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 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 | 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 | Jun 24, 2021 | Acceptance, Exercise, Healthy eating, Interviews, Podcast, Therapy
Click play to hear the full interview ⬇ Jakki introduces her five pillars of Healing the Heart At the age of 36 she was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure, Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy and Aortic Stenosis from an undiagnosed Bicuspid Aortic Valve. Her life was...
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...
by Sallie F Crawley | Apr 27, 2021 | Acceptance, Energy, Exercise, Interviews, Podcast, Purpose, Therapy
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...