rebuilding identity

Who Am I Now?

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When I walked back through my front door after my heart attack, I found the cushions on the floor, the bucket, my towel — and looked across at my family photos thinking I’d seen them for the last time. This is about the question nobody prepares you for after surviving a cardiac event. Who am I now?

The Anger Nobody Talks About

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Anger isn’t usually on the list of things you expect after a heart attack. But it shows up quietly — in the everyday frustrations when your body won’t do what it used to. This is about the anger so many men feel but rarely talk about, and why a lot of it is really grief in disguise.