by Sallie Crawley | Jan 5, 2023 | Acceptance, Confidence, Emotions, Hope, Therapy
When I think back to how I felt when I first came out of the hospital following my heart attack, I don’t think I realised at the time that I was going through one of the first stages of grief. I was on the emotional roller coaster ride of heart attack recovery....
by Sallie 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 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 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...
by Sallie Crawley | Oct 6, 2022 | Acceptance, Confidence, Emotions, Hope, Trauma
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...
