The Heart Attack Thriver Podcast
The sharing of stories is often underrated in the healing journey after a heart attack—or any near-death experience. This platform exists to create a safe, supportive space for those who have experienced an “Event of the Heart” to share their stories, be seen, and continue healing. I believe we all carry medicine within our hearts, and that our stories are often the medicine someone else needs to receive. Through conversations with survivors, medical experts, healthcare providers, dietitians, and holistic practitioners, we explore how storytelling, yoga, meditation, breath-work, and mind-body practices can help reduce stress and anxiety—and ultimately support the prevention of cardiovascular dis-ease. A podcast dedicated to raising awareness about cardiovascular disease—the #1 killer of men and women worldwide. This platform was created as a safe space for heart attack survivors to share their powerful stories of survival, resilience, and transformation. Our conversations dive deep into the emotional journey that follows a near‑death experience—battling fear, stress, and anxiety—and how people find their way from merely surviving to truly thriving… Together, we aim to change the narrative, break the silence, and show that life after a heart attack can be full, vibrant, and filled with purpose.
Episodes
Dr. Justin Grant is a Sports Medicine Physician from Colorado and describes himself as a life lifelong athlete. Just over a year ago in July of 2025, Justin was competing in a 21 km Spartan Race when he began experiencing what they now know were symptoms of a heart attack. Thankfully Justin was able to complete the event.
It's a great conversation with lots of takeaways and I know you will enjoy hearing Justin&...
Mike reached out to me after finding my "The Heart Attack Thriver Podcast!"
Mike shared a bit of his journey with me and a few weeks later we sat down to record this episode! Its crazy looking back on how different, yet similar our stories are!
Mike is great guy, well spoken and he to as accepted the call to share his powerful story! I hope you enjoy it!!
With much Love and Gratitude!
Brian
Sherri shares her powerful Heart Attack Story and to the female listeners out there this is an episode you DO NOT want miss!!
You can contact Sherri via email @sagr01@yahoo.com
Reach out and show her some love for being so brave to share her story!!
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Wayne has a truly incredible story that he shares in this weeks episode
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In this episode I share that I have just surpassed the 20,000 download milestone and how humbled and honoured I am to have reached this incredible benchmark!
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Chuck Unruh is a retired army veteran who suffered a heart attack several years ago and has been on a journey of self reflection and discovery as he navigates life and how a heart attack has changed him for the better!!
You can find and contact Chuck on Linkedin
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I know I talk about the power of manifestation and I truly believe this opportunity was something I truly called in!! I have so much Gratitude for being invited to share my heart attack story to the amazing team at Toronto Sunnybrook's Cardiac Rehab Centre and now I'm gunning for a TEDx Talk and already have met someone who teaches people how to Prepare and Ultimately land a TEDx Talk on a big stage! &n...
After receiving an email from one of the doctors at Toronto Sunnybrook's Cardiac Rehab Centre I felt inspired to post a more up to date version of the techniques I use to calm my mind while I meditate!! Thank you Carolina for your lovely message and for the inspiration to post this episode. I hope you enjoy it!!
Much Love!
Brian
Feeling overwhelmed? Try this simple breathing technique I swear by — it...
In this Episode I share what I I have been up to and why I have been MIA! and have not posted any new episodes in over a month!
I have a number of Episodes ready to go LIVE so stay tuned for more to come!
Much Love
Brian
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Rowena's SCAD story begins on On Boxing Day of 2018! and for those who don't know when Boxing Day is it is the day after Christmas in Canada and the U.K.
Rowena was 38 yrs young and was taken to hospital in Leeds where she was admitted for a suspected heart attack. Her symptoms were severe chest pain and once in hospital she was told her troponin levels were extremely high which led doctors to the diagnos...
Patrick and I recently reconnected thru Social Media which is always super fascinating to me given we now live over 5000 miles away from each other!
I first met Patrick thru 911 Hockey in Lindsay, ON, Canada when he was a Paramedic and I was a Pharmaceutical Rep or "Drug Dealer" as I know jokingly refer my career back then!
Patrick in now a licensed Psychotherapist at KORR Performance and Psychotherapy in Kings...
What is Spirituality? Is it a Buzzword? Does it encapsulate religion, woo-woo? Is there a Higher Power at work? Is it all BS?? or is there more to it??
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I first interviewed Randy back in 2022—hard to believe it’s already been that long.
Randy is truly a kindred spirit. He continues to inspire and educate others in the fire service by bravely sharing his heart attack story. His journey has reached thousands of men and women across the country, as he travels to speak and raise awareness.
Heart attacks remain the #1 killer in the fire service. That reality ha...
In this episode I'm in conversation with Toronto Dietitian Veronica Rouse who works at the University Health Network and is part of the amazing Cardiac Rehab Team at Toronto Sunnybrook Hospital (for context it was at Toronto Sunnybrook’s Cardiac Rehab Center where they put me thru a full on VO2 Max test on a stationary bicycle under the supervision an care of with Dr. Paul Oh and his amazing team Cardiac...
This week on T.H.A.T.
I’ll be in conversation with Jamie Whitehouse, @jphysiologist who is Head of Partnerships for CP+R that operates out of the UK providing in-person and virtual Cardiac Rehab. Jamie has an extensive background in Cardiac Rehab working in the field since 2013.
Jamie manages the Clinical Nursing team, the assessment centre and leads their client onboarding process workin...
In this week’s episode, I’m sitting down with Holly Morrell, the founder of Heartfelt Screening—and this conversation hit me on a really deep level.
As someone who’s lived through a heart attack, I know how powerful awareness and early detection can be… and how different life can look when you get a second chance.
For over 26 years, Holly and her grassroots organization have been on a mi...
In this Episode / Public Service Announcement I share the sad news that Leigh Pechillo passed away April 2, 2026
Leigh was a Heart Warrior, she had the brightest smile and the greatest laugh and always seemed to find the bright side of things which is something I really admired in her. Leigh was one of my early guests and here Podcast recording happened back in 2022 in the midst of Covid-19
Leigh was a passionat...
In this episode, I sit down with Toronto-based divorce lawyer Darren Gringras, whose recent Instagram post on “Kindness” quickly went viral.
I came across Darren’s post and was immediately struck—not just by what he said, but by how deeply it resonated with me. It felt especially meaningful given my own journey. After my heart attack, I created a second Instagram account called The Kindfulness...
Lately I’ve been reflecting on something I didn’t expect to stay with me this long.
After a conversation with a coaching client who’s living in constant fear that their heart attack might happen again, I found myself asking…
Why didn’t I feel that?
And the truth is—it’s not that I felt nothing.
I just felt something different.
I didn&rsquo...
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