💙Join us for Therapeutic Thursday, hosted by community member, survivor, and therapist John Quick. This week's guest is Molly Thomas, an Aortic Hope Board Member and Social Media Director. To watch on AHTV, Aortic Hope's YouTube channel, click HERE. ❤️If you’re ready to share your experience and help others on this journey, we would be honored to feature you. SIGN UP HERE. 💕Because healing happens when we talk about it. "In 2006, I suffered an aortic dissection (Type A). L

💙Join us for Therapeutic Thursday, hosted by community member, survivor, and therapist John Quick. First Therapeutic Thursday, May 21 at 12p ET with guest Molly Thomas. To watch, click HERE. We’re inviting 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to be a guest on our pre-recorded series and share how aortic disease — whether an aneurysm, valve disease, or dissection — has impacted you mentally and emotionally. ✨𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹. ✨𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼

💖Therapeutic Thursday — 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀💖 💙Join us for Therapeutic Thursday, hosted by community member, survivor, and therapist John Quick. We’re inviting 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to be a guest on our pre-recorded series and share how aortic disease — whether an aneurysm, valve disease, or dissection — has impacted you mentally and emotionally. ✨𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹. ✨𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱. ✨𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶

💖Therapeutic Thursday — 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀💖 💙Join us for Therapeutic Thursday, hosted by community member, survivor, and therapist John Quick. We’re inviting 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to be a guest on our pre-recorded series and share how aortic disease — whether an aneurysm, valve disease, or dissection — has impacted you mentally and emotionally. ✨𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹. ✨𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱. ✨𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶

💖Therapeutic Thursday — 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀💖 💙Join us for Therapeutic Thursday, hosted by community member, survivor, and therapist John Quick. We’re inviting 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to be a guest on our pre-recorded series and share how aortic disease — whether an aneurysm, valve disease, or dissection — has impacted you mentally and emotionally. ✨𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹. ✨𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱. ✨𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶

✨ Kintsugi & Aortic Hope ✨ In Japan, there’s a beautiful art called Kintsugi—the practice of repairing broken pottery with gold, highlighting the cracks instead of hiding them. The result? A piece that’s even more unique, resilient, and breathtaking than before. 💛 At Aortic Hope, we believe this is a powerful reminder for anyone living with aortic disease.Your scars—both visible and invisible—are not signs of weakness, but proof of survival, strength, and courage. Like Kints

Come join Aortic Hope for a special Live Therapeutic Thursdays at 12pm EST. This event will be led by community member and therapist John Quick. You will have an opportunity to interact with John and ask questions via the chat section on YouTube. If you would like to join as a guest, click here: https://forms.office.com/r/Qig7bCBVxv Remember, Aortic Hope and their volunteers are not medical professionals. Please speak with your physician if you have any medical or mental

It's Therapeutic Thursday at Aortic Hope. 🎉Thursdays at 12pm EST, we offer Therapeutic Thursdays LIVE with John Quick. 👉John, a survivor and therapist, will be sharing his story on our YouTube channel, discussing a topic for the week (grief, denial, milestones, PTSD...) and answering questions from the community via chat. Please remember, these events are live and everything that is placed in the chat will remain on our YouTube channel. He will only be taking questions that

It's Therapeutic Thursday and we are discussing How to Beat the Winter Blues When the Temps Drop. 🥶Cold weather got you feeling down? You’re not alone! When the days are short, and the temps are freezing, it’s easy to feel blah or even downright depressed. But don’t let winter steal your joy! Here are some easy, feel-good ways to keep your spirits up when it’s chilly outside. 𝟭. 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 (𝗬𝗲𝘀, 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆!) Bundle up and get out there, even if it’s just for

It's Therapeutic Thursday at Aortic Hope. Today is about Kintsugi. Authors Katherine and Jay Wolf wrote about Kintsugi in their book titled, Suffer Strong, and described it like this: “The story of kintsugi—this style of pottery—may be the most perfect embodiment of all our trauma-shattered lives... Instead of throwing away the broken beloved pottery, we’ll fix it in a way that doesn’t pretend it hasn’t been broken but honors the breaking—and more so, the surviving—by highlig

