Send us a text In this episode of The Heart Attack Thriver Podcast, I’m in conversation with Pete Robertson of Mansfield, England. Pete and I have been trying to tee this up for sometime and we are both excited to finally be able dive in to his heart attack journey! Pete shares the ups and downs of his heart attack journey, how he has battled with anxiety, and how he is once again found his stride after taking up cold water, ultra endurance swimming. Podcast Disclaimer: The information and opini...
Apr 30, 2025•40 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Send us a text Tom Willard from Minnesota suffered his heart attack on October 16th, 2024 and as a flight attendant for a major airline realizes how fortunate he is that he wasn’t working and in the air when his heart attack symptoms suddenly appeared. Thanks to his experience working as an X-ray technician, Tom quickly recognized his symptoms and was able to not only get himself quickly to the ER, but he was able to clearly articulate what he was experiencing which quite likely saved his life! ...
Apr 04, 2025•39 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Send us a text On this weeks Episode I’m honored to share the conversation I had with Dr. Akil Taher who is still a practicing physician and who in 2009 at the age of 61 discovered he had cardiovascular disease that would require cardiac bypass surgery! Incredibly only a year later he ran his first full marathon and followed it up a year later by climbing to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro! Dr. Taher now lives a fully plant-based vegan lifestyle and has used his experience to educate thousands by h...
Mar 26, 2025•44 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Send us a text In this episode I’m in conversation with David Hayes from Ireland who at 42 years young suffered 2 heart attacks that ultimately led to him requiring open heart bypass surgery! The struggles in the beginning were real for David and his positive attitude and the support of close friends and family helped him not only pull thru but has him truly thriving after! Be sure to listen until the end when David shares what he has learned as a result of his life changing Miracle! Follow Davi...
Mar 19, 2025•38 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Send us a text It was so great to catch up with Ian again and have him share his recent experience with heart issues that ultimately required an international effort to get the answers doctors needed to get finally get to the bottom of his chest pain and other symptoms heart attack symptoms. Thankfully persistence paid off, and Ian is back feeling more like himself and logging some good training miles! #heartattack #heartattackthriver #knowthesigns #knowthesymptoms #listentoyourbody #itsalwaysta...
Feb 01, 2025•44 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Send us a text Kicking off 2025 with my first IG LIVE interview with Matt Felis @mcfelis Matt shares his powerful heart attack story including his struggles with depression and how he recently celebrated his 1 year anniversary by completing a 10 K Running Race in Atlanta #heartattack #heartattacksurvivor #heartattackprevention #awarenessiseverything #knowthesigns #knowthesymptoms #knowyourfamilyhistory #listentoyourbody #itsnotalwaystextbooksymptoms #seekhelpimmediately #breathe #depressionaware...
Jan 25, 2025•41 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Send us a text Its been sometime since I’ve uploaded a new Podcast Episode and I wanted to kick off 2025 and my plans to reinvigorate the Podcast with new and returning guest and a little back story on why I took a break from Social Media and my Podcast. I’m excited about 2025 and want to thank you for sticking with me! Much Love… Brian Podcast Disclaimer: The information and opinions presented in the Heart Attack Thriver Podcast is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, m...
Jan 22, 2025•11 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Send us a text In this episode I pick up where I left off in the last episode after safely getting out of Nicaragua during the attempted Coup and into Honduras. Once I was safely in Honduras I could breath again and let out a huge sigh of relief and was free to continue on my solo journey back in to Mexico and onward to Mexico City to explore a friendship that had become romantic with Mexican Socialite Claudia Padilla who I had met on my first trip through Mexico City on my way south to Costa Ri...
Jul 27, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Send us a text After an afternoon showing my Moto some love (gave her a much needed and thorough cleaning) I felt inspired to talk about my 2013 Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 that I took on my solo trip all the way from Toronto to Costa Rica and then back to California where she and I now reside. All in all, we visited 9 Countries, 21 states and 6 Provinces! Oh the stories she would tell if she could talk! I hope this story inspires you, I hope it motivates to trust your intuition and I hope it in...
Jul 17, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Send us a text This week on T.H.A.T. Podcast I’m in conversation with fully plant based Cardiologist and author Joel Kahn MD. Joel is a practicing cardiologist, and a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Michigan Medical School. Known as "America’s Healthy Heart Doc", Dr. Kahn has triple board certification in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Cardiology. He was the first physi...
