Episodes from the Life After Cardiac Arrest podcast, hosted by SCA UK founder Paul Swindell. Honest conversations with survivors, co-survivors, lifesavers and medical professionals.
In episode #38, Paul talks with cardiac arrest survivor Jamie Poole, an Australian in London. Jamie had his first cardiac arrest when he was just 20 years and puts his survival down to wearing a suit. After Jamie’s first close call he gets an ICD and takes us through his experiences of having numerous appropriate shocks, of … Read more
In episode #37, Paul talks with consultant cardiologist Dr Sanjay Gupta about his social media contributions and in particular recent videos concerning the current Coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic. Dr Gupta takes us from his low-key start providing valuable information for cardiac patients to now having over 150,000 YouTube subscribers and with over 1.5M views on one … Read more
In episode #36, Paul talks with mental health counsellor and therapist Liz Sharpe. Through her business Live Your LIfe Therapies, Liz helps people deal with various mental health issues including dealing with trauma. Liz presented a well-received practical workshop at the Sudden Cardiac Arrest UK Guinness World Record Attempt which led her to go on … Read more