My Heart & Mind with Sallie Crawley

Sallie Crawley

Together we will explore the art of living happy after a cardiac event. Helping you to get your emotional power back. To gain control of your life, your mind and body. After a heart attack, cardiac arrest or when living with heart disease, it’s not just your physical body that has life-altering changes and needs rehabilitation. My show focusses on your mindset, your thoughts and feelings, so you can feel good now. Each episode will be about sharing ideas, tips and tricks to transform how you feel after a cardiac trauma. It's about rehabilitation for how you think and your emotions so you can love the life you live. Listen to ‘how to’ episodes, interviews and Q&A sessions. If you’ve had a cardiac event yourself or you’re the partner or friend of someone who has then this podcast is for you. It’s about you and for you, so you can be the best you.

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Interview with Ashley Reaver, Registered Dietician - Lowering your cholesterol one meal at a time

My Heart & Mind with Sallie Crawley

06/10/21 • 49 min

Ashley specialises in helping people with high cholesterol live a long, healthy life without feeling powerless to control their numbers because of their family history.

Hear about what Cholesterol is, what is good and bad about it. Ashely explains in terms that makes total sense – Cops & Robbers.

We talk about some of the misconceptions and myths about your cholesterol, about diets that reduce or increase cholesterol and her thoughts around diet vs medication (in particular statins).

You’ll learn how you can make your diet interesting, what you can eat and that thing called moderation. How to keep motivated and what to do if you fall off the wagon.

We also have a conversation about how exercise impacts on managing and reducing your cholesterol levels too. Not having enough time is not enough of a reason not to exercise.

She tells me all about how smoking causes an increase in cholesterol, I had literally no clue until after my heart attack.

Ashley also shares her 3 quick wins that you can take away and use today. She also tells us about her FREE online cholesterol class.

You can find Ashley in these places online:

Instagram: @lower.cholesterol.nutrition
Facebook Page: Ashley Reaver Nutrition
Free Course: Lower Cholesterol Longer Life Method

Getting to know Sallie Crawley

Join other hearties, learn some simple tips and feel more in control of your life. Join me in the My Heart & Mind Community. See you over there!

Survivorship after a life-changing event can be challenging. You can rebuild the puzzle of your life and thrive. It takes one beat at a time and the support of people that have had similar experiences.

Please read my disclaimer, visit my website and help yourself to free resources.

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The information contained within my podcast and on my website is for general information purposes only. It is not official health advice and is not intended to be used as such. Any action you take upon the information you find on this website is strictly at your own risk. If you have any questions pertaining to specific health concerns or you think you may be suffering from a medical condition, you should consult a medical professional immediately. You should also consult a medical professional before making any changes to your normal lifestyle habits. You can read my full disclaimer here.
Getting to know Sallie Crawley
Survivorship after a life-changing event can be challenging. You can rebuild the puzzle of your life and thrive. It takes one beat at a time and the support of people that have had similar experiences. Join me and other hearties in the My Heart & Mind Community, you'll get a warm welcome.

Interview with Claire Berouche, heart failure and being a hero

My Heart & Mind with Sallie Crawley

03/04/21 • 62 min

Claire was nominated in 2020 for the BHF Heart Hero Awards. She has contributed in amazing ways to raise awareness of heart failure and has had many TV interviews, been in national papers and BHF publications.

Claire tells us about her life growing up with type 1 diabetes.

Like many women she shares with us how she didn’t realise she was having a heart attack. It was nearly missed but the paramedics that carried out an ECG just in case even though her readings were all fine.

Claire was blue lighted to hospital and rushed straight to the Cath lab, hear how she woke up in ICU to be told she would be having a triple bypass.

Unfortunately, Claire lives with heart failure and she explains the different stages and what her next steps will be.

We talk about how living with heart disease can impact friends and family, and the work she does raising awareness.

Claire shares how she found mindfulness helps her and how she faces life living with heart failure.

She tells about how she has found purpose in supporting others that living with heart health issues through running a group on Facebook.

