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 | Aug 4, 2025 | Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Podcast
What on earth is a self-soothing toolbox, Sallie? Sounds like something you would give a toddler when having an epic meltdown in the supermarket? Well in reality yes, it’s not all that different actually. As it’s probably not socially acceptable to throw...
by Sallie Crawley | Oct 6, 2018 | Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Symptoms, Monitoring & Knowing When to Get Help, Therapies
Many people experience anxiety and stress, along with depression following a serious health issue such as a heart attack. As part of rehabilitation the team may recommend managing stress as one of your risk factors. Using therapies and techniques such as Hypnosis, NLP...