Just posting this here in case anyone is interested in attending - Tuesday 21st April, 6pm-7.30pm on Zoom. Dr Liza Morton is a psychologist and an advocate for those with lifelong heart conditions/CHD. She has lived experience of CHD, having been fitted with a pacemaker at 11 days old. Should be an interesting and useful session, I think.
Link for (free) tickets - eventbrite.co.uk/e/healing-...
Hope you're all well and happy!
Why would heart forum members want to take part with an American psychologist?
I don't see why not? (Liza Morton is actually Scottish anyway, though I'm not sure what difference that makes.) The session is about the psychological impact of lifelong care for a heart condition, intended specifically for people living with long-term heart disease. It would be great for the conversation at the end of the session if as many people as possible with lived experience of a heart condition were able to share their thoughts and opinions on how medical care could be managed better to minimise negative psychological impact. I feel like that's a valuable avenue to explore and one that some forum members might want to contribute to.
Sorry should maybe have stated American based. Not for me. I will stick with our system here in the uk 🇬🇧 at least no one will try and sell me anything
Hope you enjoy
She is UK based and, as far as I can see, is not going to try to sell anybody anything. Not saying this to try to persuade you to go @gilread1, just to make that clear to anybody else who is interested in attending.
I don't know how my post gave you the impression that she was a US-based salesperson - I even clicked on the link again to check I hadn't accidentally posted something weird! She was born in Scotland, still lives in Scotland, and uses her psychology qualifications to advocate for better care for CHD patients in the UK. I only posted to bring this event to people's attention and am not receiving a commission on the FREE tickets, honest!
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Sorry I found the wrong dr. As before enjoy
Thank you for posting this Laura.
Sorry - that post should have read WEDNESDAY 21st.
If you missed Liza's talk and are interested in hearing it, she has now made a recording freely available here - youtube.com/watch?v=b6Nki6k...
I found the session really interesting and empowering (Liza has been a brilliant advocate for the CHD community and it was great to hear how those roles and projects came about) but also quite upsetting at times, so you might prefer to avoid or delay viewing if you're finding your health experiences emotionally challenging at the moment.
Thank you Laura, in particular for the advice about avoiding Liza's presentation if necessary.
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