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 | 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...
by Sallie Crawley | Mar 19, 2021 | Podcast, Stories & Inspiration, Understanding Your Heart & Diagnosis
Just before her 50th birthday Tena was admitted to hospital with unstable angina, and this was just the beginning of her story. Tena lives with many cardiac and respiratory chronic illnesses and she shares with us her journey, and her coping mechanisms that helped her...
by Sallie Crawley | Mar 10, 2021 | Podcast, Stories & Inspiration, Understanding Your Heart & Diagnosis
In February 2019, Eliza had a successful heart transplant recipient at Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire, UK. It was a life-saving event that focussed her on fundraising and being a patient advocate. Eliza explains that she was born with congenital heart disease but...
