071 Cardiac Chat with Immy Reid - Heart Failure, Trauma and Hope
Immy Reid shares her extraordinary journey through complex health challenges, heart failure, cancer treatment, cardiac arrests, trauma, and the long emotional recovery that follows. Immy shares openly...
14 Sep 54min
069 Cardiac Chat with Andrew Pike - Pumphead & Open Heart Surgery, the Recovery No One Talks About
Sallie Crawley talks with filmmaker Andrew Pike about his experience of open-heart surgery, the emotional and cognitive aftermath that followed, and the making of his film Pumphead. Andrew’s surgery w...
17 Aug 53min
068 Is It Normal to Feel Like This After a Heart Attack or Heart Surgery?
Is it normal to feel anxious, frightened, angry, overwhelmed, or emotional after a heart attack, heart surgery, or another cardiac event? The answer is yes. In this episode, we're talking about the em...
3 Aug 13min
067 Relax - I Am Allowed to Cry for Emotional Healing After a Cardiac Event
Have you found yourself crying unexpectedly since your heart attack, heart surgery, cardiac arrest or cardiac diagnosis? Perhaps the tears arrive when someone asks how you are, when a hospital letter ...
20 Jul 33min
066 Understanding "Pumphead" and the Heart-Brain Connection after Heart Surgery
The Rhythm of Recovery: Why You Feel "Disconnected" After Surgery. Have you had heart surgery, only to find that while your "plumbing" is mended, your mind feels like it’s still buffering? You’re not...
6 Jul 13min
065 Reiki for the Heart - A Gentle Journey to Heal after a Cardiac Event
After a heart event, the emotional storm can be just as taxing as the physical recovery. In this episode, we explore how Reiki, a Japanese energy healing practice, can act as a gentle lifeline to help...
24 Jun 13min
064 Loss of Taste after a Heart Attack or Cardiac Surgery
Have your favourite foods started tasting strange after a heart attack or heart surgery? In this episode, we’re talking about something that doesn’t get discussed nearly enough - changes in taste afte...
8 Jun 13min