So, let’s not waste another moment, let’s meet ... Claire

You can join Claire and many others on Facebook at Belles Hearties ♥️

More from me

Join me in the My Heart & Mind Community. A Facebook group to make friends, talk heart stuff, share experiences and have fun.
Read my book The Basics of Heart Health Management at Home Digital Workbook. Helping you with the practical side of life when living with heart disease. The source code of the how not only the what and the why!

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Hope: You can change your expectation

My Heart & Mind with Sallie Crawley

07/30/20 • 17 min

Hope helps when living with a heart condition. This week I am sharing with you my thoughts around the mindset of hope. How having hope after a cardiac event is key to giving your life meaning and being able to look forward to the life you live.

You’ll learn how hope is motivational and helps you be able to adjust to new things and the differences in your life.

I will explain that even though your life may not be as it was prior to your heart health issues, it can be just as fulfilling and sometimes different can be better.

I will tell you about an activity that will help you adjust your expectations, help you have hope and look forward to your new future.
Episode takeaways

Why hope is important in your recovery
What I was told I must not do again
How I changed my thinking and expectations
Other ways to gain hope
Finding the I CAN in I can’t activity
What thoughts might stop you using the finding I can activity and what you can do to change them

Free resources

Download my FREE Activity Map: Focus on the I can. It will help you practice what we’ve talked about in this episode
Join me on Facebook in the My Heart & Mind Podcast Community
If you would prefer the written word, you can read about this topic on my blog: Hope helps when living with a heart condition.
Like me on Facebook, follow me on Instagram and connect with me on LinkedIn.
Please read my disclaimer, visit my website and help yourself to free resources.

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Interview with Brian Simpson – The Heart Attack Thriver, how having a heart attack changed his life for the better

My Heart & Mind with Sallie Crawley

04/29/21 • 55 min

Brian suffered a massive heart attack at the age of 48. Prior to that he was exceptionally healthy and lived a very active life.

His heart attack occurred during an Ice Hockey match and he spent 20-25 minutes on his own in the dark unable to move.
Did he see the light? Despite there being a number of factors that seemed to make the situation difficult, he was lucky in so many ways including having paramedics having a Tim Hortons coffee (it’s famous in Canada). He’s lucky to be alive as they were so close.

He describes his experience in the Cath Lab, his opportunity to take part in a pilot and his magnificent cardiac recovery – his heart health before the heart attack gave him the edge in recovery.

After suffering a life-changing heart attack over 4 years ago, he set out to change how I was showing up in the world. He left a 25-year marriage, his job in a big pharmaceutical company and travelled extensively on his motorcycle through Canada, the USA and Central America searching for his purpose in life and ultimately happiness.

Brian shares with us his acceptance of abuse as a young child. How it created anger, guilt and shame. A secret and pain that he stuffed down into his broken heart.

Meditation was and still is a key element in helping Brian manage stress and heal his heart. Brian believes that stress is one of the main contributors to his heart attack and likely to be behind many other people’s heart health diagnosis.

Hear about his chance meeting with a Monk at an airport and the life-changing circumstances that followed. Then later his journey to India plays an important part in his life, and how he now focuses on helping other people through meditation and mindset coaching.

He explains how much he has changed as a person; his friends say he is unrecognisable from the man he was before. Not physically as he is as fit and healthy as he was before but emotionally, how he chooses to be in this life. He admits to being a recovering negative talker.

This is a fascinating interview, and suggest you stop and listen to what Brian has to say. He is ‘The Heart Attack Thriver’ and he has a checklist too.

You can find Brian in these places online:

Instagram: @theheartattackthriver
Facebook Group: The Heart Attack Thriver
Coaching practice:

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

My Heart & Mind with Sallie Crawley

04/14/22 • 22 min

I recently asked in my Facebook community how have people been feeling since their cardiac event or diagnosis. The top answers were Fatigue, Sleep Issues, Anxiety and Lack of Motivation. These I thought would be top topics for me to talk about.
In this episode, we will be focussing on fatigue.
• What fatigue feels like.
• What’s the difference between tiredness and fatigue?
• Why do we get fatigued, what it is and what causes it?
You will understand what fatigue is and is not. You will understand what causes it and accept that you are justified in how you feel. You will have some ideas and tools to help you minimise the impact of the physical and emotional effects of fatigue.
To read the complete episode Show Notes visit my Podcast & Blog Page.
Resources
Download my zero cost Sleep Easy Journal which will help you have conversations with your medical team and identify or rule out any sleep issues.
Jump on the waitlist for my 6 weeks to Sleep Easy after a Cardiac Event workshop.
Learn a Simple Way to Meditate to gain the benefits of Non-Sleep Deep Rest.
Join me and others on Facebook in the My Heart & Mind Community.
Like me on Facebook, follow me on Instagram and connect with me on LinkedIn.
Please read my disclaimer and visit my website.

