by Sallie Crawley | May 25, 2026 | Confidence, Acceptance & Moving Forward, Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Podcast, Tests, Medicines, Treatments & Surgery
If you are reading this article there is a good chance you are or someone you care about is waiting for heart surgery – whether that’s bypass surgery, valve repair or replacement, a stent, an implantable device, or another cardiac procedure, I want you to know...
by Sallie Crawley | May 11, 2026 | Confidence, Acceptance & Moving Forward, Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Podcast, Tests, Medicines, Treatments & Surgery, Therapies, Understanding Your Heart & Diagnosis
The fear of mortality is something most humans brush up against at some point in their lives. Usually, it’s fleeting, a passing thought late at night or after a loss. But when you’ve had a cardiac arrest, an implantable device, heart attack, or cardiac surgery,...
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 | 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 3, 2025 | Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Healthy Heart Living & Risk Reduction, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Podcast, Tests, Medicines, Treatments & Surgery, Understanding Your Heart & Diagnosis
From Fear to Freedom – Step by Step, Beat by Beat Imagine your heart as a super‑powered pump. Its job? To send blood filled with oxygen and nutrients to every part of your body. But just like any pump, your heart has a strength level and that’s where ejection...