It's Therapeutic Thursday at Aortic Hope. ✍️Journaling is a great way to chill out and ease stress for a few reasons: 1. **Feelings Outlet**: It’s a safe space to let out whatever’s on your mind. Writing down your feelings can lighten the emotional load and help you feel a bit better. 2. **Clear Your Head**: Putting your thoughts on paper can help you make sense of things. It’s like untangling a mess of strings, making it easier to tackle whatever’s stressing you out. 3. **So

Happy New Year! It's Therapeutic Thursday and in the spirit of wanting to "Thrive and not just Survive in 2025", we want to share a poem with you called Welcome to Holland by Emily Perl Kingsley. Emily's poem is actually about what it is like to have a child with a disability and trying to explain that to other people. We feel this poem could very well apply to how some of you may feel about what life is like living with Aortic Disease and how to change the narrative of you

Today is National Stress Awareness Day! The largest concept to integrate is that we can learn to live relaxed. Living a relaxed lifestyle...

♥️At Aortic Hope our goals are to spread hope, create awareness, and provide support for those impacted by aortic disease. ❣️That's why we've partnered with Help Texts to offer one FREE month of private, personalized, mental health and grief support via text message. 👇Sign up below if you are: Looking for support for health and well-being, including additional support options for caregiving, financial stress, depression, anxiety, and more, or Grieving the death of a loved on

Come join Aortic Hope for a special Live Therapeutic Thursdays at 12pm EST. This event will be led by community member and therapist John Quick. You will have an opportunity to interact with John and ask questions via the chat section on YouTube. Remember, Aortic Hope and their volunteers are not medical professionals. Please speak with your physician if you have any medical or mental health issues. https://www.youtube.com/@aortichope/streams By chatting on our public You

Come join Aortic Hope for a special Live Therapeutic Thursday at 12pm EST. This event will be led by community member and therapist John Quick. You will have an opportunity to interact with John and ask questions. Remember, Aortic Hope and their volunteers are not medical professionals. Please speak with your physician if you have any medical or mental health issues. https://www.youtube.com/@aortichope/streams "In 2006, I suffered an aortic dissection (Type A). Lifesaving

Come join Aortic Hope for a special Live Therapeutic Thursday at 12pm EST. This event will be led by community member and therapist John Quick. You will have an opportunity to interact with John and ask questions. Remember, Aortic Hope and their volunteers are not medical professionals. Please speak with your physician if you have any medical or mental health issues. https://www.youtube.com/@aortichope/streams "In 2006, I suffered an aortic dissection (Type A). Lifesaving

Today is Therapeutic Thursday at Aortic Hope! Have you had or are you experiencing nightmares? If you answered yes, this can be very stressful and having a good night's sleep is very important to anyone especially patients/survivors. Nightmares can be caused by a variety of reasons. These may include PTSD, Sleep Apnea or just simply stress. How can you tell the difference? What kinds of tests can help and what can you do to change these experiences? Check out this article fro

It's Therapeutic Thursday at Aortic Hope. 😁Board games aren't just for those rainy days when the power's out and you've finished all the books on your shelf. They're a treasure trove of benefits, wrapped in a box of fun especially in really hot weather! 🧠First off, they're like a gym for your brain, giving your grey matter a workout with every roll of the dice. They're the social butterflies of the gaming world, bringing people together faster than you can say "Monopoly" an

It's Therapeutic Thursday at Aortic Hope. 🤔"You look so good, how can YOU be sick?!?" 🛑This is a common misconception pertaining to those of us with invisible illnesses. 🪞What you see on the outside does not necessarily represent how someone feels on the inside. 😊It's ok to attempt to shine while feeling rotten inside. 😞It's also ok to feel rotten inside while attempting to shine. 🙃However, being less-abled means you may be more-abled in other areas of your life. 🦸‍♂️