Books that can Help You Get Over the Impact of a Heart Attack, Surgery, or Cardiac Arrest

Books that can Help You Get Over the Impact of a Heart Attack, Surgery, or Cardiac Arrest

Is it just me? – Getting over the impact of a heart attack After any traumatic event in our lives, there is a period of reflection. We question the why’s and what we could have done to prevent the event from happening. Getting over the impact of a heart attack...
7 Things to Aid Your Recovery from a Heart Attack, Cardiac Event, or Heart Surgery

7 Things to Aid Your Recovery from a Heart Attack, Cardiac Event, or Heart Surgery

Is how you feel after a heart attack, cardiac event, or heart surgery normal? Suffering from anxiety, breathlessness, panic, sleeplessness, anger, loneliness, frustration, sadness, grief, or fear? All of these feelings are completely normal to experience during...
Fatigue, the What, the Why and the How-To Work It Out

Fatigue, the What, the Why and the How-To Work It Out

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...
Cardiac Chat with Sallie Crawley by Brian Simpson, a ruptured Achilles, a heart attack and breast cancer

Cardiac Chat with Sallie Crawley by Brian Simpson, a ruptured Achilles, a heart attack and breast cancer

Click play to hear the full interview ⬇ My time on the other side of the mic. Hear how I didn’t realise I was having a heart attack. A few months ago, I invited Brian Simpson, the Heart Attack Thriver to be on my podcast. He turned the tables on me and...
Cardiac Chat with Brian Simpson, the heart attack thriver, how having a heart attack changed his life for the better

Cardiac Chat with Brian Simpson, the heart attack thriver, how having a heart attack changed his life for the better

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...