🎧 Episode 18 — Meeting Yourself Where You Are

Letting go of pressure and finding steadier ground

After a heart attack, a lot of pressure can quietly build — pressure to recover properly, to sound positive, and to cope in ways that don’t always match how you’re really feeling.

In this episode of Stronger After the Storm, I reflect on a shift I didn’t expect: what it was like to stop fighting myself and start meeting myself where I actually was. I talk honestly about the mental pressure, the exhaustion of pushing through fear and tiredness, and how things began to change when I softened instead of forcing progress.

This episode isn’t about fixing yourself or pushing harder. It’s about finding steadier ground by letting go of pressure and allowing recovery to move at a pace that feels honest.

🎧 Stronger After the Storm — real talk for men rebuilding life after a heart attack.

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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.

💻 Visit StrongerAfterTheStorm.com — the home of the podcast and weekly Reflection Letters.
📩 Each week I write an honest letter for men rebuilding life after a heart attack. You can join in on the site.
🎧 Make sure to follow the podcast so you don’t miss the next episode.
⭐ If something in this episode helped you, please leave a review on Apple or Spotify — it really helps more men find us.
🤝 And if you know someone going through the same storm, share this with him. It might be just what he needs today.

Episode 16 Embracing These Early Changes After a Heart Attack- Adapting to a New Lifestyle.

After a heart attack, the early changes don’t always arrive loudly or clearly. Often, they show up quietly — in how you move, how you feel, and how you begin to listen to yourself differently.

In this episode of Stronger After the Storm, I reflect on those early shifts after survival. The physical adjustments, the emotional undercurrent, and the gradual process of adapting to a new lifestyle without rushing to label it or fix it.

This isn’t about discipline or reinventing your life overnight. It’s about awareness, patience, and learning how to live differently at a pace that feels honest.

If you’re in the early stages of recovery — noticing that things feel slightly “off,” uncertain, or unfamiliar — this episode offers space to reflect and feel less alone in that experience.

🎧 Stronger After the Storm — real talk for men rebuilding life after a heart attack.

💻 Visit StrongerAfterTheStorm.com — the home of the podcast and weekly Reflection Letters.
📩 Each week I write an honest letter for men rebuilding life after a heart attack. You can join in on the site.
🎧 Make sure to follow the podcast so you don’t miss the next episode.
⭐ If something in this episode helped you, please leave a review on Apple or Spotify — it really helps more men find us.
🤝 And if you know someone going through the same storm, share this with him. It might be just what he needs today.