by Sallie F Crawley | Jan 12, 2023 | Acceptance, Confidence, Energy, Hope, Pain, Trauma
Pumphead, or Postperfusion Syndrome to give its scientific name, may or may not have been something you have heard of let alone experienced. Some of you may be thinking it sounds like part of a car! However, for many, the post-op brain fog is very real. Doctors...
by Sallie F Crawley | Apr 28, 2022 | Acceptance, Direction, Energy, Exercise, Healthy eating, Hope, How to, Podcast, Sleep
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...
by Sallie F Crawley | Apr 21, 2022 | Acceptance, Emotions, Energy, Hope, Podcast, Relaxamation
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...
by Sallie F Crawley | Apr 20, 2022 | Acceptance, Blood pressure, Direction, Emotions, Energy, Podcast, Relaxamation
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...
by Sallie F Crawley | Apr 13, 2022 | Acceptance, Energy, How to, Medication, Podcast
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...
by Sallie F Crawley | Jun 2, 2021 | Energy, Exercise, Hope, Interviews, Podcast
Click play to hear the full interview ⬇ Angela is an exercise coach and a cardiac nurse. In the last seven years, she’s been specialising in cardiac rehabilitation exercise. She has quite a unique combination of skills. We chat about how in the UK cardiac rehab is...