by Sallie Crawley | Mar 4, 2026 | Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Everyday Life, Work & Travel, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Podcast, Symptoms, Monitoring & Knowing When to Get Help, Tests, Medicines, Treatments & Surgery, Understanding Your Heart & Diagnosis
I am writing this article in February 2026 and I am so fed up with the amount of rain we are having in the UK. I am really looking forward to some sunnier and warmer weather. We Brits can’t always be guaranteed of fine weather and after all I have been through these...
by Sallie Crawley | Feb 23, 2026 | Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Podcast, Stories & Inspiration, Tests, Medicines, Treatments & Surgery, Understanding Your Heart & Diagnosis
I’m thrilled to announce a major rebrand and a fresh look for the podcast, but I’m not doing it alone. I’m inviting you to help shape our future, cast your vote for our new name, and enter for a chance to win a paperback copy of one of my three cardiac recovery books....
by Sallie Crawley | Feb 4, 2026 | Confidence, Acceptance & Moving Forward, Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Podcast, Relaxamations
Today’s episode is focussed one helping you learn how to reduce resistance, find emotional flexibility, and rebuild confidence after a cardiac health event or diagnosis. If you don’t know what a relaxamation is then you may want to read my blog or listen to the...
by Sallie Crawley | Jan 21, 2026 | Confidence, Acceptance & Moving Forward, Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, End of Life & Planning Ahead, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Podcast
Death is one of those subjects none of us likes to think about, let alone talk about. And yet it is a natural part of living, something we will all face, whether sooner or later. The good news is: it doesn’t have to be a scary process. With gentle planning and open...
by Sallie Crawley | Jan 7, 2026 | Podcast, Symptoms, Monitoring & Knowing When to Get Help, Tests, Medicines, Treatments & Surgery, Understanding Your Heart & Diagnosis
Vasodilators are used to ease chest pain, and to treat and prevent angina. They help by relaxing and widening your blood vessels, reducing blood pressure, and lowering the heart’s workload, which can relieve angina symptoms. A category of vasodilators called nitrates...
by Sallie Crawley | Dec 31, 2025 | Confidence, Acceptance & Moving Forward, Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Podcast, Understanding Your Heart & Diagnosis
You survived a cardiac event. The physical healing may be underway but what about your story? The way we speak about our health can quietly shape how we live with that health event. One small but important change in phrasing—saying “a heart attack” or “the heart...