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Interview with Ray Bishop – Misdiagnosed more than once, having a forgiving heart and becoming the music man.

My Heart & Mind with Sallie Crawley

04/01/21 • 72 min

Ray was born with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome. This did not affect his quality of life until after he had developed coronary heart disease. He was lucky that by this time, cardiac ablation could be carried out on him. This is one of the rare procedures which cures, rather than treats, a heart problem.

After years of Ray's CHD being misdiagnosed, a heart attack was correctly diagnosed and coronary artery by-pass surgery was performed.

At this time Ray had a confusion of feelings – relief at finally being taken seriously, anger at having been regarded as a hypochondriac, depression and confusion caused by PTSD, and fear of what the future held. His condition was helped by meeting other heart patients at support group meetings.

Being diagnosed with CHD taught Ray to make the most of his life. It also taught him that if he wanted to try something new, he should do it while he had the opportunity.

At the time of his heel surgery, he decided to learn to play a musical instrument for the first time in his life. This led to learning to sing and learning to play numerous other instruments. He now plays saxophone in two band, ukulele in two bands, sings in three choirs, and performs solo. His musical activities have played a huge part in his recovery. His heart problems ended his life as an engineer but started his new life as a musician.

When Ray was first told that he had coronary heart disease he was 48 and he thought his life was almost over. His first thoughts were that he would not see his young children grow up. He is now 70 and has two grandchildren.

When coronavirus curtailed his musical activities, Ray travelled to Lancashire and spent a very busy 14 weeks with his daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren. He then returned to London and started to busk for the first time, raising money for his heart support group.

At the age of 70, and 22 years after his CABG, Ray is now feeling fitter than at any time since his mid-thirties and thoroughly enjoying life.

Online resources mentioned in this episode:

Artful Dodgers (Lewisham Heart Support Group):
www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/find-bhf-near-you/artful-dodgers-lewisham-heart-support-group
www.facebook.com/groups/artfuldodgerslewisham

Blowjangles:

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A Journey of Survival and Resilience with Jon Johnston

My Heart & Mind with Sallie Crawley

12/07/24 • 31 min

My interview with Jon Johnston. He’s a survivor of a widow maker heart attack and a cardiac arrest that caused him to be without oxygen for 20 minutes, technically dead. He is also an author of two books and a sports website owner.
Today he talks to me about his life before his event and how he died but miraculously survived. He shares with me how he pieced together what had happened with the help of family and friends along with his realisation that he was not the only person affected. His heart attack impacted his family and friends in ways that he didn’t expect.
Due to oxygen deprivation Jon now lives with a traumatic brain injury and yet during his recovery, he has penned two books to help himself and others with their own recovery. We talk about how Jon lives his life happy and has ambitions for the future despite the change to his life, health, and knowledge that he will never be the person he once was.
We talk about Jon’s books and he shares some content with us. Some of his tried and tested activities have helped him and will help you too.

You can find the links we mentioned here:
www.Manageyourdamage.com
www.Jonjohnston.com
Been Dead, Never Been To Europe
Manage Your Damage – Heart Attack Survivor

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Fatigue management tips when you have a heart health diagnosis

My Heart & Mind with Sallie Crawley

04/28/22 • 15 min

This week I am talking more about "how-to" live life with fatigue and minimise the impact. I talk through more tools, rules and ideas to help you manage fatigue and conserve your energy.
Here are some of the topics I discuss in this episode.

Sleep - whilst it doesn't get rid of fatigue is a good place to start. It means you only have to deal with the fatigue and not tiredness too.
Nutrition - keep hydrated and an even blood sugar level if you can.
Being safe when travelling - that means you and other people too.
Self-awareness - get to know yourself and what helps, tame that voice that tells you stuff that doesn't serve you well.
Lifestyle - move around, despite being counterintuitive it will help especially if you're outside with nature.
Loving and respecting your body - fatigue management it's the only way!

