🎧 Episode 19 — Understanding Limitations
How a Heart Attack Affects Your Body and Mind

After a heart attack, you don’t just lose fitness — you lose confidence in your own body.

And what’s strange is… nobody really prepares you for that part.

In this episode of Stronger After the Storm, I talk about limitations — not just the physical ones, but the mental ones too. The constant scanning. The inner checking. The quiet fear that can sit in the background even when nothing is actually wrong.

I share what it felt like when my body started to feel unfamiliar, and how things began to change when I stopped treating limitations like failure… and started treating them like information.

This episode is for any man who feels held back, frustrated, or like he “should be further on” by now — and needs to hear that this stage is part of healing, not proof you’re doing it wrong.

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🎧 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.

💻 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 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.