HeyJaredLife after a Heart Attack or Heart Surgery | Mental, Emotional & Practical Heart Health Wellness
Sallie Crawley is a heart attack survivor, cardiac coach and therapist. She specialises in holistic heart health and helping survivors and their families navigate the "emotional and mental rehab" that follows a life-changing cardiac event.
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- Sep 28, 2026
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072 The Lost Hours - Why Your Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Story Matters (opens the original)
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After heart surgery, a cardiac arrest, or another major cardiac event, many people discover there are gaps in their memory. Some remember vivid dreams or nightmares. Others remember very little at all. In this episode, we're exploring the powerful role an ICU diary can play in recovery. You'll learn why memory gaps happen, how they can affect emotional wellbeing, and how a simple diary kept by loved ones can help patients make sense of their experience long after they've left intensive care. ...
071 Cardiac Chat with Immy Reid - Heart Failure, Trauma and Hope (opens the original)
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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 about living with high blood pressure from a young age, being diagnosed with heart failure, going through cancer treatment, experiencing severe complications, and later surviving three cardiac arrests. She also talks about being placed on end-of-life care, the impact this had on her family, and ...
070 Most Powerful Tool for Healing After a Heart Attack or Heart Surgery (opens the original)
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Sleep is one of the most important things we can do for our physical and emotional wellbeing, yet it is often one of the first things to suffer after a heart attack, heart surgery, cardiac arrest, or diagnosis of heart disease. In this episode, I explore why sleep matters so much for recovery, the connection between sleep and heart health, and why anxiety often seems to worsen at bedtime. You'll discover: • Why sleep is essential for healing your heart and body • The different stages of sleep...
069 Cardiac Chat with Andrew Pike - Pumphead & Open Heart Surgery, the Recovery No One Talks About (opens the original)
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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 was physically successful, but once he returned home, he began to experience confusion, disorientation, difficulty connecting with others, and a frightening sense that something was very wrong. Despite being told that his heart was doing well, Andrew knew that emotionally and mentally, he was not ...
068 Is It Normal to Feel Like This After a Heart Attack or Heart Surgery? (opens the original)
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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 emotional impact of cardiac recovery and why so many people struggle with feelings that nobody warned them about. You'll learn about the difference between the common "cardiac blues" and symptoms of trauma, including anxiety, panic, sleeplessness, avoidance, flashbacks, irritability, and fear. We'l...
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