To read the complete episode Show Notes or visit my Podcast & Blog Page.
Resources
Download my zero cost Sleep Easy Journal which will help you have conversations with your medical team and identify or rule out any sleep issues.
Use my download 53 ideas to help you sleep easy, it's free and gives a framework to start ensuring you get a good night's sleep.
Jump on the waitlist for my 6 weeks to Sleep Easy after a Cardiac Event workshop.
Join me and others on Facebook in the My Heart & Mind Community.
Like me on Facebook, follow me on Instagram and connect with me on LinkedIn.
Please read my disclaimer and visit my website.

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Relaxamation - Forgiveness Is A Gift

My Heart & Mind with Sallie Crawley

04/22/22 • 28 min

For a full understanding of what my relaxamations are make sure you catch up with my episode called Relaxamations to relax and energise when living with heart disease, you can read or listen to me explaining it. In a nutshell, though, relaxamations are a blend of all of the best bits of meditation, guided relaxation, mindfulness and positive affirmations.
Imagine this: If you had $86,400 in an account and someone stole $10 from you, would you be upset and throw all of the remaining $86,390 away in hopes of getting back at the person who took your $10? Or move on and live? Right, move on and live. See, we have 86,400 seconds each day. Don’t let someone’s negative 10 seconds ruin the remaining 86,390. Don’t sweat the small stuff. Life is bigger than that. (unknown)
Do not listen to this episode while driving or operating machinery.

Carrying resentment is holding on to negative energy.
It is also a bit like taking poison and hoping the other person will die.
Forgiving the other doesn’t mean they were right or you were wrong.
It empowers you and disempowers them.
You can also forgive yourself.

Here are your affirmations from today’s relaxamation:

Forgiveness is a gift I give to myself.
Forgiveness is a way of showing strength in myself.
By forgiving others, I become free of the past.

Say your affirmations 5 times each as a set. Repeat your set of affirmations at least once a day.
The more you use them the bigger the impact. Add them to a habit that you do every day. While cleaning your teeth, driving, running, walking your dog, washing the dishes, when you first wake up or the last thing at night.
Your self-reflection questions are:

Whom do I need to forgive?
What would I gain by forgiving that person?
Can I let go of my negative feelings about that person?

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Relaxamation - I Am Whole, Healthy & Complete

My Heart & Mind with Sallie Crawley

04/29/22 • 29 min

Quit hiding your magic! You are UNIQUE, you are the only one like you. You have one of a kind fingerprints, not even identical twins have matching ones. You are the outcome of one egg and around 40 million sperm, any other sperm and you would be a different you. You are the only one to see colours the way you do.

Remember not to compare yourself with others as there is no comparison. And anyway, you would be matching their outsides (what you see) with your insides (with what you think and feel).

The same goes for our health and our life in general. Even if we are feeling broken, we can live with health issues but still be healthy in mind and body. We can still live our lives happy. It really does help to remind yourself that you are good enough and that you are whole, healthy and complete.
Do not listen to this episode while driving or operating machinery.

Your affirmations:

I am whole, healthy and complete
I am enough just as I am
My completeness is my very nature

What are my three greatest qualities?
What is unique about me?
In what ways do I hold myself back?
Why, do I hold myself back?

Use these reflection questions to delve a little deeper and get to know yourself better. You can use them as prompts for journaling, during meditation or just give yourself a few moments of time to consider.
To find more visit my Podcast & Blog Page.
Resources
Download my zero cost Cheat Sheet of 146 Ready For You Affirmations which will give you many options to choose your own affirmations.
Jump on the waitlist for my 6 weeks to Sleep Easy after a Cardiac Event workshop.
Learn a Simple Way to Meditate to gain the benefits of Non-

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My Heart & Mind with Sallie Crawley currently has 28 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Heart, Lifestyle, Podcasts, Self-Improvement, Education, Recovery, Health, Wellbeing, Emotions and Surgery.

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The average episode length on My Heart & Mind with Sallie Crawley is 34 minutes.

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