
Coping with Heart Disease
Online resources & books
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada offers strategies to manage thoughts, feelings & behaviours. Emotions and Feelings | Heart and Stroke Foundation
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada offers strategies to manage stress. Reduce stress | Heart and Stroke Foundation
The American Heart Association offers information, videos, and fact sheets about heart disease and stress. Stress Management | American Heart Association
The American Heart Association offers strategies to cope with fear, anxiety, depression, loneliness, and anger. Coping with Feelings | American Heart Association
Mended Hearts, an American organization, offers tips and resources about mental health. Mental Health & Cardiovascular Disease - Mended Hearts
Cardiac College, an online resource from Toronto Rehab, offers many live and recorded presentations focused on managing heart disease. Cardiac College
For adults with congenital heart disease, this book by Tracy Livecchi & Liza Morton (available at most online retailers) is excellent. Healing Heart and Minds: A Holistic Approach to Coping Well with Congenital Heart Disease