by Sallie F Crawley | Jan 5, 2023 | Acceptance, Confidence, Emotions, Hope, Therapy
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 F Crawley | Dec 29, 2022 | Acceptance, Confidence, Direction, Emotions, Exercise, Purpose, Therapy, Trauma
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 F Crawley | Dec 22, 2022 | Acceptance, Confidence, Direction, Emotions, Hope
Something that I get asked quite often is “What happens and how will I feel in the first few weeks and months after leaving the hospital following heart surgery or a heart attack?” A question that most people will have running through their mind at some point after a...
by Sallie F Crawley | Dec 8, 2022 | Blood pressure, Cholesterol, Diabetes, Emotions, Exercise, Healthy eating, Smoking, Trauma
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 F Crawley | Oct 27, 2022 | Emotions, How to, Therapy, Trauma
Before you start out with any treatment, you always have a lot of questions. This is understandable, it’s unchartered territory for you. How do you know this is going to work? What will you have to do? Will it make you worse? What actually happens? I have collated the...
by Sallie F Crawley | Oct 20, 2022 | Acceptance, Emotions, How to, Therapy, Trauma
Living with trauma or PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder) following a heart attack, heart surgery or cardiac arrest can be very debilitating. It affects your life in a lot of ways. Your brain may be making you relive some of the events, you can have flashbacks that...
