A client told me they experienced broken heart syndrome in the middle of divorce proceedings. Sitting in court looking at her soon-to-be ex-husband alongside his soon-to-be next wife. Taken by ambulance to the hospital, it was a suspected heart attack. It looked the same, felt the same...until the doctors informed her that it was an emotional heart attack. She said the last thought before her heart shrieked was that all her dreams were dying in a crowded courtroom with no one there that cared about her. Beautiful writing Amber. Loved this one.
I went through a very similar experience. Years ago at my yearly gyno exam the dr said she thought I had an irregular heartbeat. Turned out to be nothing, but ever since I am very much in tune.
Love your heart-opening explorations of your heartbeats and heartspace 🫀 I adore Brian Doyle's brave creative voice (RIP) and his collection of essays, "The Wet Engine: Exploring the Mad Wild Miracle of Heart."
~ "Every creature on earth has approximately two billion heartbeats to spend in a lifetime. You can spend them slowly, like a tortoise, and live to be two hundred years old, or you can spend them fast, like a hummingbird, and live to be two years old."
I had to wear a heart monitor for 30 days 24/7 after my mini-stroke (TIA) in January. Every five days I had to recharge the monitor, plus I had to carry their cellphone with me everywhere I went.
They found nothing. I hope the same for you. I found it to be a nutty nuisance. (That’s just me… 🤭)
The day you wrote this was my 2 nd day of wearing a heart monitor as well! I so appreciate your observations, mine were similar. My biggest takeaway was that I realized I’ve been waiting around for someone to gently take care of my heart for my whole life, I see now it’s my job to do the care taking.♥️
My mom was diagnosed with AFib a few years ago, she just had heart surgery last July and is back in sinus rhythm! I’ve never thought so much about our physical hearts up until then, what magnificent and wonderful beasts they are. This was so beautifully written, really tugged at the “heart strings” 😊
One of my favorite focus attention practices ( ~30’ seconds for my kinders and ~60 seconds for adults ) is
“The Hand Over Heart Practice”
Place your hand over your heart so that you feel the warmth of your hand against your chest. Breathe gently and deeply while focusing on the warmth of your hand over your heart. Breathe in while welcoming a sense of ease, safety, and goodness.
Im so thrilled that your big, beautifully broken heart (kintsugi style!) is WELL. Isn’t it kind of miraculous how our physical and figurative hearts are so inextricably connected? Love healing a broken heart IS magic. 🪄 ✨
Beautifully written, Amber. I love hearing that you and your precious daughter played robot. I especially liked the last paragraph. You are big hearted in every way.
So glad you are okay and that you have a doctor that listens to you! I'm on the search again for one of those myself.
I'm glad to hear that it wasn't anything very serious. It sounds like a fascinating experience to have to deal with something like that.
So glad that you're okay--that's the most important thing!!
I was told that I had an irregular heartbeat about 17 or 18 years ago. Turned out that it was just stress, thankfully!
It’s the hearts like yours that need a lot of love .
Glad you’re okay! 🙏❤️
A client told me they experienced broken heart syndrome in the middle of divorce proceedings. Sitting in court looking at her soon-to-be ex-husband alongside his soon-to-be next wife. Taken by ambulance to the hospital, it was a suspected heart attack. It looked the same, felt the same...until the doctors informed her that it was an emotional heart attack. She said the last thought before her heart shrieked was that all her dreams were dying in a crowded courtroom with no one there that cared about her. Beautiful writing Amber. Loved this one.
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I went through a very similar experience. Years ago at my yearly gyno exam the dr said she thought I had an irregular heartbeat. Turned out to be nothing, but ever since I am very much in tune.
Love your heart-opening explorations of your heartbeats and heartspace 🫀 I adore Brian Doyle's brave creative voice (RIP) and his collection of essays, "The Wet Engine: Exploring the Mad Wild Miracle of Heart."
~ "Every creature on earth has approximately two billion heartbeats to spend in a lifetime. You can spend them slowly, like a tortoise, and live to be two hundred years old, or you can spend them fast, like a hummingbird, and live to be two years old."
I had to wear a heart monitor for 30 days 24/7 after my mini-stroke (TIA) in January. Every five days I had to recharge the monitor, plus I had to carry their cellphone with me everywhere I went.
They found nothing. I hope the same for you. I found it to be a nutty nuisance. (That’s just me… 🤭)
Much luck to you - good health is a blessing.
The day you wrote this was my 2 nd day of wearing a heart monitor as well! I so appreciate your observations, mine were similar. My biggest takeaway was that I realized I’ve been waiting around for someone to gently take care of my heart for my whole life, I see now it’s my job to do the care taking.♥️
My mom was diagnosed with AFib a few years ago, she just had heart surgery last July and is back in sinus rhythm! I’ve never thought so much about our physical hearts up until then, what magnificent and wonderful beasts they are. This was so beautifully written, really tugged at the “heart strings” 😊
One of my favorite focus attention practices ( ~30’ seconds for my kinders and ~60 seconds for adults ) is
“The Hand Over Heart Practice”
Place your hand over your heart so that you feel the warmth of your hand against your chest. Breathe gently and deeply while focusing on the warmth of your hand over your heart. Breathe in while welcoming a sense of ease, safety, and goodness.
Im so thrilled that your big, beautifully broken heart (kintsugi style!) is WELL. Isn’t it kind of miraculous how our physical and figurative hearts are so inextricably connected? Love healing a broken heart IS magic. 🪄 ✨
Beautifully written, Amber. I love hearing that you and your precious daughter played robot. I especially liked the last paragraph. You are big hearted in every way.