Joe Fisher, Psychologist and Cardiac Arrest Survivor Shares Advice

Joseph Fisher (or Joe for the friends), is a psychologist, fellow cardiac arrest survivor, and heart warrior. He had his cardiac arrest while swimming at the pool. An off-duty police officer managed to save him.Show notes of this episode can be found here: https://heartwarriorproject.com/joe-fisher/https://heartwarriorproject.com/joe-fisher/____🧡Get Involved - Support The Heart Warrior Project🧡Note that The Heart Warrior Project is run by one guy, which is yes, me (Jellis Vaes). In between work, studies at university, and just life, I try to squeeze in some time almost every day to work on this project. This project takes a lot of work, as I genuinely want to deliver high-quality and helpful content for survivors here. And I do it with a lot of love every day. However, help is always appreciated. If you have found any insights, lessons, or support from this or any other episode, and you’d like to support the project, we have a couple of ways to do so.We offer some ⁠⁠awesome-looking merch⁠⁠, such as T-shirts, hoodies, and mugs, with different designs that I personally love wearing/using myself. If you aren’t interested in any merch but still want to support the project, we also ⁠⁠accept donations⁠⁠.You can find more information here:⁠⁠ https://heartwarriorproject.com/getinvolved/⁠⁠.____🕒Timestamps of this episode 🕒Intro 00:00 - 02:37Joe's story of his sudden cardiac arrest 02:37 - 09:03Who saved Joe 09:03 - 10:27The suffering that can come from surviving a sudden cardiac arrest 10:27 - 11:55Why they think Joe had a cardiac arrest 11:55 - 14:56Not receiving an ICD 14:56 - 15:26Tips Joe received from the hospital 15:26 - 16:50How was recovery for Joe 16:50 - 24:13How last year was for Joe 24:13 - 25:45Being hypersensitive and EMDR 25:45 - 27:12Polyvagal theory 27:12 - 31:16Support The Heart Warrior Project 31:16 - 33:00Why trauma work and talking about what happened is important 33:00 - 35:47An exercise out of ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) 35:47 - 38:00Surviving SCA is like being stuck in quicksand 38:00 - 41:25A great exercise to get you out of the depths 41:25 - 44:50Difficult changes after surviving SCA 44:50 - 52:25Joe shares a story 52:25 - 57:08What Joe wished his cardiologist had told him sooner 57:08 - 1:03:37Meeting the person who saved you 1:03:37- 1:04:45One last tip and piece of advice Joe would give to fellow cardiac arrest survivors 1:04:45 - 1:07:42End 1:07:42 - 1:08:36Support The Heart Warrior Project 1:08:36 - 1:09:33____#cardiacarrest #heartwarrior #survivor