
My Heart & Mind with Sallie Crawley - Life after a Heart Attack or Cardiac Surgery
You survived the heart attack, cardiac surgery, or cardiac arrest, but now what? Life after a heart event can feel overwhelming, lonely, and uncertain. Your body may be healing, but your mind and emotions are still catching up.
Friends say you’re lucky to be alive, and you know you are. But inside, you’re dealing with fear, exhaustion, and grief. You’ve been given a second chance, but you don’t know how to make the most of it. Your confidence is shaken, your energy is low, and no one really talks about how recovery is more than just medication and exercise.
That’s where My Heart & Mind with Sallie Crawley comes in — the podcast designed specifically for people recovering from a heart attack, heart surgery, cardiac arrest, or living with heart disease. You’ll get emotional support, mindset tools, and practical strategies to help you rebuild your life - one breath, one step, one day at a time.
Unlike medical podcasts that focus on clinical facts, My Heart & Mind is about the emotional and mental rehab you didn’t know you needed. Each episode blends Sallie’s personal experience as a heart patient with expert tips, inspiring interviews, guided visualisations, and real talk about how to manage fatigue, fear, and the inner critic.
Sallie Crawley is a heart attack survivor, cardiac coach, and certified practitioner in mind-body wellbeing. She understands firsthand the rollercoaster of emotions that come after a cardiac event, and she’s helped hundreds of people navigate recovery with more hope, clarity, and self-compassion.
Whether you’re newly diagnosed, weeks, months or even years into your recovery, or maybe supporting a loved one through theirs, this podcast will help you feel less alone and more in control. Tune in to learn how to manage your energy, shift your mindset, and find joy and purpose again - so you can live not just longer, but happier and better.
🎧 Follow now to start healing from the inside out.
Episodes
Relaxamation - I Have the Right to Be Happy

A Self-Soothing Toolbox for your Heart & Mind Health

Coming Home: What the Early Months After a Heart Attack Really Feel Like

From Trauma to Triumph – Embracing Post-Traumatic Growth After a Heart Event

Beat the Heat and Stay Heart-Healthy
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Mindset and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Is There a Connection?

Relaxamation - I Cope With Uncertainty (20 minutes)

An Emotional Roller Coaster Ride after a Heart Attack or Heart Surgery

Introducing Healthy Hearts & Happy Minds!

Can PTSD be caused by a heart attack, cardiac arrest or open-heart surgery?

Pumphead, Is That a Thing? (Post-Perfusion Syndrome)

Rebuilding the Engine with Triple Bypass Surgery - John Fraser's Story
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Relaxamation - Today Is My Day (13 minutes)

Embracing Awe: The Surprising Connection Between Wonder and Cardiac Wellbeing

Relaxamation - I Am In Charge of How I Feel (13 minutes)

Stress Less, Live More: 5 Breathing Methods to Improve Cardiac Health and Emotional Well-Being

A Journey of Survival and Resilience with Jon Johnston

Finding Your Sweet Spot with Cheryl Strachan

Cardiac Fiction Egregious Fortune By Aaron David

Relaxamation - I Am Whole, Healthy & Complete

Fatigue management tips when you have a heart health diagnosis

Relaxamation - Forgiveness Is A Gift

Relaxamations Explained - The Big Calm & The Feel Good Factor

Fatigue, the What, the Why and the How To Work It Out

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