Twice the Heart Foundation

Twice the Heart Foundation Twice the Heart Foundation connects mental well-being with heart health to support whole-body healing.

We empower individuals to thrive, not just survive, through integrated mental health and heart disease education, fostering a healthier future for all.

07/15/2026

When people hear the word restriction, they usually think it means holding everything in or pretending you’re okay.

That’s not it.

Restriction is the pause between what happens to you and how you choose to respond.

It’s the moment your chest starts hurting and your mind immediately jumps to, “Oh no… is something wrong?” It’s the moment you see someone your age hiking a mountain or running a marathon and your first thought is, “Why can’t my body do that?” It’s reading a test result or getting a call from your doctor and feeling fear start to take over.

Those thoughts are human. We all have them. Restriction isn’t pretending they don’t exist. It’s choosing not to let those thoughts drive the car.

For me, restriction has looked like taking one deep breath before spiraling. It’s looked like reminding myself that not every symptom means catastrophe. It’s looked like choosing gratitude instead of comparison, or presence instead of panic.

And trust me, I don’t do it perfectly.

There are days I cry. Days I’m scared. Days I feel frustrated with my body.

But I’m learning that I don’t have to give every fearful thought a microphone. Just because fear knocks doesn’t mean I have to invite it in and let it stay. Living with heart disease has taught me that my greatest strength isn’t having a perfect heart.

It’s learning to have a steady mind. Sometimes the biggest victory of the day isn’t that your symptoms disappeared. Sometimes it’s that fear didn’t win.

❤️ What does restriction look like for you? Maybe today it’s taking one deep breath before reacting. Maybe it’s choosing hope over comparison. Maybe it’s simply reminding yourself that you can feel fear without becoming fear.

06/05/2026

SNEAK PEEK 👀
Partnering with to create the most magical holistic healing programs for heart disease patients after having open heart surgery. Getting to see my vision come to life is one of those pinch me moments that I will never forget. ✨✨✨

It is my hope that heart disease patients become aware of the tools that exist to help them in some of their most challenging times. Can’t wait to share more 🤍

06/02/2026

Join us at this Friday June 5th for 90 minute wellness experience fundraiser!

🕚6:30 -8:30pm

Booking link: https://sl1nk.com/dx08bdr

Twice the Heart Foundation and are teaming up to bring awareness to the vital connection between mental health support and heart disease care.

Through restorative mind and body practices, this thoughtfully curated 90-minute healing journey invites guests to slow down, reconnect, and give back — all while supporting a mission dedicated to helping heart disease patients feel less alone in their healing process.

With only 23 mats available, each £30 donation directly supports the foundation’s initiatives focused on emotional support, holistic healing resources, patient advocacy, and community care for those navigating heart disease and life after surgery.

✨ Journey Experience for the Evening ✨
25 Minutes — Light Yoga with Lily
20 Minutes — Guided Movement Practice with Jessie
25 Minutes — Sound Bath
25 Minutes — Tea & Talk with Founder Jillian

Small gift with donation.

05/29/2026

Let’s reintroduce ourselves. 🤍

Hi, I’m Jillian — founder of Twice the Heart.

I’ve lived with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy for 22 years.

What I thought was just a mild diagnosis turned into a lifetime of surgeries, medications, hospital stays, fear, healing, and learning how to navigate not only heart disease physically… but mentally too. Because nobody really talks about the emotional side of surviving.The anxiety. The trauma. The exhaustion. The grief that can live inside a body that’s fought so hard to stay here.

That’s why I created Twice the Heart. A space dedicated to bridging the gap between mental health and heart disease through storytelling, community, holistic healing, retreats, hospital care kits, and reminding patients they are never alone in this journey.
This foundation was built from lived experience.

From being a 19-year-old girl trying to process a life-changing diagnosis. From surgeries, medications, fear, healing, and learning how to navigate a body that suddenly didn’t feel so certain anymore. And from becoming the woman who decided pain could become purpose.

