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Lately, I’ve been thinking about our relationship with ourselves being one of the most important relationships we will ever have. So often, we focus on making sure that we fill the cups of others. We inadvertently neglect to make time to commune with ourselves. It occurred to me today that my inner person desires a …
There may be times you want to throw in the towel and abort your mission. This journey we’re on requires physical and emotional stamina. When you feel as though you have nothing left , dare to dream. Dream of the day where there is nothing missing and nothing broken.
As survivors, we’re normally the individuals who are viewed as warriors. However, I believe the true warriors are those families, friends, church members, coworkers, and strangers who stood in the gap for us as the true heroes. We SALUTE you!
Our positive energy can change the trajectory of any situation. Today, I want you to acknowledge the same ability within yourselves. The ability to draw the positive from any challenging situation in your life doesn’t just belong to me; it’s yours too. No one told us this journey would be easy, and they sure never told us that it would be this difficult. Now that we know, let’s lean on each other in this safe place we’ve created for ourselves. I promise to meet you here often to discuss our journey. Until then, continue to focus on The Matters of YOUR Heart!
Naesha Parks is acutely aware of every single beat of her heart. She wasn’t always. On a fateful day in late 2008, she kissed her 10-day old son goodbye and went to McDonald’s with a friend. She’d been feeling cooped up, she said, and needed to get out of the house. But at the restaurant, …
Naesha Parks’ new book tells how heart attack strengthened faith Read More »
Naesha Parks believes it was divine inspiration that led her to take her sudden bad feeling more seriously and urge a friend to call 911. She suddenly remembered a friend she hadn’t spoken to in years describing his first heart attack. “The last thing that I remember was saying to her, ‘I can’t die. Who’s …
Woman’s recovery turns out to be more rare than disease Read More »
Dr. Naesha Parks began her journey with SCAD in 2008 just ten days after giving birth to her son. After experiencing chest pain, she learned that she’d developed blot clots that were lodged in her lungs. Several days later, her doctors discovered that she had a coronary artery dissection which required open heart surgery. En …
Ask the Experts — a conversation hosted by SCAD Alliance Welcome to Ask the Experts! https://www.facebook.com/SCADalliance/videos/257996598875933/
In Episode 1, Dee Griffin from Augusta, Georgia’s WJBF News Channel 6 interviews Dr. Parks about her background and how she came to create the Heart Matters Podcast. Listen to the podcast now:
We are wrapping up another school year and the kids will be off for a few months. A break from: “Did you do your homework? Do you have your clothes out and ready to put on in the morning for school? What would you like me to pack for lunch tomorrow?” Not so fast… it’s …