer,...
Relaxamation – I Am Whole, Healthy & Complete
Quit hiding your magic! You are UNIQUE. You are whole, healthy & complete. The only one like you. Your fingerprints are one of a kind, not even identical twins have matching ones. You are the outcome of one egg and around 40 million sperm, any other sperm and you...
Fatigue management tips when you have a heart health diagnosis
A few weeks ago I talked about my experience of fatigue, fatigue management and what fatigue can feel like. I discussed the difference between tiredness and fatigue along with reasons why after a heart attack, heart surgery or living with heart disease we might have...
Relaxamation – Forgiveness Is A Gift
For a full understanding of what my guided relaxamations are make sure you catch up with my episode called Relaxamations to relax and energise when living with heart disease, you can read or listen to me explaining it. In a nutshell, though, relaxamations are a blend...
Relaxamations to relax and energise when living with heart disease
Today I am going to tell you about my relaxamation technique and how it can help you to relax and energise when living with heart disease. It is a blend of all of the best bits of meditation, guided relaxation, mindfulness, and positive affirmations. It's so exciting...
Fatigue, the What, the Why and the How-To Work It Out
I recently asked in my Facebook community how have people been feeling since their heart attack, cardiac event or open-heart surgery. At the top of the poll was fatigue closely followed up by sleep issues, anxiety and lack of motivation. I thought these would be great...
Interview with Sallie Crawley by Brian Simpson, a ruptured Achilles, a heart attack and breast cancer
Click play to hear the full interview ⬇ My time on the other side of the mic. Hear how I didn't realise I was having a heart attack. A few months ago, I invited Brian Simpson, the Heart Attack Thriver to be on my podcast. He turned the tables on me and invited me...