by Sallie Crawley | Sep 14, 2026 | Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Podcast, Stories & Inspiration, Understanding Your Heart & Diagnosis
Today I’m joined by the lovely Immy Reid, and this is one of those conversations that really reminds us just how much a person can go through behind the scenes, often while still trying to keep going, keep smiling, and keep making sense of it all. Immy has faced a...
by Sallie Crawley | Aug 31, 2026 | Confidence, Acceptance & Moving Forward, Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Everyday Life, Work & Travel, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Podcast
“Sleep is the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.” – Thomas Dekker After a heart attack, heart surgery, cardiac arrest, or a diagnosis of heart disease, many people focus on medication, rehabilitation, exercise, and diet. All of these...
by Sallie Crawley | Aug 3, 2026 | Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Podcast, Relationships, Family, Carers & Intimacy, Symptoms, Monitoring & Knowing When to Get Help, Tests, Medicines, Treatments & Surgery
Have you ever found yourself wondering, “Is it normal to feel like this?” Perhaps you’ve had a heart attack, heart surgery, a cardiac arrest, or received a cardiac diagnosis, and since then, you’ve been feeling anxious; maybe frightened,...
by Sallie Crawley | Jul 6, 2026 | Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Podcast, Tests, Medicines, Treatments & Surgery, Understanding Your Heart & Diagnosis
Pumphead and the Heart Brain Connection explained. If you are reading this, you’ve likely survived a major cardiac event and a complex surgery. You’ve been told the surgery was a success, and by all clinical markers, you are “mending.” Yet, inside, things...
by Sallie Crawley | Jun 25, 2026 | Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Podcast, Therapies
When I had my heart attack, I was overwhelmed. Not just by the physical impact but by the emotional storm it brought with it. The fear, the fatigue, the sense that my body had somehow betrayed me, it was all-consuming. I found myself caught in a whirlwind of...