Sitemap - 2023 - The Heart Dialogues
My heart has always been there for me (even if it's a "dumpster fire")
What I learned from my transition to adult cardiac care
how journalist and The Heart Dialogues creator Leigh Kamping-Carder rebuilt her creative practice
Her rare heart condition was “fixed,” but its impact endures
"Is someone staring at my scar or my cleavage?"
10 days in Haiti, 12 children’s heart repairs
“We're allowed to be mad at our bodies”
The stories that don't get told
A guide to more effective, less stressful cardiology visits
“I just appreciate the fact that I'm here.”
Bodies, bellies, fatigue and joy
The freedom of not wanting kids
How do you cope with extreme heat and bad air?
7 decades after heart surgery, a retired lawyer leads a normal life
How a rare heart defect changed one woman's idea of her body
CHD care is full of unknowns. They want answers.
Podcasts by and for people born with wonky hearts
A pacemaker and a baby in the same year
"I'm 29. I have to advocate for myself."
How to raise a kid with a heart condition
6 essays about living with a heart condition
A doctor opens up about her heart for the first time
More thoughts on heart warriors and heroes
Meet the model embracing "scar inclusivity"
She wrote the book on CHD and mental health (literally)
How the co-founder of Zipper Sisters became a champion of the underdog