Episode 17 — The Voice Inside Your Head- Finding a Gentler Way to Talk to Yourself After a Heart Attack

Stronger After The Storm

Stronger After The Storm
Episode 17 — The Voice Inside Your Head- Finding a Gentler Way to Talk to Yourself After a Heart Attack
Jan 06, 2026 Episode 17
Dougie Smith

Episode 17 — The Voice Inside Your Head
Finding a Gentler Way to Talk to Yourself After a Heart Attack

After a heart attack, the noise around you often fades — and the voice inside your head becomes harder to ignore. In this episode of Stronger After the Storm, I reflect on the inner critic that grew louder during recovery, the pressure it created, and what began to change when I stopped fighting it and started responding with more honesty and less force. A quiet, personal look at self-talk, emotional recovery, and learning to live again without turning healing into another test.

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