by Sallie Crawley | Aug 17, 2026 | Confidence, Acceptance & Moving Forward, Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Podcast, Stories & Inspiration, Tests, Medicines, Treatments & Surgery, Understanding Your Heart & Diagnosis
Today I’m joined by filmmaker Andrew Pike, and we’re talking about something that many people experience after open-heart surgery, but far too many people are left to make sense of on their own. It is often called pumphead, although as you’ll hear in this...
by Sallie Crawley | Jul 21, 2025 | Confidence, Acceptance & Moving Forward, Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Podcast
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 Crawley | Apr 27, 2021 | Confidence, Acceptance & Moving Forward, Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Podcast, Stories & Inspiration, Understanding Your Heart & Diagnosis
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...
by Sallie Crawley | Aug 19, 2020 | Confidence, Acceptance & Moving Forward, Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Podcast
Trying to find direction after a cardiac event. I discuss how to be able to take action on your unique path of life you need to have direction and focus. When our life changes it can feel uncertain and we feel vulnerable. By having direction and taking action we are...
by Sallie Crawley | Mar 4, 2020 | Confidence, Acceptance & Moving Forward, Emotional Recovery & Mental Health
I needed to find acceptance for the rules for being human It was in 2016 that I realised that this would be the first step of my recovery from a heart attack and breast cancer. I realised that I needed to accept and understand the differences in my life. To learn my...
