by Sallie Crawley | Jul 21, 2025 | Confidence, Acceptance & Moving Forward, Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Podcast
Having a heart condition, experiencing a heart attack, having heart surgery or going through a cardiac arrest is a life-changing event. There’s no denying that. It’s not a walk in the park and may feel like one of the worst things that have happened to you. Some...
by Sallie Crawley | Jul 7, 2025 | Confidence, Acceptance & Moving Forward, Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Healthy Heart Living & Risk Reduction, Podcast
I know what you’re thinking… “You can’t think yourself better” “No amount of telling yourself that you are doing well will change the fact that this awful thing happened to you and changed your life forever” I appreciate why you think those because...
by Sallie Crawley | Jun 30, 2025 | Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Podcast, Relaxamations
Today I’ve been thinking about how much energy we spend trying to predict, control or prepare for every possible outcome in life… especially when we’re living with a health condition. It’s completely natural—we want certainty because it feels safe. And when your body...
by Sallie Crawley | Jun 23, 2025 | Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Podcast, Tests, Medicines, Treatments & Surgery, Understanding Your Heart & Diagnosis
When I think back to how I felt when I first came out of the hospital following my heart attack, I don’t think I realised at the time that I was going through one of the first stages of grief. I was on the emotional roller coaster ride of heart attack recovery....
by Sallie Crawley | Jun 9, 2025 | Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Podcast, Symptoms, Monitoring & Knowing When to Get Help, Tests, Medicines, Treatments & Surgery, Understanding Your Heart & Diagnosis
Can a heart attack, cardiac arrest or open heart surgery cause trauma or PTSD? 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, MS,...
by Sallie Crawley | Feb 28, 2025 | Confidence, Acceptance & Moving Forward, Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Podcast, Relationships, Family, Carers & Intimacy, Stories & Inspiration, Tests, Medicines, Treatments & Surgery
Welcome back to the My Heart & Mind podcast! In this week’s episode, we have the incredibly inspiring John Fraser, who candidly shares his journey through a triple coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. John’s story is a testament to resilience, the power of...
