Cardiac Chat with Immy Reid – A Powerful Conversation about Heart Failure, Trauma and Hope

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...

Cardiac Chat with Andrew Pike – Pumphead & Open Heart Surgery, the Recovery No One Talks About

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...

Rebuilt Engine: John Fraser’s Journey – CABG and a Collapsed Lung

by Sallie Crawley | Feb 28, 2025 | Confidence, Acceptance & Moving Forward, Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Podcast, Relationships, Family, Carers & Intimacy, Stories & Inspiration, Tests, Medicines, Treatments & Surgery

Welcome back to the My Heart & Mind podcast! In this week’s episode, we have the incredibly inspiring John Fraser, who candidly shares his journey through a triple coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. John’s story is a testament to resilience, the power of...

Survival & Resilience: Life Before & After Jon Died following a Cardiac Arrest

by Sallie Crawley | Dec 7, 2024 | Confidence, Acceptance & Moving Forward, Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Podcast, Stories & Inspiration, Tests, Medicines, Treatments & Surgery

A Journey of Survival and Resilience with Jon Johnston In life, unexpected events can profoundly change our perspective and alter the course of our existence. One such event is experiencing a heart attack, a harrowing experience that shakes individuals to their core....

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

by Sallie Crawley | Jul 1, 2021 | Confidence, Acceptance & Moving Forward, Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Podcast, Stories & Inspiration, Therapies, Understanding Your Heart & Diagnosis

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...