About this podcast
The CHC Podcast: Congenital Heart Conversations is a podcast for and by the CHC (congenital heart condition) community. Hosted by heart mom Anna Jaworski and Guest Co-Hosts, they will talk with people about a variety of topics of interest when living with a life-threatening chronic illness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 46 episodes
- Hot Flashes and Heartbeats · 49 min · Season 4 Episode 10Hot flashes that feel like a cardiac emergency. Palpitations that spark old fears. Mood swings and insomnia that get dismissed as “stress” or “you’re too young.” When you live…
- The Emotional and Mental Health Aspect of a Late CHD Diagnosis · 60 min · Season 4 Episode 9Your body can be giving you signals for years, and then one test changes everything. We’re talking about the emotional and mental health impact of receiving a heart diagnosis…
- Strength in Vulnerability · 1 h 1 min · Season 4 Episode 8The day you realise you’re booking more appointments for someone you love than for your own heart can feel like crossing an invisible line. We sit with that role reversal and get…
- Navigating Emotional Transitions with CHD · 1 h 12 min · Season 4 Episode 7On the CHC Podcast, host Anna Jaworski and co-host Annie Ulchak discuss overlooked emotional transitions in congenital heart disease (CHD), beyond the shift from pediatric to…
- Heart Camps That Change Lives · 53 min · Season 4 Episode 6Heart camp sounds simple until you hear what it gives back: a place where scars are normal, bathroom breaks on diuretics are understood, and nobody has to explain the basics of…
- After the Shock: · 47 min · Season 4 Episode 5One cardiology appointment can redraw your whole life in minutes. We sit with that moment right after the shock, when you’re trying to listen, breathe, and make decisions about a…
- Stroke Awareness: · 1 h 12 min · Season 4 Episode 4A stroke can feel like a sudden plot twist, especially when you have spent your whole life adapting to congenital heart disease. We sit down with CHD adults who have lived…
- Easing Anxiety Before the Operating Room · 58 min · Season 4 Episode 3The moments before anesthesia can feel like your body is betraying you: racing heart, shaky hands, spiralling thoughts, and that terrible sense that you’ve lost control. We want…
- Tested Love Documentary On Faith And CHD Trauma · 55 min · Season 4 Episode 2Three days to live is the kind of sentence that splits life into before and after. Heart dad Danny Espinoza takes us back to the fear of an in utero diagnosis, the pressure to…
- New Year, New Narratives · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 1In the first episode of Season 4, Anna Jaworski announces that The CHC Podcast: Congenital Heart Conversations has been reintroduced as Congenital Heart Chronicles after listener…
- Caring Through Complexity · 1 h 3 min · Season 3 Episode 12In this heartfelt episode of The CHC Podcast: Congenital Heart Conversations, hosts Anna Jaworski and Annie Ulchak, both deeply connected to the congenital heart defect…
- Living Authentically · 47 min · Season 3 Episode 11In this powerful episode of The CHC Podcast: Congenital Heart Conversations, host Anna Jaworski and co-host Ayrton Beatty honor Trans Awareness Month by delving into the…
- Rescue & Resilience · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 10In the 10th episode of season three of The CHC Podcast: Congenital Heart Conversations, host Anna Jaworski and co-host Ayrton Beatty discuss the importance of understanding CPR…
- World Heart Day 2025 · 53 min · Season 3 Episode 33In this episode of The CHC Podcast: Congenital Heart Conversations, co-hosts Annie Ulchak and Ayrton Beatty discuss the significance of World Heart Day for the congenital heart…
- Love Beats On · 54 min · Season 3 Episode 8In this episode of 'The CHC Podcast Congenital Heart Conversations,' host Anna Jaworski, a heart mom to an adult with a single ventricle heart, is joined by her co-host Nicholle…
- Bridging Gaps · 34 min · Season 3 Episode 7In this episode of The CHC Podcast: Congenital Heart Conversations, co-hosts Annie Ulchak and Ayrton Beatty tackle the complexities of living with congenital heart disease…
- How Fathers Navigate the World of Congenital Heart Defects · 49 min · Season 3 Episode 6Fatherhood transforms when your child has a congenital heart defect—or when you're a heart warrior becoming a dad yourself. This powerful episode brings together fathers from…
- Child-Free Futures and Family Planning with CHD · 52 min · Season 3 Episode 29In the 29th episode of The CHC Podcast, host Anna Jaworski, a heart mom to an adult with a single ventricle heart, and co-host Annie Ulchak, along with co-producers Nicholle…
- Heart Stories · 44 min · Season 3 Episode 4In this episode of The CHC Podcast: Congenital Heart Conversations, co-hosts Jason Crutchley and Jess Cowin, delve into the complex lives of multiple transplant recipients…
- From Heart to Hustle · 41 min · Season 3 Episode 27Employment issues affect many members of the congenital heart community in unique ways that require awareness of rights, accommodations, and strategic approaches to the job…
