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 | 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 | 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...
by Sallie F Crawley | Oct 13, 2022 | Acceptance, Confidence, Emotions, Hope, How to, Trauma
Feeling emotional after a heart attack, surgery, or cardiac arrest? I’m sure, whilst you are reading this, you may be feeling as though you can’t see an ending to this anxiety and worry. You may even think it’s pointless trying. You may have started...
