Fatigue, the What, the Why and the How-To Work It Out

Fatigue, the What, the Why and the How-To Work It Out

by | Apr 13, 2022 | Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Podcast, Symptoms, Monitoring & Knowing When to Get Help, Tests, Medicines, Treatments & Surgery, Understanding Your Heart & Diagnosis

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...
Cardiac Chat with Sallie Crawley by Brian Simpson, a ruptured Achilles, a heart attack and breast cancer

Cardiac Chat with Sallie Crawley by Brian Simpson, a ruptured Achilles, a heart attack and breast cancer

by | Jul 1, 2021 | Confidence, Acceptance & Moving Forward, Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Podcast, Stories & Inspiration, Therapies, Understanding Your Heart & Diagnosis

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...
Cardiac Chat with Brian Simpson, the heart attack thriver, how having a heart attack changed his life for the better

Cardiac Chat with Brian Simpson, the heart attack thriver, how having a heart attack changed his life for the better

by | Apr 27, 2021 | Confidence, Acceptance & Moving Forward, Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Podcast, Stories & Inspiration, Understanding Your Heart & Diagnosis

How having a heart attack changed his life for the better. Brian suffered a massive heart attack at the age of 48. Prior to that he was exceptionally healthy and lived a very active life. His heart attack occurred during an Ice Hockey match and he spent 20-25 minutes...
Interview with Sara Bushnell – Having a heart attack at work far from home and an important discovery

Interview with Sara Bushnell – Having a heart attack at work far from home and an important discovery

by | Apr 20, 2021 | Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Podcast, Relationships, Family, Carers & Intimacy, Stories & Inspiration, Symptoms, Monitoring & Knowing When to Get Help, Tests, Medicines, Treatments & Surgery, Understanding Your Heart & Diagnosis

She had been experiencing regular headaches and stress, at one point thought her blood pressure machine must have been broken. Who’d have thought about a heart attack. Constant headaches and stress Sara was fit, healthy and ate a good diet. She had been...