And after everything this heart has carried… I still choose joy. I still choose softness. I still choose to keep dancing anyway. 🤍✨

HCM AWARENESS 🤍Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is often called the invisible disease because so many people look “fine” whil...
02/26/2026

HCM AWARENESS 🤍
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is often called the invisible disease because so many people look “fine” while their heart is working overtime.

Awareness means learning the signs
Awareness means listening to your body
Awareness means earlier diagnosis, better care, and saved lives

Common signs & symptoms:
Shortness of breath — especially with activity
Chest pain or pressure
Heart palpitations or racing heartbeat
Feeling lightheaded or dizzy
Fainting or near fainting
Extreme fatigue that doesn’t make sense
Exercise intolerance
Swelling in the legs, ankles, or abdomen

And sometimes, there are no symptoms at all, which is why family history and cardiac screening matter.

For many of us, the diagnosis came after years of being told
“you’re just anxious”
“you’re just out of shape”
“your tests are normal”

You are not dramatic
You are not weak
You are not imagining it

You are living with a real, life-altering heart condition.

At Twice the Heart, awareness is more than medical
it’s emotional
it’s mental
it’s the identity shift
it’s learning how to live, grieve, adapt, and still find joy.

If you are newly diagnosed
If you are still searching for answers
If you have been living with HCM for years

You are not alone here 🤍

Know the signs
Trust your body
Advocate for your heart
Protect your mental health

Because every heartbeat deserves to be understood.

02/23/2026

It’s Heart Month.

And something that is not talked about enough is how heart disease turns you into a full time decision maker.

Every day is:

Can I do this
Should I eat that
Is this symptom normal
Do I have enough energy
Is it worth the crash later

It sounds small.

But making hundreds of body based decisions a day is mental exhaustion.

There’s no autopilot anymore.

Nothing is casual.

And over time that changes you.

You become hyper aware.
Hyper responsible.
Hyper tuned into your limits.

Not because you want to be
but because you have to be.

That’s not just physical.

That’s cognitive load.
That’s emotional fatigue.
That’s mental health.

So if you feel tired in a way that sleep doesn’t fix

it might not be your body

it might be the constant management of being alive in it.

02/12/2026

Heart disease can make you feel invisible.

Invisible in rooms full of people.
Invisible in doctor’s offices.
Invisible in your own body.

It can make you feel broken.
Unfixable.
Like this is somehow your fault.
Like you did something to deserve it.
Like the universe singled you out.

And when your symptoms don’t “look” dramatic, when you’re smiling, dressed, functioning, the isolation gets louder.

You start to question yourself.
Am I exaggerating?
Am I weak?
Why can’t I just push through?

But here’s the truth:
You are not broken.
You are not being punished.
And this is not a cosmic debt you owe.

Heart disease is not a moral failure.
It is not a character flaw.
It is not a reflection of your worth.

This month, we honor the invisible battles.
The quiet fatigue.
The grief.
The anger.
The loneliness.

And we remind you — if no one else has —
You are seen here.
You are believed here.
You are not alone here.

That’s why Twice the Heart exists.

🤍

Today we Wear Red for Heart Disease, but at Twice the Heart Foundation, red represents more than awareness. It represent...
02/06/2026

Today we Wear Red for Heart Disease, but at Twice the Heart Foundation, red represents more than awareness. It represents the millions of individuals living with heart conditions who are navigating not only physical symptoms, but the emotional weight that comes with them. It represents the anxiety before appointments, the grief of lifestyle changes, the resilience it takes to keep going, and the courage to advocate for your own care.

Heart disease does not just affect the body. It impacts mental health, identity, relationships, and the way someone moves through the world. That is why we are committed to supporting the whole human, not just the diagnosis, through community, holistic wellness, education, and compassionate spaces for healing.

Today we wear red in honor of every heart warrior and every family walking beside them. You are not alone.

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