Jul 10, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Send us a text In this Episode I was in conversation with Karyn Forsyth Duggan who is a functional nutritionist and a certified natural chef, with over 17 years of experience, including working as One Medical’s lead nutritionist from ‘08 through ‘17. She’s on a mission to help people minimize the need for medication(s) to manage their heart health; she works to address blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure as well as waist size. In addition to her 9 years with One Medical, Karyn holds a Maste...
Jun 28, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Send us a text This week on T.H.A.T I was in conversation with Dr. Richa Mittal who is the Founder and Medical Director of Radiant Health Weight Loss and Wellness in Frisco, Texas. As an Internist and Diplomate of the Boards of Obesity Medicine & Lifestyle Medicine, she provides comprehensive preventive & metabolic health services, medical weight management and diabetes care in the Dallas Fort Worth area. She is a speaker and posts regularly to the Radiant Health blog and to social media...
Jun 12, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Send us a text This week on T.H.A.T I was in conversation with Psychotherapist Elena Rybko I met Elena at our yoga studio in Westlake Village @theritual_wlv and we immediately hit it off. In our interview Elena share her 15 yrs of experience and how your important your mindset is. She shares here journey to where she is today and what she does in her practice and what it was that led her to become a Psychotherapist in the first place We touch on some of the tools and skills she teaches her clien...
May 29, 2024•31 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Send us a text This week on T.H.A.T. I had a very powerful conversation with my friend and mentor Dan Metcalfe IG: @danmetcalfe_official Dan suffered a life changing brain injury where part of his brain died. He had to learn how to function and even speak properly again. Undeterred, he took his life into his own hands. Understanding the power of the brain is life changing. We are born to heal. Having now trained tens of thousands of people, his story and knowledge about brain training is revolut...
May 17, 2024•31 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Send us a text In this episode, Tracy shares her journey from a young girl diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy to adulthood finding out thanks to her husband that she was in heart failure and would need a to have a heart transplant. It wasn’t until her early 40’s that doctors told her that her conditioned had worsened and that she need to stop all physical activity. Tracy was put on a heart transplant list and began the long process of finding a donor match despite what she was told were ...
May 09, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Send us a text In this weeks episode I was in conversation with Dr. Jonathan Fisher who is a Mount Sinai and Harvard trained Cardiologist and author of the just released book “Just One Heart: A Cardiologist’s Guide to Healing, Health, and Happiness” Grateful Jonathan stuck with me on this as we had several technical issues. I’m feeling humbled and super grateful we were able to make this powerful and much needed conversation happen!! Jonathan is truly a special human being and from what he share...
Apr 28, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Send us a text Turning 57 today and to honour what has become a yearly thing for me to do this is my reflections on the year that was and my next trip around the sun! As always thank you for listening and for following along with me on this journey! Much Love! Brian The Heart Attack Thriver Podcast Disclaimer: The information and opinions presented in the Heart Attack Thriver Podcast is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, medical advice. While the information provided o...
Apr 20, 2024•22 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Send us a text In this Episode of T.H.A.T. Podcast I’m in conversation with Dr. Sonal Haerter who is a weight loss and Obesity Specialist. We dive in to how Obesity or Diabesity as I like to refer to it is impacting the healthy of millions of Americans and is at a point of epidemic proportions. We talk about how she helps her patients to take the steps to begin living a healthier lifestyle and begin to change the narrative of their life. We discuss how obesity affects so many areas of our well b...
Apr 17, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Send us a text It really is surreal that today marks four years since I did my first Instagram live interview with Nigel Mullis. Over the past four years I’ve interviewed 111 people which to me is just crazy! It lead to me launch this podcast platform and the reception has been incredible. I’m super proud and humbled by the reception of this content, and how the sharing of other Heart Thriver stories not only is healing, but is a way normalizing the fear and anxiety that is real after any near d...
Apr 12, 2024•24 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Send us a text In this episode I talk once again about my Meditation journey and the benefits I have received from my practice. I hope you find it helpful and I end it with a short Guided Meditation. Much Love! B Podcast Disclaimer: The information and opinions presented in the Heart Attack Thriver Podcast is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, medical advice. While the information provided on this Podcast relates to medical issues, and health and wellness, the informat...
