The CHC Podcast

A 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 through stroke and TIA scares, and they...

The 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 to change what those minutes feel like...

Three 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 give up, and the choice to keep going...

In 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 voting. This reflects the show’s focus...

In this heartfelt episode of The CHC Podcast: Congenital Heart Conversations, hosts Anna Jaworski and Annie Ulchak, both deeply connected to the congenital heart defect community, delve into the sensitive topic of...

In 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 intersection of congenital heart defects (CHD)...

In 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 and sudden cardiac arrest. Guests Ben...

In 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 defect (CHD) community. Featuring...

In 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 Bilodeau, who was born with a bicuspid...

In 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 combined with other rare conditions. Special...

Fatherhood 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 across the CHD spectrum to share their...

In 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 Bilodeau and Guy Simkhay, discuss family...

In 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. Guests Krysta Falloon and Chuck Estrada share...

Employment issues affect many members of the congenital heart community in unique ways that require awareness of rights, accommodations, and strategic approaches to the job market. Talent acquisition expert Nicholle...

What if your personal journey with a congenital heart defect could shape a meaningful career in healthcare? Join us as we explore this compelling intersection of life experience and professional aspiration. Our guests...