Apr 06, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Send us a text In this episode of The Heart Attack Thriver Podcast I had the honor to speak with Dirk Thompson from Texas. Dirk suffered 4 strokes over 2 days when he was 3 years old which ultimately led to him using the use of his left arm. Dirk shares is powerful mindset mantra “Innovation is Greater than Limitation” and embodies that mindset every day. Dirk is incredibly inspiring and thru his hard work and perseverance has figured out how to successfully play what is typically a 2 handed ins...
Mar 28, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Send us a text In this Episode of The Heart Attack Thriver Podcast, I talk about the book that is in me and how I'm moving from a place of self doubt to a place of a writer who knows he has a powerful story to share and is here to help others who are struggling after a life changing Cardiac Event of the Heart. The passing of Bruce has reminded me how fleeting life is and that I need to continue to live life all out. The book is going to take a long time to write and I am fucking proud of myself ...
Mar 22, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 66
Send us a text In this episode of The Heart Attack Thriver Podcast I am in conversation with sleep specialist Autumn Martin from Boise Idaho. Autumn is a PA and works with patients who struggle to get good quality sleep with the emphasis is “Quality”. So many of us are walking around sleep deprived and when we are in a state like this it can lead illness and Dis-Ease. Autumn and I will discuss some of the tools and tactics that she uses with her patients to help them get back to a restful nights...
Mar 13, 2024•35 min
Send us a text In this episode I talk about Bruce Paterson who was married to a high school friend of mine. Bruce and Karen were avid cyclists and like me Bruce had a passion for playing ice hockey. Sadly, Bruce was taken from us too early when he suffered a massive heart attack while training on his bike in the basement of his home in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada Bruce’s passing has hit me hard as our stories are similar and Bruce should still be alive. Cardiovascular Dis-Ease is the #1 Killer of...
Mar 10, 2024•16 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Send us a text In this Episode, Chris opens up and shares his journey and how he was guided in so many ways that ultimately led him to the right people and the right location that has allowed him to have an incredible outcome, that quite honestly could of been far worse or even fatal if he hadn’t trusted his intuition. It’s yet another powerful example of listening to your body, not ignoring symptoms and trusting those that came to help. I particularly love that Chris is training hard for the up...
Mar 04, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Send us a text In this episode I talk about how important our breath is and how breathing can positively or negatively affect almost every aspect of our day to day life! Resources: 10% Happier by Dan Harris The Body Keeps the Score YouTube: Happify Meditation 101 Podcast Disclaimer: The information and opinions presented in the Heart Attack Thriver Podcast is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, medical advice. While the information provided on this Podcast relates to me...
Feb 28, 2024•16 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Send us a text In 2018 I had decided to relocate to California to explore a new life with my new partner Adrienne whom I had met in Sedona while on my solo motorcycle trip from Canada to Costa Rica. I had brought my bicycles here because I knew from my son Bayley and all the training he and the Canadian National Cycling team did in SoCal that this place was a Mecca for Cycling. On one of my first rides, I rode up on another rider said hello and then proceeded to keep going. I soon turned right o...
Feb 23, 2024•31 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Send us a text In this episode I’m in conversation with Dr. Marlon Rollins who is a professional executive in the mental health field and is known for his extensive experience in behavioral healthcare, including operational management and advocacy for mental health and suicide prevention. He is also a researcher and self-published author, with a focus on topics like suicide prevention and building resilience. Additionally, he has dedicated his career to reducing stigma around mental illness and ...
Feb 20, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Send us a text Going back in to the archives for this one as I intervened Ashley back in 2022 while back in Canada helping care for my dad who was battling terminal cancer. Ashley is a Cardiac Nurse Practitioner or Cardiac Nerd as she likes to refer to herself and we have a great conversation about congestive heart failure, what the signs are, what the symptoms are and what the treatment is like and what someone who has been recently diagnosed needs to know so that can not only survive, but THRI...
Feb 17, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Send us a text 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 working directly with the Cardiologists, Surgeons and Cardiac Nurses on a daily basis helping patien...
Feb 02, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 58
